9/19/2015
Have a Break, Get Back on Track"Dear life, I've had enough bullshit to last a while, can we take a break please?" Sorry for the "B" word there but I saw this quote on the internet and it hit me. This quote is very TRUE for most us, especially if you're an adult who fights a battle on a daily. Personally, I feel this way almost every day and I can't help but wish to be as happy when I was a kid, and I mean when I was as young as 5-7 yrs old. However, what's happening now is the REALITY and I have no choice but to live in the PRESENT and just find ways not to be burned out. When the battle seems too tough, I don't do silly things that would only make the situation worst. What I do is stop, breath and take a break from everything. See that picture above? If you find yourself stressed and depressed because of work, family, people, situations, or just life in general, TAKE -A- BREAK. Why? being overly stressed and depressed is dangerous and sometimes fatal. Some commit suicide when they can no longer handle what's on their plate. While some just get terribly sick and can no longer recover.
One thing I like to point out here is that YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Most of the time, when we are in our darkest days, we feel so alone and we tend to think nothing but negative things and worst, we come up with the most stupid solution to end our sorrows. If you are currently in this state of your life, believe that some are in the same situation where you're in and some are even in a WORST situation than yours. Never let the negativity eat the entirety of you. Find ways to divert your attention into something that would make things light and easy. Easier said than done, I know. But as what most people say, YOU are the author of your life, it all boils down to your way of playing your game and how you write your story. Okay, let me share to you some of the things I DO to detach myself from ALL negativity. I ____ 1. Reward Myself This may be considered a PREVENTION than a cure. Doing this for myself wasn't easy at the beginning because I was thinking about my very tight budget and I really felt a reward system still won't help me . However, I realized a simple logic; the opposite of negative is positive and the positive things in life are the things I like. Thus, I started to reward my self once in a while. Rewarding oneself doesn't always mean you have to have money to spend. It's simply doing the things that you love. My FREE reward? Helping dogs in need, cuddling my dog Hachiko, watching movies with my family, chit chat with my partner, and writing :) 2. Talk To Someone Keeping all your emotions to yourself won't help, at least for me. On my end, I normally talk to my partner. He is the person I can vent out all my emotions with. Sometimes I just can't just share everything to my family especially if I know that they are also going through a tough time like me. For this, you just have to make sure that you will be talking to someone you trust, someone who really cares for you and can give you an unbiased advice. Trust me, this helps. 3. Go On A Vacation This is literally taking a break. For me, a short vacation helps. Once or twice a year, I visit Luzon for a "workation". When I'm away from the city where I live, I somehow feel that I am away from all my stressor and get the chance to breath, think, and plan. When workation is not possible, I try to find a "ME" time. What I do is visit the nearest mall possible and just do window shopping. If budget permits, then I buy something that I really like as part of my reward system. It helps when I get to see different things and a lot of people, it makes me realize that these people are also fighting their own battle yet they are still there, standing and enjoying life. 4. Exercise My form of exercise is walking. I don't do this every day but only when possible :) I walk from office heading home. I can't give you the estimated distance from our office to our home but I can say that it is far- really far :) When I exercise, I feel that all my body tension is released which results to a more refreshing feeling. This has a scientific explanation, I believe. Exercising is just really a great way to dispose all the toxic in your body. 5. Listen to MUSIC! That's with an exclamation point to make it more intense, haha. Seriously, I find music to be very powerful; be it just a sound of an instrument, sound of nature, or a song. It's just amazing how one song can immediately change my mood. Let me know if we're on the same page here:) What I do is get a headphone, play my favorite songs, close my eyes, and let the music take me elsewhere :) There you go, friends. Those are my ways to get back on track and I know you have your own ways too. However, in the event that you still don't know what to do to lessen the weight of your burden, you may consider doing those things mentioned above. Remember, you are fortunate enough to be given a chance to have a Human Life. So by all means, do everything to make your life wonderful and worthwhile. -JEN- Like my FB page here to be updated on my latest blog posts. |
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