Soul Care

A friend told me last week that “soul care” is taking a breather to relax and recuperate and, according to psychologists, the key to staying sane.

Well I’m not very good at soul care.

Last week I had a number of adventures that began with a wonderful trip home to visit friends and family and ended in an “end-of-my-rope” and “lay-in-bed-ill” kind of way. Not the best way to live my life, I have decided.

So I cancelled all my plans. From last Friday night until the end of this week my only plans are my two jobs which, trust me, are more than enough. Working 5 days a week at two jobs that translates to 7 days in a row for multiple weeks in a row is more than exhausting.

So this weekend I did things, sure, I wasn’t at home twiddling my thumbs but I did the kinds of things that will help me be most productive in the office, most friendly in the restaurant, and most importantly….NOT SICK!

It was wonderful.

It was refreshing.

I think I’m going to not-make-plans more often. Things like ALL MY LAUNDRY get accomplished. And tonight I will (hopefully and finally) make it to IKEA for a bookshelf that will save my literature from boxes on the patio. After we moved…how long ago?

The point being: Stay sane. Try soul care!