Mind is always working.
So, when is mental leisure?
Mind is constantly thinking about this or that. When is leisure!
You can say that the mind is forced into a halt during sleep, but even then, it gets worked up by dreams.
So, mental leisure can be a bit tricky to comprehend and achieve.
First, we have to understand the difference between mental leisure and mental silence.
Mental silence is a time when you have close to zero thoughts in your mind.
Mental leisure, on the other hand, is when your mind is on a vacation. There’s activity but pertaining to carefree pleasantries.
The best thing about mental leisure or mental vacation is that you don’t have to buy tickets. You can have it anywhere, whenever you want.
On any regular day, how often do you have thoughts of work, duties, and responsibilities?
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Leave aside the working hours. Even when you are having dinner, aren’t you thinking about some of those stressful things in life?
We take these thought processes for granted. We automatically believe that it’s how it is. We have to think about our work and other responsible activities all the time.
Some of us start to suffer from anxiety and overthinking.
What if you could change this situation. What if you gave your mind full leisure time during some time of the day. Maybe for an hour or two.
Some weeks, you can easily afford one or two full days of mental leisure.
But another important question is how, and maybe also, why?
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How to Achieve Mental Leisure?
- Habituating your mind to being at ease.
- Removing stressors from awareness for some time.
That’s why relaxation meditation and mindfulness have been practiced so much.
One challenge, however, is you have to offer some replacement to those negative thoughts for the mind.
The mind must have something. It can’t stay silent for long.
The longer you can, the better, but soon you will realize that silence is tough unless you are a transcendent being and you are beyond silence.
Anyways, that’s where leisure activities like hobbies, sports, daydreaming, and others come.
Whatever you enjoy doing and love thinking. Those become your leisure activities and you are enjoying mental leisure.
Now, if you have questions about why you should be pursuing mental leisure, here’s your answer.
Why Mental Leisure
Mental leisure is the easiest and fastest to achieve happiness in life.
Once you can enjoy your mind in its fully relaxed and carefree state, you will understand a new taste of life.
Your quality and sense of life will multiply. Your creativity will soar. Your overall personal happiness index will sky-rocket.
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