08/29/2020
Thanks to I am doing a repost with my blurb.........In the midst of this pandemic of I’ve been thinking a great deal about truly living each day to the fullest. I’ve been doing a gentle inventory of how I live daily life and how i give my heart to those dear to my heart: my husband our two daughters, my clients, my colleagues and friends and most important myself with self care. The food that i take into my body, making sure i’m hydrated, time in nature and how I work, play, and rest are all open to exploration. I’m drawn to work because for me “working” as in busying myself in my home and working long hours in my practice are my go-to natural places. ...the hard part for me is rest, self care and playing. I’m one of those people that make others feel dizzy as i’m swirling from one project to the other - burning the candle at both ends. I now understand why play and rest are challenging for me - I worked since I was 11 years old (and loved it) through high school and college as much as i could to help my single (hard working) mother with six kids. As a high school student I reported to my babysitting job at 10pm and studied and slept there and walked home at 7am to go to school. i thought i was amazing that i could sleep and make money! I didn’t realize until later that the mom was a Stripper (not that anything is wrong with that) but I knew the dad was a Police Officer. My work and productivity became the measure of how I valued myself.....play and leisure took a backseat. There is nothing like two full of life adolescent daughters and a very funny goofball husband to challenge me on those issues of rest and play...they have been great teachers and i am so grateful to them. It’s a work in progress and i’m enjoying the baby steps.
