Health & Nutrition Why are you rushing? If you haven't paused long enough to ask yourself that question, I'll take a safe bet that you are indeed a "chronic rusher" yourself. Today's post deals with an aspect of #MentalHealth—specifically, the practice of taking a pause from mind-numbing overstimulation, and just SITTING DOWN for a bit without your phone, or even a book, or magazine to read. LET YOUR MIND REST. Let it wander. One author calls it #ChairTime, another, #WhiteSpace, another #HeadSpace (bonus points for anyone who can name who...); others call it #Mindfulness, or #Meditation. I call it, "taking my morning," or "sitting down." I'm not a Buddhist Monk, so I need something slow to intentionally partake in, like smoking a cigar (moderation is key), or preparing, then drinking my favorite mate drink. My mom is from the south of Brazil, so my version of mate is #Chimarrão. If I need to be somewhere at 8am, I wake up at 5am—because at some point after getting ready and eating breakfast, I take 30 minutes or more to just sit down. I've made due with just 10, or even 5; and throughout my day, I'll take a five minute walk break (not a "phone" break—that really doesn't help your mind) whenever I pause from my work. The greatest benefit to doing this, for me at least, is that I don't forget as much. I remember what I'm responsible for and what I need to execute, without even trying as my mind just wanders. That's just ONE benefit. Apart from mental sanity, doing this intentionally throughout your day, or at least in the morning, brings a myriad of other health benefits—look them up :-) To your mental sanity, Happy #HealthAndNutritionTuesday! (at Miami, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs8Siy1gy3w/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1cyijbhucldry
