A man is busy sawing down a tree. He tells you he’s been sawing away for five hours. You notice that the blade looks dull and suggest that he sharpen it. “I can’t ,” he saws, “I’m too busy sawing.”
Sharpening the saw is all about keeping all parts of yourself sharp: physical, mental, social and spiritual. Balancing all parts of your nature is essential to your effectiveness as a diabetes self-manager.
For example:
Physical: Keep yourself in shape by being active, eating healthy, monitoring and reducing risks.
Mental: Continually educate yourself about diabetes. At the same time, commit to one or more self-help behavior goals. Achieving goals will build your confidence and self-esteem.
Social: Strengthen your relationships with family and friends by practicing Habits 4, 5, and 6.
Spititual: Give time to things that bring you a sense of peace and meaning, such as walking, meditating or praying, giving service to others, etc. Spiritual renewal will keep you centered with your deepest values and help you to cope.
Keep learning and growing in each of your four dimensions as you go forward. You will quickly see that diabetes has not changed your life – you have changed your life.
Where you take it from here, only you can imagine.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
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