June 2026 Cultured Reflections, Resilience and a Reset- Session 1/ Rashea@LLO2 Academy
Does Quiet Time Really Work?
Let me just say this, I'm better off, because of moments of quiet time. I'm surprised that some people feel there's no use for quiet time. WOWZERS. Really?👀🙃
Having periodic moments throughout your day or week help re-center your thoughts. It's vital to have a clear mental space free from disturbances or distractions. Moments of reflection and centered breathing enhances your clarity, mobility, and flexibility. They help relieve stress, anxiety, frustration, and exhaustion.
Our bodies function better when we are clear, balanced, well nourished, and well rested. Have you ever seen someone who's never rested or relaxed versus someone who is? There's a huge difference in their moods, appearance, and clarity of thought.
Now, I'm not condoning laziness. Laziness is a sin. Taking a day to rejuvenate your spirit, soul and body is different than doing nothing at all, all day and everyday. Furthermore, I'm not discouraging you from enjoying your life or having a social life. But what I am verbally communicating is the importance of taking care of yourself without guilt or punishment for doing so.
I call it just breathing and being. Find your balance in the quiet calm of solitude. Solidify the assurance of your authenticity.
Take a moment to yourself. Assess any imbalance you detect. Assess, and then detox.
Pinpoint things that are keeping you off balance in your moods, decision-making, growth and development, health, spiritual practices, and relationships. Assess, adjust, and realign.
Say it with me:
.Assess.
.Adjust.
.Realign.
This is the thing. How can you love and care for others, if you haven't taken the time to love and care for yourself? It's not healthy, beneficial or realistic to not care for yourself. Here's my advice: Quiet the noise, center your soul, and just be still for just a moment in your day or week.
It's healthy to be one with yourself. Learn to be a living vessel not just a live one. Really live not just exist.
As I look at the world, I see people who are physically existing, but they're not truly living. People aren't happy. They're not fulfilled either.
So then, what's missing? Balance and time to center themselves is what's missing. Knowing who they are aside from opinions, accolades, and commodities is what's missing.
People... learn to relax. You can't enjoy your life, if you're always exhausted, panicking, moody, or stressed out. Plan some down time for yourself.
Take a day off. It's okay, and don't punish yourself or feel guilty for doing so. A Sabbath day is a biblical practice designed for all human beings. It's a vertical practice which enables you to feel relaxed in order to reset your life horizontally.
It's a time created for reverence, reflection, and forward thinking. Reflect, revise, and regain your composure and momentum. You got it?
Now, say it with me:
.Reflect.
.Revise.
.Regain my composure and momentum.
Catch up with yourself. Check-in with your thoughts. Filter through the calm, and detox your soul. Moreover, catch up on some of the things that have gone lacking, because you've had no down time.
Self-help books, written by authors, who emphasize the importance of rest and relaxation are available. They, also, encourage the practice of solitude. I'm not the only one who firmly believes in this practice. These authors and experts testify to the power of having quiet time.
Some people are afraid to decompress from the chaos and busyness of the day. They're afraid to be left alone with their thoughts. They feel like, if they do, they'll be missing out on something, or would feel overwhelmed with how they're not able to sort through their thoughts and emotions. This isn't a healthy way to think or live.
If you don't learn to decompress and sort through your thoughts and feelings, and if you fail to take care of yourself, your health will ultimately be affected. I warn now to stop. Learn to decompress. Practice the art of quiet time. It really works, and you'll be better for it in the long run.
Rashea@LLO2 Academy
