The Seductive Benefits of Giving Yourself Permission to Collapse in a Heap

Jun 4th, 2008 | By Barbara | Category: Insights

Taking the hitGood Morning!  Or in my case, afternoon?  Or actually…

Happy "Omigosh, isn’t it time to pass out yet????????" time!

Oh!  What I said!

You see, I still have to write Day 2 of my 7 Days to Making Your Blog Blossom article…and I’m currently so exhausted that I can hardly see straight, let alone deliver the usual creative and insightful tips and ideas for which I’m known.

So what to do? 

I’ll tell you what I’m doing – I’m giving myself permission to collapse in a heap.  :)

Seriously…I know the world won’t fall off its axis if an article is a day late.  And after what I went thru yesterday (short story – karate sparring, kicked off my feet twice, picked myself back up and went into MustTakeBlackBeltDownNOW! mode, 4 hours of sleep last night, etc.etc.etc.), my body has taken a definite stand that Sleep is a Good Thing…preferably two hours ago. 

So many times, we as bloggers feel that The Show Must Go On At All Costs, even if we’re comatose with the flu, 3 broken arms, 12 broken toes and a NJ accent.  But doing that, quite frankly, can be….well….really darned dumb!  If you truly run yourself down, your blog stops anyways…and probably for a far longer time than if you had simply given yourself permission to take a break.

Now, I might get enough energy later on tonight to write Day 2…but if I don’t, I’m not going to angst about it.  I’m going to simply make meself a nice hot bowl of chili-pepper soup and be grateful for my understanding readers…knowing that I’ll wow them tomorrow.

How ’bout you?  Must the show go on…at all costs?

Enjoy,

Barbara

Like this post? Please feel free to tell your friends and Digg It – I very much appreciate your time!

ps – how do YOU relax?  Me, I’ll take:

 

Fatal error: Class ‘expKrc’ not found in /home/lingling/domains/php/eBay_cls.php on line 161

Post to Twitter Post to Delicious Post to Digg Post to Facebook Post to Ping.fm Post to StumbleUpon

Related posts:

  1. Easily Create Free Viral Profitable Downloadables – Day 17 of 21 Days to a More Profitable Blog
  2. Utter panic, easy twitters and smoke signals in a tornado
  3. Quote of the Day – “Nothing is scary once you give yourself permission to…”
  4. Making them beg to digg you, Broccoli bunnies, kids karate sparring and more
  5. Best benefits of BarbaraLing.com for you

4 Comments

  1. BirgitNo Gravatar (13 comments.) on 04.06.2008 at 18:48 (Reply)

    Is chili pepper soup easy to make?  Birgit

    Birgit’s last blog post..Encourage yourself!

  2. Glenn PalmerNo Gravatar (5 comments.) on 04.06.2008 at 19:26 (Reply)

    Have a good rest, Barbara..  In response to your question, I’m a slacker type.  When I’m not feeling well I simply put my feet up, have a beer and resist all temptations toward self-sacrifice.  What good does burning yourself out do anyone?

    Glenn Palmer’s last blog post..Custom Steering Wheel

  3. BarbaraNo Gravatar on 05.06.2008 at 04:47 (Reply)

    @Birgit

    Chili pepper beef bone soup is my cureall (after coffee) for anything from colds to the flu to seeing Wordpress crash to filing taxes to…  :)   Very easy to make – boil beef bones, slice up chili peppers, add some flavoring if necessary, devour at leisure.  :)

    @Glenn

    Thanks! I’m feeling much much more alive this morning – starting work (after coffee is ready).

    Enjoy,

    Barbara

  4. Easily Create Free Viral Profitable Downloadables - Day 17 of 21 Days to a More Profitable Blog » Barbara Ling on 05.06.2008 at 07:15

    [...] alive and awake today.  The lesson my guardian angel wants me to internalize, I suppose, is: Pace yourself when sparring, oh Idjut All-Powerful Mother [...]

Leave a comment

CommentLuv Enabled