If we save up our cleanings until Spring, our Winter will get more than a bit dusty.

I finally reached a point at work where I could relax a little, so naturally the flu that’d been dogging me finally caught me. My body has a tendency to “tuck away” illness for as long as it can, then processes it as soon as it feels it has a window to do so.

Now, I have been trying to eat healthy foods, drink supportive tea, do yoga (most days) or other supportive activities, so my body could perhaps stave off the illness without having to “get sick”. But it seems what it really needed was about 20 to 24 hours of really working through what I’d spent a week or more not-fully-processing. Perhaps I did stave off most of it, and therefore it was easier than it would have been. In fact, it did pass through me pretty quickly, and I’m thinking the little things I did over time and when it caught up with me helped that.

Now, I’m naturally thinking of how similar this is to non-physical issues in life. There’s so much that builds up, and we can only take care of so much in any one day. But I’m thinking, there’s got to be better ways in my own life to help care for bits and pieces of them over time. You know, tiny little things that can help keep things moving, rather than letting the stuckness build up until it comes to a breaking point.

I’ve had this thought off and on for some time, and have done a better job than in the past. I think I’m ready for the next stage of this now, and will start looking for moments in each day to take a step back, breathe, and see which little nooks and crannies can be cleared of stagnation and flow a little better.

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