Writing a post on "My 'Me' time" would have been a completely different flair, if I wrote it just as a wife or a mother or both. But, I really wanted to make this attempt to write to our young maidens, spunky teenage girls and badaas single working professionals too. So this goes for all of us beautiful girls and woman. Kindly share this post with young girls in your family, friends, social circle who need the 'Me' time strategy before they start sharing their life. Because the sooner they start to infuse ‘Me’ time into their life the better it gets.
Firstly, what does 'Me' time actually mean?
Is it a solo holiday we take?
Is it the weekend we planned to be away from our family?
Is it the shopping therapy?
Is it the sudden scrambling friends night out?
Or anything else which takes off our mind from the present to be in this bubble which will eventually burst when the clock rings the alarm?
The whole idea around 'Me time' is so not in place.
We are confusing our bucket list with our 'Me' time.
These are two different things and need separate treatments.
How is what I try to throw some light on as we move on..
Our 'Me' time covers all aspect of Mind. Body. Soul.
So considering the same, we need to touch each aspect of these in ourselves.
1. MIND and 'Me' time
Me time is meeting yourself in totality. Not just looking at the reflection in the mirror but, entering it to explore yourself in your world inside. A healthy inside is an happy outside. Balancing and tuning your energy levels at all times is very important.
You can do these through two tools of self-engagement:
- Personal Journal - Making notes of your everyday life helps you keeping your life on track. It helps discovering things about yourself you didn't know.
- Meeting new people - Making acquaintances and new friends is a great way to know yourself better. Also it helps in broadening your thought process, your grasp on varied subjects, diversity skill ultimately making you a great conversationalist.
2. BODY and 'Me' time
Me time is a daily dose of respect you give yourself for the wonderful things you do at work and home. It's part of your daily routine. It could be at a stretch or in parts too which is preferable.
You can infuse the following into your lifestyle:
- an early morning walk with your favourite music or 10 min meditation
- a mid-noon refreshing natural drink or a fruit you like
- an evening dance class to grow your talent and passion parallel to your career goals
3. SOUL and 'Me' time
Me time is all about being kind to oneself. Do not overwork or overdo things, do not loose hope and certainly do not try to impress anyone. If someone will love you for who you are. They will reciprocate with all their might. Treat yourself with an "handle with care" label because you deserve it.
Now all this can transform into action only when you feel connected to not just your family but, your community and the cosmos. What are you in this huge big round planet earth of ours? The soul is connected directly to what nature offers us, and so we need to be it's friend as well.
- Plant a tree, Adopt a tree or a little patch of land and start gardening. Your relationship with something which erupts from the soil you touch will open your eyes to what a brilliant gift you are to work with nature and bring about life. Remember, we are made of the same content earth is made up of. 70% water 30% soil, fire, metal, wood. We are one. And because we separate ourselves from what nature holds and push ourselves into artificial environments, we loose touch with our soul.
- Believe or not, kindness is the biggest factor in making human life exist. As humans we all need a little potion of magical kindness to be in each other's life. Small little services like if you find an elderly not able to carry their bags. Help them out. Or if you find street children in the traffic signals, connect with an NGO and find a solution. Be part of the intervention. We humans belong to each other so deeply and each of us leave a soulful imprint on each other.
Be happy with all your mind, body and soul for a better life through a planned 'Me' time!
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