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The Pleasure of Me-Time
The definition of “me-time” states “the time a person has to himself or herself, in
which to do something for his or her own enjoyment”.
How me-time much do you get each week? How about in a day – do you get me-time? Time just for you to sit and enjoy what you
love doing… do you get it?
I planned when I retired that “me-time” would
increase… or at least I would discover some for myself. But that didn’t really happen the way that I
thought it would.
Me-time now is “she-time” – it is all about
Granny… my Mom that is. She is requiring more and more time as she ages
quickly. Almost every detail from the
time she gets up until the time she goes to bed is in need of assistance. But
she does hold her own glass and lifts her own spoon with food on it – and does
walk to the table along with the bathroom walk by herself. What happens at the
table and in the bathroom needs assistance.
I don’t do she-time real well. My wife helps with the she-time.
But then both my wife and I hoped for me-time.
She squeezes it in later at night when she reads
her book. I get a little reading in at the coffee shop or later at night as
well.
But when Mom is awake you are always aware of the
she-time, she-problems, she-safety and she-everything… which if you are not
careful she can get a little bit upset.
I am starting to realize what a mother of young
children is all about – as she struggles for her own me-time.
I am seeing more and more that parents of teens
struggle for the me-time moments as well.
In fact in almost every area we all need more
me-time or perhaps our first me-times that haven’t been there in months.
In my working career I was at the beck and call of
all my “clients” as a minister. 60 to 70
hour work weeks were the possible if you weren’t careful. Retirement came and I was sure that the 60 to
70 hour work weeks would stop when the pay stopped. Poof with that idea. Didn’t happen. We just witnessed other things
come along that took more and more time away from me.
Yesterday I had to stop at the Mall to buy
something. I took my book to read. I bought a coffee and sat still. I read and
sipped until the coffee was cold. When I
looked at my watch I realized that I had been there for two hours doing nothing
but what I wanted to do. It was a
ME-TIME supreme.
I came home to confess to my wife that I had burned
up 120 minutes doing nothing but me-time stuff. She rolled her eyes and told me
what she-time needed and what she had been dealing with. I realize now that she needs a break too… and
today we might get 60 minutes of me-time – each. We have until 3 PM when I have to pick up
four teens to take them for their volunteer time at Lang Pioneer Village.
So me-time is important… for each of us… and most
importantly for you… your time is away is vital for the “me” in you.
Go for it… grab a good book… and sit still… just “Go
for it”
~ Murray Lincoln ~
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