STORMY SILVER SATURDAY

Welcome to a very wintry Saturday morning here in my little corner of the world where the sky is pewter grey and full of rain which is keeps constantly pouring down, the wind is strong and there is hail and it is very chilly.

I will not be venturing very far from home today  - I am going to enjoy a day filled with warmth, comfort foods and easy going sorts of things  ~  some writing, some beading, maybe a movie.   I am at home both literally in my house and emotionally I am at home with myself.

Indeed I will maintain the smile that reminds me of summer days, will listen to cheery music and will have my own little piece of summer with me on this winter day.

How will you spend your day ?   Do you have lots to do  ?  Are you rushing and bustling ?  Are you tired and cranky  ? 

Why not slow down and drink deeply of the beauty all around you, the comfort of family and friends, the joy of music that moves you to tears. 

Slow down and listen to those around you - hear what they have to say and spend time with them.

If you have little ones - why not read a story, bake a cake or walk in the garden, at the beach or even in the rain.   Let them see your joy and that you too like splashing in puddles, and it's okay to take time to do these things.  They are important things in the big picture - they nurture our souls and bring calm to our frazzled souls.

Leave your Office, Classroom, Factory behind you - this is the weekend - this is time for YOU .   Time when you can find yourself again, let go of the anxiety that tenses you and makes you ache,  put aside that project from work - it will wait until Monday.   The books will balance on Monday, the meetings will happen and you will go back refreshed and restored.

Take a long deep bubble bath and drift away - it is not selfish to nurture yourself - it is very important.   Particularly if you are entrusted with the role of caring for others - you must learn to care for yourself.   Indulge in comfort food - a pizza for dinner perhaps - something you enjoy.  Find a comfortable chair and read for a while. 

I hope this turns out to be a wonderful satisfying Saturday for you and that at the end of the day you will be relaxed and refreshed and able to enjoy a sweet and peaceful sleep.

Be happy - be relaxed and live this and each day to the full - CARPE DIEM,

EMBRACE AND CELEBRATE your life.

Thank you for visiting the Musings of My Heart - a calm heart this morning and one filled with the hope that I can do exactly these things and rest and restore and nurture myself on this winter Saturday.    I hope I have been a little piece of summer on your winter day.

Love and hugs,

WEEDS IN THE CRACKS

Welcome to Ruby Tuesday - a day where the sun is shining here in Adelaide, although the winter wind is blowing.  

This is a day of recovery for me - of finding myself again after a great struggle to find where I had gone.   Yesterday I was all out of step with myself and my life and my dearest friend suggested that there could be some weeds in the cracks of my life that needed dealing with and I guess even when we think we have dealt with most things, there are those pesky weeds that just keep coming back no matter how often we pull them out.  They require a deeper cleansing and I am sure I shall find them and deal with them.

I was weepy and all at sixes and sevens and it is much easier to handle days like that when we understand why it is happening and I have come to the conclusion that my problem was fatigue ~ that long and busy days in succession don't work for me anymore and that I must take the lesson and pace myself and force myself to have a nap each afternoon.   I must learn to take a rest as part of my health care of myself and not see it as a weakness - it is only when I get overtired that I fall into the cracks along with the weeds.

I understand that there will always be days when the sun doesn't shine as brightly, nor the music play as sweetly and that we can't have the rainbow without the rain, but by taking better care of myself I can ensure that these out of step days don't happen very often.

I understand that those days when sadness visits us make us appreciate even more the happy days but when they come out of the blue they catch us by surprise and I was a quivering blubbering mess.

Today I am fine - been out and about and had lunch by the river and although cold, it was peaceful, relaxing and refreshing.   I picked up lunch and my book and rested and restored somewhat.   It was a big lesson to learn and one I have taken seriously as taking care of myself is as important as taking medications and attending appointments.

I am monitored often, medicated well and it is up to me to take care of myself and not become overtired. 

Irises in the garden by the hairdresser.

The cycle track viewed from where I sat for lunch.

Out in the sunshine at the River.

I am blessed indeed to have someone to talk to who cares enough to help me dig to find out if it is weeds or fatigue and who assured me that I would feel better tomorrow and I do ~ but lesson learned here - to pace myself and live each day gently and to be sure to maintain my health by rests and sleep.  Even if I am not able to sleep I no longer get up I stay there and rest.

As you can see - the sun came out today and I am much better, but when you have those blue days when you just can't hear the beat of the music to march to, perhaps it is time for you to take a look and see if there is any better way that you can take care of yourself.

I count myself very blessed because I do have my health, my family and lovely friends who stand by me and support me when I "wobble" and assure me that things will be okay and they are.

Thank you - you know who you are and your friendship is cherished.   I wish you all a wonderful week ahead, days in the sunshine, music to thrill and delight you, flowers in your garden, lovely coffee and the company of those you love to cheer you on and support you.

Love and hugs,

Linda

PS when I found the pretty iris flowers I decided I would try each day to try to find something beautiful in our world to share with you.   Watch this space.