Introspection..not always easy but so very important

Good morning to all. Am hoping that with 2 days in a row not only can we reconnect but maybe even find some new readers of Fluffy..would love to have contact and input from people all over the world as I believe that we can always learn something from everyone we meet;about them, their culture, their experiences..and if we are really lucky..we can learn something about ourselves along the way. I am still struggling not to be disappointed with my decision not to continue with school but as my dear, sometimes not so subtle husband put it yesterday..'when you are finished you will be almost 50'..hard pill to swallow for someone who is still really only 33 or so in her minds eye but at the same time made me realize that he is indeed correct..why not enjoy life for what it is?? That and 2 of my friends congratulated me on making the decision to slow it down..both know of some really hard times for me previously and their views and opinions mean the world to me. So, ladies..Thank you from the bottom of my heart..
I have to be totally honest here folks..the weather is crap and I am really enjoying the ability to be home for a couple of weeks and am celebrating by wearing sweats..big, sloppy, completely unattractive, warm sweats, no make up, hair stuck up on my head with a rubber band..and you know what..for the first time in a really long time I feel no guilt. My plan today is to hang out with my critters..who by the way are super happy to have me at home!!, decopauge (sp??) a wine rack, and get in a good long workout before the end of the day..
For anyone out there who has been struggling with stress, anxiety and- or depression it is not a sign of weakness, please do what ever you need to to either get help or change your life. You are the most important thing in your life, take care of you. Sometimes we do not realize how stressed out, burnt out or whatever label you want to put on it until we hit a wall that we cannot walk around, go through or climb over..it is in these times that I feel God is sending us not so gentle signals that we need to change what we are doing..whether is by subtracting, adding, dividing something in our lives..maybethis is a bit deep for a blog, esp a public blog but for the life of me I cannot imagine that I am the only one who struggles with what we are supposed to be, how we are supposed to look, what we are supposed to drive, that we are always to be quote unquote ON. Sometimes demands and responsibilities get to be too much and you know what?? It is completely okay to take a time out and search your soul for who you are and who you want to be..when I was a relatively new nurse my mom gave me a book titles Light for my Path for Nurses..I had not read it for many years but packed it up with me on my last time away from home and found this passage from Florence Nightengale..(yes..I did previously post on facebook..but for those who have not ever read it before..) Live your life while you have it. Life is a splendid gift-there is nothing small about it.
I wish you all a blessed and wonderful Monday..