Yesterday morning, I had the luxury of sleeping in. That doesn’t happen often with two hounds — not even on weekends. The extra sleep without being awoken by their “feed me” or “I want out” alarms was bliss.
A deliberate act of self-care.
Replenishing energy reserves depleted by the demands of a busy week help to prepare us for the challenges that lie ahead. Dharma must be expecting a ruff few days to follow this weekend. 😉
A whispered promise to yourself?
Make a commitment to recharge your batteries whenever you can. It’s not just extra sleep… it’s a way to prepare your mind for what lies ahead. Those extra hours of sleep give your brain more time to unwind and your muscles longer to recover from the daily strains of life.
Now you know: Hannah Dagoe, an Irish basket-woman, was to be hanged for burglary. On the day of her execution in 1763, she punched the hangman and dared him to hang her, threw her clothing to the crowd, then jumped off and broke her own neck before the hangman could push her off.