Just Two Hours

Today’s Shine text message: “Tapping your creativity for just 2 hours a day = a more relaxed you.”

The positive sunlight that arrives to my smartphone every weekday morning usually carries a significant message, but this one caught my attention. I had suffered a bronchospasm - a random respiratory flare-up - and was still recovering from it after doctors said it could’ve came from the cold air, anxiety, stress, etc. Their eyes rose up on the stress part though I convinced myself it’s the cold air. But it got me thinking about how I can relax. 

Two hours is all I need to take out of my day to do something relaxing, according to the Shine message and the articles it linked me to. I used to follow that rule long ago to write. Now, I have to reestablish that rule despite working full-time and binge-watching TV afterward. 

I have the handy stopwatch on my phone that I only use in the laundromat but should use it to time my focus on writing. It’s so easy to drop good habits and so hard to pick them back up.