Why I am prioritising self care...

and maybe you would like to too...

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My dear friend,

I hope this finds you well.

This is just a very short message to let you know that I am taking a couple of weeks off from writing to you.

There has been a beautiful death in my family. I say beautiful as my uncle was loved, tended, visited, cared for, held and supported to be at home in his final days.

It was an honour, a privilege, a rite of passage to be there - especially in his last week where constant 24 hour care was given by his family with the support of a palliative care team - as my beloved Uncle, with integrity and honour, left this earthly realm.

The Palliative Care team that supported my family and I during this time created a bridge of love, care, support and hope for all of us.

I am one of the Executors of my Uncle’s Will. Currently I am so filled with admin duties that my mind is at times overflowing.

SELF CARE…that is what the Palliative Care nurse kept telling us… LOOK AFTER YOURSELVES… that is SO IMPORTANT

I am taking that advice so I can be there for my family, my Dad, my children, my siblings, my partner

and

ME.

I wrote about self care last week in my post When things get too much.

I am re-reading these words now and feeling and falling deeply into them for my own mental, emotional, physical and spiritual health.

Over the next couple of weeks I will resend some archive posts to you…the ones that especially relate to self care, stillness and softness. As a gentle reminder for you and a gentle reminder for me.

I am still offering healing sessions…they fill me…however my hours are a bit restricted at the moment. Please reach out if you would like me to hold that liminal space for you, as you step over one threshold of beliefs and ideals, into another full of hope, new life and inner peace.

So until I can write another letter

I will go for walks
and read my book.

I will go to bed early
and have a longer shower.

I will walk slower
and eat slower.

I will look out over the ocean
and see the whales breaching.

I will look at my plants
and see the subtle changes in their growth.

I will massage my feet at night
and put lovely oils in my hair.

I will read to my children
and lay on the earth.

I will be kind to myself
and know that things will be done in the time they get done.

I will heat up a hot water bottle
and feel cosy in its warmth.

I will sit in the winter sun
and feel the cool breeze on my face.

I will eat well
and cook my favourite meals.

I will sip my tea slower
and enjoy the made up stories of my children.

I will just take time

time

time to fill up
and care for me...

May you also TAKE TIME FOR YOU…

Blessed be.

ps - Meditations with Sam will continue to pop into your inbox. I really enjoy meditating. It is part of my self care ritual. I would love to still offer you this over the next few weeks.

Do you know, I imagine that you are there in front of me as I record my meditations…I imagine that you are in my home with me, laying on my soft carpet or on my lounge, snuggling down under your rug and feeling comfortable enough that if you fall asleep you know I will tuck you in and gently wake you when the time is right.

Thank you for joining me on a Sunday eve.

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