“Me time”

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It seems to be one of those things that come with this point in time, and with the individualistic attitude we seem to have: me time. That special time that is just for us to do with whatever we want; that time we can enjoy in our own way, whichever way that is at that moment.
Advertising has known this for some time and they work with it from the perspective that ‘You are worth it!’ to get you to buy into that little bit of luxury that is just for you…

Sometimes just that 15 minutes of time when nothing is required from us is a luxury in its own right. Other times it might be a spa treatment. It can be that time you set apart to go for a run, or go to a fitness center ~ or it can be taking time to sit on the cough while drinking a cup of tea.
Yet whatever it is for you ~ we often feel that tinge of guild about taking that little bit of ‘me time’…

The reality is that we all need that little bit of time at least once a day to just be. To do nothing, if we wish. Or to do that something we really desire to do for ourselves.
Often even 15 minutes of just being still, just breathing, is enough to keep us from stressing out.

Funny thing is, we don’t even have to meditate. We don’t have to gain access to that other state of consciousness to have the benefits from that short period of ‘me time’ ~ as long as we set that bit of time aside for ourselves, we tend to be doing alright.

As soon as we feel, however, that we don’t have time to spend on ourselves; that we don’t have time to set aside that period of ‘me time’ for ourselves ~ it may well take a lot more out of us than just those 15 minutes we are spending on work, chores, shopping, or whatever is truly needing our attention at that time. It can surprisingly soon bring us in a position where we do everything that is required from us ~ where we are taking care of everything around us ~ without really taking time to take care of ourselves. And even when all of the things we are doing on a day to day basis are great fun; not taking that little bit of time out of our day to take care of ourselves can bring a great amount of stress into our lives…

In other words, we should cherish a little ‘me time’ on a regular basis ~ so we can breathe, and be that person we always knew we were deep inside of ourselves.
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