Meme by – Unknown
I’ve been feeling very restless this week.
There’s been a lot of drama going around work for the past few months, quite a number of people have been leaving, and the remaining people are either picking sides or just trying to keep their heads down and remain as invisible as possible.
Since I have a long-term plan in my mind for my work, I’ve been trying to be one of the invisible ones, doing my job and not getting sucked into the drama.
The result of purposely trying to remain invisible is the restless feeling inside of me which has been building, so this weekend was a total unplug, watch movie after movie kind of time.
It’s now Sunday evening. I’ve packed my breakfast and my lunch for tomorrow, and I’m thinking of going out for a walk to get some fresh air.
I don’t often get to have a total unplug on my weekends, there’s always something to take care of.
For once I didn’t have anything I needed to do, no one I had made plans with, and I decided to just do nothing. Even doing a little playing with my alcohol markers on a piece I’m working on seemed more work than fun.
Doing nothing was perfect!
I realized that I didn’t even feel guilty about doing it. Learning to feel okay about unplugging was quite a learning curve.
Of course I unplugged in the past, but feeling guilty about doing it was part of the deal. I envied people who could just do things to feel better and feel quite comfortable about doing them.
I hope you guys had a great weekend and managed to make some time for yourselves!
Do it! You deserve it!
Blessings!
I hope you’ll poke around my Archived Posts to find a wonderful trove of supportive and encouraging posts!
I’m sharing more posts that may be helpful for you:
- 10 Steps to Owning Our Happiness
- Setting “Boundaries with consequences”
- Making a change… “How do I take that first step?”
- Affirmation: Today is a new day! I can do this!
- As we practice being gentle and kind with ourselves, we actually help to speed the process of helping our lives become more positive!
- Always believe that wonderful things can happen!
- A healthy outside starts from the inside!
- Brain Rewiring
More good stuff:
Teaching ourselves to like, even to love ourselves
By changing our inner dialogue, we change EVERYTHING!
Red Ocean or Blue Ocean? How do you think?
An answer to dealing with the Inner Critic!
My top 10 most viewed posts, plus a few bonuses!
A helpful trick to be able to overcome negatively Comparing Ourselves to others…
Do you only accept yourself if you look a certain way?
Start today, start tomorrow, just start!
There is no enlightenment outside of daily life – Thich Nhat Hanh
Please go to my Archived Posts page to find more wonderful posts to check out!
Blessings!
Thank you for sharing this post and for following me!
Tamara
https://tamarakulish.com/ Archived Posts: https://tamarakulish.com/archived-posts/
My books: Now available through Walmart.com!
Developing Happiness When You Can’t Find It and How to Heal Your Life on a Deep Heart Level are available in paperback and Kindle. Audio book available!
Guided Journals help you work on a particular issue by answering questions to help see patterns and to find solutions:
Removing Inner Blocks, Anger Journal, Guided Anxiety Journal Joy & Mindfulness Journal My Boundaries Journal My Inner Thoughts Journal
Thanks for buying my books on Amazon!
#writing #InspirationalWriting #journalwriting #art #creativity #strength #guru #mentor #teacher #HappinessGuru #TamaraHappinessGuru #TamaraKulish #Tamara #HappinessMentor, #love #growth #healing #life, #inspiration, #quotes #happiness #joy #PersonalGrowth #pain #depression #anxiety #SelfEsteem, #LifeSkills #empowerment #encouragement #support #intuition #journal #consciousness #mind #learn #God #universe #angels #spiritual #spirit #awareness #journaling #journal #boundaries #emotionalhealth #mentalhealth #emotions #control #Amazon #Kindle #Twitter #Goodreads #Facebook #blog #author #publishing #encouragement #angermanagement #artjournal #ColoringBooks
Tamara Kulish 
Unplugging is a good idea – I was struggling at work to focus on anything. I realised it was pointless sitting doing nothing so I switched off early.
It made me realise I need to unplug so I’m going to take some time off soon!
Hope workplace drama resolves soon, it’s never fun getting caught up in it.
LikeLiked by 1 person
It’s between powerful people and not just mere underlings, so the trickledown stress is real! It hasn’t resolved yet, so I’m learning to pace myself! 😬😬
LikeLike
PS: glad you got to unplug too! It’s good for the mind and spirit to just do it right?!
LikeLike
It is nice – I need to do it more often!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Lol! Good idea! Maybe once a month?!
LikeLike
Hope you’re feeling better now and honestly we all have times when we need to do nothing and just relax on our own with no interference. We live such lives where we’re constantly doing something and that’s just not healthy.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Absolutely! Yes, I’m feeling better! I’ve learned that feeling restless and uneasy is one of my signals by body sends to me before I fall down the rabbit hole. I wasn’t physically exhausted but more so mentally. Taking care of myself physically is something which helps me tremendously! Thanks so much for reaching out to me and checking in!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Oh good to hear you’re better!
Yes, these are always the early signs from your body. It’s important to listen.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Right?! I totally agree! I used to push through until I couldn’t and then it took me sooooo long to get back up!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yeah prolonging it just makes it harder to get back up. It’s so much easier when you deal with it early on.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Very true! Denial of the whole situation in the name of being “strong” is bogus, as I have come to see! Recognizing it in the beginning isn’t “weak” as the “grind” philosophy dictates, it’s just finally getting smart to the downsides and allowing our mental and physical health to be a priority!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Absolutely- there is nothing wrong with feeling down sometimes and having to put our mental and physical health first. People who deny everything end up exploding at some point because they never dealt with anything and now don’t know how to.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yup! Been there done that! That totally was me in my twenties, umm, maybe for a little longer…!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Lol it was me as a teen and my early twenties. Maybe a bit still 😂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Hard habit to overcome! 😬😬
LikeLiked by 1 person
I hope things at work resolve soon! Unplugging is THE best. I’m glad you got some off time. I can’t wait for a solo weekend, far away from all the madness of every day life.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks! I may need to just start planning solo weekends away. I like that idea! Work will continue its drama fest for some time so I just need to plan to keep myself out of it and keep myself refreshed in spite of it! This isn’t the normal interpersonal drama stuff, it’s bigger, company drama. Draining to observe because it can end up affecting the company.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Good for you! We must remember to take care of ourselves or we will have nothing to offer anyone else! Good for you!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you for your encouragement! Yes, I’m really happy that I can now recognize my needs when they happen and not stuff it down or ignore it until it reaches a critical point which couldn’t be ignored.
LikeLiked by 1 person