tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064478678164369045.post6998085414224674792..comments2023-10-17T04:39:04.912-04:00Comments on lattes & rainy days: learning self-carekirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09789771023962578029noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064478678164369045.post-76001419196750826692007-12-27T17:58:00.000-05:002007-12-27T17:58:00.000-05:00I don't have that much difficulty with self-care -...I don't have that much difficulty with self-care - i think that's the way i'm wired - which is nice, considering the profession I'm in. But I have seen it is so many of my other female friends, and some of my male friends as well - I told Brian that I am going to teach him how to relax, be bored, and take naps - he laughed at me :)ilsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16732813967487114997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064478678164369045.post-46067363703622526092007-12-26T14:08:00.000-05:002007-12-26T14:08:00.000-05:00Hey Ilse! I bet you are. Do you find women tend ...Hey Ilse! I bet you are. Do you find women tend to have a more difficult time with living out this concept than men? Sometimes I wonder if we're hard-wired this way, if it's our culture, or some mixture of both that drives women to feel like they have to do it all & take care of themselves last. Hoorah for self-care!!<BR/><BR/>Terri - Thank you so much for visiting & leaving a footprint here. I look forward to learning more from each other in the future.<BR/><BR/>Blue - That would be a dream come true!! Imagine all the fun we could have traipsing around the great outdoors, drinking lattes, taking in each other's company. What fun!!<BR/><BR/>Greg - Wow, that is true wisdom there. So many times we take care of ourselves last or sacrifice too much of ourselves to get where we think we need to be. It's so amazing (& very counter-cultural) that you took a step down so you could take care of yourself and the things & people that are most important to you. Kudos!! I have so much to learn ...<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas!!kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09789771023962578029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064478678164369045.post-3266840221568472482007-12-26T11:35:00.000-05:002007-12-26T11:35:00.000-05:00Kristen, I had to come back and make another comme...Kristen, I had to come back and make another comment. After reading your post and commenting this morning, my boss called me into his office for a private chat. He asked for my advice on what to do with a supervisor that works here. I used to hold that position at another plant in the company and the president of the company once told my boss that I was the best supervisor in the company and they had a hard time letting me accept this step down postion. Anyway my boss kept talking about this other supervisor's performance issues and I think wanting me to offer to take over the position. I kept thinking of what you wrote and kept my mouth shut so I wanted to say thank you for what you wrote. I feel that they will eventually make me an offer I can't refuse but for now I am safe. I need to rest up and recharge my batteries for what is ahead. <BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/>GregGreg Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01925817439493420666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064478678164369045.post-35805369895107495542007-12-26T07:53:00.000-05:002007-12-26T07:53:00.000-05:00Great words to live by Kristen. I have the hardest...Great words to live by Kristen. I have the hardest time saying No when someone asks me to do something. I took a pay cut this year to take a less stressful job and it has been wonderful for me. My whole life I have devoted myself to making everyone around me happy at my own expense. I am now taking time to improve myself and then I will go back to doing for others. I know I was on the edge of collapse.Greg Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01925817439493420666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064478678164369045.post-35747143174874663912007-12-25T22:22:00.000-05:002007-12-25T22:22:00.000-05:00maybe a premonition, kirsten... who knows! i have ...maybe a premonition, kirsten... who knows! i have a childhood friend who is an artist in seattle, and i've always wanted to visit oregon, too! :)bluemountainmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04297693762079368522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064478678164369045.post-53066343419960291172007-12-25T11:14:00.000-05:002007-12-25T11:14:00.000-05:00Merry Christmas Kirsten. I love this post and I lo...Merry Christmas Kirsten. I love this post and I love your blog in general. So much love and wisdom. Thanks for sharing.terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08284855262535595879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064478678164369045.post-72957012412977898012007-12-24T01:24:00.000-05:002007-12-24T01:24:00.000-05:00Yay Yay Yay - I'm a HUGE advocate of self-care - w...Yay Yay Yay - I'm a HUGE advocate of self-care - with my clients, and with my friends, and especially for myself. If we aren't taking care of ourselves, we aren't best able to take care of others.<BR/><BR/>Merry Christmas my friend!ilsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16732813967487114997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064478678164369045.post-21507083950944855452007-12-23T00:58:00.000-05:002007-12-23T00:58:00.000-05:00Hi Carl! Thanks for the well wishes. :o) I guess...Hi Carl! Thanks for the well wishes. :o) I guess we're all tending to think along the lines of wellness, peace, & rest at this time of year. It's easy to know, but so hard to do!<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Chloe! I find it is much easier to pay lip service to these things than it is to actually do them (especially being one of those women who wants to be able to do it all). I wish you peace & rest also, friend.<BR/><BR/>Christianne, thank you! It's amazing what moments of clarity can come as the fruit of our giving up, our letting go of the necessity of understanding! It hit me like a ton of bricks when I wrote this that I'm not doing anyone I'm in relationship with any favors by coming to them ragged, worn, & depleted.<BR/><BR/>:o) thanks for the comment on that journal entry. Adding it just seemed to personalize it a bit more.<BR/><BR/>P.S. SO glad to hear the camera fiasco has its resolution now!<BR/><BR/>Blue - it is so true that these things are far easier to know than they are to do. Hopefully putting them out there will solidify them in my own mind and spur me toward embodying these in my life. I wish you & your family much wellness & peace!!<BR/><BR/>P.S. I had a dream last night that you, the hubby, & Sir Laughsalot came to visit me. I was sad to wake up & find it wasn't true! <BR/><BR/>Merry Christmas, all!kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09789771023962578029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064478678164369045.post-34142733414880967032007-12-22T14:00:00.000-05:002007-12-22T14:00:00.000-05:00a great list, kirsten... the things on it are thin...a great list, kirsten... the things on it are things we should all heed. lots of them are things i've discovered and am still working on....<BR/><BR/>take care of yourself and merry christmas!bluemountainmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04297693762079368522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064478678164369045.post-62705261196114000412007-12-22T12:05:00.000-05:002007-12-22T12:05:00.000-05:00I'm cheering for you, too, friend! This is so grea...I'm cheering for you, too, friend! This is so great, to read about your investment in self-care understanding. It's so hard, isn't it? But it sounds like you're definitely on the right track. I love what you said about not being able to approach a relationship with integrity if you're not caring for yourself in the process. That's such a powerful truth but one so easy to overlook -- or convince ourselves otherwise! <BR/><BR/>PS: I love your handwriting. So "you," even down to the lowercased "dec" at the top of the page. :O)christiannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278757714101308785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064478678164369045.post-3379664374747098132007-12-21T11:36:00.000-05:002007-12-21T11:36:00.000-05:00I am over here cheering and applauding you Kristen...I am over here cheering and applauding you Kristen!!! These are such important concepts but sometimes hard to follow. Thanks for the reminder!Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15042066987180810998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064478678164369045.post-91786161758132203132007-12-20T21:45:00.000-05:002007-12-20T21:45:00.000-05:00good on ya mate. Be sure to take care of that whic...good on ya mate. Be sure to take care of that which is the most important... you! Relationships will come only when you are taking care of yourself and making sure you are spiritually mentally and pyhsically whole. I am learning this very hard right now. <BR/><BR/>So how is it that you and I seem to post along the same lines, on the same day lately? God is so funny that way.jcubsdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441530898226119655noreply@blogger.com