Rest is the forgotten superpower of managing chaos.
It’s the one thing that can help you respond well, even in the most challenging moments. But what is Rest?
Reflection
Paramount to rest is the opportunity to reflect, to mentally identify the good, the bad, and the opportunities. Reflecting allows you to sort what you are carrying in your mind into buckets.
Buckets to keep
Buckets to throw out
Buckets to deal with later
When we have a clear picture of our buckets, we clean our desks, reducing the clutter that causes us to feel overwhelmed.
Exercise
Exercise creates momentum in your body. Even a day of exercise will help you face the day's challenges.
Even if your muscles are sore.
You challenge yourself and prove that your mental discipline can overcome the laziness of the body.
Service
Rest is something that should bring you great joy. Serving others is the most valuable thing you can do to feel great. Focusing on being of significance in helping someone else with a task is great. The smile on their face after some service, even if it was grueling work, will build recovery.
Truth
Spending time focusing on truth will center you. Finding the truth about where you have been, what you’ve overcome, and who you are is key to rest.
Because the only real rest is when you know the way.
The fulfilling rest is in the truth.
The only rest worth anything is in life.
May your weekend bring you opportunities to rest truly.
Your friends at OutsmartChaos.
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