(This was originally posted on 5/12/11. I’m so thankful that it wasn’t lost when Blogger reprogrammed their site. Here it is again!) Today’s writing prompt comes from 

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Have you ever said you were going to do something that you really wanted to do – that you really needed to do for yourself – something that nurtured your spirit and felt so right – and then life got busy, and your declaration of self care turned into a pipe dream – pushed aside for another day?  There is something very sacred about honoring our word to ourselves, especially when it involves self care.  Usually when we dream or say things that seem far fetched, it’s our higher self reminding us that we matter – that our needs are just as important as our loved ones. It’s our inner wisdom letting us know that we can go for our dreams – even if they seem far in the distance at the moment.  =&0=& I have been feeling an inner pulling for the last several months – my inner voice has been telling me that I need to take time off from production to focus on writing. My higher self has assured me that this is exactly what I need to do – and I feel it with every part of my soul.  This seemed like a distant dream when I first started thinking about it several months ago. Taking a month off to write seemed so luxurious and decadent. And it didn’t help that my worrying self kept popping up to tell me all of the reasons why this may not be a good idea – we make our living from the orders we receive, and if we put a halt on production, how will we live?  And then I remembered why faith is crucial when a dream is so new and fragile.  I remembered that my higher self would not lead me astray. I remembered that in order to live my ideal life – the life that I was born to live – I would have to take risks and get out of my own way sometimes.  And so it is. We are taking one month off to write starting on May 18th.  And I’m so excited to see where it leads! Spend some time today thinking about your own dream. Have you been pushing it back and not allowing it to blossom?  What is one thing you can do today to take action and lead you closer to making this dream your reality? Dream it. Act on it. Live it. Enjoy it.  🙂

Today’s post contains a writing prompt from our Journaling Further Within book: =&0=& =&1=& =&2=& Several years ago, I put together a list for myself – a guideline for practicing self-care at work. I laminated it and posted it where I can see it every day. And while I don’t always follow it, I find that it’s a great reminder. I thought that it would be helpful to post it here for all of us to take in, post in our workspaces, and begin to practice (myself included).  I definitely can’t take credit for all of these suggestions, but I simply am drawing a blank on the book that a few of them came from. Yikes! If you have other suggestions for practicing self care at work, please be sure to leave your comment! Happy balanced working, everyone! 🙂