From Exhausted to Energised, take a rest … and get arrested
There is exhaustion in politics, the economy, the environment, and our personal lives.
The solution to exhaustion, in our culture, our businesses and our condition, begins with an aesthetic arrest. So, if you want to give yourself a New Year present take not just a rest, but an aesthetic arrest. Get yourself arrested in the crime of paying attention to yourself. Are you operating in a state of distraction, looking to your screen rather than the scene? Don’t let that be you at this time. Instead look around you, at your hands and to the skies. Pay attention to the moment, searching out the beauty that is waiting to seize you.
Here are a few things you can do right now:
Immerse yourself in a mountain or beach view, rather than an insta image. There are plenty of local stunning places that are ironically called Instagram spots. So if you must take the photo, really take in the scene with your own eyes. Close your eyes and still see it, breathe in and out being in the place with your whole self. Quiet your mind with focus on feeling the ground under your feet, the length of your spine, the position of your head.
Bury yourself in a thick book not a thin tweet. Whether a trashy novel or a deep biography. Immersing yourself completely in one thing is both a discipline and a restoration of your mind.
Engage in at least three deep and meaningful face to face conversations rather than Facebook connections. The health of our relationships is based on the investment we put into them and the reward is always greater than the expense though not always immediately obvious.
Replenish yourself not just with down time, but with the transcendent, with an experience of truth, beauty, and goodness by connecting with yourself and being intentional about your thoughts, feelings and actions. Its not about what you do, rather how you choose to experience it. You can truly refresh your soul and equip yourself for what lies ahead.
If the above sounds twee or unobtainable and you would like some help, I give people a strategy specific to their unique state and circumstances (epigenetic influences) based on their genetic predispositions that provides all the information and support you need to get energised. If this sounds like something for you contact me HERE.