A few weeks ago I had a little epiphany. I’ve been arriving at the end of my workday drained because I work straight through without a break. This had been due to a combination of my part-time hours and the fact that I am often working alone in the office. Much like the ridiculously hot temperatures in the office, I had just accepted this reality and continued to suffer through it despite my increasing hours. So when recently trying to grapple with the need to take better care of myself, it finally dawned on me that I needed to schedule a break in my work day. While I realize that for most people this is not a radical concept, it was a big step for me that required changing the church office hours. To my surprise, I found no resistance to closing the office for an hour – except as it turns out, in my own mind. It became apparent that my workaholic/martyr nature would be the greatest obstacle.
This week my new schedule began and with it, I hope, the weaving of a more spiritual life into my everyday routine. It seems that if you can’t make room for spirituality when you work at a church then where can you? Since this is potentially an important turning point in my ten+ year struggle with life altering health problems that I have worked so hard not to allow to define me. So in honor of this transition, I have created a separate space to explore this part of my life. I birthed my new blog – Well Soul: a woman’s exploration of spirituality & health. Here I can focus on the challenges of this part of my life and share the discoveries on my continuing journey to wellness.
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