Tired and Busy. Are you feeling one or both?
October through December has traditionally been the busiest period of the year for me. The activities would change from year-to-year, but the resulting busyness (and associated fatigue) remained the same. Like the year I was scheduled to present on the importance of physician self-care at 3 conferences - 2 national and 1 international - in a 6-week span while maintaining my clinical practice, family responsibilities, etc. (And no, the irony is not lost on me that I was promoting self-care while being over-committed and over-scheduled myself). Since making the transition to a nonclinical position, maintaining a clinical practice has fallen away, but the tendency to overcommit is still present. In reflecting on why, I find that there is a resistance to rest. It's as if someone forgot to add a "Rest Mode" switch and my internal default setting is stuck on "Busy Mode". Although I tell myself that I want more space in my schedule...more breathing room...the "doing" feels more familiar than the "being". I am craving rest, but it takes additional mental and emotional energy to change the habits that have previously led to an overpacked schedule of activities and commitments. So, what helps to create new habits that allow rest? Here are a few of the tips I've been practicing to get more rest.
And here's a bonus tip: Write a personal vision for deep rest and explore how you can give yourself permission to have it. Anne Lamott says, "When you rest, you catch your breath and it holds you up, like water wings..." Take a break. Exhale audibly. Allow your breath to hold you up like water wings. Tell me which of the tips spoke to you the most in the comments below. And if you have a suggestion for what to add to the list, I'd love to hear it, Michelle@drmichellebailey.com.
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10/18/2021 12:00:54 pm
I love all your suggestions and practice some of them already. I especially love the brain breaks tip. It doesn't have to be a long break, even a minute makes a huge difference. I also have a gratitude journal that I read regularly. It helps shift my perspective from frustrated, tired, overwhelmed to one of gratitude. Thanks for a great blog.
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