📅 Thought for today:
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‘Just when you feel you have no time to relax, know that this is the moment you most need to make time to relax.’
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— Matt Haig
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#thoughtfortoday #selfcare #relax #chill #priorities #findthetime #lookafteryourself
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I often hear the words, “I don’t have time to…”
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It is another way of saying, “I have higher priorities.”
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In the case of self-care – looking after your needs – how can you have a higher priority?
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My work is intense at times, and from the middle of today until the close of Friday I have a busier schedule than I usually would. I have already written “chill” into my diary at key moments, and I am looking forward to unwinding and recharging at the weekend.
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You won’t be surprised to know that this often involves time alone. My work involves lots of conversations with other people, whether one-on-one sessions, group training, or supervision.
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By the weekend I run out of words. I need that space to find my equilibrium. Increasingly this is by creative pursuits – photography, drawing, illustration, calligraphy, pottery – I am not short of creative hobbies (thanks to Julia Cameron).
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I’m curious here – how do you look after yourself when you think you are too busy or don’t have the time?
