Running out the door with lunchbox, duffle bag, chai, and hair brush or purse, as you notice your child's book-bag or the clothes that need dry cleaning still in the hall. You dare not have the time for that second trip to the car so, you stuff your mouth with your the purse or duffle bag strap and with the extra pinky grab the bag or clothes. Dumping everything in the car you buckle up and remind any sidekicks(traveling passengers) to do the same, because you know what happens when you forget to buckle....flashback to to 1984 when seat-belts weren't that popular and cops had their own tv show, dad slammed on the breaks and you flew from the back of the baby blue Monte Carlo to the front. Needless to say, you encourage safety first(by buckling up) from lessons learned. Fast forward to here and now, by the time you drop the kids off or the dog at the vet, you rush to work or back to the house to clean up from the tornado that happened when the kids awoke that morning. Day moves on, you grow tired and maybe you feel as if the you have no more thread that can be unraveled from this quilt called life. Does any of this sound familiar? Are you working non-stop, giving your all to find out that you have to do it all over again the next day? Having a sense that there are not enough hours in the day, chaos, and feelings of fatigue and overwhelming worries.
Many of us are born into different situations, life challenges appear as the single mom, stay at home mom, working mother, or you might be the newlywed, student slammed with studies and tests, perhaps you chose a demanding career with out children...the point is, no matter your status quo or life goals, every lifestyle has its stressors.
I too have been there, I lived on that doorstep for years. I allowed and even welcomed the stress to hang out in my everyday routine. The beauty of it all is that we have the power to change it. If I, a single mother of four rambunctious amazing children, that ran a business, went to school and worked a second or third job(ALL at the same time), learned the secret to sanity....would you be interested in hearing it? I know your saying: "Duh, Kara!"
Its really simple; keep it simple. Get back to the basics of who you are, what you love to do, and make yourself a priority. You are fearfully and wonderfully made, there is no second chance for this life, you must discover your worth now. That means to take time out for yourself, wether it be 10 minutes in the day or a whole day for yourself to get away and be alone. As a Christian I believe what the Bible says in caring for your body as a temple, as a Yogi I believe we must slow down. Women, I've noticed especially, run themselves into the dirt or I say the ditch because they get stuck. Go, go, go, always on the go, never taking time out to breath and see their value. Yoga can slow you down and remind you that you need to care for yourself first in order to provide care for anyone else. The only way to be excellent at anything is to make sure you are excellent first: mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Be mindful today, just as if you were in a fire, you can not save someone burning if you are on fire, make sure the scene is safe first or the fire is out THEN you can help and get the person to safety. Be healthy, inside and out, so that you can love, care, provide, cherish, and help others to do the same. If you say, "I don't have time!" Get over that fear in your mind, stop saying I can't and start asking "HOW can I make this happen?" MAKE time, your life is worth it.
Ways to love you:
Yoga, daily walks, healthy eating, girls night out, read a book, meditate, exercise, paint, do something that you enjoy.
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