I did it again! Left the house in my slippers. Mercy. Didn’t realize until I parked at work. So, I think again about balance and slipper reminders.
Oh, and about the socks… I have my reasons. Smile.
Question: What has been helping you toward balance? Please tell us.
Self-care tip: Allow quirks in life to be the blessings that they are.
I wrapped my feet arches with support tape, pulled up my pinkest compression sleeves, had on the leggings, running bra, tank and cap. I had my dog. Two bottles of water in my cup-holders and my phone loaded with a dishy novel, I drove to meet my Kaia running group this morning.
Do I sound ready? Yes I sound ready. (And old.)
Twenty minutes later, I pulled in to park and get going! Timothy, my labradoodle, started whining as soon as the car stopped and I pressed down the emergency brake. He knew he was supposed to be getting out soon and thought his whining might remind me.
Then I saw, rather than remembered, what was on my feet. Slippers. Sheez.
There are so many ways to react to a time like this. Reasons why, like wagging fingers, get in our space. I could be defensive.
I thought I might complain, but Timothy was already whining. Someone had to be the strong one.
There is a tension between paradigms of any kind. An ecosystem of microorganisms vs. the human body, the balance resting keeps with labor, this way with that way – and we know that any side is chaos without the other. Some wonder who could believe in an evil if they don’t believe in God. Or, would there ever be rich if there weren’t the poor, an ugly if not for pretty, happiness without sad? We could list these through tomorrow if we wanted.
Today, I think my slippers played their own role in this. I choose to react to them with a knowing appreciation toward balance.
Self-care tip: Identify what/where your balancers are. Questions:Please tell us your story.
Friend to Yourself 