Take Care of Yourself

Recently I learned something about my health and my art.  I had been feeling very tired lately, had a lot of muscle and joint pain, was depressed and had trouble concentrating. The worst part was I had no interest or desire about doing any needlework.

Then I had a doctor’s appointment just for a regular check up.  I decided to tell her about what I had been experiencing.  And she suggested that I had some blood work done which showed that I had hypothyroidism.  All that I had been experiencing are symptoms of hypothyroidism and even more that I hadn’t mentioned here or with my doctor like sensitivity to cold and weight gain. 

Now this condition is pretty common and once I started taking the medicine I began to feel better.  But the thing that surprised me the most was that my desire to do my needlework returned.  I learned that if you aren’t feeling good physically or emotionally, then the things you enjoy doing are difficult.  So you need to take care of yourself, your health. to take care of your art or your passion.  This was an important lesson for me.  I have to take care of myself to be able to do the things I enjoy.  And it was so important to me, I wanted to share it with all of you.

I understand when you have a cold or the flu or something that keeps you in bed, how you just don’t feel up to creating everything.  But chronic conditions that come upon you little by little have the same effect in the long run. So it is important to pay attention to how you are feeling and take care of yourself every day.

I know you have heard this before but eat right, get enough exercise and also get enough sleep.  If you take care of yourself, you are then able to take care of your art.  And also make sure to tell your doctor everything you are feeling or experiencing even if you think it is unrelated (I never put my sensitivity to cold with feeling tired or gaining weight but they were all related).  It will help them determine what is going on with you and what treatment to prescribe.

So for you to take care of your art, remember to take care of you. 

©2019 – Cheryl Fillion