I HAVE BEEN ON QUITE A JOURNEY. Tis exhausting at times to hear all the information that I have been presented. Mental exhaustion can be overwhelming. I am in my housecoat still muttering that I will go for a walk and not stay in this 'ole chair all day.
I need to be a healthy listener and not get overwhelmed by family issues that are very overwhelming. How does one do that? By praying and speaking out loud how to combat the issues. Putting things in perspective.
I need to deal with these issues by keeping a healthy boundary. I have been getting better educated on the way of the world. Difficult to hear. I'm not to wear others problems thinking I am their healer. Jesus is. I cannot solve other's personal problems when it is theirs to work through. I can pray for them, listen to them, give a kind word. When a discussion is taking place, it shouldn't be a dialogue where one person does all the talking or it becomes a monologue with core dumping. Are you there to be entertained by their core dump? Are you just a warm body to dump on? A captivated audience? They may feel better unloading on you, but then what does the listener do with the information unloaded on them? Are we to cast our cares on the Lord? Yes.
I remember a minister that had to take a break from being a pastor because he was not a good listener and began to get sick with the burdens overloaded on him because he was the pastor. He'd return to the ministry after a long break where he learned techniques on handling heavy information dumped on him day after day. Even the pastor is human. Caretakers have to take care of themselves as well and it means taking breaks from others and know how to keep a healthy boundary with other's serious problems. Jesus took breaks by going into the hills to be alone. Alone time.
I will go walking to get some exercise and release some tension.
The weather is pleasant outside so a mile walk would be possible. Think I will go to the track this morning instead of walking the neighborhoods. I know that at the track after 4 laps that I made my mile. I can cool down then do my chores. Hubby wants to go to MENARDS for purchasing some tarps to help with the porch rebuild. I could drop our phone bill off on the way and mail a package to my childhood scout leader who turned 90 years old.
The day will be used wisely. Some laundry done, some packing dishes for the shuffling of furniture, some bills paid, some praying uttered, some healthy eating, some exercising.
HEALTHY BOUNDARIES even with food.
LAST NIGHT, I fixed a large salad for supper. The green base of this one was KALE. I used a method on the KALE to tenderize it and make it less bitter tasting. You cold water rinse the kale then remove it from the center stem. Pour lemon juice in the mixing bowl and tear the kale into pieces putting the pieces in the lemon juice. Mix it then pour olive oil over it. Massage the kale pieces with your hands mixing the oil into the pieces.
From here I added the additional veggies/fruit into the bowl adding spring greens, scallions, hearts of palm slices, cherry tomatoes, sliced tomatoes, sliced cucumbers, celery. Salad dressing was drizzled on top then the salad was sprinkled with Italian croutons. Pretty good meal for us. The kale was tender and not bitter! How good is kale for you?
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