Even Geeks Need Rest Too
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There are a few rules that one must follow when relaxing after a long hard days of work.
Rules:
1. Leave work at work: so often when we come home, we are frustrated after a bad encounter with a boss, supervisor or just another co-worker. The important thing to realize is we have to let these awful situations and circumstances stay at the work place to circumvent these daily frustrations from being taken out on the ones we love: our spouses, children, family and friends. This process should start in the car ride home. Try thinking of serenity. Put your feet on the gas and crank up the tunes. The last thing you need to do is enter your home pondering the hustle and bustle of the next day. Use these hours at home to wind down and RELAX.
2. Soak: take a nice long bath; use a few droplets of your favorite gels or oils to get the body relaxed. Aromatherapy really works as well. You can purchase oils or even aromatherapy candles to lighten up the mood. Nice fresh scents really enhance our ability to relax and meditate.
3. If drinking is your game, then alcohol is your game. A nice fresh cold beer or glass of wine will do the trick. Over the years they have been used for medicinal purposes. For those of you who don’t drink, a nice sip of tea will also do the trick.
4. Make sure that your clothes are comfortable and loose fitting. The more comfortable the clothing, the easier it is for you to relax.
5. Grab one of your favorite novels and cuddle up next to the fireplace or while you are in the tub soaking with your glamorous scents. A nice movie will even do the trick. Tune in to your favorite comedy show and let the comedians do the work. Before you know it, you will have laughed your way out of your stress. These things take your mind off of your long day at work and allow you time to refocus on the things that really matter.
6. Listen to your favorite music. Something nice and soft, that you can enjoy within a decent volume while you are sending your anxiety to another planet. Try light jazz, rhythm and blues, light and soft really compliments the ambiance you are trying to create for yourself.
7. If you have a partner ask him or her for a nice massage and compliment them with a return favor as well. A sensual massage will get the blood flowing and ease the pains of those aching muscles.
8. Get some exercise. For some people, going to the gym is a great way to alleviate stress. Lift weights, go for a run, even do some house hold chores.
9. Remove all clutter from your environment. Believe me I know what its like to try to think when there are clothes on the floor, basketballs rolling down the halls, the ones your kids forgot to pick up and a dirty kitchen. Clutter makes it difficult to focus and tranquilize your environment
10. Talk to people. Chat with your spouse or your friends, it doesn’t matter. Socialize, mingle. Speaking with others helps take your mind off of your day and the once super important stress causers no longer seem that important.
Believe me people, it is very important to unwind after a rough day at work. It is important for your health as well as the people we live with. Try some of these tips and tricks at your own disposure. Heck, add to the list, just be a better you.
One Comment
Merna
June 21st, 2008
at 5:42pm
Re your first point - leaving work at work - many, many years ago I read something by Zig Ziglar, an author and motivational speaker, who told a story about a man (A) whose day started off badly so that he went to work and hollered at someone under him there (B) who in turn chewed out someone else (C) who then took it out on a fourth person (D), etc.
When the last person in a chain of however many it was reached his home that night, there was no one left “lower” than him to take it out on; and so he kicked his cat. Ziglar asked, “Whose cat have you kicked today?”
I couldn’t find the actual article/speech by Ziglar but did find a number of links which refer to it, including the following two:
(a)
www.sowingseedsoffaith.com/KickingCats1.htm
A Christian site where the author has a similar story but notes before telling it that “The ‘Kicking Cats’ story is not original but it’s so good, I’m using it anyway to make a point.”
(b)
mikkikirby.blogspot.com/2007/01/whose-cat-have-you-kicked.html
Where part of the blog entry is as follows:
“Motivational speaker Zig Ziglar has based a speech on the question, whose cat have you kicked today?
It’s a simple theory that how we treat each other affects more than just the person we encounter. The way we treat one another changes the context of our attitudes. It changes the quality of our lives.
Say you are having a bad day, namely because of the angry driver who cut you off on your way to the office. You take it out on your secretary - who, by the way, was having a perfectly nice day before you walked in. She in turn takes it out on the delivery guy, who then takes it out on his son, who then takes it out on his cat. There is a chain reaction.
Mr. Ziglar then asks, ‘Why not turn it around by being nice?’ Spread love, instead of discontent.”
Merna