Ways To Recharge Yourself With A Busy Schedule
Giving You What You Deserve
We ALL are busy. Without taking time to reflect, plan, and soul search we are merely going through the motions of life. Letting life happen to us. You need to set time aside for yourself, self-discovery, and exploration. This is a MUST. We need time to focus on unanswered questions, heal ourselves, have fun, and connect with our mind, body, and soul.
Here’s how you can take time for yourself…
1. Make the morning YOURS
Find time in the morning and devote it to yourself. Before people rise, and the day picks up, get your mind right by connecting with yourself.
Here’s how to create your morning ritual…
Celebrate yourself and the new day.
2. Feed your passion(s)
Find an activity|passion that you enjoy, do it. One that gives back to you, leaving you better than before.
What recharges your battery, feeds your soul? What makes your life worth living? What gives you life and makes you a better person?
3. Exercise
Your body is your temple.
Nurture it, move it, engage it.
4. Meditate
Meditation helps you center yourself, clear your mind, and relax.
Headspace is great app for beginners.
Start meditating
5. Be with nature
Connect with the Earth to connect with yourself.
6. Write in a journal
Write down your thoughts, ideas, reflections, goals, and opinions.
Here are the questions you NEED to ask yourself…
Ask yourself questions.
7. Create
Here are ways to express yourself…
8. Find “Think Time”
Find the time to simply ‘think’. Think about life, your interests, and the direction you’re going in. Start with 5 min, build from there.
Think about the direction of your life.
9. Talk with people
Talk with friends, family, a therapist, and other support systems.
10. Become Mindful & Self-Aware
Observe yourself and your surroundings in the 3rd person. Detach yourself from your situation. Become aware of your mind & body.
How are you doing? What kind of thoughts are you having? What are you observing? Is your intuition telling you something?
Here’s how to become dangerously self-aware…
Check in with yourself throughout the day.
11. Read | Educate Yourself
Educating yourself is a commitment to bettering yourself. Read & develop your mind. Pick a topic, genre, or piece of content that adds to you, and your character.
Get your learn on.
12. Listen.
Find your inner stillness by listening. Instead of talking, listen. Listening allows you receive & recharge.
Listen more than you speak.
13. Clean
Yes…clean. A clean environment makes you feel good, reduces stress, and increases focus.
14. Surround yourself with colors
What’s YOUR favorite color?
Reasons Why Don’t We Set Aside Time for Ourselves
- Busyness & responsibilities.
- Saying “I don’t have time.”
- We don’t make it a priority.
- We don’t want to be alone with ourselves, our insecurities, issues, and life’s questions.
- Distractions: technology, TV, music, videos, parties, etc.
- The inability to say NO and/or express our needs to others. Spreading ourselves too thin.
- We’d rather do more fun/pleasurable things.
- We don’t know how to set aside time for ourselves.
because…
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