To You Who Feel Like Crying on the Morning Commute | How to Spend Your Weekend to Get Back to Your Smiling Self at a Cafe in 48 Hours / By Zodiac Sign

―― A way to recover without blaming yourself for being unable to do anything ――

You can't quite say you've reached your limit.
But you're not as energetic as you used to be, either.

To you who, even so, today,
still manage to wake up and get things done properly.

This note is
not for people who can't try hard.

It is a story about 48 hours for those who can't help but try hard,
to help them stop properly before they break.

In another article, I write about how to spend your days off for those who aren't quite at that point yet.

What is a "retreat"?

The retreat I'm talking about here isn't some special ascetic practice. In a word, it is a time to temporarily"withdraw"from the place where you keep taking damage.

You don't have to be positive, and you don't have to grow. There's no need to cheer yourself up. Just put some distance between you and it.

"Rest" and "retreat" are a little different.

• Rest: A day where you decide for yourself what to do

• Retreat: A time designed so that you don't have to think

Having read this far,
the people who think "maybe I'm still okay"
are actually the ones who have the most reason to rest.

People who are truly at their limit
don't even have the mental space to think "maybe it's okay to rest."

You, who are hesitating right now,
are still on the side that can definitely recover.

🔥 Fire Signs (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius)

To those who try to keep moving even when at their limit, or who can't stop feeling anxious even while resting.

• For the first 24 hours or so leave your schedule completely blank. Lie down. Keep your smartphone away. Even "doing it if you feel motivated" is forbidden. Fire naturally calms down when it runs out of fuel.

• The 24 hours after that If you go out, just for 5 minutes. You don't need glowing sweat or a sense of accomplishment. It is important to give your body time to learn that there are days when you can only recover by doing nothing.

🌱 Earth Signs (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn)

For those who cannot forgive themselves for being useless, or who keep moving while ignoring the heaviness of their bodies.

• For the first 24 hours or so You don't need to organize your life. Just keep a warm drink. Think of it as letting a field that has been over-tilled simply lie fallow.

• The 24 hours after that Dare to have time that produces nothing. Just looking at the scenery is enough. You are allowed to be here even if you don't produce anything.

🌬 Air Signs (Gemini, Libra, Aquarius)

For those who are tired from being bathed in too much information, or whose hearts have been left behind from overthinking.

• For the first 24 hours or so Don't look at social media or the news. Don't talk to anyone. Silence. Once the wind stops, it regains its flow.

• The 24 hours after that Try focusing on just one sensation. Sound, light, scent. Time to practice not coming up with answers.

🌊 Water Signs (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces)

For those who carry too much of other people's emotions, or who feel like they might cry when they are alone.

• For the first 24 hours or so Be completely alone. You don't need to put your emotions into words. Because when the water stops shaking, it naturally clears up.

• The 24 hours after that Don't look for reasons. Even if you cry, don't analyze it. You don't need to process your emotions.

Closing

These 48 hours won't change your life. But you can return to a state where you won't break any further. It's not just work. For those who have put their own lives on the back burner due to family circumstances, I am writing this because I want to give you these 48 hours.

It's okay to blame your zodiac sign and take a break. You don't have to blame yourself for doing nothing.

In your empty heart, for now, take one sweet candy🍬.

As you roll it around, your own warmth will gradually return.

You don't have to blame yourself for not being able to do your best. But it's time to let the version of you that forces yourself to do your best take a rest, too.

You are not broken yet. You are exactly where you can return to.

Today, just ease up a little.
That alone is enough for one day.

If you're too exhausted to read, just hit like or follow and read it later 😊

Bonus
When you reach your limit...
I once worked for two weeks straight without a day off due to a staffing shortage, and at that time, I was so tired when I got home that I couldn't do anything—clothes were lying on the floor, laundry piled up, and so on 💦
So, in my case, I accidentally wore the same clothes I wore yesterday to work (though my undergarments were fresh, of course...)