#relaxation

This process of assimilation, which takes place in depth, requires a state of relaxation that is becoming rarer and rarer. If sleep is the apogee of physical relaxation, boredom is the apogee of mental relaxation. Boredom is the dream bird that hatches the egg of experience. A rustling in the leaves drives him away. His nesting places - the activities that are intimately associated with boredom - are already extinct in the cities and are declining in the country as well. With this the gift for listening is lost and the community of listeners disappears. For storytelling is always the art of repeated stories, and this art is lost when the stories are no longer retained. ↗

— Walter Benjamin

#listening #relaxation #storytelling #art

If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it. ↗

— Herodotus

#always #become #being #bit #fun

It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes. ↗

— Thomas Aquinas

#from time to time #jokes #make #mind #playful

The muscles used to make a smile actually send a biochemical message to our nervous system that it is safe to relax the flight of freeze response. ↗

— Tara Brach

#smiling #life

My relaxation has always been my animals - going to the dog park with them, going to the beach. ↗

— Hilary Swank

#beach #been #dog #going #park

Work. Don't Think. Relax. ↗

— Ray Bradbury

#relaxation #writing #inspirational

Rest and peace should not be left until you're deceased. They are two vital life incredients everybody needs and seeks. ↗

— Rasheed Ogunlaru

#deceased #happiness #life #life-lessons #living

Doing something positive will help turn your mood around. When you smile, your body relaxes. When you experience human touch and interaction, it eases tension in your body. ↗

— Simone Elkeles

#relaxation #experience

A massage is just like a movie, really relaxing and a total escape, except in a massage you're the star. And you don't miss anything by falling asleep! ↗

— Elizabeth Jane Howard

#relaxation #humor

Cartoons have always been an enjoyment to me... a relaxation... I get my ideas from everyday events. ↗

— Matthew Ashford

#been #cartoons #enjoyment #events #everyday