“To keep a lamp burning, you have to keep on putting oil in it” is a favorite quote of mine by Mother Teresa. Simple isn’t it? But in today’s world our tanks run on fumes for long periods of time and that’s not good! We get stuck in the perspective of “the way it is” and just keep going. Life and events start to run us vs. us running our life.
Recently, I took a trip with some friends and I was reminded of how important “me time” is to my physical and mental well being. Life continued on without me… the house was still intact, my kids didn’t starve and the dog was fine. But most important I returned recharged and with a new perspective on life.
How do you change your perspective? It would be nice if we had a warning light to let ourselves know we need to re-charge or have some down time. The endless to-do’s and should do’s drain our tanks. We push ourselves to the max, with the: job, kids and sports. We tell ourselves “it will slow down after X “.
I invite you to stop making excuses (pretty harsh hey?) and take some time for you. School is ending, vacations are...