{"id":9385,"date":"2018-08-15T21:39:07","date_gmt":"2018-08-16T01:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/blissblog\/?p=9385"},"modified":"2018-08-15T21:39:07","modified_gmt":"2018-08-16T01:39:07","slug":"national-relaxation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/blissblog\/2018\/08\/national-relaxation.html","title":{"rendered":"National Relaxation Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

As I am writing this, I am at the end of a long day that began with teaching mindfulness for four to eleven- year -olds at a summer camp that is part of a day care center. We laughed, stretched, meditated, danced, played, chanted and chatted about relationships, feelings, ways of managing stress and experiencing self-love. I then\u00a0traveled 45 minutes to my day job of offering therapy for adults and children. After that, I met with friends with whom I am putting together an interfaith holiday sing based on a beautiful video in which 800 Jews, Christians,\u00a0and Muslims gathered to sing the Bob Marley peace anthem, One Love<\/a>\u00a0in English, Hebrew, and Arabic.<\/p>\n

As fulfilling as each of those segments of my schedule is, there was still work involved and not much veg time. Now, I am in chill mode, even though I am still writing. This is a pleasurable activity and afterward, my intention is to listen to music and perhaps read. The creator of National Relaxation Day<\/a> would still likely wag his finger at me for my daily routine since this is not unusual for me.<\/p>\n

As a recovering Type A workaholic, kicking back and doing nothing does not come naturally or easily to me. Yes, I can do nothing, but not for long. I get fidgety and feel like I am not being productive. There was a time in my recent past during which I would burn the candle at both ends until there was no more wax left, which had me in a state of mental and physical exhaustion and contributed to a heart attack, shingles, kidney stones and pneumonia. Not sure what keeps me from simply being rather than doing. Perhaps I come by it genetically since my father was a workaholic as well. He couldn’t sit still either. A human dynamo. He used to work ‘crazy hours’ at his full-time job and then came home and do work around the house.<\/p>\n

My life looks like a counseling job, writing, coaching, editing, teaching, and ministry, as well as volunteering. In addition, I hang out with friends and family<\/p>\n

When I do take time to just BE it includes:<\/p>\n

Meditation<\/p>\n

Drumming<\/p>\n

Massage<\/p>\n

Cuddling<\/p>\n

Journaling<\/p>\n

Yoga<\/p>\n

Being in nature<\/p>\n

Swimming and lounging by a pool<\/p>\n

Walking<\/p>\n

Being in a hammock<\/p>\n

Napping<\/p>\n

Taking a bath<\/p>\n

Daydreaming<\/p>\n

Staring into space<\/p>\n

Stargazing<\/p>\n

Watching a sunset<\/p>\n

Listening to music<\/p>\n

Singing<\/p>\n

Playing games<\/p>\n

Creating vision boards<\/p>\n

What is your favorite way of chillaxing?<\/p>\n

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