My Whole Self

Caring for oneself, in all aspects is highly valued to me.  I take care to spend time rejuvenating all aspects of life, emotional, physical, spiritual, and mental.  Sometimes I am better at this than others.  I'm finding, as I get into my vacation time, I had allowed myself to not make time for self care.  It has been detrimental.  I'm now having to backtrack and catch-up on my own care.  This summer has been a good reminder to me to care for my whole self.  It's not a big ah-ha, but I believe it is something we overlook in our culture.  We care for others, putting them first and eventually we are too worn out to be good for anyone.  We become bitter and tired.  Not becoming.  Taking time to care for yourself is not selfish, it's necessary.