Beyond the Pain

I’ve often said that it’s unfair that kids have so much more energy than we do. After all they piss it away on playing… and playing.

Hmm! Wait a minute.

What would I do with more energy?

Well, I can tell you that my bad, bad, bad habit has been to engage in the W word — WORK! Not the play, relax, restore words.

Maybe the reason kids have so much energy is that they are doing what they love. Of course, even they run out of steam eventually and collapse.

But, what do we do? We keep on plugging. And, plugging. Get exhausted. Get sick. And, can’t sleep the golden restorative sleep of a child.

We need to learn how to Manage Our Energy. And, a great place to learn that is from my colleague Diana Lindstrom who had taken her personal knowledge and crafted a pragmatic and useful workbook called, appropriately, Managing Your Energy

It’s helped me learn to be better at taking care of myself. Take a look.

It’s a frosty day… and I’m in pain.

But, it’s not just the cold and damp (which often trigger Fibromyalgia). It’s the lack of sleep.

I woke with pain (a reaction to an OTC) at midnight and didn’t get back to sleep. 4 Hours just isn’t enough sleep. Ideally it’s 7 or 8.

So, what do I do?

Take it easy. Particularly since I have a 3 hour drive ahead of me. I’m looking forward to spending time with my daughter and to the mountains. I’m not looking forward to the trip.

So, I’m not tackling any tough projects this morning.

Just stuff that’s easy or that I enjoy — like writing this Blog.

In Macbeth, Act II, Scene II Shakespeare writes about sleep that knits the raveled sleeve of care.

My sleeves are definitely ravelling. Time to nap or rest.