MaXIMIze - Taking Care of You

A recent conversation with a dear friend reminded me that - as those lovely flight attendants tell us during the safety briefing at the beginning of every flight - we cannot take care of others if we do not take care of ourselves first. And beyond that, if we are doing for others all the time, we could become depressed and resentful because our needs are not being fulfilled and our emotional bank accounts are being drained rather than replenished and balanced.

So, are you doing enough for yourself? Do you practice extreme self-care? Or are you always giving to others, perhaps even to others who do not give back in return?

You are the only person you can control, therefore you are the only person you can change. If you need to change gears and take more care of yourself, do it!

Those who truly care for you will adapt, support, and understand. Those who don't - well, you'll find out who really cares for you and wants what's best for you when you start doing what is best for yourself.

You are worth it!

Namaste!

MaXIMIze - Take a Cleansing Vacation

When did you last take a real vacation - one where you fully let go of the day-to-day trivialities and just enjoyed where you were?

Are you tending your garden, your medicine, the balm of your soul?

Are you regularly cleansing your persona?

Like our homes get dusty,dirty and cluttered, so do our personae. Whether it is a nine-day vacation away from home (like I just did) or a few hours focused on something other than the day-to-day stuff, we all need to cleanse our souls from time to time so that we can come back to "real life" renewed and refreshed. 

By being focused in the here and now, we leave the worries of yesterday in the past and the ones of tomorrow in the future, enabling ourselves to live each day as fully as possible. 

So take some time to cleanse your persona on a regular basis, whether it is via a class you can lose yourself in, a trip to the zoo, a solitary walk near in a creek, time spent with someone special away from home and work focused on nature, or whatever feeds your soul and allows you to let go of that which no longer serves. 

Namaste!