accountability to self

with a lot of my friends and family who live farther away, we check in periodically and catch up. it is always on my mind to reach out and reconnect within a somewhat regular timeframe. it is important to me to stay connected with those i care about, even if it's not as frequent as i want it to be. i still want them to know i am thinking about them and care about them and wish to keep our ties current.

and then i thought about how often i check in with myself. granted, i am daily aware of what is going on with me, what i may be processing, dreaming of, aiming towards, prioritizing, etc. but do i check in with myself on how i am treating myself? for example, am i following through on my intention to take a short trip every other month just to get a change of scene? am i booking myself at least 3 days a month to pursue my personal projects? am i taking the same kind of care of myself that i would advocate my friends and family do?

seems as though when i look closely at how i am in nurturing my relationship with myself--largely with regard to accountability and following through on promises and intentions i have set for myself in the best interest of my well-being--i fall short. do i feel i can take it, so to speak? there's some truth to that. also, i can say life gets in the way. but the thing is, i am my life. and my choices are my life. and if i am shortchanging myself, it stands to reason i would shortchange other areas of my life, other people in my life.

checking in with myself, even just a cursory glance, has been revealing. shining light on areas where i don't diligently pursue what is most important to me.

always good to shine the light back on ourselves and see where it is we have opportunity to recharge. where is our accountability to our selves spreading thin? when we shore up our accountability to ourself, our accountability to others becomes recharged as well.

liz