A Reason to Recharge
The other morning I needed to recharge. I went to Friday Flow yoga and reconnected with some amazing people. I got my favorite Chai from my favorite local coffee place.
“Me Time” at its best.
Maybe it was the clarity that only yoga and a jolt of spicy tea can provide, but I got to thinking about this thing we call “Me Time.” The time we take for just ourselves. The time we rarely indulge in because we have responsibilities and commitments. A sense of obligation, and even guilt, makes “Me Time” sound too decadent and selfish.
But “Me Time” not only benefits the individual who takes it. I know I feel awesomely content and relaxed having taken that break from the daily grind but I realized something: my family benefits as well. I am in a better place to help with homework, “run the bus” to activities and engage in meaningful conversation with my husband if I set aside my “to-do’s” and instead recharge my batteries doing something I not only enjoy….but need.
So perhaps, rather that calling it “Me Time” that little break is better called “Restorative Time.” That’s really what it is. Maybe we won’t feel guilty taking five (or more) if we realize we are better caretakers for doing it. So take that time. Our families deserve it.
