I had an intense headache today and I hadn't had one in a while. Wow! It is amazing how incapacitating these things can be. It gives me a lot of empathy for people that live with constant pain.
As a result, I had to miss an event this evening with the friend that has multiple cancers. She wasn't too happy and probably thought that I needed to get over it. After all, she was going and she is going through chemo.
I came home and went to bed and part of me felt guilty, but part of me didn't want to be a road hazard either.
It is sometimes hard to know when to take care of ourselves and when to take care of others. Yet, the airplane flight attendants often say it best.
Isn't it something like - "Put your mask on first and then assist others...?"
I tried to look it up on the Internet and found this blog from a mother - http://kunderwood.wordpress.com/2009/05/07/first-put-on-your-oxygen-mask/ .
Good advice for many parts of life.
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Friday, July 10, 2009
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Steward our Energy
A friend sent me a link about being an introvert and being a church member (of any church). It was rather interesting to see that a lot of people are spiritually devoted, but sometimes have issues fitting in to congregations of their various religions.
Somehow I followed a list of links and got to this website.
http://www.introvertenergy.com/introvertenergizer/introvertenergizer-02-07.php
The woman writing on this site brought up an interesting term that she attributed to the Dalai Lama.
Basically, it's taking care of ourselves when we need to - get rest when we are tired, walk when we need to think and/or exercise, read a book when we feel the need, etc.
With all the work I've been doing for work, home, church, people, and personal projects I'm realizing that I'm forever being a poor steward of my energy. I've gotten better in the last couple of years, but that is only because I have far less energy than when I was like 28 years old, or 30 years old or even 35 years old.
Anyway, this is one of those little terms that I am going to remember to implement into practice.
So, I'm going to keep writing because it's getting all of this out of my head so I can rest better.
Somehow I followed a list of links and got to this website.
http://www.introvertenergy.com/introvertenergizer/introvertenergizer-02-07.php
The woman writing on this site brought up an interesting term that she attributed to the Dalai Lama.
Basically, it's taking care of ourselves when we need to - get rest when we are tired, walk when we need to think and/or exercise, read a book when we feel the need, etc.
With all the work I've been doing for work, home, church, people, and personal projects I'm realizing that I'm forever being a poor steward of my energy. I've gotten better in the last couple of years, but that is only because I have far less energy than when I was like 28 years old, or 30 years old or even 35 years old.
Anyway, this is one of those little terms that I am going to remember to implement into practice.
So, I'm going to keep writing because it's getting all of this out of my head so I can rest better.
Friday, September 19, 2008
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