Some time ago a group of us got together to celebrate a dear friend who is what MyOshun calls a Modern Day Goddess. She is quite busy (as are we all), but remains in balance – or so I thought. Her credo is to honor one’s heart, soul and mind. A good one, which I’m sure most of us share. This particular day in question, we friends of goddess #1 decided to celebrate her as she was reaching another milestone in life. We bought her something extra special for the Goddess who has everything. No, we didn’t get her a gift from MyOshun, but instead we gifted her a spa treatment. Upon receiving her present she returned to us great love and appreciation, and further assured us that she very much needed the present and would utilize it immediately. Sure enough, about a year later to be exact, I asked her how she enjoyed the spa. She hadn’t. She didn’t go. Her statement to me was plainly, “Who’s got the time?” Hmm… Time. Just about everyone says they have an issue with time. There’s just not enough of it. They can’t get everything done. Is time speeding up? There are just as many people to support, as there are to refute this concept. However, regardless of time speeding up, slowing down or remaining the same, I cannot stress enough the need for us all to take time out for ourselves. If you like spa treatments, make the time to use the spa gift certificate that your friends give you. We make the time for so many other things that are of lesser importance than taking care of our peace of mind. As a matter of fact, some Europeans believe Americans work way too much. We don’t get enough rest. We don’t exercise as much as we should. We don’t take care of our bodies. But, boy, can we work! We work really hard in this country. I understand the reasons why all of this goes down, so can we change it now? If we can take the time to sit on our cell phones and write emails, why can’t we meditate – 10 min or more, take a hot bath – 20 min, get our nails done – 40 min, or yes, a 2 hr spa treatment. All that hard work won’t mean a thing if we’re too frazzled or sick to enjoy it. Cancer survivors know this best. As an elder once said to me, “It’s fine to work really hard, but not at the risk of your peace of mind and your health. Just remember when you die, it’s not like your boss is going to name a street after you or anything. Maybe they’ll send flowers…”

All that hard work, and all you got was a chrysanthemum?

Take care of yourselves, and each other…
Daydree

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