The Hub Capricorn Coast - July Edition

How to Reduce Guilt When You're Doing Nothing

Why is it we feel so guilty doing nothing, urged by the notion we always must be doing something? An urban legend inscribed in our foreheads; the busier we are the richer our lives must be, so we busy ourselves with distractions, agendas, things we promote to utmost importance. We aspire to having it all under control. In reality working harder, under the pump all the time is not the key to success, in fact it’s the fastest way to burnout your brain and body. Neural brain research shows that it is just as important to our overall wellbeing to relax, rest and recharge as it is to challenge yourself with something interesting and exciting.

5 x '5 minute' brain breaks throughoutthe day are optimal if you don’t havetime for something longer. When Iremember to sit in silence for 10minutes, it’s often the most inspiringand productive part of my day. Brain fogmysteriously evaporates, your creativeneurons get a chance to firespontaneously, solutions you didn’trealise before will present themselves,remembering something important iseffortless.

-Kiana Lee Diamond, LazyFit Lymphologist and Hypnotherapist

Allow yourself permission to putwhatever it is down for a few minutesand trust that the world will adjust.