Take a Break and Relax – quotes

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Taking a break is very important for our health and well-being. It takes our mind away from everyday stress, refreshes us and let our brain to process the information we were bombarded by for the whole day.  So put your feet up and relax. Forget for a moment about the world around and just take few deep breaths. In… and out… and again…  Ahhhh……

When did you last time give yourself a break? You should do it on regular basis.

To inspire you for your next break I found for you some motivational quotes about relaxing, taking break, resting and managing stress. I hope you enjoy!

 

“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.”
― John Lubbock, The Use Of Life

“Activity and rest are two vital aspects of life. To find a balance in them is a skill in itself. Wisdom is knowing when to have rest, when to have activity, and how much of each to have. Finding them in each other – activity in rest and rest in activity – is the ultimate freedom.”
― Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Celebrating Silence: Excerpts from Five Years of Weekly Knowledge 1995-2000

“There is virtue in work and there is virtue in rest. Use both and overlook neither.”
― Alan Cohen

“The most valuable thing we can do for the psyche, occasionally, is to let it rest, wander, live in the changing light of room, not try to be or do anything whatever.”
― May Sarton

“No matter how strong or strong-willed you are, you cannot live a stressful, maxed-out life without that pace eventually biting you in the butt. It is necessary to take breaks, set parameters, and be kind to yourself if you want to continue making an impact in your little corner of the world.”
― Cynthia Mendenhall, Spunkify Your Life: 8 Secrets to Living with More Focus, Fascination, and Fun

“One day a week I seek to rest
from earthly toil and sorrow.
Revitalized, I find the strength
to battle new tomorrows.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons

“The paradox of relaxation is the renewal of mind; rekindle of spirit and revitalize of strength.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

“I still need some more healthy rest in order to work at my best. My health is the main capital I have and I want to administer it intelligently.”
― Ernest Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway on Writing

“Rest and comfort are two different things. Rest is a planned temporary time to refresh and refocus the leader. Comfort is when you settle into unproductive routines and accept satisfactory or unsatisfactory results.”
― Gary Rohrmayer

“Relaxing after intense effort not only provides an opportunity to rejuvenate, but also to metabolise and embed learning.”
― Malti Bhojwani, The Mind Spa Ignite Your Inner Life Coach

“Managing our stress and our rest is a sign of living wisely. Refueling as a way to find joy, to create pleasure, and to celebrate life in the midst of all its demands fills our hearts with renewed hope. When we take the time to breathe, listen, and rest from the daily grind to see miracles bubbling up in our lives.”
― Sally Clarkson

“You rest now. Rest for longer than you are used to resting. Make a stillness around you, a field of peace. Your best work, the best time of your life will grow out of this peace.”
― Peter Heller, The Painter

“Rest, nature, books, music…such is my idea of happiness.”
― Leo Tolstoy

“If a solution fails to appear … and yet we feel success is just around the corner, try resting for a while. … Like the early morning frost, this intellectual refreshment withers the parasitic and nasty vegetation that smothers the good seed. Bursting forth at last is the flower of truth.”
― Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Advice for a Young Investigator

 

 

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