When l became more management role, worked hard get others..do less...

There is emphasis on self-care among faith community, identify issues of burn-out, depression, family relationship breakdowns, sadly even substance abuse.  Learnt this from share rmconversations about boundaries issues, Talked about previous blog, these arise in pastoral ministry.

However concept of self-care is centered on values that made to feel at odds with the mission work in Christian field. 

Spiritual balance is one of several concerns, if it is included at all.

Bit like supervision in ministries.
 Own self-care revolves around negotiating the competing demands of our personal lives ,against the demands of work verses the needs of others.

This area of competing demands is difficult When people are required to balance largely how much we can or should give to the work. 

Community Youth workers in Christian community are misunderstood, Example, if choose stick ritually to 2 days off a week.

Priority of our availability to the spiritual purposes of God requires the nurture and conservation of the gifts we have been given, in the form of relationships, physical strength and emotional well-being. 

Can recall when starting out in Vocation, feeling had to do more than others.

When l became more in supervisory and management role,worked hard to get those around me to do less.

Yes do less

Do less not more.

Time spent walking, talking,preparing,Praying is not time off.

Part of your well being in ministry to use this time as work time.

Yes so less really became more fruit-filled.

But those requirements if not used well, add to risk and sacrifice that is part of the Christian life.

Self-care” as a term is poorly defined ,too fluid in general, “self-care” is building tolerance, exploring why I’m feeling kinda adrenaline rush  coursing through my body at various times.

Why are we not able to download.

l Loved watching movie, when got home late evening.

Became better at having days away from environment worked in..

Began to ask much more,what data are my emotions presenting to me.?

How am l processing my feelings?

 In order to have the capacity to do this internal work, Kevin's “self-care” requires Sharing, talking, listening to others in our game, walking, being away,residential..

 My well being also called self-care must be using some of the above methods,when often interact and tolerate difficult distressing people along with situations we and they face.

The physical affects the spiritual which affects the emotional, also affects the mental which further affects the environment which affects the stress. All in a continuum.

Some Physiologists said that...sorry forgot who..