My personal harmony is all out of wack. I met with my masseuse yesterday who confirmed what I already knew. I stress and worry too much and I don’t stretch. Easy. I have the problem. Now I have to figure out what I’m going to do about it.
One of my masseuse’s suggestions was to spend only an hour studying or working and then leave my desk and my apartment to take a 15 minute walk; an aimless walk. Sure I could do that, but I know myself. Once I get started on something, I want to get it done. I don’t want to stop and take a break because I might forget what I was doing, or worse, I may lose my motivation to continue working. I work in fits and starts. Once the bug bites me, I have to keep going right then and there.
Now that I’ve established all the excuses as to why I can’t do what makes sense, I’m going to have to now do what makes sense. I must change the way I work. Just because it works for me now doesn’t mean it’ll work for me in the long run. The constant focus and stress leads to physical problems, so I must stop. I have to take breaks and I have to figure out how to maintain my harmony.
May 22, 2008 at 10:10 pm
Hey I know exactly how that feels. I feel like my personal harmony has been off atleast since last August. The best thing to do is to take a trip to forest park, get a blanket, a book and food (cuz food is always a comforting tool! *smile*) and just chillax fo a while. That usually is good enough to re-energize and get things back in balance.
April 15, 2009 at 7:47 pm
Very true. I lay back in Forest Park at the Grand Basin with some Bing cherries from Soulard Market and a non-academic book. After 5 hours pass, I’m dark as onyx, completely relaxed, and full of cherries. It does help.
Blue