Are you being gentle with yourself this week?
The past few days have been a bit crazy for me, and I seem to be cultivating an attitude of bull-in-the-china-shop rather than serenity. (Ask my family how many times I’ve grumbled for them to move out of my way this week. On second thought, don’t.)
When life get intense, I follow. I feel the adrenaline surging through me, urging me to do more and do it faster.
If you’re there with me, friends, perhaps we can take a step back together.
I know it feels like the world will fall apart if you don’t hold it tight.
I know it’s scary.
But these are our lives, and our families’ lives. It’s spiritual and sometimes physical life and death we’re talking about here.
Let’s slow down. Allow ourselves to be restored to sanity. We can’t do this thing, live this life, on our own power.
Part of me wants to proclaim this “gentle week,” and declare that I will take care of myself and recover the person I was created to be. But then the idea of slowing down for a whole week sounds terrifying and even a day seems too long to let go.
So let’s start with a moment.
Whether it’s one quick pause or a series of moments linked together, an early bedtime or a whispered prayer, let’s allow the world to run without us, if only just for a bit.
