Somewhere along the way we started believing self care has to be complicated.
Products, routines and chasing the latest trends, but sometimes the things we need the most are the simplest - like a good book.
When life gets busy and feels overwhelming reading can give us something we can't find anywhere else ... calm.
In the time taken out to read something you are not thinking about work, scrolling social media or doing household chores. Your mind gets a chance to slow down and rest, and all of us need more of that.
An Occupational Therapist once told me your brain is similar a bucket of sand that slowly sifts out as our day progresses. When you get tired it is because your sand is running out, and you need to take time out and rest to refill it. It doesn't have to be a great quantity of time, just enough to give you that moment to refill your bucket.
Reading as a part of your evening ritual along with a cup of tea, your favourite skincare, just a few chapters before bed quietly reminds us that it is fine to slow down. Books have a fantastic way of inspiring us, teaching us, making us laugh or cry, maybe seeing something from a different perspective.
I don't read because I have to, I do it because it fills my cup - or my bucket of sand.
So tonight, instead of reaching for your phone grab a book instead. You may be surprised how much brighter you feel after just reading just one chapter.
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