As I rushed to finish my chores before falling into bed, I silently scolded myself for not having time to do my evening routine AGAIN. Why did I always make time for everything and everyone except myself?
I had been working really hard in recent months to budget my time better. I even set up blocks in my Google calendar to figure out what to do when and how much time I needed. But when push came to shove and I had to make a decision of what to cut out or cut short…I was almost always the loser.
One of the best pieces of advice I’ve heard on the subject is, “Take care of yourself like someone you are responsible for…because you are!” When we are responsible for the care of another, a baby for example, we take it seriously. We don’t forget or blow it off. We don’t make excuses or procrastinate. We don’t do a half-assed job and we certainly don’t need to be reminded. We show up and do it because it’s important and that little one is counting on us.
But aren’t WE also counting on us?
Similar topic in my life coaching group lately is showing up for yourself or having your own back. If we do not show up for ourselves, we are far less likely to be satisfied in life. No one else is inside our brains and can understand exactly what we need and want. Heck, it’s hard enough to figure that out and we ARE privy to to all our thoughts!
When we prioritize doing ALL. THE. THINGS that we need to feel good – body, mind and spirit – we will be filled to overflowing. I love the saying “You can’t pour from an empty cup”. There are so many of us empty cups out there, floundering around, pouring, pouring, pouring until there is nothing left. Hoping for a few more drops to keep going.
When we take the time to fill up and top off each day, we will experience an abundance that is renewable and will flow through us into everyone and everything we touch.