What feeds your soul?
Do you do enough of whatever it is?
I had the opportunity this week to spend some time playing in the dirt. I was filling flower pots; having my hands in the potting soil, along with watching the pots fill up and take up space on the tables in the greenhouse, made me think spring and possibilities and growing and joy. Tiring? Yup! Sore from standing a lot? Yup! Deeply, extremely soul-happy? YUP!
When something is missing from your life, that gap has an impact that can make itself felt both overtly and covertly. You may feel restless and not know why, or you may even get sick and wonder what happened when everything has been generally ok. A few years back, I realized I hadn’t cross stitched for several weeks and I was feeling really, really stitchy. (Ok, fine, that might not have been the word I actually used.) Whether I’m working on a gift for someone else or a project for myself, cross stitching fills a creative and productive need. I set a goal to cross stitch every day at that point, and in the time since 05/20/14 I’ve missed stitching on only 16 days. That’s a pretty good streak, and it makes my soul happy.
It can be your calling, your hobby, your passion; whatever it is that feeds your soul, find a way to do some every day.
Self care and soul care. :) Cheers! It’s good for your health.