Relax Buddy

it's for your own good

Not because it feels good, not because you can’t work harder, and not because you’re out of control.

Relax because if you never do, you put everything at risk.

“The bow too tensely strung is easily broken”

(The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus, 388)

When we’re too wound up, our defenses from the world get weak. We lose touch with what’s important to us and we make poor decisions. We prioritize urgency over importance.

Anthills start to look like mountains and we can’t see any way around. We become frustrated at nothing. The caring concern of a loved one sounds like an attack and our defenses turn on at the people who love us most.

When you let yourself get wound too tight, you don’t just hurt yourself, you hurt the people around you too.

Relaxing doesn’t need to be a week-long trip to the Caribbean. It can be a meal alone without your phone. It can be a long walk. It can be a relaxing routine before bed. A break can be as long or as short as you need it to be.

The goal is to get your heart rate down so you can see the world without a blurry filter. Whatever does that for you, is a great solution. There’s no right answer. It’s personal. Take 30 seconds or take 2 weeks… just relax sometimes.

Question of The Day

What’s your favorite way to relax?

Your Friend,

Noah BigNerd Sochaczevski

PS. Shabbat Shalom!