Article: Taking time for you.

"In this day and age it can be quite difficult at times trying to cope with all we have to fit into our lives.

Particularly for parents,not only are we trying to raise our families the best way we know how,we are usually juggling many tasks at the same time. Running a household,tending to our childrens needs,our husbands or wifes needs,and many also working in or outside the home earning a living.

No wonder we feel tierd,cranky and often depressed. What about our needs? What about our relationship with ourselves? We are a bit like a car. A car doesn’t go unless you put fuel in it, and tend to the engine keeping it well tuned and serviced.

Unless we tend to our needs and refill our tanks we breakdown very quickly,which not only affects us but also our loved ones.

SO WHATS THE ANSWER?

It’s time to check in with ourselves and tend to our needs and then we will have the energy, mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually to give. Then ultimately everybody wins. We get more time to do the things we love to do with our children."

~ Heather Henderson
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