Superwoman?
It's been a heck of a time the last few weeks!
Since Christmas, I've helped direct a panto involving 3 rehearsals a week for 6 weeks and writing in 2 completely new parts to the original script, made a set of curtains, written the best part of a new website, given two talks, taken on several new clients, in addition to the usual cooking, organising, shopping, and general looking-after that a family and home need. Whew!
How have I coped?
Well, of course, I haven't. With so much on my plate, something had to give. Inevitably, as I hadn't given myself enough chance for rest and time off, I collapsed in a heap recently, with a tooth abscess and a throat infection.
Superwoman? No!
We are all human, though at times we tend to ignore this fact. We push ourselves to our limits, sometimes congratulating ourselves on how well we're doing. Yet, just like an athlete, we can't keep going at full pelt forever. And sometimes, it's not until after the event, when we've collapsed in a heap, that we realise how much we have been pushing ourselves and how unrealistic and unattainable that is.
The answer is to stop comparing ourselves with those superwomen or supermen out there (where are they anyway?) and start pacing ourselves depending on our own, individual needs. Recognising your own limits and building in sufficient rest means that you may just cross the finish line first - just like the hare and the tortoise. And you'll certainly be in better shape, ready to take on the next challenge that life brings.
Thankfully I'm feeling much better than a week ago. However, I'm off now to make another cup of tea and 'take five' before the next task of my day.
When will you next be 'taking five'?
Since Christmas, I've helped direct a panto involving 3 rehearsals a week for 6 weeks and writing in 2 completely new parts to the original script, made a set of curtains, written the best part of a new website, given two talks, taken on several new clients, in addition to the usual cooking, organising, shopping, and general looking-after that a family and home need. Whew!
How have I coped?
Well, of course, I haven't. With so much on my plate, something had to give. Inevitably, as I hadn't given myself enough chance for rest and time off, I collapsed in a heap recently, with a tooth abscess and a throat infection.
Superwoman? No!
We are all human, though at times we tend to ignore this fact. We push ourselves to our limits, sometimes congratulating ourselves on how well we're doing. Yet, just like an athlete, we can't keep going at full pelt forever. And sometimes, it's not until after the event, when we've collapsed in a heap, that we realise how much we have been pushing ourselves and how unrealistic and unattainable that is.
The answer is to stop comparing ourselves with those superwomen or supermen out there (where are they anyway?) and start pacing ourselves depending on our own, individual needs. Recognising your own limits and building in sufficient rest means that you may just cross the finish line first - just like the hare and the tortoise. And you'll certainly be in better shape, ready to take on the next challenge that life brings.
Thankfully I'm feeling much better than a week ago. However, I'm off now to make another cup of tea and 'take five' before the next task of my day.
When will you next be 'taking five'?
posted by Elizabeth Juffs at 10:49 AM
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