Good morning kittens,
Wow, what a crazy journey I've been on the last week....
Aside from listening to the voices in my head as I take on this sobriety challenge, I also did an intensive two day retreat at Harbin hot springs on Love, Intimacy and Sexuality.
I got home from that Sunday night, jumped into work Monday am and now find myself in Stockton for another intensive 4 days of working with juniors at College Summit (hooray, working with kids! Boo, not taking time to reflect and take care of myself!) and then will have one more work week before I have a couple of days of rest, recovery and reflection.
One of the pieces of feedback I've gotten from people before is that it always seems like I have so much on my plate, which can be inspiring to some and to others overwhelming (like I take on too much) and in my mind I've realized that I keep "learning" how much I need personal time to do the 3 R's after I book an intensive anything (work travel, personal courses, vacation with family/friends, etc.) and I find myself wondering this morning why I rarely apply that lesson.
One of the most amazing take aways I got from this weekend was how often I have acted out of obligation (in intimacy, relationships, profession, etc.) at the expense of my self care. I promise I'll write more on that later (once I have some 3R time! LOL), but I just noticed that part of totally being at choice in the world, every minute of every day, means I have to choose me in order to authentically choose freely, not out of obligation.
So, I'm off to shower in the dorms here (ha!) and head out to work with the youngsters. I'm so grateful for clarity, the abundance of love in humanity and for each day of this journey I get to live.
Love, and thank you for listening....
Maureen
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