Sometimes a change in scenery is what is needed for your own nourishment. It can give you a fresh perspective or help get you in the right mindset for what is to come.
A few years ago, when I was still working for the man, I had a job in big tech that was beyond stressful. I think it was the only job I ever had where I had a few days where I actually cried on my way home from work.
My day would typically go like this. After a full day of dealing with nonstop berating and nonsense from my boss (I really think this woman had a personality disorder – she was crazy and people were physically scared of her), I would call my brother on my way home from work and do our daily catch up that we called “bat time”, you know, same bat-time, same bat-channel reference. We called it that, but basically it was me checking in on him and his day because he was going through some stuff. It was a good bonding, experience though, I think for both of us.
After we chatted, before going home, I would go down to the beach for a little bit to just reset my mind. It was close by to where we lived and sometimes just a few minutes of watching the waves roll in was enough to soothe me. I didn’t want to go home stressed out, exhausted or in a rotten mood. My husband was already stressed out being unemployed at the time and trying to get a business up and running, and I wanted to show up the best way I could each day.
Changing my environment for a few minutes each day and just being silent and still made a huge difference for me. I would remind myself that the job and stress that I had was just temporary, and that I would find a new job soon – and I did.
Sometimes you need to give yourself some time every day to just be. To bleed off stress or reset your mindset, or just to reflect on the day. I made time to do this for myself because I didn’t want to go home and respond in ways, I wouldn’t be proud of with my husband. When I get stressed out, I tend to get short with people and I wanted to be warm and more laid back like I was before that job.
