Ok, so just to recapitulate, I’ve finished 4 projects in the past week since returning to Singapore, from Wednesday to Wednesday. Just before I left, I fell sick and I was also preparing to leave so there were other things I was rushing for as well.
Now, Today, At This Moment, I am quite happy on completing them, but I have to come back to my regular everyday life, and remember I have other weekly commitments on pause for these major projects to finish. Not to mention, there are other people and meetings cancelled because I fell sick.
But then where is my rest? Where is the moment to pause and not do anything to recover? Funny enough, I realised I recover by writing things like these blog posts where I throw my thoughts out. I’ve got a few journals where I write many things, and rant as well. Creating more output recovers me, especially when it’s unguided.
I don’t really do much art to relax, but there are moments where I am stressed beyond a certain point, and then, I paint something out. As much as I do visual art, I am actually not a natural visual art expression kinda guy. I can do it, but it’s not my natural leaning.
I enjoy music as expression; singing songs, playing things out, that relaxes me greatly. I think playing games relax me as well, but I don’t play as much as I ought to – considering my backlog of games.
I enjoy housework to relax. It sounds crazy, but doing the laundry helps me clear things up, and creates a mental break, so I do get decompressed.
I’ve been also learning to take my baths at the right time, to really maximise on the relaxing and not doing anything. It’s not easy, so the longest bath I can really take is about ten minutes. Sounds silly, but for me to pause and sit in water for ten minutes is really hard. I have to do something; I can’t sit still.
Reading is always there, somewhere. I read to relax often, and I read to entertain myself. I read to learn too, but sometimes I don’t read properly, and I fill in the words especially if the writing allows for it. Like Jack Reacher novels. I can guess what will be written next, because it’s a very simple action sequence, explained in a very direct way.
Exercise is a great relaxation tool too. But I don’t do it if I’m sleep deprived, for fear of dying by exhaustion. I have scared myself enough times in army doing that, and I am choosing never to work that hard mentally and physically unless I am forced to. That’s the hard line I draw.
Anyway, this has been a relaxing post to write, in my recovery state. Hopefully I write something more exciting soon. Lol.