We are all so busy! Running from one activity, meeting, or task to the next. It seems never ending. We fall into bed and start the running all over again the next day. This is how my life has been all summer long. There has been little time to just stop and breathe. When I worked down in the Operating Room my "breathing break" came every five weeks or so when I was on call. During those weekends my daughter went to her godmother's house and got some spoiling by her favorite Aunt and I got to just breathe. Even if I had to go into work in the middle of the night, I was still free to do as I pleased. It was wonderful. When you are a single parent, those times to rest your heart and soul are priceless.
It is no secret to my friends and co-workers that one of my favorite radio personalities is Delilah. The velvety voice of night time radio to millions of people across the US and Canada. As it turns out her show is broadcast live from Seattle every night from 4pm in the afternoon until 9pm on the west coast. I listen to her show almost every night while I'm fixing dinner and throughout the evening. I'm not a big TV person so this is how I entertain myself. Her show is very positive and she sure does smooth off the rough edges of the day. It's like having this really good friend keeping you company and playing great tunes in your kitchen. The other day she posted a question to her listeners on her Facebook page,"Did you have a hard time getting up and out of bed today? Do you feel not only tired, but weary? When was the last time you gave rest to your heart and soul? Have you made time to be alone with God? To go for a walk and meditate on the beauty of nature? To read something inspiring? To do nothing but feel connected to the one who made you?"
This was a very intriguing series of questions to me. Are we all so busy running crazy that we have forgotten that as humans we need to stop every now and then and "just be?" To me that might mean having coffee on my back porch in my pajamas while the world wakes up, maybe reading the paper or a good book; it also might look like sitting down for a few minutes and working on this little labor of love of mine. Tomorrow my weary little heart and soul are going to get a very much needed break. I don't know what I'm going to do, but I decided to take Delilah's questions to heart. I can't be the best mother I can be if I don't take a little "me" time.
I would like to challenge anyone to take those questions to heart. Even if you don't believe in God, do it because everyone needs to rest their mind, to decompress from the hectic world in which we live and work. Let yourself let go of all of your worries and stresses even if it's just for a little while. Take in a beautiful view, or the sights and sounds of the natural world around you. Relax and unwind. I think we all deserve the luxury of a little downtime. Enjoy your weekend! Cheers!
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