times above are start times all sessions start at the top of the hour
Downtime
improves mood, boosts performance, and increases concentration
Scheduled Mental Health Care 2023
OUT OF THE OFFICE January 1-3 February 18-20 March 27 - April 2 May 27-29 June 17-20 July 1-4 August 9-10 September 2-4, 25 November 23-30 December 1-31
I'm painting a room in a colorful way, and when my mind is wandering, there I will go I'm taking the time for a number of things, that weren't important yesterday, and I still go ☊ I'm fixing a hole where the rain gets in And stops my mind from wandering Where it will go
OUT OF THE OFFICE 2024 January 1-7 February 16-19 March 28-31 May 27 June 19 July 4-5, 29 August 1-9, 30 September 2 November 11, 28-29 December 16-31
⌓ Repair for Emotional Fatigue engage every single sense, using Range: light to heavy ✧ close to far ✧ shallow to deep TOUCHING, SEEING, BREATHING, TASTING, LISTENING feel vs touch/ look vs see/breathe vs smell/taste vs savor/listen vs hear touch until you feel. look until you see. breathe until you smell. taste until you savor. hear so as to listen. ✦
We are a world at war. Scheduling your own pre-determined periods of downtime and withdrawing a bit from the brutality of the news, the trivial vulgarity of TikTok, the projection, envy, and vanity on instagram and other social media is a responsible act.
Dedicate specific points to be about LIVING in ACTUAL TIME, and purposely choose not to work or distract your way through these chosen days. We become more amenable when we incorporate novelty, original experiences, and fallow periods with our weary minds and bodies.
The more responsibly we take care of ourselves, the more highly we regard one another. Rest and recreation are the essence of living robustly . . .