Meuer girls

Here we are in the Merry Month of May. Do you remember that song from Camelot? The month of, “yes, you may.”

Growing up good little boys and girls did what their mothers (and everyone else) told them was correct behavior. We were polite, said please and thank you, turned in our homework on time and cleaned our room without being asked. Well, most of the time. Some of the time? Okay, occasionally. But, the point is we knew what our mother expected of us and how we were to treat everyone with respect and courtesy.

She told you to button your coat when you went out in the cold because she didn’t want you to get sick. 

Now you know that it takes more than wearing a sweater to keep yourself from getting sick. 

She told you to drink your milk because she wanted you to have strong bones.

Now you know it takes more than drinking milk to have strong bones.

She told you to listen to your teachers because she wanted you to learn the lessons being taught at school.

Now you know more than the teachers in a classroom provide the lessons you need to help you create your amazing life.

How are you doing at this mothering thing when it comes to YOU?

 As an adult, mothering yourself is an attitude we all have to have about self-care. We have to be the ones saying, “yes, you may” about taking care of ourselves.

We have to be the ones urging common sense when we want to work just 15-minutes longer on that new idea that’s been noodling around in our head all day which ends up being 90-minutes and we don’t get enough sleep. Or, skip our workout because we need to make another phone call. How often do you look up to realize that you didn’t get away from your desk longer than that restroom sprint? What about breakfast, lunch and your dinner routine? Not eating nutritious meals on a regular basis because we don’t have time to shop, cook, or digest them.

 Nurturing yourself also includes breathing space…down time in whatever form you crave. Mine includes journaling, walks on the beach and soaking in bubble baths. You may like to get lost in planting a flowerbed, tossing a ball, or sketching a still life.

It doesn’t matter what you choose to do in your leisure time…what matters is that you take time to step away from the pursuit of business to pursue the business of being a whole person in body, mind an spirit. The result will be a you who brings a stronger and more compassionate self to the business we are passionate about.