True confessions – For me it’s still a journey. Like everyone else I have positive and negative moments and thoughts. This has been a week with more negative than positive situations: patients with bewildering lab results, friends going through hard times, aging parents, and interpersonal challenges both at work and at home. We all have these times. I don’t know about you, but I am wired for sensitivity. So I can have more of a physical response to the emotional climate around me. This can be helpful – I can read other people’s emotional states pretty well and can respond to that. It is also difficult and I have to be careful to take care of myself as well. So here are a few things you can do when you are having a rough week:
- Call a friend and let them know that you just need to speak your heart.
- Go for an intense exercise session.
- Write about how you are feeling.
- Brush your dog or cat and tune in to their beautiful fur and their enjoyment.
- Eat more leafy greens to boost your nutrition.
- Watch a movie that makes you laugh or cry – either can help you to unwind.
- Sit for 5 minutes and watch your breath – this can help you to get some perspective.
We are all on life’s journey – some days will really challenge everything we know and believe in.
But if every day were easy, how much would we learn?
