Lie down and let your body sink into the mattress.
Notice if your mind is still in the office.
Are you still drafting emails?
Are you still replaying conversations?
It is time to close the shop.
You cannot rest if you are still on duty.
Visualize your professional life as a massive,
Complex control room.
Screens are flashing.
Data is running.
Lights are blinking.
You are standing in the middle of it.
But now your shift is over.
Walk over to the main switchboard.
Imagine a large,
Heavy lever.
Grab it with both hands and pull it down.
Watch as the screens go black.
The humming of the machines fades into silence.
The lights dim.
The work is done.
It does not have to be finished to be done for today.
Turn around and walk towards the exit door.
It's a heavy,
Steel door.
Open it and step through.
On the other side,
You are in a quiet,
Natural landscape.
Perhaps a forest at twilight or a silent beach.
Turn back to the door.
Close it firmly.
Hear the lock click into place.
Nothing from that room can follow you here.
Not the stress.
Not the expectations.
They are locked away safely until tomorrow.
As you walk away from that door,
Feel yourself changing.
You are no longer the manager.
The employee.
The problem solver.
You are just you.
Feel the air on your skin.
Feel the breath in your lungs.
This time belongs to you.
This body belongs to you.
You have successfully transitioned.
You are home.
Rest now.
Good night.
