Posts Tagged ‘relaxation’

“Me Time,” “Them Time,” And The Big Picture

Monday, December 14th, 2009

(Inspired by a comment I left on Stacey Shipman’s great post about me-time)
One common complaint I hear from people is that they don’t get enough “me time.”  That is, they spend too much time doing things for others, and not enough serving their own wants and needs, and they feel tired and resentful as a [...]

Making Peace With Our Need To “Do More”

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Many of us constantly suffer from a sense that we’re “not doing enough.”  Perhaps we aren’t cranking out enough work; we aren’t exercising enough of our creativity; we aren’t socializing enough; or something else.  This nagging, restless feeling makes it hard to relax or enjoy anything we’re doing.  We don’t “deserve” to relax or enjoy [...]