Take time to be kind to yourself
Today I’m offering a piece of advice. It’s an important one that can be so easily overlooked. After someone has died it is important to take time to be kind to yourself.
Sounds straightforward and easy doesn’t it? But when faced with lots of decisions to be made, forms to be filled in, appointments to be kept and a list of people to contact, this is something that can get overlooked.
It may be something as simple as going for a walk. Sounds easy enough, but taking that first step out of the door can be incredibly difficult. Observing the cloud shapes, watching the waves, crunching in the leaves, climbing to the top of a hill until you are out of breath, stopping to take in a view, are just a few ideas. Once outside amongst nature, it can feel so healing and calming that you will have more energy and focus to tackle your ‘To Do’ list.
Allow yourself the luxury of going where your legs take you.
Go out for coffee or tea with a friend or relative if you feel up to conversation. Let them take you and treat you. People do generally want to help in any way they can. If an offer is made. Take it!
All the decisions, forms and emails can wait. What’s the worst that can happen? Well, to be perfectly honest, it probably already has.
So what are you waiting for?
