Do you get tired, cranky and frustrated, seemingly for no reason?
I do, sometimes. I’ll go ahead and admit it.
It happened yesterday morning.
I’d been going, going and going. Between work, kids and life, I hadn’t taken a moment to smell the roses, so to speak, in a really long time. I hadn’t exercised, slept well or really had a moment alone that I could remember. Showering doesn’t count.
I need alone time to recharge. Usually, my alone time is going home for lunch to a quiet house. I sit for a few minutes at the kitchen table, with no electronics, no phone, no computer, no one talking, and I recharge. During the summer, my kids are home, and I love coming home and having lunch with them. However, there goes my quiet time. I guess I could wake up earlier, but I don’t.
Yesterday, I went out on the back porch (leaving my phone inside), and I sat and watched the hummingbirds come to the feeder that I have hanging on a nearby tree. I just sat there, doing nothing but watching the birds, for about 15 minutes. Then, I came back inside and tackled the world again.
Everyone needs something different to recharge. Make sure you’re getting what you need to be the best person, friend, parent, employee or boss that you can be.
