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A dozen excuses

8.29.2018
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Daily Grace

We take better care of our cars than we do of ourselves. Every 3,000 miles we change the oil, every 5,000 miles we rotate tires, balancing them every other rotation.  But we have no such maintenance routine for our bodies and souls. 

We face obstacles—most of which we put up ourselves. “I don’t have enough time for self-care.” “I have others whose needs must come before mine.” We can think of dozens of excuses. 

First  we have to believe it’s okay to spend time on renewal. For  starter s we might remember that God spent six days creating and one resting.  Jesus often pulled away from the crowds, too, so he could pray and be renewed. 

Are you in tune with what you need for renewal and self-care? Sometimes we need quiet, and other times we need to get active. It is important to know your inner and outer rhythms and develop a tool kit of renewal and self-care resources. Once you are tuned  in to  your body and your spirit, you’ll be aware of what’s needed for you to be all God created you to be. 

This message is adapted from “Time for a Tune-up” written by Sonia Solomonson in the June 2011 issue of  Lutheran Woman Today (now  Gather) magazine.  

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