Thankfully, I started feeling better on Tuesday, because this week at work was nonstop.  Learning a new department is stressful but exciting.  I didn’t realize how stagnant work was after doing the same thing for almost ten years.  It is like I was sleep walking, and I’m beginning to wake up.

I read a beautiful book called “How To Relax” by Thich Nhat Hanh.  He talks about having a lazy day to “train ourselves not to be afraid of doing nothing” and ends the thought with a picture of a sloth.  What a great way to put that.  Whenever I have nothing to do, I get anxious.  I feel like I should be doing something constructive.  Then I turn on the TV and watch movies and feel guilty about that.  Meditating has helped me with that anxiety a little.  Giving myself just ten minutes a day to unplug and do nothing.