It’s been twelve days, and I suspect you feel like I do- scared, exhausted, stressed, and wondering how the $%^& you’re going to make it through the next four years until they impeach him week. You’re also busy making phone calls to your Congresscritters, clearing the craft store out of posterboard and sharpies, and digging for change in the couch cushions to donate to the ACLU.
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In the past two weeks I’ve wanted to do All The #Resistance Things, and then felt like I’m letting everyone down when I tune out with a mug of Halo Top (a low-carb frozen dessert that actually, really reminds me of pre-diabetic ice cream!) and whatever I’m binge watching on Netflix. I’ve also had friends apologize for not being able to go to a March with me, or say they hadn’t done x, y or z, or that they’re taking a break from social media.
They’re Doing It Right, and so am I.
This is a loooooooong race, people, and it’s not a sprint. It’s also NOT a solo gig. The metaphor I have been using is- it’s a relay race… you know, like the ones where a team of people walk for 24 hours, taking turns. No ONE person can do it alone, and no one person is doing it Best, or Most Right, or whatever. Everyone takes a leg and does their part in the way they do it best. Then they hand the baton over to someone for a bit and go get hydrated, get some food, call home to say good night or morning or whatever to the kids, and maybe be silly and ENJOY life for a few minutes.
Practice self-care, my people. We need to be strong and healthy to keep up the pressure. Being stressed contributes to a multitude of health problems. Personally, when my stress levels are high, the resulting increase in cortisol levels raises my blood sugar. I literally cannot afford to have my diabetes run amok while this Administration is hell-bent on screwing up my healthcare!
So, what am I doing about it? I have made getting more sleep a priority, and doing so means shutting off the political news firehose as the evening winds down. I don’t read Facebook or Twitter for at least a half hour before I go to sleep. I am getting a walk in nearly every day (please don’t tell anyone that I am a total baby about cold so I AM that lady in the mall at 10am with headphones on doing laps) and a regular at my yoga class, even when it would be easier to skip it. I’m doing a fair bit of coloring- instead of pretty flowers and scenes, I color tessellations because the regularity of the pattern helps me shut off the thinking part of my brain.
There are many articles out there on ways to take care of yourself during these time, here’s just one to get you thinking. What are some ways you’re practicing the fine art of self-care these days?
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From siab:
This comment by Slamfu, in Walter Einenkel's diary, struck me as incredibly accurate. Batshit crazy - the perfect comment.
From pixxer:
TC team: In this comment, igualdad, in a diary by twigg, brought forward a photo he found on Twitter, that just knocked me out. I add a Kleenex warning for the vulnerable (like me).
Top Mojo ala mik!
For Monday, January 30, 2017, first comments and tip jars excluded. Thank you mik for the mojo magic! For those of you interested in How Top Mojo Works, please see his diary on the subject.
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