This was running through my head yesterday and I could not remember where it came from! Well, looking over the Harmony Guide this morning I found it under MOTIVATION.
From page 13, HARMONY day guide
"If you want to give others your best, you must take care of yourself. Investing in yourself with healthy living can improve the lives of those whom you love, so let go of any guilt you may harbor about the time it takes to take care of yourself."
I have been on go go, push push, do do, and run run lately. Today I finally had to let my husband take my little boy early to daycare. It just about killed me, but I am so mentally and physically exhausted. This is the busy season of my job and I've been doing more church work on weekends. In addition, my Dad is in stage 4 lung cancer and my brother is having a super major back surgery today. As I sat in my living room chair, I stared into my son's empty room where the light was left on, tears filled my eyes and I thought to myself, "Why can't I just need a little less sleep? Why can't I get by on just a little less downtime?" That's when this wonderful paragraph came to my mind - just when I needed it.
Thank you Stephanie Huckabee for understanding REAL LIFE and it's challenges. And, I'm going to infer from that paragraph that you know what it's like to be a working Mom.
Now - off to make tuna salad and drink some Powerfit Lemon Tea!