Are you having as much troubles with Daylight Savings as I am? I'm gonna need another nap today. I ended up taking a 2 hour nap yesterday.
Things have been especially busy around here lately. Today started with an 8 a.m. appointment and I forgot to take my pain meds, now I'm waiting for them to catch up. (I think I forgot to take them last night as well which complicates things even more).
How do you have patience with yourself? It wasn't until 1 p.m. yesterday that I had any sort of energy. I went for a bike ride and it was very short due to the weather and I ended up having an asthmatic episode that took a few hours to recover from.
So I'm sitting here, wondering what I should do, and what best ways to care for myself today. I'm still on antibiotics, I've been crazy busy lately, I'm exhausted, tired, and sleepy (3 different states), and I have more appointments later today.
In each of our lives we find times that we need to be patient with ourselves for different reasons. Sometimes our physical bodies, other times our emotional bodies, our mental and spiritual bodies can be overwhelmed as well.
We've all seen people who become infinitely more ill because they won't slow down to recover. I knew a man who had pneumonia for months and ended up with double pneumonia in the hospital cuz his doctors couldn't get him to rest any other way.
Today I could push through my fatigue and aches and finish up much needed work and begin on the den (the next room to attack) working until my next appointments and fall into bed tonight. Instead, I think I will exercise some patience and take a nap and when I wake up, if I'm feeling up to it I might make some raw cookies for our Norse and Anglo-Saxon discussion group, and then rest some more until I need to get ready for later today.
As I become more aware of my body and patient with myself I become healthier. A new health which is more well rounded than before I became ill. What is the mantra? Release, Simplicity, Focus, Tranquility. I will release my expectations on this day, trimming it to its simplest elements, focus on my health with a tranquil spirit and enjoy this day!
Swak!
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