Place the oxygen mask over your head first
I went to yoga today because of this main reason – my back is killing me. And it’s killing me from sitting here at my desk and running back and forth to the hospital, but what was giving was my time to do yoga and since I believe my mother is the one who is going through the most discomfort, I’ve not been attending to my own needs. But I had to stop and take myself to yoga, where I dedicated my practice to her getting better.
She’s struggling right now with having just been taken off the vent – her anxiety has flared up, she has had trouble swallowing, and they are threatening to put it back in but I’m asking the universe to help her through the rough patch and to keep the vent off.
It’s hard to juggle caring for a loved one and continuing to do your demanding job, and pay attention to your loved ones, and on top of all that take care of yourself. But you have to – the cosmos throw down these juggling balls and you have to just start dancing or else. And you can’t drop the you ball either – because that is not a good short-term plan and it has long-term consequences as well.