Took today off. I attended a workshop all weekend and there was a lot of “peeling of the onion” going on. It was a great learning experience and I took away a lot from it. But not having any down time this weekend and being around a lot of people fighting off the pre-spring flu bug, I feel zapped!

I told a friend I wasn’t feeling myself and she asked if I felt “squishy”. I laughed and asked, “What does that mean”? She told me when she was a kid and would tell her mom she didn’t feel well, her mom would poke her in the arm and say, “Yep. You feel squishy”.

Now I have a word to use when I’m feeling just a tad, not-so-Kam-like. Not really sick, but not quite right either. Sometimes we just need permission to feel a little squishy. I get uncomfortable when I feel like this. The old voices come back and whisper in my ear. “You can’t take a day off”, “What will people think?”, “They’re expecting big things from you”, and “What are you – lazy?”.

It’s high time to squish those voices once and for all. I here by grant myself (and you dear readers) the right to take a day and revel in your squishy-ness. For me that looks like, lounging all day in comfy clothes, drinking lots of green tea, taking extra vitamin c and having a little dog therapy on the couch. I love cuddling up with my furry friends when I’m feeling funky. Stinky, dog-breath kisses always seem to make everything better.

Next time you’re feeling not quite yourself, grant yourself permission to feel squishy. Don’t feel guilty about it either. The world will get along without you, (just for a little while) and you’ll be better prepared to shine your light after recharging your batteries.

Yours in squishy-ness,
Kam