Self-Care/The Necessary Thing

When you have so much ‘to do’ take a moment and just ‘be’

The list will still be there but your peace might not

Stop. Feel the warmth of the sun. Listen to the twitter of the bird.

Really look out the window, just stare.

Touch the texture of the fabric. Breathe in the crisp autumn air.

Taste the crème of your coffee. Feel your feet on the floor.

The order doesn’t matter, the specifics a random suggestion

Just the noticing

Engaging your senses

Then, just be present———

For at least a few hundred beats of your heart.

Breathe in, breathe out, and be

This is the vital thing, what connects you to yourself

Gives the brain a chance to quiet the worry and whisper what is best

Your heart a chance to feel, tense muscles relax

Physiology working in harmony

Teach your body to remember this space

This necessary dialing down, honouring the container that serves you

The soul that feeds you

Listen to what it wants to tell you

–If we don’t listen, our body finds ways to tell us anyway! And they may not be preferred.

Mental Health Week was LAST week in New Zealand, but better later than never!