Stop to Recharge

 Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.- Anton Chekov.
We are all different, we all handle stress differently.One common thread that joins us together is the wear and tear of living. Not just making a living, but the other peripheral stuff that has become a necessary part of our survival.  Multitasking is sometimes the only way we can get through all the to-do list that we have for the day. Although I am not a fan of multitasking, that is the only way I can make through my day. Work, family, kids, social commitments,all add up and sometimes fill to the brim of our tolerance level. Weekends are sometimes crazier than weekdays. The clock like precision with which we work, where every minute counts, can take a toll on our body and mind.

Everyday we keep on adding to previous days stressful experiences - just marching on , believing that we are ready to receive the next day. We march on till  our body says its enough and gives in to a flu or cold or just plain tiredness. Come to think of it. We earn so that we can eat well, sleep well, yet how many of us can truthfully say they are eating well everyday? Many of us are eating on the run, eating while driving, skipping hours of sleep at time to finish work.

Unwinding everyday is an essential criteria in maintaining a good health. Some unwind by watching comedy, some by exercising and maybe for someone else it would just be playing and listening to the gurgling laughter of a child. It could even be playing with your pet, gardening or listening to music. Most of us do try and unwind, but if the schedule gets busier, our leisure time is also the first to go.From time to time, we all need to detoxify our lives. Vacation may not be possible for all, but to have that one day in a week (realistically for many a  month), where time stops - no looking at the clock, no schedule to follow, no information to process ( meaning no news ), can be just the medicine the doctor has prescribed. Just hearing the chirping of the birds or the rain fall, just observing the hustling of leaves or flowers dancing with breeze- or a sunset ,just observing no judging can clean your mind of the grime that collects with our day to day living. Dust it everyday and even a couple of minutes a day will be enough. So,stop and smell the roses, stop and admire this beautiful creation of God,stop in your steps and breath in the fresh air. Stop and recharge.