Take a moment…or more than…to take care of you

Take a moment…or more than…to take care of you

This is Mental Health Awareness Month

And a good time for me to check in with me

And for you to check in with you

Many of us practice checking in on others

Just to make sure they are okay

But rarely, take however short or long it takes…

To make sure we are okay

The only way to do that is to slow down…

Be still long enough to really look in the mirror…

Be honest with ourselves about what we see

And where we really are…spiritually, mentally, emotionally,

Relationally, vocationally, financially, educationally, physically, etc

Asking the question…how am I really doing

And giving an honest answer…I’m okay…or… I’m not okay

We cannot change what we choose not to see…

If we don’t acknowledge that it exists

Whatever we ignore…though we close our eyes to it

It still affects our thoughts, decisions…how we live our lives

What we ignore has power…because it’s ignored

Please take some time to take care of you

Put yourself in time out…assess where you are

And what you need to be your whole self…the version God created

Comfortable in your own skin…living with and on purpose…

With joy in your heart or praying for it…always

It’s okay to take care of you

Because we can’t really take care of anyone else...

If we don’t take care of ourselves…you know the story

Time is your life…even in the midst of…make the time

Take care of yourself and enjoy your life