It's Time for ME!

wordful wednesday topic: love of self
quote to get us started: (From Chocolate on my Cranium's blog): I saw the following quote on Kate's Kitchen and thought it was perfect for introducing the topic. It is from Patricia T. Holland, wife of apostle Jeffrey R. Holland. “Anyone who reads a newspaper or magazine is constantly reminded that proper diet, appropriate exercise, and plenty of rest increase our daily capacities as well as our life span. But all too many of us put off even these minimal efforts, thinking our family, our neighbors, and our other many responsibilities come first. Yet in doing so, we put at risk the thing these people need most from us: our healthiest, happiest, heartiest self. . . The issue for me then, is accepting that we are worth the time and effort it takes to achieve the full measure of our creation, and believing that it is not selfish, wrong, or evil. It is, in fact, essential to our spiritual development. My oldest child tried to teach me this principle years ago. I had not been feeling well on a day I had promised to take this then three-year-old son to the zoo. As my aches and pains increased, I finally said in exasperation, ‘Matthew, I don’t know if we should go to the zoo and take care of you or if we should stay home and take care of mother.’ He looked up at me for a moment with his big brown eyes and then stated emphatically, ‘Mama, I think you should take care of you, so you can take care of me.’ He was wise enough even at that age to know where his best interests were ultimately served. Unless we take care of ourselves, it’s virtually impossible to properly take care of others” (“The Many Faces of Eve,” in Jeffrey R. Holland and Patricia T. Holland, On Earth As It Is in Heaven [1989], 66–67).
pictures about how I show love of self:

(not having to make dinner)

(pretty toenails)

(a long bubble bath, with a book and chocolate)

(eaten in secret during naptime, or wherever I can hide)

(always, always, always having a book to read. or 10)

little ditty I wrote when Jane was 1...it's hard to find time but do it anyway!

BEATING THE CLOCK

I’ve found that life’s a daily battle,
A race to beat the clock.
There’s cleaning, cooking, ironing
And even doors that knock.

I have to find time every day
To make the house look neat,
To sweep up in the corners
And thaw out dinner’s meat.

Don’t forget the children
They’ve got to eat and sleep
And play with me and watch t.v.
And wade through toys knee deep.

I hate to bring it up,

But the laundry never ends
And is it all that selfish to want to
Spend time with my friends?

I want to find a little time
To read magazines and books,
And sometimes take a second
To keep up my good looks!

But when I go in the bathroom
I’m reminded, now you see,
To clean up after my aimless boys,
They are five and three.

Did I mention there’s a baby girl,
Who wants to clap and walk?
And with my loving husband
I’d like a chance to talk.

With all there is to do in life
At least I have learned that
The only way to beat the clock
Is with a baseball bat.