If You're Too Tired to Speak Sit Next to Me~I Too am Fluent in Silence

"So, if you are too tired to speak,

Sit next to me, because

I, too, am fluent in silence."

R. Arnold

Sometimes when life speeds up, 

and you're overwhelmed keeping up with 

multiple life changes and expectations, 

you forget to take your down time right when

you need moments of quiet in your day.

  When you're tired; 

When you don't want to interact;

When you don't want to speak or think; 

Take moments in your day to do nothing.

Lose the expectations. 

Regain your center.

Take that lunch break; 

Don't allow others to invade 

your much needed down time.

Start your day and week with a plan. 

When others unwittingly attempt 

to disrupt your scheduled lunch break

give them other options. 

If they must meet with you 

during your scheduled lunch,

schedule your lunch at another time

or leave work earlier. 

Failing to take your break 

is not an option.

To be your best productive self

you need to approach 

your work with a fresh mind.

You are not doing yourself or your work

any favors when you give up your

much needed work break.

When you're healing from surgery or illness

let others know how you want to communicate.

People want to support you 

but text and email messages 

may be better than phone calls.

No matter our situation, 

we all need the healing of silence daily. 

To be your best and offer your best,

replace the expectation of 

always being available to others

with the expectation that you'll always 

take time for yourself.

Taking care of others and doing your best

on the job requires you to first and foremost 

care for yourself.

Silence is Golden.

Thank you to Colleen McGinn for the

photograph of ice cream tulips.