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| Why Self-Care? Back to Enhancing Your Power Supply |
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| by Jennifer Bloome | |||
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Families, whether two partners or a family of 6, have their
own unique energy. A family is a living and breathing entity that has its own
unique features. As the old saying goes “the whole is more than the sum of its
parts.” Each unique personality comes together and contributes to the energy
of the whole, of the family. The energy of the family changes as the individuals within it change. These changes can be over the long term, through the addition of new family members, or daily as each individual experiences new situations. Our lives, both over the long-term and daily, are all about change: changing between our daily roles at home and work, changing as we age, changing as we face health or illness. Having change in one’s life is good. Change keeps life fresh and interesting. Having responsibilities and deadlines keeps one organized and efficient, you can see your purpose and intent being carried out. Energy that arises from this type of change is positive for the whole family entity. | |||
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| But there is a line between change that invokes positive
energy and change that invokes chaos. We’ve all crossed that line over into
chaos and know that that is best avoided, almost at any cost! So how do we
figure out how to not cross that line? The choices are numerous and some of them obvious. Many of the choices involve subtracting commitments or involvements. But, I would suggest a choice that adds to the “to-do” list: Self-Care. Even if a family is more than the sum of its parts, it is only as good as its weakest link, to borrow another old saying. In hard times, family members help out other family members; that’s what we do. But, individuals have the responsibility to watch after themselves, to make sure they are the best individual possible so the entire family works. I think that we feel guilty when planning for something that we need as an individual. Not what to do so that we do our job better, or give more time to the volunteer organization, or how we could be contributing better to the finances, and on and on. We are taught to look externally, to do good for others. We need to learn that without a strong foundation ourselves, we will burn out doing good for others. The energy of a family will be enhanced beyond measure when each individual takes the time to look inward and to build a strong foundation. |
Laying the Foundation for Wellness Guilty Pleasures A Brick in the Foundation: Social Support A Brick in the Foundation: Physical Health A Brick in the Foundation: Emotional Health Holiday Markers A Brick in the Foundation: Environmental Health A Brick in the Foundation: Spirituality | ||
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How do you do that? That is the purpose of this monthly column – to explore methods of Self-Care that will enable you to strengthen the foundation you need so that you can soar in your role as a member of your family. We will look to the connection between the Mind and the Body, how thoughts affect health, what does “health” really mean, nutrition, sleep, connection with Spirit, defining your heart’s desire, finding your life’s path. Most importantly, we will explore how we can begin to move forward with caring for ourselves without guilt. To begin this path of Self-Care I ask you to consider three questions:
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