As I write this we are heading into another week of beautiful weather – assuming that you like it hot and sunny. It seems like many years since we have had such a sustained spell of good summer weather. It is rare that we need to use sunscreen in this country and so I forgot when I was out yesterday and am paying the price today. In weather like this I need to take better care of myself.Self-care is one of those phrases that I keep hearing and reading about these days. Studies show that people today are working longer hours, processing more information and sleeping less than in previous generations. In response, in our increasingly busy and pressured society, many agencies are encouraging us to take better care of ourselves. In our recent course on Living Well, we explored many different ideas and techniques to help us in building our Physical, Mental, Emotional, Relational and Spiritual resilience. Whilst the first four of those are mainly about caring for our ‘selves’ the last one is distinctively about caring for our soul.What is our soul?It can be hard to define the soul, but sometimes we have moments when we recognize it, even if we can’t define it.
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As I write this we are heading into another week of beautiful weather – assuming that you like it hot and sunny. It seems like many years since we have had such a sustained spell of good summer weather. It is rare that we need to use sunscreen in this country and so I forgot when I was out yesterday and am paying the price today. In weather like this I need to take better care of myself.Self-care is one of those phrases that I keep hearing and reading about these days. Studies show that people today are working longer hours, processing more information and sleeping less than in previous generations. In response, in our increasingly busy and pressured society, many agencies are encouraging us to take better care of ourselves. In our recent course on Living Well, we explored many different ideas and techniques to help us in building our Physical, Mental, Emotional, Relational and Spiritual resilience. Whilst the first four of those are mainly about caring for our ‘selves’ the last one is distinctively about caring for our soul.What is our soul?It can be hard to define the soul, but sometimes we have moments when we recognize it, even if we can’t define it.