What is happening to me?
Perhaps it’s the time of the week or month or hour. My little one has gracefully flown past two as I have barely finished the blink of my eye. I completely devoted my body, my heart, and my mind to this munchkin and there are days when I am left wanting, tired and impatient. I am continually craving some alone time and the desire to see my husband more than passing him in the hall to discuss the required things of the day.
I am not ungrateful for all those yummy mommy moments but only for the loss of myself, my peace or maybe something so simple as my sleep.
In creating this child protected world in my home, sometimes I lose track of me. There’s a constant battle of wits between me and me as mommy. From the consolation advice of friends, this is apparently normal and a challenge of parenting.
Maybe you are a parent, maybe not. Maybe you are just a giver, of everything. So what do you do to keep you intact when your whole world is about being so available to others?
At some point, as I have heard another say, our bodies are our temples and we should honor them, right? It’s high time to get back to that. Honoring one-self to be better for her, my baby, is the task of my day. Finding just 5 minutes to just listen to the waves hitting the shore outside or just nothing with no crying, no tugging, and no one hollering mom, mom, mom! What happened to the pampering, the spa, the massages, the quiet reading and daydreaming time? Seemingly, it’s selfish at times but ever so necessary I am starting to realize.
If you have a unique way of balancing yourself with your giving, share it with me please… I am looking for some creative ideas.
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