We are human beings, not human doings. This is the ideal for so many. Me? Monday through Friday (and a few Saturdays and Sundays), I’m a human doing. If I wasn’t, there’d be no blog posts from me, no computer to make my posts, no research to consider just what to post about, and no clients to help me afford doing any of the above. Nothing. Nada. Zip. But even the best of us know we need to take a little bit of time to diffuse after a crazy hustle & bustle week.
What will your weekend look like? Here are a couple of ideas to help you enjoy your weekend and recharge your battery:
Let's start with disconnecting the battery – turn off the PC and iDevice. Let the cell go to hell for at least a few hours. Get back to basics, back to the day when we’d pick up a book (made out of paper) and read it for pleasure, not work. Or maybe connect with nature. You say you have no yard? to make that connection? Go to the park. Go help an elderly friend or family member with a little bit of gardening. By helping another, you will receive one sweet gift: Your connection to being.
Find something that will make you laugh. Not to beat a dead horse (though that would be news-worthy), the negativity we receive by tuning into the news doesn’t do a thing for our spirit. But a classic Lucy or Seinfeld? That’s got to put a smile on your face. Laugh, and the world laughs with you.
Treat yourself like you deserve the best. Many people develop such a low sense of self-esteem when out of work. So what do they do for themselves? Nothing. And so deeper down the lowly self-esteem hole they go. Want to get out of that hole? Realize that you’re the only one that can pull yourself out. Not your mom or uncle or wife, but you! That doesn’t mean that you need to spend money; it just means that you make an investment in you – Give yourself a pedicure, a walk in the park, a second glance at that hobby you started twenty years ago. Just treat yourself the way you’d treat a cherished guest.
Have a weekend that makes you smile every time you think about it. That’s what I’m doing.
To our success,
Rita
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