People pleasers be aware

Refilling your well

Our lives are spent doing for others volunteering favors for the ones in our lives. It is good that we are not alone. It is wonderful if you can be so generous with your time. But sometimes… we get so involved that we lose ourselves. We can’t DO anymore.

It is hard to say no.

But when we feel depleted it is imperative that we refill the well. We can only give so much before we feel depleted, drained or exhausted. It is in those times (even before) that we must do something for ourselves.

TAKE A MOMENT

Do something for the joy of it. This will replenish our reserve of strength and spirit. It also needs to be a deliberate action for yourself, not for others. (Though other people benefit when you have new energy and a better attitude toward life.)

What can you do for you? How do you fill your well? Some ideas I enjoy:

Take a bubble bath

Cuddle with the pooch

Go to bed early to read

Write in journal

Try a new recipe (chicken tiki marsala, paella)

Go for a walk

Take a nap.

Coloring

Do a puzzle

Do a craft or something creative.

Please post a comment with something you do just for you that makes you happy, and refills your well. I could use more ideas myself. Here are some I have Not tried but am thinking about…

Get a pedicure, paint a wall, more new recipes, visit a new thrift store.

As always thanks for reading my thoughts, Diana

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