“The Third Space”
One thing we humans tend to do is get locked into this get up, go to work, go home, go to bed and then repeat this ritual day after day, week after week, month after month, year after year!!!
This Groundhog Day ritual can get quite tedious after a while which then turns this routine into a chore.
And, after performing a tedious chore over and over again, this negatively affects our state of mental health in terms of drive, enthusiasm, motivation, creative thought and eventually overall mood and happiness.
A way to overcome this and break the monotony is to try and create a third space between home and work.
For me, training at the gym after my teaching day always works a treat as it clears my head, reboots my overactive brain and elicits all those endorphins, growth hormone and good mood chemicals that form my instant remedy to negativity and stress.
Recently, I decided to create another ‘third space’ in the morning between home and work.
My partner, Louise and I, have been getting up a bit earlier, walking for anywhere between 10 and 40 minutes and then finishing the walk with a 20 minute sit and coffee at our favourite cafe in Baldivis, called Brother of Mine.
By the time we get back home to get ready for work we are in a great mood, feeling motivated again and ready to take head on the challenges of the day!
It might sound very simple and too good to be true, but believe me, it works a treat! Remember, the simple things in life are always the best!!!
Give it a try, just once in your day, as a start and see how you go.
Before you know it, you will be implementing this third space both before and after work!
Enjoy!!
Bodychisel by Craig. 