Do you devote enough time, energy and attention to the needs of your soul? It seems that there is no time to be bored, you are always on the move, the work is interesting, useful and with a good salary, there is peace and comfort in the family, but still something is missing. The soul asks for hobbies. Dancing, drawing, making homemade cosmetics can become your hobbies … But you dismiss such "little things": not before, they say! And with each such "refusal" dissatisfaction and disappointment in your life becomes more and more, and joy and energy - less and less. Isn't it time to sort out your hobbies?
Necessary
rest, calmness, forgiving, dedication
Instructions
Step 1
A hobby is an activity during which you do not feel tired, but only feel a surge of inspiration. You can even cook with enthusiasm! Needs are something for which there is always time. Engaging in "not the main", but such pleasant things two or three times a week, you will notice that you have become more cheerful, you are successfully planning your day, you have more time. The body sometimes needs to "turn off" from the vicious circle of "work - home". Don't limit yourself. In addition, a hobby - satisfying a need - can not only charge you with a positive, but also generate income.
Step 2
An exercise that psychologists call "repeating success" also helps you identify your needs. Being depressed, do what you do especially well - knit mittens, write stories, change the design of the kitchen. The main thing is that you have been doing this for a long time and with ease. Enjoy the process itself, praise yourself for the skill. If you do what you always succeed, joy and energy will return to you, and this will allow you to look around with a fresh look and set new goals for yourself.
Step 3
You can realize your needs during a real rest - but not idle doing nothing, but relaxing pleasure against the background of daily bustle and bustle. When a person realizes that he is already "at the limit" and says that "there are no more strengths left," he should devote at least a couple of days only to himself, otherwise the body itself will take a break in everyday rush "with the help" of an illness or something like that. This does not mean that you have to lie on the couch in front of the TV all weekend, eating candy. You should sleep and do what you are drawn to. What you want to do in order for your short rest to become complete and enrich you with something - these are the mental needs.
Step 4
To determine your needs, you should learn to forgive - sincerely, and not according to the standard formula - "well, it was a long time ago, everything has already been forgotten." Psychologists recommend exercises on this topic as well. Make a list of those who have ever hurt you. Add yourself and life to the list: after all, we often engage in self-condemnation and blame life for being too unfair to us. Sit with your eyes closed in silence and calmly "walk" through all the items on the list, thanks, letting go of pain and accepting people and life as they are. Thus, you will cleanse your soul of negativity, which will be replaced by new positive needs. Repeat the exercise several times; after each workout, it is recommended to drink a cup of tea, take a bath or even get some sleep.
