You help other people, but who takes care of you? No matter where you serve in the world, make balance and self care a part of who you are - and Serve Strong.
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"Self care leads to care of others."
A quote on a blog post I just read today by Pastor Kent R. Schaaf. It's so true. How can we give of ourselves if there is nothing of ourselves to give? How can we be "in the moment" truly helping someone else when we're preoccupied by sickness or debt or our own depression?
Like they say on the airplanes, if the oxygen masks deploy, put your own mask on before assisting others. This at first appears selfish. But it's not.
If you're a people helper, dealing with the needs of others all the time, you MUST take care of yourself in order to Serve Strong!
Tim Stevens in LeadingSmart.com posted a great article RE raising kids. It seems from some informal research he did,
"...the age at which the parents' influence drops dramatically happens somewhere around 13- to 15-years old..."
So, what are you doing to influence your kids who have not yet reached that age?
Tim offers a few suggestions, the best of which include
You may help other people in your profession. But if you are a parent, you have an obvious responsibility sitting right there in your own house. Raising kids is a part of Serving Strong!
The Miami Herald has an article that talks about how stress is such a part of today's workplace shifts, etc. Here's a quote:
"With the daily drumbeat of slashed jobs, home foreclosures, high debt levels and skyrocketing gas and food prices, the anxiety level of the American worker is rising exponentially. Three-quarters of Americans say they are stressed about money, a jump from 60 percent two years ago, according to an April poll of 1,848 adults by the American Psychological Association."
It also discusses the impact stress has on a person physically. It offers some good suggestions for channeling the stress. Some ideas for channeling include:
Stress is a very real part of our lives today. It doesn't care who you are. It seeks to undermine your ability to serve others well. Learn to process stress and you'll be Serving Strong!
