So I’m sitting in the office today,
freezing, nauseous, and wishing I could be anywhere but here.
Finally it occurs to me… take a walk! It’s beautiful out. My
walking buddy had her baby earlier this week so I haven’t been
getting my usual exercise lately. So I got out into the sunny
weather and take a short walk. As I’m walking I’m thinking
about how I wish I had Lex with me, or a puppy. It’s easy to
justify getting outside when you have a dog or a kid. (Friday’s
are doggy days around here so we currently have lots of
four-legged friends under foot.) Why is it so hard to justify
taking care of yourself? Why is it easy to get out if a kid or
dog needs some fresh air (or a pee break), but hard to leave if
it’s just you. Why?
Calm and Chaos: Life with kids
aah the plight of being a woman… and I
imagine it’s worse once you are married and have children who
depend on you to take care of them.
Never
forget to take care of yourself. It can only help you do a
better job of taking care of everyone else!
Besides, it’s not just you-you are walking
for two! Love, mema
Love is like a cup of water; you can only
share from a full cup.
Taking care of
yourself is an act of self-love (not to be confused with
egotism) that fills you (your cup) with the love you want to
share with everyone else. Without it, you grow old and bitter
and lonely.
Self-love and self-care are
the best way to ensure that you rear happy, healthy,
well-adjusted children.
And it gives them
and example for when they get older. It’s a long, hard lesson
if you don’t have role models for real self-love.