Days like These

Its days like today where taking a deep breathe and staring at a blank wall for a few seconds is all I need to regroup myself.
This week has been building into a fury of change, activity, good emotions and bad emotions.
Its easy to feel overwhelmed and when too much is coming at you at once, its hard to deal with everything rationally and with proper thought.
Its like the walls are closing in and daggers are coming down from the ceiling...panic!
A deep breathe and putting myself on the outside looking in helps me to prioritize issues and deal with them in a logical manner.
This means take care of myself first so I can better handle other issues.
No matter how busy I get, time must be made to keep me healthy, physically, mentally and spiritually.
That is my priority in order to be as effective, productive and as caring as possible.
Deep breathe, blank stare.

JC Masterson, Silent River Kung Fu, Stony Plain , Alberta