Note to Self: Deep Relaxation Isn’t a Luxury. It’s a Necessity.

Feeling tired and overwhelmed? This is the quiet ritual I’ve started doing each night to feel like myself again.

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The most valuable hour I’ve spent all week wasn’t productive — it was peaceful.

For Mother’s Day, my thoughtful husband booked me a 3-hour spa visit. He knows me better than I know myself — because I didn’t realize how badly I needed deep rest until I was there.

You don’t need a spa to feel deeply relaxed. And even if you go, it’s no guarantee.

I saw a man in the sauna holding a phone in each hand. He was physically present — but mentally anywhere else.

To truly relax, we have to choose silence. It takes effort. Intention. And a willingness to sit with stillness.

When I arrived at the spa, it was kids’ hour. So I went straight to the quiet room, put on some meditation music through the spa’s headphones, and just…listened. 🎧

At first, it was hard to be still. But within minutes, my body softened.

I felt a gentle tingling in my hands and feet — a quiet aliveness that’s always there but usually drowned out by distraction.