Tiredness:
When I’m tired, I get irritable.
I try not to, but it’s overwhelming.
Small things seem like big things.
Innocent remarks seem like attacks.
Everything becomes too much effort.
The same is true when I get hungry.
I’m diabetic. I’m get ‘hangry’.
The solution?
I must give myself what I need.
Good food.
Proper rest.
Give myself sustenance.
The same is true for my soul.
When it’s tired, or hungry, it suffers too.
When it lacks sustenance, everything seems too hard.
When neglected, it falls into weariness, bitterness or despair.
It turns the light out on my life, brings a grey hopelessness to everything I do.
The solution?
Feed my soul with as much care as I feed my body and my mind.
Souls need nourishment.
Creative work – whether as a profession or a pasttime – is one of the best and most sustainable ways of feeding the soul, of developing an integrated, healthy ‘self’.
What will you do today to feed your soul?
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