This last Thursday, Miriam shared with her discussion on the topic of rest.

She reminded us that we don’t have to earn our mental rest, and that we all deserve it.

She also talked about how we all get involved in mindless scrolling on our phones or tablets, and how at the end of the day we may end up with lots of open tabs.

So, out of all the tabs you have open in your brain, which ones would you like to X out?

She spoke of mental exhaustion and how we may not always know how to shut it down.  Have you ever felt like you have so much to do that you don’t know where to start? 

Since fatigue might be mental as well as physical, she discussed the four different kinds of mental health rest.

1) Mental rest

2) Sensory rest…taking a break from phones, music and traffic.

3) Emotional rest…creating a space to take off your mask and quit pretending that you’re okay.

4) Social rest…you may have relationships in your life that drain you versus supporting you.  Sometimes you just might be peopled out.

Scrolling on our phones isn’t considered active rest.  Active rest is tiny low energy sources that don’t actively drain you. 

Try texting a close friend who you know doesn’t mentally drain you.

And maybe ask yourself, do you have enough mental energy to finish your day?

And consider rewriting your definition of a successful day. That may not necessarily be a day where you check off every item on your list.

And most importantly remember that your worth is independent of your productivity!