Last night was a great gathering of the old and the new. We had family, friends, family of family, friends of family and everyone blended well. Food has a way of doing that. It was nice to have new faces at the table. Thanks for coming up, Lori and Keith and thanks for the beautiful roses! They are so pretty–this morning, as they open, they look fake! Kat, you missed a big meal, but glad you made it in time to try the truffles! The rest of the usual suspects were here and it was nice to hear the billiards balls banging around and that song that infamous Pac-Man song coming out of the machine…ha, technology was just about to explode when that game came out! Today, we work off what we ate!
One of the nicest things about Thursday Night Vegan Feast is that I don’t go near a computer or a cell phone or anything that resembles new technology. We all need a break from the ever growing world of SCREENS! Here’s some tips to help keep your technostress at bay:
-
Set regular “time out” periods. Get outside, take a break…meditate!
-
Stretchhhhh, exercise. Again, get outside of your office or home and do some deep breathing. Think 7/7/7. Inhale for 7, hold for 7, exhale for 7. Do it a few times
-
Even if you have to be “on” 24/7 because of teams in other parts of the world, set guidelines and far away co-workers (and friends and family) know what they are. You are allowed to eat, sleep and even have personal time!
-
Take a short vision break every 30 minutes or so. Rest your eyes. Look at things that are far away like the beautiful geography that surrounds us all.
-
Even as you multitask, take time to be in the moment. At work, at play, we all need to stop and be present. As the old cliche says, take time to smell the roses. Everything else will automatically improve.
Make it a fabulous Friday. Thanks for remembering how important both peace and fitness are for YOU!
