Caring for ourselves on Take Care Tuesday doesn't always involve Tacos!

Good Evening Dear Family of God and Love!

Happy Take Care Tuesday! Did everyone take time to take care of your selves and others today? I hope so. I had my training session at Cancer Rehab today and found out that I can stay as long as I need to until someone needs my spots in the 1/2 hour training session and class on Wednesday. That is how I took care of myself. I took care of others at the church this afternoon and early evening. Let's take a look at our Walk With Me On Our Journey Self-Care Guide for Tuesday and see how we did and if we need to do more. Remember caring for ourselves on Take Care Tuesday doesn't always involve tacos. 

Tuesday- Take Care Tuesday
Take care of your physical, mental, and spiritual selves. Take time to care for yourself and others.
Go for a walk if your body is telling you to do so.
Exercise your mind.
Allow for more rest, relaxation, and renewal.
Use any or all of the below from You Matter Monday!
Take time to start the week out right by being kind to yourselves.
Practice loving yourself.
Do a mediation of your choice.
Practice our Mindfulness exercises and breathing:
It is simply this we start with our breathing exercises using this format:

Inhale the Holy Spirit.
Exhale Love.

Inhale the Holy Spirit
Exhale Love

Inhale the Holy Spirit
Exhale Love

Now repeat the following 3 times;

Be Still and Know That I am God.
Be Still and Know
Be Still 
Be

Now get out some kind of timer, mindfulness app, or music and set them for 5 minutes when you begin. Then close your eyes and be silent. If the music goes long don't worry that will lead you into our time of prayer and thanksgiving. 

Here is your musical selection:

Machu Picchu Spirit Shaman Music

God we offer our thanksgivings first this night so that we may never forget that you are the one who has given us such rich abundance and gifts. May we use them rightly and not squander them. We give thanks for________________

God we pray that we may learn what it means to care for ourselves and one another.

God we pray that we may learn to care for your Cathedral of Life with sensitive hearts and hands.

God we pray that we may care for your children and do it with love and compassion.

God we pray that we may help all who are caregivers with love and without being critical or judgmental.

God we pray for our family members who are facing many unexpected life challenges. 

God we pray for our family members around the world who are being besieged by violence, terror,abuse, and human trafficking. We pray that they may be kept from harm.

God we pray for our family members who seek to hate and do us harm. We pray that love and peace may prevail.

God we pray for our family members who are homeless, hungry, and without sufficient clothing.

God we pray for our family members who are grieving the loss of loved ones and employment. May we reach out our arms in loving comfort.

God we pray for our family members who are living with chronic illnesses. We pray for those who are ill in body, mind, and spirit remembering especially___________________

God we remember our loved ones who are transitioning and those who have died remembering_______


We offer these our prayers in the name of God the Creator, Jesus the Christ, and The Holy Spirit the Advocate and Holy Comforter. Amen. 

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Good Night Dear Ones! I love you ! Start preparing yourselves to be in wonder and have a Wonderful and Wonder-Filled Wednesday!  I give thanks to God for you this day and always.

With love and a caring heart.

Sara

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