Sunday, April 23, 2006

A Little "Down" Time

I decided that today, I'd best spend a little "down time" for myself. Sometimes things just get too..well, intense..and I don't handle it well.
The combined pressures of Gramma's adjustments to nursing home care, my sister's surgery this week, additional expenses to pay during the month of May along with my pay cut for the same time period, my wife's crashing computer, the pressures of starting a new business in a new field, operating the two radio stations and just an overall lack of personal privacy at home..kind of pushed me into the danger zone last night. I snapped at family members over something trivial, but then apologized, saying "Sorry, guys, I'm just stressed out."
..Then later on, I just stepped out into the night air, did some crying, and just let the quietness of the nighttime sink in until I felt more at peace again.
I knew I needed some "down time" today.
This morning, I stayed in from church, and everything else. Spent some fun time with my two young grandsons. Got involved in playing with the sandbox toys with them. And, no, I don't feel guilty. This afternoon, I feel WAY better.
Even though none of the problems I mentioned have changed in any way, or been resolved, they just don't seem quite as mountainous as they did last night while I was mentally fatigued and physically worn out.
I know I have to just keep everything in life balanced.

1 Comments:

At 9:33 AM, Blogger Alan said...

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