This is Fruitycake. I know what needs are. They add things you can’t or shouldn’t live without. Like pizza. Me. You get the drift.
But Girl Person doesn’t seem to recognize her needs very often. She tells me it’s something that is hard for her. Brickle and Digby really, really helped her with that. They knew that hiking was a priority. They knew that she couldn’t think or scare away that Depression Monster without doing that.
And well, I see that now too. We may do a lot of walking every day.
But like yesterday, the walking was more stress than peace. Because she had to do business and try to speak Italian. We love the language here. But it is also, admittedly very hard. Especially for Girl Person. Especially when she’s dealing with so much grief still.
So I told her in no uncertain terms this morning that it was time for peace. It was time to hike. Without speaking. Only barking at sticks. And that is what we did.
You see, sometimes we all need a break. We all need a release. If you don’t give yourself what you need, you won’t be the best you. It’s my turn to take over for Brickle and Digby. I have to push her to not only take care of me, which she did this week, but then, she must do what she needs to.
If you are just working, or going thru motions every day, it may be what you think you should do. And sometimes, you have to. But you also need to feed your soul.
And if you can think…of something right now…you’d love to do…you should do it. it’s what you need.
–Fruitycake
