What can I say except that I don’t always listen to myself!! I’m only human.
I’m just back from a week’s holiday in Northern Cyprus where we sat by the pool, swam in the sea (well, let’s be honest – paddle, floated and messed about), ate heartily and enjoyed the bottles of still water (my husband had the beer and the wine). I could not have asked for such a ‘letting go’ as we had. Really enjoyable all round and we met some nice people.
The issue here is that, although I knew I was exhausted and needed a holiday, I had not realised just how exhausted I was! The ‘letting go’ to giving myself the sleep I needed. and my body the rest it needed was so beneficial.
In the previous week, I had been putting myself (I guess thinking I was super-woman) under a lot of pressure to get everything done before going to Sweden where I go to supervise, and then to Cyprus on my return.
Just so you know, in amongst the two trips, I also needed to do the editing of my 2nd book before I sent it off for editing and proof reading . By the way, I will keep you posted as to when it (‘I Don’t Care – Divine Indifference’) will be on Amazon.
I was setting myself up by stressing myself out. Nobody else was to blame – only me. I hold my hands up to that.
I imagine you all know the one of – “I can do it – I can cope” – before you collapse. Well I was lucky because I collapsed in a heap in a beautiful place. As a Facebook friend said – “Start taking care of yourself better”.
I am back to taking care of myself better, and hope that you are too by listening to yourself. I am back to my exercising tomorrow and looking forward to it.
I’d love to know how you take care of yourself before the exhaustion sets in – please let me know.
