Get Some Alone~Time – a little story – Part 1

Casie gets out of bed (later than she wanted) and heads to the kitchen to start a pot of coffee. She stayed up too late last night so she needs that caffeine to get her energy moving and to feel alive.

Casie then does what she needs to do concerning kids and pets. She gets her kids off to school and lets the dog out. As usual, Casie has just enough time to shower before she has to leave for work so she rushes around so she’s not late. She grabs a breakfast bar to eat in the car on her way to work.

Casie works all day, grabbing some fast food for lunch. She gets home, makes dinner, take cares of family and her dog, then plops down on the couch and zones out for a couple hours watching TV. She’s feeling run down, crabby and unfulfilled.

{How does Casie’s day sound to you so far? Is it familiar to you in any way?

Casie seems to have taken care of everyone else but herself. Can you find any where in this fictional story where Casie spent some quality time with herself?

When you try to keep up the pace that Casie keeps up, at some point you will feel run down. You need to carve out some ‘solo’ time to stay connected and aligned with what truly matters to you in order to stay happy and feel fulfilled in life.}

After a while, Casie’s non-stop pace catches up with her and she ends up coming down with a nasty cold that knocks her out for a week. She begins feeling depressed and unhappy. As she rests in bed, she realizes how out of touch she is with herself. She realizes how crabby she’s been and how she has recently developed a lack of patience with her kids and partner. She realizes she’s been losing her temper a lot lately too.

“How did I get here?” Casie thinks to herself as she stares at the ceiling, contemplating her life. “And how do I begin to make it better?”

Casie decides she wants to make some changes in her life. “How will I do this,” she whispers to herself as she rolls to her side, pulling the covers over her head.

Stay tuned for Part 2 to see what Casie decides to do.

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