I had a vacation at my home today

Cambridge dictionary defines, ‘vacation’, “as a period of time to relax or travel for pleasure instead of doing your usual work”. Here the catch word is, “relax” which we generally ignore.

 

I had some spare time today, which I could have spent by sitting in front of computer or reading the messages on mobile or on social media. But, I did something different. “I opted for a 15 minutes vacation.”

I had read somewhere that you can have vacations even if you don’t get time to move away from your place of work because of some or the other reason. Today, I sat in the relaxed chair on the terrace of my home and closed my eyes. In a while, I started feeling, whatever was happening around me. To my surprise, many beautiful things happened. I could feel the breeze and its impact. I could also hear the chirping of different birds. My mind was getting relaxed, and, I was with my ‘own self’. Cut off from the world and enjoying the serenity of the surroundings existing around. This bliss continued for 15 minutes and I could talk to myself, feeling relaxed with every passing moment of time. Totally immersed in self and without any worry. It was a feeling of ‘wow’.

 When I opened my eyes, I had a different feeling, a feeling of happiness and relaxation, as if I had gone on some holiday. This led to the realization of the fact, why such breaks are needed in our daily routine. We all keep on claiming that we are busy and we don’t get time. Contrary to this, even if we go on a vacation, there too, we engage ourselves in various activities. We click photographs, check the mobile frequently rather than appreciating the beauty of nature.

Don’t wait for the long breaks come to you, instead, enjoy the short breaks and be with yourself. The ultimate aim of vacation is to have the eternal peace and happiness which can be attained through small breaks too, which I underwent during this vacation.

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Dr. Ravinder Singal

18 comments

  1. Ramprasad Khandelwal

    It is nests of our life which made by heart so they give us joy happy journey

  2. Sunita

    Most required vacations for every soul

  3. Dr MANISHA RAUNDAL

    Very nice thought of relaxation
    Thanks sir for your valuable guidance

  4. अश्विनी न्याहारकर

    सुट्टी साठी दूरच गेले पाहिजे असे नाही तर, सुट्टी कुठे ही enjoy करू शकतो, याची छान माहिती दिली, धन्यवाद सर

  5. Thank you so much Sir for such a Wonderful thought.

  6. Sunita Bhagure Chauwhan

    What a great thought sir..!!
    Chill time..!! A daily tonic..!!
    Thank you so much ,sir..

  7. Thank you Sir it was nice Experience you share with all of us Sir you always inspire us with a new Think Tank and new vision

  8. Jameer kazi

    Very nice sir, superb we are proud of you.

  9. Pankaj

    Very Nice Sir

  10. Nilesh Ambekar - Thane

    Yes yes yes
    This is something different thought, & make huge difference to the person form his daily hectic schedule.
    This 15 min practice will surely create +ve energy.

  11. Anil kumar

    Its very true sir,i already experienced oftenly…with nice and positive thoughts that make refresh and energetic too.
    Regards

  12. Kishor chaudhari

    Nice article sir.vacate all our worries and stress in vacation

  13. Vishakha Jakhadi

    Being in present moment always relaxes!
    Superb!

  14. RAMESH R SHYAMSUKHA

    अभिमान आमचा,
    मनःपूर्वक कौतुक आपले साहेब.💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐

  15. Thank you so much Sir for such a Wonderful thought/info

  16. What an idea,Sirji!!
    आजच्या धकधकीच्या आणि गतिमान जीवनात आपण मांडलेले विचार आणि पद्धती खरोखर तणावमुक्त जगण्यासाठीचा सोपा आणि प्रभावी उपाय आहे.

  17. Manasi Rahul

    Very inspiring Words to start the day with!!!

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