We who have spent so much of our lives caretaking rarely force ourselves to slot time to take care of ourselves. There always seems to be one more child, one more crisis, another phone call or appointment, one more intervention, [one more load of laundry!] demanding our immediate attention. The airline stewards always tell us to put our oxygen mask on before putting it on a child or person near us. We need to breathe. We are trying to climb mountains and we are trying to do it carrying children on our backs. We need oxygen for the climb.
So, I have decided to try NOT to use the extra time to put more effort into my other priorities. I am going to try my hardest to use that time to build up my own oxygen supply, to gather strength for the tasks at hand, ... to be still.... to breathe.
Wish me luck!
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