Taking Care of Myself

October 25, 2009 — I could spend hours blogging about the subject. I don't think that is really necessary as the subject is really pretty basic. Taking care of myself has two fundamental parts: (1) my physical health, and (2) my emotional health.

The first part I have done plenty of blogging about. I am making progress in taking care of my physical health and while it is not without obstacles, I know the progress is there. There are many successes and some setbacks. In both the successes and the setbacks I am gaining valuable experience that will help me to continue to move in a positive direction. If I do not keep moving positively forward, I will amplify the problems in taking care of my emotional health.

Taking care of emotional health can be an exhausting experience. There are so many little things in attending to my emotional health that it can become overwhelming...that is until I break the emotion down to the very basic facts. Rome wasn't built in a day and it is foolish for me to think that I can take care of all my emotional needs in a day...so to speak. It just does not work when I try to do so in that way.

However, when I break an issue down to the fundamental facts...throw out the BS...and deal with it straightforwardly and truthfully I find out that I emerge on the other side a much more healthy emotional person. I emerge as a husband, father, grandfather, family member, and friend that I want and should be.

The two parts of taking care of myself have one very strong need. They both require that in doing the work necessary to be healthy that I do so in the light of truth. For a long time I have thought that the inscription on the Tower Building on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin read..."Seek ye the truth and the truth shall make you free", but the inscription is "Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free." To me it is a seeking...to me truth is the foundation of our lives...to me it's what really matters!