How to Revitalize Yourself When You’re “Drooping”
written by Beth Kurland Ph.D., published on psychology today
When I walked outside yesterday to sit in my favorite meditationspot, I was taken aback when I noticed that two beautiful shrubs that we had planted last year that had been thriving last month were now wilting, their leaves shriveled and turning brown. I don’t know how I had missed seeing this as I am out here all the time, yet somehow because they are tucked further back than some of the other shrubs, I must have walked right passed and not noticed them for quite some time. Thank goodness the water from my hose on and off over the course of the day was able to revive them — amazing to see them spring back to life with the right nourishment.
And yet, how often does this happen with ourselves? How often do we not pay attention to our own needs for replenishment, for “nourishment” of one kind or another, and days, weeks and sometimes months or more can go by before we realize what has happened. We might become depleted, lose a sense of vitality or energy, feel drained by the cumulative effects of stress, or feel disconnected from things that had previously enlivened us.