What does "rest" really look like?

Last summer I  sat by the side of this glacier fed lake.  The Rocky Mountains stretched before me.  I rested in front of them.  

Someone from the city asked, "What do you do out there?"  
The answer, simply, was, "Nothing."  

I rested. Creativity flourished.  Life was enhanced.  In this tranquil setting I began my first book.    Soon I will be at the edge of the lake again, resting, writing, pausing, slowing, breathing.

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So what does rest look like for you?

Recent research on toxic stress points to the importance of "getting away from it."  After 21 days neural networks that were stressed begin to heal themselves.  The damage of persistent stress begins to reverse. This is true for adults.  Unfortunately, exposure to persistent damaging stress has different impact on our children's developing brains.  More on that later. 

As an adult, what can you do to "get away from it?"  Where can you find your 21 days to be absent from the stressor?  Impossible?  Perhaps we build to 21 days, starting with a weekend, a week, two weeks, then more. Be kind to yourself as you pry apart the "shoulds" and "oughts" to create some space to regenerate. 

What seems impossible may just be the beginning of you flourishing, and turning a new page as well.