I feel like I am a shadow of where I was a month ago. After surgery, the flu, and some nasty chest infection I was here but I don't remember much of it. I know that I still need rest but I am eager to enter the world again.Tonight I went to the gym for the first time in a month just to go. I listened to my body when it began to fight me rather than the machine. I stopped. I took a mat into the studio and did a series of yoga asanas to rest my congested chest and my soul.
Over the past two weeks our family travelled to Buffalo (where I caught the nasty bug!) to visit with family. I even had a girls only weekend with a friend at the beach but lamented that I felt so run down.
This upcoming holiday season I want to keep things mellow. My body has had a rough Fall and I want to respect and honor my limits rather than test them. I don't want to be just a shadow. I want to be engaged, present, and active in each moment, especially the tiny ones. Doing less, buying less, and going less is the only way I can see to be more present. Maybe being present is the best present I can give myself, Mario, and my children this Christmas season.
1 comments:
Oh wow. I hate that the past month has been so challenging for your physical and emotioanl well being...but how wonderful that you are feeling better now and getting back to yourself. It's a good time of year to slow down (despite all of the chaos) and take stock in what is really important in our lives- including being the best that we possible can, so that we can get the most out of life and provide the best for our families!
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