I met a friend in the neighborhood where I was living. On a regular basis she would come over to my place for company — you know, to have someone to talk to. Sometimes she would come over when I was taking my rest. She would become upset because during those times I was unavailable. And she started calling me sleeping beauty! It bothered me at first because she made it seem as if I was wasting away time. When in fact, she didn’t like it because I wasn’t available to her when she wanted me to be. I kept my time for rest to be sacred.
Fast forward — I’ve had relationships, I’ve been married and divorced, and experienced the loss of loved ones. I also have two beautiful children who keep me alive! But for some reason, I couldn’t seem to find that quiet time to rest. That quiet time that’s all my own seemed to have just disappeared.
I still believe that rest is very necessary. We must take time for ourselves to become rejuvenated. Time to replenish our soul, our spirit, our being. We must take this time so that we can optimize our abilities, so that we can do our best, so that we can take the good within us and share with others! We must and we can!
I realized what happened. It’s not that I didn’t have the time. I stopped taking the time. I allowed myself to become less important — in my very own life.
So today I choose to love myself, to care for myself, to take some rest — for myself. Rest is good.
Rita L. Berry
http://womenslifeempowerment.com
Rita L. Berry is a Life Empowerment Coach and Licensed Professional Counselor. Her career as a Counselor spans 20 years. Although she has worked with adolescents, young men and women, her expertise lies in the area of women experiencing life transition such as the loss of a loved one, life after divorce, and loss of love relationships. Ms. Berry helps women identify their life purpose, bring about balance in their lives, and create opportunities from experiences that may otherwise seem dismal. Ms. Berry has also authored a book, “Weight Loss Secret Revealed”. She created the persona, “Dr. Yucan Dewitt” to share with others that “You can do it!” The book serves as a call to action to work through obstacles in your path. It is the 1st installment in a series of 3. The 2nd will be released later in the year. She enjoys singing, listening to music and family time with her two beautiful teenagers.
