Now wouldn’t this be wonderful? To be covered in paint, without
a care in the world, with a grin plastered on our faces, happy and
carefree.
Well, why aren’t you?
How did you make yourself smile today? Yesterday? Last week?
In today’s fast paced world, it is rare for anyone to take the
time to think of their own personal development, their own personal
needs, their self-care. We are so caught up in the here and now, the
selfie moment so to speak, we don’t take the necessary time to stop
and smell the roses.
Stress, anxiety, and depression have become commonplace in our
society. As we get older, especially women, studies have shown that
benzodiazepine prescriptions increase. The majority of these
prescriptions are not even written by psychiatrist, but by our
regular internists. What does this say about how we are living our
lives?
Rather than set aside a few moments per day to work on ourselves,
we take pills to ease our pain, physically and mentally. Another
testament to fast and easy.
The fact that psychiatrists are not the ones generally prescribing
these medications also tells me that we are still hiding our issues
and not talking about what’s really going on. If we can not share
our minds with others, how can we ever expect to heal?
Each day, if only for a moment, we can make the choice to take
time for ourselves. Mindful meditation, yoga, a relaxing bath, a
chapter in a book, that conversation with a friend we’ve been
putting off because we didn’t have time, whatever it is that YOU
need in order to bring yourself some peace. We’ve all heard the
saying, you can’t pour from an empty cup. If you’re running on
fumes, like most of us are, you’re not doing yourself, or anyone
else in your life any favors.
It’s not selfish to take time for yourself. It’s healing.
Take the time for YOU. YOU are important. YOU are worthy. YOU
deserve to smile. Your strength comes from within, build it daily for
YOU.
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