When your car runs out of gas, it’s expensive, inconvenient, irritating, makes you late, makes your mad, might be dangerous, makes you vulnerable and definitely stresses you out. My guess is you don’t let that happen very often.
My tank is about ½ full and while that may be good enough for my car, it’s not good enough for me.
I’m tired. I ate kettle corn for dinner one night. I drove 600 miles in 3 days. I slept fitfully two nights in a row and woke with a stiff neck and because of the traveling I only exercised once during the week and not my usual 4. And did I fail to mention no writing and no meditating for a couple days? In less than one week, I’m off schedule, irritable and cranky.
As much as I supposedly know about staying healthy and reducing stress, it’s still very easy to quickly get off track. Life is moving very fast. It seems like there are not enough hours in the day, as though time is compressing, and maybe it is. According to the Mayan Tzolkin Calendar, we entered the 9th Wave which is called Unity Consciousness on 3/9/11 which for 234 days will be a rapid period of evolution and change. (Solving the Greatest Mystery of Our Time: The Mayan Calendar by Carl Calleman).
Now more than ever, it’s time to take the time to nurture yourself, make sure your tank is full. None of us can afford to run out of gas.
Me? I’m taking a long walk on this beautiful spring day. I’m taking the time to breathe deeply. I’m making the time to just sit with a cup of tea doing nothing. I’ll spend a little time in the garden and pick lettuce, arugula and herbs for my dinner. I’ll slowly refill my tank.
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