'Bench'-ing it!

There is one thing that I really suck at in life - resting! As strange as it may sound I have this OCD to be doing something all the time. Making lists of things to-do and then striking them out is one of my favorite pass times. If I ever had some free time just to idle away, I would go around the house looking for stuff to clean or organize or make some craft out of. I know, you must be saying "what a nutcase".

 So recently when my health took a really bad turn, I was forced to rest. It was my body's way of telling me that I should 'chillax'. I resisted it and was feeling really low that I was not making myself useful. I started complaining about how I had to quit my job and recuperate, and how I was not sure what I would do next etc. Well, in the first place i was in bad health because of the way i was crazily working. One of my friends said something really nice which stuck a chord with me. She said " imagine that you are walking along a beautiful path and there is fog in front of you. You can see a bench along the path, a beautiful lawn, some flowers growing and butterflies fluttering. Just take this moment and "bench it".

 I think most of us resist it when things take a down turn in life and try to do something about it. I realize now that when nothing is working for you, you should just do nothing. Take the time to rest and regain strength from within, rather than getting energy by doing some activity.

 Happy "bench"-ing people!