In the pursuit of better mental wellbeing and in starting to understand my own levels of energy (and the management of), I’m trying to rediscover the gentle feelings of a Sunday that I grew up with.
Rather than worrying about the week ahead, I’m trying to re-find the relaxed feeling of ‘mooching about’ and doing relaxed activities to set myself up positively for the week ahead and to give myself something to reliably look forward to each week.
Some of my recent changes, based on comforting routines of the past, include making a point of listening to some of my favourite music in the morning, having my main meal at lunch time and something lighter (like a sandwich) at night in front of a comforting tv show. Perhaps Sunday will become the day of the week that I watch a family film during the afternoon- something light hearted. But currently, and probably most importantly for me at the moment, Sundays are becoming a time where I can enjoy some much slower routines than I am able to in the week (e.g. hand grinding my coffee and using a slower brewing method, taking time to use my shaving bowl and brush to hand mix a lather for shaving my head).
Everything feels so rushed in the week and I often feel like I’m trying to swim against the current. Perhaps, by trying to manage my Sundays a little, I can create a space for recovery and wellbeing. An island of refuge mid-swim if you like.
My question based on this is concept is this, what do you enjoy doing, either on a Sunday, or during a restful day for yourself, that helps you achieve something similar?
This is a work in progress for me, but is something I’ve been trying to achieve for a few weeks now. Hopefully it will be a routine soon- I’d like it to be anyway.
