Tag: Relaxation

Are You Doing Enough To Take Care Of Yourself?

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth

Life matters. Your life matters. So what are you doing right now to take care of yourself?

Are you talking to positive people? Are you avoiding negative people?

Are you having enough sleep? Are you having enough play? Are you taking enough risks? Are you comfortable with yourself? Are you doing what you love to do? Are you loving your life?

Whatever it is that you are doing right now, take care of it. Don’t do what you do not love to do, no matter what is going on in your life.

If you are not comfortable with something, do not bring it into your life.

Why is that? Because you matter. Because your life matters. Because your future matters.

Don’t follow your pride. Instead, follow your soul. If something is not good for you, let it go. Do not feed it. Do not respect it. And do not tolerate it.

Because you are better than that.

Yes, you are. If you don’t take care of yourself, your ego will destroy your life. Your pride will destroy your dreams.

Remember, you are who you are. You are the only one who can change your life. If you want to succeed in your life, you must take care of yourself.

You must take care of your mind. Because no one succeeds without a great mind. When you take care of your mind, your mind will take care of you.

So, what are you doing right now to take care of yourself?

“God Never Hurries.” Here Is Why?

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
Photo by Sora Shimazaki

A. W. Tozer said, “God never hurries. There are no deadlines against which he must work. Only to know this is to quiet our spirits and relax our nerves.”

Look, you can run all you like. You are not a machine. You are a human being. As a human being, you will do better if you have the courage to stop, relax, and think.

Productivity is not about running; it is about resting. You will perform better if you have the courage to rest. No matter what you are doing, take some time to relax, to reconnect with yourself.

If it is possible, strive for a balanced life. In his book The Art of Being: 101 Ways to Practice Purpose in Your Life, Dennis Merritt Jones writes, “Some people devote so much time to their work and making lots of money that they forget what it means to play, relax, and spend time with loved ones. Others play so much that they don’t know what it is to work.”

It does not matter what you do, do not choose your work over your life. Forget about the salary. If you die, the company will replace you with another person.

You are the best because you are alive. You are still useful. Yes, you love your work. Yes, you MUST love your life more than your work, no matter how powerful. Seek a balanced life. Dennis Merritt Jones was right when he said, “Living a balanced life will produce a life of wholeness and deep inner peace.” If you think living a balanced life is not enough for you, then ask yourself, “How free am I in my everyday life, really?”

Further Reading:

Jones, D. M., The Art of Being: 101 Ways to Practice Purpose in Your Life (New York: Penguin Group, 2008): 66-67, 88.