Get Hands-On….

A usual afternoon on weekdays, as I sat in front of a pile of washed clothes fresh from dryer waiting for me to fold them and keep them back in their place. I have always wondered if anyone has ever thought of any inventions to just fold clothes and stack them automatically, just as the washer washes the clothes and the dryer dries them automatically, what a relief it would be if such an invention was made!!

As I began folding clothes, I felt as though I was surrounded by a sense of calm and relaxation, I had been jittery before this, planning things one after the other and rushing through the day. However, as my hands were engaged in the process I soon made a sense of tasks I needed to accomplish and could sort them out mentally and felt a sense of relief.

Isn’t it a paradox that the automated machines which have eased our life and given us so much spare time on our hands have also added to the stress levels. How? By giving us more time to run errands, answer phone calls and thus trying to fit in more than we can in a single day!!

Way back some thirty forty years ago, during the times of our parents, things were pretty simple. They didn’t have the luxury of automated machines but they did have a simplified stress free life. Whether it was washing clothes or chaffing the grains or cooking, they always had their hands involved and minds engaged. Despite all the physical labor they did they weren’t burnt out like us.

A hands- on experience (literally speaking) always has the power to put the mind in a relaxed state.

Don’t believe me? Try it out for yourself!!!, the next time you are a demanding situation or going through a stressful period get your hands into something you like, say, gardening , knitting or cooking and you shall see for yourself the solution to your problem.

I found mine; Hope you can find yours too….