"But I don't have time. I'm running a business, raising my kids, caring for my family and trying to keep my marriage alive." So when, or more to the point how do you ever get a break?
The answer is as simple as can be . . . and as difficult as you make it. You'll get a break when you decide to take one. Think about the traditional work situation. Your employer likely allows for two short breaks, morning and afternoon, each day. The time is allotted for your benefit, but your employer doesn't enforce it. Too bad, because studies show that regular breaks which include moderate physical movement (like walking or stretching) improves the ability to concentrate, relives feelings of fatigue, and increases overall production at work.
Chances are that when you're at work you take very break to which you are entitled. When you think about it, you're employer is paying you for those breaks that don't require “punching-out”. If anything, she has a right to expect work for the time paid (thank goodness for labor laws and contract negotiations). Conversely, our time at home, with family or with friends, is not being paid at all and yet we feel no sense of being entitled to take a break. Most women are givers rather than takers. When we fail to take time for ourselves we risk giving until there is nothing left . . . and then everybody goes without. Give yourself a break so that you may continue to give to others. Caring women must first learn to care for themselves.
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