Recently required to take

A labyrinth workshop 

A precursor to my future

Facilitator post 

I was tasked to define 

Rest 

Regenerate 

Renew 

Required? You ask 

Yes, apparently required

is what it takes to get this girl

Woman, elder 

To 

Slow down 

And breathe 

Struggling to discern 

My self-care routines 

into categories

Nuances confusing me 

Rest 

Regenerate

Renew 

But isn’t Renew and 

Regenerate the same

I asked?

The student in me

Sucking

the joy

Out of reflection

Accountable to a habit tracker 

My Dailies I call them

Serve as gentle reminders to

Care for 

Myself 

my loves and

Others

Pray Meditate Gratitude Walking the labyrinth

Exercise Eat Well Stretch Read/Learn Watercolor

Hold Space Give Love Get Curious Observe Ego Practice non-judgment

At my age I have time for

These rituals 

With patience and a little more

Wisdom and Self-awareness 

Sprinkled in

comes 

growth 

The clichéd mind-body-spirit

Seems to be spot on

While Rest feeds my spirit

Quieting

The 

Mind

Is the start

Walking the labyrinth

Prayer and meditation

Expressing gratitude

Require being full of thought and yet no thought

My mind

Getting clear

Getting quiet

These practices get me ready to

Regenerate including 

care for my physical self  

And allowing space for some fun

Exercise

Eating well

Stretching

Practicing my watercolor

Reading and learning

These fun-to-me activities

Help me feel renewed for the people in my life

Holding space

Getting curious

Giving love

Because without rest and regeneration

I’m not fully capable of showing up

As my True Self

where observing the Ego and

practicing 

non-judgment

Can be included

The student in me, clearly

Took this assignment to heart

(And body and mind) 

but then realized none of this 

analysis

really

matters

The workshop facilitator wanted us 

To reflect on how we take 

care of ourselves

THAT we take care of ourselves

Rest - Mind

Regenerate - Body

Renew - Spirit

Rest and regeneration

Lead to renewal where

your Spirit can shine and like

Lizzo says, If I’m shining

Everybody’s

Gonna

Shine

No matter how you define them 

It is now your turn to reflect

Do not let semantics 

Trip you up, as it did me

Rest

Regenerate

Renew

What does this look like?

What needs more attention?

You don’t need a required workshop

To take stock of your practices

Or 

Maybe 

You do

If so, take the time you need

Collectively we must self-care 

Because when you care for yourself

you care for the world

And we all know

It needs 

Some caring now