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On Poets5 WordPress blog I found a response to today’s question:

Daily writing prompt

Do you need a break? From what?

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school is absolutely exhausting, I’m currently writing this at school and I just finished a test, school is tiring and I barely have enough energy when I’m home to do my homework, I’m a young writer so I try to find days where I can relax and write at home but homework kinda kills that fun. {School}

writes that young blogger.

Cartoon from “Needing A Break” from justabitfurther

It is not just schoolchildren snacking on a day or more off today. Many adults also appear to be weighed down by work stress and requiring a break from it.

Some young people may have the urge to be an adult as soon as possible, while others have no desire at all to grow up and become like the adults they see around them.

Kris Lou seems already to have found one solution to the problem. Her goal is to create a space where readers can connect with stories, explore creativity, and embrace the idea of living in harmony with the seasons. She remarks:

In a world that moves at an unrelenting pace, the question “Do you need a break?” can feel like an indulgence rather than a necessity. Yet, just like the natural world around us, we are not meant to function at full speed all year round. Seasons shift, tides rise and fall, animals hibernate, and trees shed their leaves—all reminders that rest is not just important but essential. {Daily Prompt – Do you need a break? From what?}

In our lives, variety is very important. We also need a rest or relaxation on a regular basis, even in the work we love to do. In God’s Word, the Bible, we find all this directive that we should take regular rest and even give rest to the fields or the landscape.

In our professional lives, we must try to balance work, family life, social life and our spiritual life.

From birth onwards, we have to find our way through the process of growing up, which at first is mainly guided by the people around us. But during the school years, they gradually let go and demand that we learn to stand on our own two feet. This process sometimes involves a lot of trial and error. Each child has to find his or her own way in this, whereby they will sometimes bump into walls and get fed up with it. Perseverance then becomes the motto.

To the schoolkid I replied:

No one will deny that for some, school can be a really exhausting thing.

It is not always easy to score well in all subjects and unfortunately, not all school systems allow you to make your own selection of subjects to take.

When we are young, but also when we are older, studying can take a lot of energy. The difficulty here is being able to distribute and control that energy. Dividing the material into smaller components can help, so that you regularly leave the study table and stretch your legs between those components.

After a few smaller breaks, you can then take a bigger break to get out into nature for a while. Going beyond your garden is best. Forget all that book wisdom for a while and let your head unwind. After that, you can get back to it with new breath.

That way, it will be a lot easier to continue enjoying what school has to offer and to do your homework and delve further into your study materials. {school}

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