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Everyone looks forward to a day off every now and again, but when you’re in the middle of your latest craft project, it can be difficult to put down your tools and relax. If you’re working with power tools for hours at a time, it’s vital you step away from things and allow your body and mind some time to recover and rejuvenate. Spending time relaxing also gives you time to think about what you’ve been doing and recharge your batteries. If you’re wondering what you can do for a day to help you unwind, here are some suggestions.
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Get Some Exercise
It might seem counterintuitive, but exercise is great for helping you relax. The first few steps will be the hardest, but once you get underway, you’ll soon start to feel the benefits. Making exercise a regular part of your routine will bring about some remarkable changes in your body, your heart, your metabolism, and your spirits. Exercise reduces the levels of your body’s stress hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol. It also stimulates the production of your body’s natural painkillers and mood elevators.
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Enjoy the Outdoors
When you’ve been toiling away over your latest project it’ll do you some good to have a change of scenery, but where can you go? Spend some time outdoors enjoying the natural world, and it can help relieve stress and anxiety, improve your mood and boost feelings of happiness and wellbeing. We live in a world where we don’t have to go out at all if we don’t want to. Food can be ordered in, entertainment is available at the touch of a button, and we can keep ourselves comfortably warm. This is a huge change from the early days when humans spent most of their time outdoors. You might not think so, but you still have a deep connection with nature, and you’ll suffer in many ways if you don’t nourish that bond.
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Find a New Hobby
Woodworking was your hobby, to begin with, but now it might have become a bit of an obsession, so find a new hobby to divert your mind. It’s not good to spend all your time thinking about one thing after all, don’t they say that variety is the spice of life? It’s also important to have time you can take to do something just for the fun of it. Take up gardening, use your artistic side in other ways such as drawing or painting, explore photography, learn a musical instrument or start writing.
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Attend a Sporting Event
When was the last time you attended a sporting event? The thrill of a game and the excitement of being in a crowd can be very exhilarating. You can purchase tickets for a wide range of different sporting events using an online ticket portal such as www.ticketsales.com. A large sporting event can be a very good distraction from your latest woodworking project, and you’ll be able to return feeling refreshed and invigorated.
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Simply do Nothing
We seem to have developed an unhealthy attitude toward doing nothing. It’s a time when there’s nothing to occupy your attention, and you don’t need to concentrate too much. On a psychological and spiritual level, it can be very beneficial to spend time just being. It allows you to regenerate your energies, re-attune yourself and regain the feeling of wellbeing and connection to the world around you. The creative potential of the mind is also able to flow better, and insights and inspirations will come from nowhere.
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Enjoy Time with Your Family and Friends
Spending time with family and friends is a great way to relax and have some fun. Encourage everyone to take a day out of their busy schedules and enjoy an away day together. How many hours do you spend working on your woodworking projects? It probably doesn’t leave many hours for spending quality time with your friends and family which can lead to feeling stressed.
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Meditation
Meditation is becoming an increasingly popular way for people to unwind and de-stress. You can use meditation to increase awareness of yourself and your surroundings. It can also be used to develop beneficial habits such as self-discipline, healthy sleep patterns, increased pain tolerance, a positive mood, and outlook.
If you can find the time to try one or two, or maybe all of these suggestions you’ll be able to get back to work feeling invigorated.
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