I’ve discovered a lot about self-care in the years since I wrote my book, Self-Care Strategies for Family Caregivers. We need different things in our lives at different times or circumstances. Sometimes the most caring thing we can do for ourselves is to sit with our feelings, to be self-compassionate, or to take a well-deserved nap.
I emailed a friend this week and got an immediate response that at first seemed like it was a typical “out-of-office” email, but it was even better. The email said, “I’ve stepped away from my electronic devices today and will respond to you in a day or so when I reconnect.”
What a healthy boundary to set for yourself! To simply put your devices aside (for a day, maybe a weekend) and allow yourself the calm and quiet of an uninterrupted period of time for anything you need, creativity, in-person connections, rest – the possibilities are endless!
I just celebrated a birthday. It wasn’t one of the “big” birthdays (like 50, when you feel life’s half over or 65 when you need to sign up for Medicare or 75 when, I presume you take stock of what “old” is supposed to feel like) it was just an ordinary birthday.
It did however make me pause and take stock of my life, what I’m up to, what I’m accomplishing (or avoiding) and where I had hoped to be a year ago vs. where I find myself today. It was a way of counting the gains – a way of asking what have I really added to my life over the last year?
I hear this from clients, “Sometimes, I just feel stuck.” But if I’m going to be honest, sometimes I hear myself saying it as well. You wouldn’t think a coach would get “stuck” but we do – it’s a human thing. Everyone reaches some point in their life when the path forward isn’t clear and questions arise about what to do (or where to go) next.
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