RESTING

 THIS IS AN IMPORTANT THING THAT PEOPLE DON'T REALISE. I MEAN SLEEPING/RESTING IS KEY TO RECOVERY. SOMETIMES WE ARE ALWAYS ON THE GO AND WE DON'T ALWAYS RECHARGE OUR BATTERIES IN OUR BODIES WHICH CAN BE SERIOUS IF THERE'S SOMEONE WITH AN UNDERLYING CONDITION. ALL-NIGHTERS AND STAYING UP LATE IS A HUGE NO-NO IF THERE'S SOMETHING INTERNAL GOING ON IN THE BODY. THIS IS A HUGE THING THAT I NEED TO WORK ON AS I ALWAYS LIKE TO STAY UP AND WRITE THINGS DOWN DURING THE NIGHT. SOME PEOPLE EVEN OVERTHINK MOST OF THE TIME AND IT CAN LEAD TO HAVING A HARD TIME SLEEPING. MOSTLY THE BRAIN NEEDS TO RECHARGE OVERNIGHT.

RESTING IS IDEAL FOR DESTRESSING IN A WAY. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE FULL ON SNORING OR ANYTHING IT CAN JUST BE RELAXING IN A THERAPEUTIC WAY. TODAY I WAS REALLY GOOD I WAS SWITCHED OFF FROM SOCIAL MEDIA AND I HAD 0 SCREEN TIME CUZ I WAS SITTING OUTSIDE SOAKING UP THE GREATNESS OF THE VITAMIN D. I THINK IT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS THING SO DON'T WORRY ABOUT HOW MUCH TIME IT TAKES BECAUSE PLATFORMS ARE OUT THERE ON CHROME TO READ FOR A REASON. SOMETIMES NAPPING CAN BE AN EXCEPTIONAL WAY OF GETTING BACK ON TRACK AS WELL IF A PERSON HAS NOT GOT THEIR FULL 8 HRS OF REST AT NIGHT TIME. 

SOMETIMES PEOPLE DON'T EVEN NEED TO BE IN A DEEP SLUMBER TO BUZZ BACK TO LIFE. THERE'S ALL THESE MINDFULNESS ACTIVITIES SUCH AS DRAWING/DOODLING OR EVEN COLOURING THAT CAN TAKE A PERSON'S MIND OFF A STRESSFUL SITUATION IF THEY HAVEN'T PROCESSED IT PROPERLY. INSOMNIA ISN'T THE WAY TO GO. SOMETIMES MEDICATION CAN LEAD TO IT AS I NOTICED THE OTHER NIGHT. IT'S ABOUT TAKING THAT TIME OUT TO DO AN ACTIVITY YOU ENJOY EVEN IF IT'S SITTING IN THE BACKYARD FOR A FEW HOURS DRAWING WITH CHALK, IT'S REALLY FUN. 

SO WHY IS RESTING SO CRUCIAL? IT ALLOWS YOU TO SLOW DOWN A LITTLE BIT EVEN IF IT'S 5-10 MINS! PEOPLE NEED TO TURN THEMSELVES INTO THE 3 C'S WHEN THEY'RE RECUPERATING. THESE ARE BEING COOL CALM AND COLLECTED SO A PERSON CAN BE AS COOL AS A CUCUMBER. IT IS ESSENTIAL TO UNDERTAKE DEEP BREATHING EXERCISES TO BECOME A BIT RELAXED. MEDITATION COULD HELP TO KEEP YOU CALM RIGHT? PEOPLE NEED TO DO RESEARCH ON THIS. SOME PEOPLE DO STRUGGLE TO UNWIND IF THEY'VE GOT A LOT ON THEIR MIND/PLATE AS LIFE GOES ON AND GETS IN THE WAY A LITTLE BIT.

HOW DO YOU STOP STRUGGLING? THAT'S PRETTY EASY PUT YOUR CELLULAR DEVICE ON DO NOT DISTURB MODE AND TAKE A CHILL PILL. DON'T TALK TOO MUCH TO A PERSON IF THERE'S MORE THAN ONE PERSON IN THE ROOM. DISTRACTION CAN HAPPEN A LOT IF SOMEONE'S TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT INTERESTS YOU. SOMETIMES IT'S EASIER TO GO WITH THE FLOW A LITTLE BIT! MAYBE IN A HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT IT'S NOT THE BEST PLACE TO TAKE IT EASY SINCE DOCS AND NURSES COME EVERY 5 SECONDS TO SEE HOW A PERSON IS DOING. BEING IN THE MOST COMFORTABLE PLACE POSSIBLE IS WHAT WILL HELP TO LOOSEN UP ALL THOSE TAUT MUSCLES IN THE BODY. 

MASSAGING/GETTING A MASSAGE COULD BE AN EFFECTIVE WAY OF REAWAKENING THE MIND SO IT TAKES AWAY THAT EXTRA ADDED STRESS THAT MIGHT NOT BE NEEDED. SOMETIMES IT JUST TAKES LYING DOWN ON THE FLOOR AND CLOSING YOUR EYES AND GOING TO A RANDOM PLACE IN  THE BRAIN TO GET THE BODY TO FEEL LIGHTER. JUST LIKE THE SONG BY KSI. I KNOW THAT WAS AN OLD REFERENCE, LISTENING TO MUSIC OR A SPIRITUAL FORM OF PRAYER COULD HELP TO KEEP PEOPLE MOTIVATED TO BE 50-100 PERCENT OKAY. WELL I THINK THAT. IT COULD BE ANOTHER NUMBER ENTIRELY. 

WHILE REVITALISING THE BODY DON'T DWELL ON THE THINGS THAT COULD MAKE THE BRAIN WHIR AROUND A BILLION MILES AN HOUR IF THEY DO SIT AND OVERTHINK ABOUT ANY MEDICAL/NORMAL SITUATION A PERSON IS FACING AS IT CAN BE STRESSFUL. JUST DO AS MUCH AS YOU CAN TO CALM DOWN. DISTRACTIONS SUCH AS WATCHING NETFLIX AND CHILLING/DISNEY PLUS WHICH IS A CROWD FAVOURITE CAN TAKE THE MIND OFF A STRESSFUL SITUATION SO JUST DO WHAT YOUR BODY TELLS YOU TO DO. EVEN THOUGH SOME OF US ARE BUZZING AT NIGHT TIME CHUGGING OUR TEAS TO HOT CHOCOLATES!

IT'S ALL ABOUT FIGURING OUT HOW TO SWITCH THE MIND OFF WHEN THERE'S THINGS UP THERE THAT HAVEN'T BEEN SAID DURING THE DAY. SOMETIMES RANDOM THOUGHTS POP INTO THE MIND'S EYE THAT HAVEN'T REALLY BEEN TALKED ABOUT SO WHILE RESTING IT'S OKAY TO GET THINGS OFF YOUR CHEST. YOU CAN LIE THERE AND JUST FLOP AROUND A BIT TO RESTART YOUR BRAINWAVES AGAIN. THINKING AND BREATHING DEEPLY MIGHT HELP BUT THERE'S ALL THESE DIFFERENT PATHWAYS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN EXPLORED YET THOUGHTS UPON THOUGHT FROM THE TAPESTRIES OF THE PAST PRESENT AND EVEN INTO THE LOOPHOLE OF THE FUTURE. 

I KNOW THAT SOME OF YOU AWESOME READERS WORK REMOTELY FROM HOME BUT IT'S NICE TO SPEND TIME WITH THE PEOPLE WHO YOU WOULDN'T NORMALLY OPEN UP TO ON A DAILY BASIS. JUST BE A CHAMPION AS YOU'VE GOT THE EYE OF THE TIGER AND ALL THAT. ALL YOU REALLY NEED IS A DARK QUIET SPACE WHERE YOU KNOCK OUT EASILY. IT HELPS YOU TO KEEP HYDRATED HEALTHY AND HAPPY.