Dear LPG, 

There are some retirees who have learnt the secret, but there are many for whom learning to appreciate relaxing affects the conscience. 

I stopped ‘working’ quite a few years ago but found the need to find things to occupy my time so quickly that I think I am as busy now, if not more so, then when I first stopped commuting to my office.

I wonder if you are one of those people who avoids phoning some of your best friends because you know that if you get talking you will be on the phone for at least 45 minutes, which is time that you could have spent doing something from which you can see more of a result.   I must admit to a tendency to feeling that there is so much to do that I really need to get on with it all the time.  

But just in case you did not know, today is National Relaxation Day and perhaps, particularly for us people who live with that ‘get it done’ philosophy resounding through our existence, a day to regard a time spent in pure relaxation should be a result in itself. 

What is your definition of pure relaxation; perhaps a day of sunbathing with a protective umbrella, your favourite music and a decent supply of the beverage of your choice to hand; a candle lit wallow in the bath with relaxing music; a guilt free chat with a long-lost friend; a look through all those old family photos which could double as a tidying up exercise, a bit of meditation, the possibilities are endless.

I am writing this well in advance of the day in the hope that it might be posted on time and, unfortunately, the weather forecast has not been ‘forecast’ yet, but whether we are in for a glorious sunny day or one that is a bit greyer, I hope that all readers will regard a day of pure relaxation as an achievement all of its own.

PW, Bellingham.

PW offers some links to a few relaxing suggestions for those who need them…

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LPG offers a little more about the celebration day itself…

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