I have been reading this book for the past few days, authored by Drs. Oz and Roizen. You may have seen them on TLC. Not just reading but following their recommendations are a part of being good to myself that I've recommended from the formation of this blog.
I don't want to be on my sick bed (or worse) and regret not having taken care of my body and mind when it's too late.
Imagine the Hoover Dam, or any large one. The dam is you, Lake Mead is your resources, and the driving force behind your hydroelectric power plant. The river below is where all of your resources drain to. Now, what happens when the water in the lake drops to a low level? No energy produced, a pretty worthless dam. The river downstream dries up too.
Why did the lake dry up? Did the dam break due to lack of maintenence? Or was it a lack of rainfall? What now?
Don't wait until your resources have dried up, when you can no longer walk comfortably, or bend over, or jump, or eat the foods you love, or afford a gym membership.
Do what you can, today and every day. Your time is stretched so thin these days; your priorities will never be you unless you make it so. Unless you take control of self-care -and don't apologize for it either - your resources will be drained before you realize it.
My dam repair takes the form of walking, taking an aspirin, meditating, taking vitamins, drinking green tea, doing chi-gong (ok...I'm trying that out tomorrow), getting 7-8 hours of sleep (working on it), and other beneficial choices.
Yep, I used to feel sheepish about self-nurturing. Not any more.
Till next time,
June
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