So true! Rest is not the only way to gain energy. Doing something with purpose and passion is restorative. Often it requires a threshold for discomfort as you describe, but the elation you feel when you've created something with your own mind and hands is an incredible anti-depressant.
I feel we should prescribe creative endeavours. Two haikus a day. Half a page of doodles in each morning. Something new and interesting that restores the mind and brings creative sunlight into life.
We need to broadcast that this is an answer, since so many people find themselves in unfulfilling situations with only sleep and annual leave to punctuate it.
So true! Rest is not the only way to gain energy. Doing something with purpose and passion is restorative. Often it requires a threshold for discomfort as you describe, but the elation you feel when you've created something with your own mind and hands is an incredible anti-depressant.
I feel we should prescribe creative endeavours. Two haikus a day. Half a page of doodles in each morning. Something new and interesting that restores the mind and brings creative sunlight into life.
We need to broadcast that this is an answer, since so many people find themselves in unfulfilling situations with only sleep and annual leave to punctuate it.
Love love love the artworks