Marie T. Russell's Daily Inspiration
The focus for today is: I slow down and treat myself well.
I'd like to read you a section of an article entitled: Doing Less, Being More:
"Ironically, over time, the more we "do," the less we achieve. All that effort takes its toll on our physical, mental, and emotional health. It disconnects us from our deeper needs, leaving us empty and dull.
"Now imagine a different, more pleasant scenario. You come to work determined to remember to log off your computer, take a short walk, drink a glass of water, and moisturize your skin every thirty minutes. Instead of "grabbing" an indifferent lunch, you bring fresh fruit, yogurt, and a whole-grain sandwich from home. You don't take coffee breaks, you take exercise breaks.
"In treating yourself well for a day, you achieved both doing less and being more. In the literal sense, you still "did" things; you did not sit idle. But what you did was gloriously different from what you had been doing for so long. You let yourself slow down instead of driving yourself hard. You did not misuse your body and you did not pressure your mind. You began the process of healing."
Today's Focus was inspired by the InnerSelf.com article:
Doing Less, Being More: Ayurveda and A Commitment to Health
by Shubhra Krishan
Read the original article...
This is Marie T. Russell, publisher of InnerSelf, wishing you a day of slowing down and treating yourself well (today and every day)
Join me again tomorrow for the Daily Inspiration and focus of the day.
Today, we slow down and treat ourselves well.
About The Author
Marie T. Russell is the founder of InnerSelf Magazine (founded 1985). She also produced and hosted a weekly South Florida radio broadcast, Inner Power, from 1992-1995 which focused on themes such as self-esteem, personal growth, and well-being. Her articles focus on transformation and reconnecting with our own inner source of joy and creativity.
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