Sitting at your desk in the “new normal” trying to force yourself to function? Pushing yourself to be productive when you feel least like it? Do you have a little voice in your head screaming at you? All you want to do is to escape?
Try this. Move away from your desk or makeshift desk. Go to your kitchen and make yourself a cup of tea or coffee, or even better yet, pour yourself a glass of water.
Now move outdoors. If you have a garden, take off your shoes and walk barefoot on the grass. Think about how that feels. Turn your head towards the sky and let the sun’s rays shine down onto your face. Feel that energising warmth. Take in those positive charges. Now listen. Can you hear the birds? Can you hear the quietness around you?
If you do not have a garden, move onto your balcony or in front of an open window. Look up at the sky. Feel the sun’s energy warming the earth. Watch how the clouds move across the sky. Listen to all the sounds around you. Feel the breeze against your skin.
The grass. The sun. The sky. The clouds. The wind. The birds. The insects. The silence. Drink it all in. Feel all of it.
Take a deep breath. Realise you are alive. Realise that you can do what you need to do.
Now – back to your desk!