I remember I used to crave for some time at the beach, sitting on the sand, and just looking at the clear waters. This was my definition of vacation--stillness amidst the movement of nature.
With life being so busy and fast-paced right now, I know how important rest can be to recharge my energy and my spirits. But for some reason, I don't know how to rest and relax anymore. I can't spend a few hours by myself without grabbing my phone or thinking about the next work I'm going to do. I haven't gone on a vacation to the beach just to sit down on the sand and enjoy the peace of doing nothing.
Can rest be unlearned and relearned? Because I badly need it in my life. I want to go back to my younger self when I could turn off my busy mind and fill up my "batteries" by immersing in the beauty and tranquility of the beach.
I want to bring back my past self who knew how to unload his baggage on the hot summer sand, who knew how to wash away his worries into the salty waters, and who knew how to fill up his heart with the sight of the waves crashing into the shore.
I have never felt so old in my life right now, even though I am technically at my oldest. I feel the callouses of age numbing my hopes and excitement, squeezing the limited time and energy I have. Is there a way to peel them off and start living young again? How do you summon your younger self? Your inner child?
I don't want to hurl myself into the future knowing I'll break down eventually. I don't want to keep going without saving myself. I don't want to keep going without my inner child.
"I don't wanna do this without you
I don't wanna do this if you're just a ghost in the night
I tried everything to fill up the void that you left me with
My phantom
I was wrong to assume I would ever outgrow you
I need you now, I need you close, how do you hold a ghost?
Inner child, come back to me
I wanna tell you that I'm sorry, I'm sorry"*
-Rina Sawayama | Phantom
The photos you see above are from my Beach Trip to the north of Cebu. The beach's name is Paradise Beach, which was aptly named. It was a scenic beach tucked in a distant town of Cebu. Memories of that trip give me a glimpse of how I was able to let everything go, enjoy the moment, and rest.
📍Paradise Beach (now Paradizzo Beach Resort), Kawit, Medellin, Cebu, Philippines
For the best experience view this post on Liketu
How sad it was to think that we were growing fast and we missed the past experiences we had.
Right now, yeah, at your age, I know you are busy improving your life and solidifying your career.
Take a rest bro. You have plenty of time for satisfying your goals in life.
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I've been having thoughts about my time running out. But as you say, there is "plenty" of time. I'm sure I can find the time to rest.
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It looks so about the beach there, very suitable to spend a long time on vacation.
I'll pray that you eventually find your rhythm, be able to include rest in your occupied days and nights, and follow through like it's the most important thing on your to-do list. And remember, without enough energy and vigor, you can't do anything at all. Will prepare a restful weekend for you next weekend, love! Tulog early unya! 😘
'Rest as if it's the most important thing.' I like that. There's so much priority on working and doing that rest becomes at the bottom of the list. I'll sleep na in a few minutes. 😘
The sand color looks interesting. Most of the beaches here in Bulgaria have light brownish sand, while this is yellow, or golden.
Last week I and my wife were on a short vacation to the seaside without the kids. I found myself in a very similar situation. After 15 minutes or 30 minutes of doing nothing, I could only think of “where the kids are”, “if they were here everything was gonna be very dynamic” and really couldn’t rest at all. The timespan of 1 hour felt so long and endless. I tried not to check my phone that often, but ended asking google some things from time to time and browsing the maps to see the landscape around and different places to stay. Generally some nonsense…
I think it's how the light hits the sand. Or maybe my bad editing? lol.
I've heard of parents not enjoying their vacation because they keep thinking about their kids. I should be grateful now that I don't have those kinds of worries yet. 😅
But a parent or not, I think many people have trouble not resorting to their phones when faced with idle time. I sometimes think about what people did when they had nothing to do, and the phone was still not invented.
"Can rest be unlearned and relearned?", This line struck me. I too am having a hard time figuring out how I can rest in my busy world called "Schooling ". Sometimes it's hard to fit in just the things that I want because there's not much time to do all those things. But yesterday, I set aside my workload and focused on myself. I did my self-care routine and realized that all that matters is my sanity and how recharging my energy is so important.
Good for you! Sometimes we just need to force ourselves to stop doing what we're doing and focus on ourselves. We can't keep running an engine without stopping it for maintenance.
Any chance you'll share your self-care routine? 😂
Yup! I plan to write something about it when I have the time.
Missing the good old days where we can have much more time to relax and free ourselves from work. Now that we're getting old, the pressure, the responsibilities, the obligations that we need to do everyday makes us forget how to rest and how to manage our time properly.
How I wish I could have more time to rest also. But still, hoping for the best, and may we have time for ourselves again. 🙂
It's sad that growing up means lesser time to play and rest. Some say it's just society's expectations of us. However, most of us want to be productive citizens of our country, which means taking on more responsibilities and obligations.
But some lucky people have found their passion and treat their work as if they're playing, and they can take breaks whenever they want to. Maybe we just need to look harder for these opportunities to come into our lives?
There are times in life that we could feel that. We wanted to have some rest but even doing it, still we have something in mind to do. Try to give time for yourself free from work and even your cellphone. Try not to think any problems, worries and task to do.
I hope you can find peace @glecerioberto and can find real rest that will relax yourself not just physically but above all mentally.
There are times in life that we could feel that. We wanted to have some rest but even doing it, still we have something in mind to do. Try to give time for yourself free from work and even your cellphone. Try not to think any problems, worries and task to do.
I hope you can find peace @glecerioberto and can find real rest that will relax yourself not just physically but above all mentally.
The place is so relaxing my dear friend. When I feel exhausted about life, I am resting to a place similar with this where my heart is united with an amazing heart of nature. I hope you are feeling better.
ang teknik namin para makapag enjoy talaga ay phone lang dadalhin bilang gadget. Pero ang focus namin ay wag na mag take ng pictures pero hindi pa din naman maiiwasan paminsan minsan, Talagang mag disiplina din. Mapapansin mo nalnag sa smga susunod na lakad mo na parang mas maeenjoy ang lakad ang downside nga lang naka limutan mag picture namin. Ang nangyayari tuloy kwentohan nalang hehe inaalala mga naexperience sa isang lugar.