 Will you join me? The bare basics of life. How many people skim over what they have in life? How many take for granted what others never see? The bare basics... a place to live... something to eat... a paycheck... clothes to wear... sleep at the end of the day. They all seem like they should just always be a "given". But are they really? It's over a month now that I've had interrupted sleep almost every night. I'm exhausted to say the least. I never realized just how much lack of sleep would effect every other aspect of my life. Last week I sat down here to write and I had no concentration at all. Today was not much different. I have no idea why I am not sleeping but I do know that it has prompted me to look at the rest of my life and see how I am taking care of myself. I, like so many people, push to the max on a daily basis. I have a business to run with no employees so I do seven days a week every week. It has only been recently that I started taking time off to try to recharge from so many years of this pace. I am grateful for my daughter and the fact that she can take over for me when she isn't working. Yet there has to be more that I can do. I've begun to realize just how important it is at the end of the day to make time for myself. To simply "be" without having to "do" anything. Just relax and wind down from a hectic day. I believe that everyone's home should be their sanctuary... their "safe haven". A place where they can go to rest and recharge. I ask you this week to look at your life and see if you are just going through the motions or if you are truly taking care of yourself? I have made a conscious decision to take better care of myself...not for anyone else, but for me. Will you join me in that decision... for you? Many hugs... Dawn |
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