Oh my gosh - it's been a year since I've posted anything here. What a horrible blogger I am. I may not be cut out for this medium.
I'm inspired by my friend Wendy Lee's new blog Puntuation Studio to renew my efforts here. That said, what have I been up to this past year? Well let's see...
The main thing that stands out to me in life and in counseling is the effort to lower stress. I could be all academic here and cite statistics about how stress effects your physical and emotional health, blah, blah, blah. But all I know from my personal experience is that if I don't take enough time for myself, I'm no good to anyone else. I don't care if you are talking about friends, family, or clients, if I'm strung out, then I'm no good to be around.
I've had to learn this past year that it's ok to make time for a walk or a bike ride or just a personal day. Sometime that actually mean working a four day week. Yes, I feel guilty sometimes, but I'm feeling that less as less as time goes on. When I take more time for myself, I actually have more quality time for relationships in general. If that seems counter-intuitive, then it is, but sometimes the opposite is true.
I think that's all the words of wisdom I have for now. I'll try to check in again before August 2012, but I'm not making any promises.
Lisa
PS - The book link is absolutely unrelated to anything I've written about here. It's just one of the best books I've read in the past year, and reading is just one of the many ways I take care of myself. So there.
