Good Morning, Beloved Conscious Parent,
Just checking in to see what you did yesterday for you. I mean YOU. Did you curl up with a book? Did you take a nap? Did you take a soak in the tub?
Well you have today, too, to restore yourself, so start thinkin’ and plannin’ now. Say that at 5PM you’ll take a bath. Or at 6PM you’ll go for a leisurely stroll through the neighborhood.
I talked to a couple yesterday, who seemed slightly concerned that taking time for themselves was not the best thing to do considering all the needs their kids have. Nope. Not selfish. Not indulgent. Not neglectful.
Think for a moment about what will happen to your beloved child(ren) if you get sick or croak. I mean, we all have to go, but I’m not in a hurry- I assume you’re not, either!
A colleague of mine’s tag line is, “Ignore your health, and it WILL go away.” Profound.
Rest is supreme for restoring our health and lowering cortisol levels that make us crazy busy.
“Stop the world!” says don Juan in Carlos Castaneda’s ‘Journey to Ixtlan.’ How can you stop the world? I work at this every single day. It’s insane what we think we need to do in the 21st century! Stopping the world is fast becoming a favorite hobby of mine.
I love you. I applaud you. You are a conscious parent doing everything in your power to do the right parent thing. And a big part of that is taking time for you.
Love 4Ever, Lorraine
The Conscious Parent Mentor
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