Alone time. Taking time to just be on your own can do wonders for your mental health. You don’t have to go far. It could be a quiet room in a busy household, or the garage or shed. Maybe go for a short or even a long walk. Maybe sit in your favourite coffee house and read (or write) or just think. You could meditate or clear your head and just enjoy the sights and smells of being outside or somewhere different.
Too often we feel the need to fill all of our time with doing something. Whether reading a book, watching TV, surfing the web, or doing jobs, crossing things off from our to-do lists. We forget that there is joy and comfort in just doing nothing, just being, embracing the moment.
In the immortal words of Ferriss: “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it”.