It is Wishcasting Wednesday at Jamie Ridler Studio and Jamie asked, "What do you wish to be gentle with? My answer, for especially this week and next, is that I wish to be gentle with myself. Two people that are very special to me are going through some major medical problems and I need to be there for them which also means taking care of myself. It is funny because so many of the old sayings that my mother used to tell me when I was a teenager seem to make so much sense to me now. She used to tell me you have to take care of yourself before you can take care of anyone else. So in order to be there for them, I know I need to do the simple things like eating right and getting enough sleep and staying calm so that I can be the support they need to face their very different but serious medical situations. Once again Jamie has come through with just the right question at the right time to help me put things in perspective. Thank you, Jamie.
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4/13/2010 10:11:12 pm
As Ginny wishes for herself I so lovingly wish this for her also.
I am also lamenting my illness this morning---I have a friend who has just discovered that she has kidney cancer, and must have her kidney removed within the next week or so. I NEED to be there for her!
funny how our moms really did know some pretty useful stuff? i had a yoga teacher talk about the need to first "fill" ourselves because if we didn't do that, how could we be expected to care for another? and also how that caring is often less authentic and has strings attached when we haven't first attended to our own needs ... 4/14/2010 01:41:43 am
~such wise words from your mother...words i too have been told a thousands times yet hard to take hold of...as Ginny wishes for herself so I greatly wish for her with all my ♥...may you be gentle in mind and body in these coming days...nourish yourself so you can be the caretaker of those who need you...i wish you well and your l♥ved ones too...in my thoughts you all will be...warm wishes and brightest blessings upon you and yours always~ 4/14/2010 06:12:35 am
As Ginny wishes for herself I so lovingly wish this for her also.
LeeAnn
4/14/2010 12:45:15 pm
As Ginny wishes for herself, so do I wish for her also. Your friends are so blessed to have your friendship.
Bev
4/15/2010 11:45:51 am
Those sayings really are true and very helpful. You really do need to take care of yourself! Leave a Reply. |
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