How complicated has life become? Healthy living. Constant stress, that for a simple feeling of well-being we need a routine, like training for a marathon?
Zgood life became a list. Lemon water in the morning. Then meditation. Morning stretching. Somewhere in between, matcha tea. And spirulina. Maybe an ice bath. If you skip one step, you feel guilty, like you just missed out on something crucial to your life.
What happened to the feeling of peace?
It increasingly seems as if we have to be experts in every decision related to our own bodies. As if we need to read a manual, follow schedules, and follow rules to feel good. Everything has its ideal time. – sleeping, drinking, exercising, eating. And if you can't grasp something, you get the feeling that something is wrong with you.
But that's not health. It's a silent form of exhaustion.
Maybe you too sometimes feel this tension.
That moment when you just want a cup of plain coffee, that silent reminder starts ringing in your head that something else would be better. Something green. Something "smarter".
A healthy life, which should offer you balance and relaxation, has become a field of pressureEverything you once did with ease – taking a walk, resting, eating without analyzing – is now wrapped up in worries about whether you are doing enough. Whether you are being true to this new, better version of yourself that you are supposed to be constantly building.
When did health turn into pressure?
A while ago, this was something very simple. A home-cooked meal. An afternoon nap. Walks in nature.
But today… numbers on the watch, steps on the screen, calories in the app. Health has become an endless to-do list.
What if we simply allowed ourselves to breathe?
It's not that everything is bad. Spirulina is not the enemy. Yoga is not the problem. The problem is when we separate ourselves in the name of health. When we no longer listen to our bodies, but to our schedules. When healthy living loses touch with life.
How to get back to yourself without pressure?
1. Reduce noise.
Less information. Less comparisons. Less “shoulds.”
2. Allow yourself to be ordinary.
A normal breakfast. A late night sleep. A day without any particular reason to feel great – and that's okay.
3. Trust your gut feeling.
Hungry? Eat. Tired? Rest. You don't need an app to check.
4. Don't judge yourself.
If you don't have a routine, it's not the end of the world. If you sometimes choose a donut, it doesn't mean you're not "on the right track."
5. Find silence.
A few minutes without music, without podcasts, without phone. Just breathing.
Health is not a system. It is a relationship.
Relationships that suffocate us hurt us. Relationships that let us breathe heal us. That's why you allow yourself to be imperfect. No perfect routine. No spirulina if it doesn't suit you.
Real health is a place where you are at peace with yourself. And when you feel that – no schedules, no extras – you realize that you are actually quite enough.
