Taking Care of You
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This article explains why it is important for us to take care of ourselves.
Just Take a Little Time
Sherry Pence
When I was in college I had a cute little car that I loved dearly. It was a cute little Ford Probe,
it wasn’t brand new but it was mine and I could always depend on it. That is until my gages
started to go haywire. I realized that it was a simple problem with a simple solution; two of my
fuses had blown and needed to be replaced. Because the fuses had blown all of my gages
had stopped working properly. This wasn’t going to cost more than twenty dollars, and
should have been very simple to fix. However, as a young college student I had other things
to worry about, and this was a minor problem, so I kept putting it off.
About a month later I was driving down the road and my sweet, dependable car began to
“buck” alittle, so I checked my rearview mirror to see if anyone was behind me and I began to
see white smoke barreling out of the exhaust. As I was pulling off the road I heard a terrible,
loud, noise coming from under the hood.
Just Take a Little Time
Sherry Pence
When I was in college I had a cute little car that I loved dearly. It was a cute little Ford Probe,
it wasn’t brand new but it was mine and I could always depend on it. That is until my gages
started to go haywire. I realized that it was a simple problem with a simple solution; two of my
fuses had blown and needed to be replaced. Because the fuses had blown all of my gages
had stopped working properly. This wasn’t going to cost more than twenty dollars, and
should have been very simple to fix. However, as a young college student I had other things
to worry about, and this was a minor problem, so I kept putting it off.
About a month later I was driving down the road and my sweet, dependable car began to
“buck” alittle, so I checked my rearview mirror to see if anyone was behind me and I began to
see white smoke barreling out of the exhaust. As I was pulling off the road I heard a terrible,
loud, noise coming from under the hood.
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My sweet little car wasn’t going anywhere after that. After getting it towed to a local car repair
shop, one of the mechanics explained what had happened. He told me that I had “thrown an
arm rod” through my motor! I was confused, how could this happen, it had never given me any
trouble until now! He must have noticed the bewildered look on my face and told me that
there wasn’t a drop of oil in the car, and that led to a series of events which caused an “arm
rod” to break loose and crack the motor. The motor was ruined and would need to be
replaced. It is amazing how something as simple as bad fuses, if left unattended, can cause
something as complicated and expensive as needing a new motor.
There are several lessons I learned from that experience. First I learned that a small issue, if
left unattended, can cause a great deal of headache, heartache and “purse ache”. Secondly,
I learned that throwing an arm rod through your motor is going to cost you, and it ain’t cheap,
not only did it cost a great deal of money but it also cost me my time and independence. I had
to depend on others for a ride anywhere for almost a month!
That car that I loved and relied upon was broken and I could have avoided all of the heartache
by caring for it regularly. I thought it was an insignificant problem and something I didn’t have
the time to deal with, but in the end it cost me more money, time, energy and pain.
There are many of us that are like that sweet little car. People depend on us, love us, and yet
we refuse to take the time to care for ourselves. Many women today are running around with
no oil, and gages that are not working properly or gages that we ignore. Many are on the
verge of a serious break down and don’t even see it coming. We can not function properly
and take care of those that depend on us if we do not take care of ourselves, regularly.
God gave us all some very important internal gages that start to warn us when something is
not working properly. We start to feel tired, sick or “achey”, and even hungry. When we
ignore those signs we become cranky, short-tempered, lethargic, and eventually we begin to
have a poor, pitiful me mindset. Well that is your motor starting to whine, you need a tune-up
and soon!! We need to stop thinking we do not deserve time or that alittle time won't make a
difference. You do deserve it and it will make a difference!!
When was the last time you made time for yourself? When was the last time you made you a
priority? I am not saying you should be selfish and not worry about other peoples needs, but
you can not help anyone effectively, if you are not functioning properly. You need time: Time
to relax, reflect and grow. Take the time to have a nice bubble bath, take a quiet walk or read
that book you’ve been trying to finish for three months. Listen to your gages, and if your
gages are haywire, make sure to schedule sometime everyday even if it is only ten or fifteen
minutes for yourself. Please give yourself the gift of time.
shop, one of the mechanics explained what had happened. He told me that I had “thrown an
arm rod” through my motor! I was confused, how could this happen, it had never given me any
trouble until now! He must have noticed the bewildered look on my face and told me that
there wasn’t a drop of oil in the car, and that led to a series of events which caused an “arm
rod” to break loose and crack the motor. The motor was ruined and would need to be
replaced. It is amazing how something as simple as bad fuses, if left unattended, can cause
something as complicated and expensive as needing a new motor.
There are several lessons I learned from that experience. First I learned that a small issue, if
left unattended, can cause a great deal of headache, heartache and “purse ache”. Secondly,
I learned that throwing an arm rod through your motor is going to cost you, and it ain’t cheap,
not only did it cost a great deal of money but it also cost me my time and independence. I had
to depend on others for a ride anywhere for almost a month!
That car that I loved and relied upon was broken and I could have avoided all of the heartache
by caring for it regularly. I thought it was an insignificant problem and something I didn’t have
the time to deal with, but in the end it cost me more money, time, energy and pain.
There are many of us that are like that sweet little car. People depend on us, love us, and yet
we refuse to take the time to care for ourselves. Many women today are running around with
no oil, and gages that are not working properly or gages that we ignore. Many are on the
verge of a serious break down and don’t even see it coming. We can not function properly
and take care of those that depend on us if we do not take care of ourselves, regularly.
God gave us all some very important internal gages that start to warn us when something is
not working properly. We start to feel tired, sick or “achey”, and even hungry. When we
ignore those signs we become cranky, short-tempered, lethargic, and eventually we begin to
have a poor, pitiful me mindset. Well that is your motor starting to whine, you need a tune-up
and soon!! We need to stop thinking we do not deserve time or that alittle time won't make a
difference. You do deserve it and it will make a difference!!
When was the last time you made time for yourself? When was the last time you made you a
priority? I am not saying you should be selfish and not worry about other peoples needs, but
you can not help anyone effectively, if you are not functioning properly. You need time: Time
to relax, reflect and grow. Take the time to have a nice bubble bath, take a quiet walk or read
that book you’ve been trying to finish for three months. Listen to your gages, and if your
gages are haywire, make sure to schedule sometime everyday even if it is only ten or fifteen
minutes for yourself. Please give yourself the gift of time.