Family on Friday!!!
Families (blood related or not) share genuine concern for one another's well being. We can get all Florence Nightingale around a sick member until we're all driving the white porcelain bus. Any of us get injured, we rally.
So. Why is it so difficult for us to take care of ourselves? B'gosh it sure would make the rest of our family worry less, sleep better, and spend more time returning the favor. Then there is that old adage that says you can't take care of anyone until you've taken care of yourself.
I think we think we are fine. (yes, yes... most of us are) We don't feel sick or injured and are perfectly happy to press ourselves until we do.
Moreover, I believe a lot of us have bought into the idea that concerning ourselves with ourselves is narcissistic. It's not about us. It's about them.
We have no control (and shouldn't) over how other people live their lives. Conversely, we are the only ones who can control our own. If we are a cause of worry to those we love, we can't just break a bad habit and develop good ones.
Habits don't work. We need conscious lifestyle changes.
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