March 20,2014- Taking Care of the Self

It is very difficult to encapsulate how we are able to take care of our needs when we are stuck on this endless hamster wheel.  Whether is it taking care of a loved one 24/7, making sure a mother keeps the house and the household together in a flurry of activities, and trying to meet a deadline at work while trying to reach a productivity of 120%, where do we take the time to make time for ourselves?

I remember last week driving over all over Los Angeles meeting with people, attending sessions, making house calls, going to network meetings and keeping a smiling face that one day I left the house with two different color shoes.  That’s right!! I got to my coffee shop with two different shoes and boy were they laughing; joke got all the way to the guy in the back making the doughnuts.  The point I am making is that time is not on our side, despite what the Rolling Stones may say.  As bad as our day/week is, we should try to make the time to take care of ourselves.  Case in point: trying to cram everything in two weeks and not taking care of myself has lead me to deal with clumsiness, a viral infection, as well as not being able to match my shoes correctly.  I can make time to do the following items. I can dedicate 20 minutes a day to my mediation regime or take the 25 minute jog in the afternoon/early evening to get rid of the stress.  I can get to bed at a decent time.  I even use a great link www.dailymile.com to track my miles and https://insighttimer.com for meditation.   As I have stated before in my blog, my sessions, and my caregiver’s group and on a freaking mountain top, if you are not good to yourselves, how can you be good to others around you?