I think we all have a responsibilty to take care of our own physical, mental and emotional health. Other then the obvious self serving reasons, if we don't care for our selves then we aren't of much use to those around us who depend on us. I generally do pretty well with the physical part even though I have had ups and downs over the course of my life. I have generally also taken care of my mental health through lots of reading (both fiction and non) as well as through various learning opportunities with my work. I find managing my emotional health the tough one. Certainly the other 2 have been, and continue to be major inputs in keeping me sane and I can only hope that they carry me through my weak emotional times.
I think that my biggest challenge is that I have "lost sheep syndrome". See! I know a few bible stories.
"How think ye? if a man have a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?"
Whenever someone I care about is lost I head off to the mountains to try to save them. I've pretty well learned that I can't literally do so but my emotions at least still head to the hills. That's when the problem becomes two fold. Of course I stop taking care of myself, but the complication is that unlike the biblical sheep the rest of my flock still want and deserve some some attention from me. When I'm worrying I find it so hard to provide that attention and thereby suffer more for the guilt of it.
I need to take better care of myself! Maybe I just need to try being one of the sheep for a while instead of the shepherd. I think it's probably a control thing....do ya think?
"The Lord can give, and the Lord can take away. I might be herding sheep next year."---Elvis Presley
love
peter
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One of my favorite post!
I learned through your near death experience how much I truly loved you. I also learned that every second, minute, hour and day counts. I am sorry that 'sheep' chose to stray, but the rest of us have chosen to be together with you and we want ALL of you. Keep on keepin' on!
Love you to the moon and back!
"ditto" Peter, my words coming out of your mouth. Roo, I don't think sheep "chose" to stray, I think they lost their way.
You're right Mary! I erred in trying to convey my message. I was trying to parallel the bible story with our personal experience without using specific names. In my case, my 'sheep' can make choices! I truly am not adept as the 'Rooyakkers clan' when it comes to putting words together to convey something, but it is something I strive one day to be able to do.
Roo, I am not nearly as adept as my fellow idiots so I understand
completely - I often have trouble expressing myself correctly.
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