Like many people I have been struggling to find some peace and calm in a world that seems to have been tipped off its axis. I’ve spent more than a few days deliberately searching for those bits that bring me calm. A quiet music playlist. Some comforting vlogs. Getting in touch with nature.
Recently Frozen Pennies posted a vlog that nailed everything I’d been doing and then some. Sara reminds us that ‘we’ are important, too. Check it out:
I know many folks, myself included, who have saved the ‘good’ stuff for ‘later’. I know many folks who never got around to later…
If you have ever seen the safety drill on an airplane, you know they always tell you to put on your mask before you attempt to help someone else. The reason is simple: You can’t take care of someone else if you haven’t taken care of yourself first. (We see it a lot in disaster movies…)
There is power in slowing down. It gives us time to calm down enough to actually focus and think things through. It sets us up for success.
My mom had a habit of shifting the furniture around every 6 months or so. She might not do it in every room, but at least one room in our home got rearranged. End result: An entirely new space to inhabit. We had to actually pay attention for a while to make sure we didn’t bump into things. We actually felt like we had gone away for a few days. Don’t knock it until you have tried it.
Something similar can be done by changing the curtains and pillow or cushion covers. Switching out the sheets on the bed to something with a different color or pattern.
Mrs. Obama talked about learning to knit and how it provided her with a quiet place to focus on something other than what was stressing her out.
Crafting in all its many forms can provide you a safe place, too. It doesn’t have to be costly and many forms are portable.
The most important thing, I think, is to remind ourselves that we are important enough to get some attention and care. Better yet, it is a good lesson to teach kids. Food for thought.
