Great Sand Dunes
National Park
How often do we stop and let ourselves fully recharge?
In the last 2-3 years, I’ve taken time off, but never truly made myself let go of work. There’s an anxiety that comes with the feeling of letting others down or letting projects and deadlines fall through the cracks, and it can easily take over our mindset when we’re suppose to be “out of office”.
I recently returned from a trip to Colorado where I treated myself to some time away and learned an important lesson. You cannot give a 100% of yourself to your others if you aren’t a 100% to begin with.
You owe yourself a 100% — sh*t you owe yourself 150%.
It is okay to take time off.
Turn off your notifications, log out of your email and just be.
For me that meant grabbing the camera and getting outside.
