Today’s score – 38%

This week I ended up back at physio. After a few months of very successful treatment, and longer spells between appointments, a problem in my foot suddenly decided to flare up and I was limping. He saw the issue and treated it (ouch) and gave me a reminder to stretch. I haven’t been stretching. At all.

Why do I (we?) stop the care when the problem improves? Why do we think that everything is fine, so we can revert?

Because somewhere inside we are downgrading ourselves. We are not applying the priority ticket to our own bodies and minds. Why that is, could be different for each of us. In terms of myself, it’s because I want to have a clear desk and an empty to-do list to be able to give myself full attention. And that is never going to happen.

Taking care of myself is only going to happen if I repeatedly write myself onto the list and do little pockets of care. Why wouldn’t I? It’s no more than showering and we do that automatically. So last night I did ten minutes of yoga before bed, and I did ten minutes when I woke, and before anything else. Suddenly I have 20 minutes banked of stretching that calf, that ankle, that foot. It is completely doable.

Are you de-prioritising yourself, like me? Not anymore. Slide yourself onto the top part of the list. You know it will save you in the long run.

Love from 

The room above the garage

A Moodscope member