Here we are at the close of another academic year inviting us to take a break, rest, and reset. And not a minute too soon!
It has been another exhausting and challenging school year for students, parents, teachers, and mental health professionals. Everyone needs to find a way to take a break and rest. We all need it.
I am taking an intentionally formal break – a sabbatical. For June and July, I will pause my coaching and focus on nothing. No goals. No expectations. My brain is craving a reset that I can only hope to achieve by getting bored enough to stimulate my brain’s instinct to be curious and creative. I’m ridiculously excited about all this impending “nothingness”.
Along with my coaching, I’ll also take a break from my long-term tracking habits. I’ve been logging my nutrition daily for the past eighteen months and my activity for the past several years. Has it been productive? It’s been informative, but I’m not sure how productive it’s been. Maybe a couple of months of following my body’s intuition around my nutrition and movement will help me to discover the answer.
We will all benefit from some form of a break and reset. What might that look like for you? What thing(s) could be eliminated or changed? For how long? A day, a week, a month, or permanently? Remember that modeling what you want to see in your children is powerful. Model a healthy break – live it out loud for them to witness your struggles and triumphs.
I would love to hear about your journey so please reach out. I look forward to sharing my discoveries with you through social media and in next month’s newsletter. Stay tuned!
Be well. Be safe. Be hopeful.
