Day 19

Day 19: Setting Limits and Boundaries

Thursday March 17, 2011

This is ironic to use this theme on St. Patricks Day, but it’s necessary.  Sometimes we must set limits on ourselves or else no one will.  Today is also my friend Pam’s birthday, who I planned to celebrate with tonight in Hawaii’s downtown activities.  But it is Thursday, including other various errands and meetings tonight I will not get home until 700 am, and wake up at 5:00.  Cops out and about with drunkards loose on the streets.  Even Asians are Irish tonight.  Bad combination.  Pam also has at least two other birthday activities for the next two days, which I will be participating in.  So I don’t feel bad. The past two days have been in excess mode with regards to time and so will the next two nights.  I realized my need to rest when I could not find my keys last night, searching everywhere but they were in my purse which I was wearing.  I have not been “good” with keeping up to date with blogging and meditating and I feel off balance.  Every once in awhile we need to rest, especially with a 40 hour work week looming over us on a Thursday night binge.

As a tourist, know when it’s time to slow down, relax, and take care of yourself.   We want to accomplish and squeeze so much into a trip, that our body and brain may give out.  Or if part of your trip involves responsibility (i.e. conference), pre-determine how late you want to stay out or drunk you want to get.   Will it be worth it the next day?