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"Those that don't remember the past are doomed to repeat it!
(Source unknown)
March 1
Today I decided to temporarily postpone my life!
I put everything on hold!
Laundry, chores, kids and hubby!
Why, because if I don't learn to take care of myself first, I will never learn to be able to take care of anyone else.
I know I got the chance to sleep in a little bit ago, but this time I actually set time aside just for me!
It's so funny how we go around trying to love the world but never take the time for ourselves!
We think that if we take time for ourselves the world would fall apart, the kids would disown us; that we will be on the nightly news as the most selfish person because we did something just for us.
Think about this, with all the things you do in an average day, how much more could you accomplish if you weren't on the brink of exhaustion all the time?
Can you imagine actually enjoying car pooling the kids to soccer because you just spend an hour just reading your favorite book?
Or maybe you actually got 8 hours sleep last night?
Don't give me the, "I don't have time for that", routine! The time is there you just need to allocate it better! One of the keys to financial security is to remember to always pay you first, then everyone else.
Why can't we do that with our time?
I don't see the people that pay themselves first broke; on the contrary they are some of the most financially successful people in the world. So if it works with money, why not our time?
Yup, I was selfish today! I got up and took a nice long shower. I got my hair and nails done and I even got to read the paper while the news where still news not ancient history!
I didn't clean, I called for pizza and it was so wonderful!
Because when I saw Mel and the kids, I was refreshed and was able to truly enjoy them!
I was able to listen to what they said without having my mind on the million things I had to do next!
I was able to really savor the time with my hubby without doing the rubber neck dance from exhaustion!
Did my kids disown me, my hubby divorce me or the world fall apart?
Guess what? None of the above happened!
The world was still standing and my Mel and kids enjoyed me more! I am glad I learned that lesson the other day!
Okay so I discovered that I wasn't the glue holding the world together once again, but then again who would want to be? I guess some lessons need to be reviewed to get them right!
I can't wait until next month when I review my lesson learned and cancel my life for another day!
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Doc KC
Posted by: Doc KC/DOCintheBiz | August 04, 2008 at 02:25 PM
Excellent points that we women really need to bookmark. Too much giving leaves one empty. Empty vessels can't fill anything else, right?
Posted by: Lynn | July 30, 2008 at 09:07 AM