How to feel a little calmer while life has some challenges.

Just imagine if "do less" was on your to-do list...  Rather than racing through the day with an endless desire to get things done, there was actually some space.  Perhaps you wouldn't just go from task to task all day, barely stopping for a breath.  Maybe you would do something radical, such as sit down with a cup of tea and relax without looking at your phone?  For much of my life as a teacher, I was always trying to keep up with the workload and doing less wasn't really an option.  I used to get into my busy-mode and "forget" how to stop.  Sometimes I would envy those who could work flat-out, run half-marathons at weekends and never get sick. Doing less isn't the norm.  I'm sure it has never featured on many people's New Year's resolution list.  A few years ago I decided at New Year to stop eating any processed foods to help boost my health.  It was with good intentions but resulted in every spare moment spent making everything from scratc