Whew, I have had a weekend! My mom had seizure symptoms and tests reveled she had a brain tumor, on top of her pancreatic cancer. She got in for an emergency surgery that was successful. With my nervous system processing the stress, I was so grateful I already had healing on the calendar - my appointment today with my somatic therapist.

One of my massage clients had a similar story this week. He got into a car accident with minor injuries and had his massage two days later, because he had healing on the calendar.

There are so many ways we resource ourselves: meditation, exercise, music, massage, down time with loved ones, support groups and therapy. Weaving these things into our schedule is like having a savings account that supports you in times of need. The time we spend rejuvenating our body and our soul matters. These life-giving efforts accumulate to create a reservoir we can draw from.

Offering a gentle nudge to put some of these things on your calendar. The kind of things you never regret and are always glad you did. Your future self needs it, and will thank you.