Hey…
I hope all of you are doing well…
Returning to your work is bothersome,
more for those who are already tired,
a few hours deep into this days work,
All the best for what’s left,
much less what’s more to come…
About the prompt of this day;
its a good one,
but,
yet here I am exposing myself yet again…
There’s no such thing as self-care,
It just plain hard stubbornness,
(In my language its called ZIDD),
its the only thing that has kept me going,
A stubbornness to become someone,
someone better,
better than who I was day before,
and to a new tomorrow,
that will come the next…
There is no such thing as self-care because,
it’s a known fact that I have to get things to work the next day,
even if I feel like not to,
there’s a mindset that this works on,
maybe on or after achieving a spot or a pedestal,
where one belongs,
one can take rest and give self the much needed,
“Self-care”…
But,
If that thing or an idea that is much bigger,
and is replaced by another one the next moment,
there’s no time to rest,
or sit,
or contemplate the things that one has achieved,
that’s why,
and that’s how things have been with me,
leaving me with enough time to rest,
and wake up with a positive mindset,
ready to conquer another day…
On the days off,
the actual self-care version of myself kicks in,
I usually wake up late,
late enough for people in my house to question my existence,
And when I do wake up,
I wake up hungry like its been weeks,
And eat and spend day leisurely,
By going out with family or friends,
and by the time evening hits,
all of us are at home,
at ease,
and as we talk and have dinner,
enjoy and talk about things that happened over the week,
and discuss and plan the week ahead…
By the time it ends its time to sleep,
and prepare the challenge that is the next day…
That’s how it all goes,
that’s how my self care goes,
What about you…?
Cheers 🥂
Love Waakiye 🤍
Waakiye 