Its all about the ZZZZZZZ

You have to take care of yourself, especially right now. As you know, I am recovering from surgery recently and while I am mentally competent, and think I can conquer the world, physically I am still in major recovery process.

I went on an adventure yesterday. I went and led a workshop. Just getting to NYC from my Queens home was an adventure in and of itself. Normally what would have been a 35 minute ride, took a lot longer, and left me exhausted in the process. Normally, I hop on the subway across from my house and zip, zip, zip right in. This time, my first time out since my surgery, I decided to take a safer (less stairs) route.

I waited about 40 minutes for the bus, took the bus to the LIRR, took the LIRR to Penn Station, then walked 2 blocks from Penn station to my desitnation. Normally not a big deal. But since I had only been to Rite-Aid across the street since my surgery, this was like walking on the moon. It was very disorienting.

We take for granted the simple things in life like walking, or eating, for example. None of which I have done alot of since my surgery. I have been resting to the degree I rested. I have little or no appetite. I walk around the apartment. So today all my activity from yesterday, my body said whoa, it all kicked in, and I just slept and I slept. I haven't been sleeping at nights so today my body must have said stop. I literally slept all day. I was supposed to work tonight but my body said, Whoa there Missy. You are not going anywhere. I literally felt gridlocked on my couch.

I really got that my body was going to take care of itself whether I wanted it to or not. (I wanted to go and do my work that I love) But my body had other ideas. Sometimes we don't listen to our bodies. We are only "renting" our bodies while we are here on earth. It isn't us. We live in a body that is a shield, but it is not who we are. It is like a car or house, the better we take care of it, the longer it will last.

Listen to what you body wants. If it wants sleep, don't deprive it. If it wants laughter, laugh out loud.

I slept all day and in one way, did not accomplish anything. In others, I healed at deeper levels.

Listen, you will know the answer. Pushing yourself can also wear you out. Take time to slow down, to rest and to heal. (Even if you aren't recuperating from surgery) This is a message for all of us.

I promise you, what ever you were rushing to do today, will still be there tomorrow.....

Rest your soul, your body and your mind.

Catch them ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZz it does a body good.