If slow periods are inevitable, how do we cope with them when it’s our turn?
1. First and foremost, as much as you may hate it, take advantage of the opportunity to rest.
Your body needs it. Try to embrace the slowness. Sip your tea instead
of guzzling it, savor your food, stop to smell the roses. You might
discover an elegance to your life that you hadn’t noticed.
Take advantage of the opportunity to rest. Your body needs it.
2. Invest in your health. You have been presented
with an opportunity to get your body back together – use it! Get eight
hours of sleep for a change, go hiking, take up yoga, salsa or rock
climbing. Start running in the morning like you planned to but never
actually did. Empty pipelines feel worse on an unhealthy body, that’s
for sure.
3. Get your mind off of the fact that you are frustrated.
Many times slow periods are accompanied by illness or lack of
motivation so your energy may be lacking, but the smallest new
experience can bring life back. Try to reignite your ability to be
surprised and impressed.
4. Set aside time every day to push forward as much as you can.
Just because you don’t currently see an opportunity in front of you
doesn’t mean there isn’t one just up ahead that you can be ready for.
Don’t beat your head against the wall; instead (metaphorically), make
sure you check every nook and cranny of that wall and know it
completely. You will wake up one morning and you’ll see one of the
cracks is a little bit wider – that’s how you’ll know the downtime is
coming to an end.
5. Above all, remember this is normal.
This is life. This happens to everybody. Don’t be discouraged when you
find yourself in a period of rest. Take advantage of the slow days. Use
them to build your strength and to learn and listen in ways you couldn’t
when life was frantic and exhilarating. Hold steady and know that
inspiration will return as long as you leave the door open for it. The
cycle will right itself. In the meantime, take a much needed and well
deserved rest.
source:theeverygirl.com
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