Just lately, I observed a variety of my posts this summer season have centered on resting and recharging. This obtained me eager about how this occurred. I do know folks are inclined to give attention to stress-free in the summertime, which makes good sense. However all yr, I’ve had a fixated curiosity within the idea of relaxation. At first, I wished to unlearn the idea of relaxation that I’d practiced my total life in favor of one thing new. However I realized one thing else invigorating about resting and recharging, and I’d prefer to share that in the present day.

For a very long time, I used to be fixated on discovering the ‘proper’ methods to relaxation. What do I imply imply by that? Properly, I assumed that there have been ‘proper’ and ‘fallacious’ methods for my to seek out relaxation. Whether or not it’s bodily, mentally or emotionally, I wished to know precisely the place to show to after I wanted to relaxation and recharge. And whereas that was place for me to start out, it didn’t end up to at all times be the healthiest angle for my long-term psychological well being.

First I acknowledged that, even when I assumed I’d been good at it, finding ways to rest isn’t actually one thing I’ve ever excelled at. Then, I centered on strategies and other techniques to find ways to prioritize rest. All of this analysis and reflection was useful, however I wasn’t positive if I used to be attending to the guts of the matter. That’s after I realized {that a} essential side of all of that is my total angle towards how I recharge and reset myself.

I’ll be trustworthy — I used to assume that the one solution to each obtain relaxation was to put down and take a nap. Now don’t get me fallacious, that could be a sensible manner of resting (the truth is, I’m penning this as I lay down in mattress!), nevertheless it’s removed from the one manner. And that’s the change in angle I need to work on.

All through my psychological well being journey, I’ve realized that there are such a lot of methods to realize a singular objective. There are such a lot of methods to realize our targets, and as an alternative of at all times looking for the ‘proper” one, we would must give attention to what we want within the second. Then, these issues may be much more helpful for us as a result of it’s an energetic alternative, relatively than one thing we flip to as a final resort or determined alternative.

Discovering extra methods to reset, recharge and transfer ahead is at all times going to be helpful for our psychological wellness. Easy or sophisticated, huge or small, the extra issues we learn about ourselves, the higher off we’re on our psychological well being journeys.