How
many times have you had the exact word you needed on the tip of your tongue
only to have it tease and evade your memory? Who has not written a list to
remember and then forgotten the list or maybe you asked someone to help you
remember and they forgot.
Maybe
you hid something from yourself in a special place you were sure to recall and
spent weeks searching for the item because you forgot where you hid it. How
many Easter eggs have been hidden, only to rot several days later because the
person who hid the eggs forgot where they put them? What about that person you
spent weeks secretly adoring, finally got the perfect chance to make their
acquaintance, and then suffered a mental freeze? Was a bill paid late because
you forgot to make a note on your calendar, notes you try to remember to transfer
from each month previous? Did you forget someone's birthday, someone like your
child or parent or your spouse? Did you forget to feed your dog, and then get
angry because he is persistently trying to get your attention while you are
busy with an important call? Was that you who were asked by your loving wife or
husband to bring a drink on a hot day of yard work, while your loved one tolls
away with their chores as you relax in the air conditioning?
Sometimes
it seems that no matter what we do to try to jog our memories, they betray us
at the worst possible moments. Children are forgotten at school, standing in
the car pick-up line. The groceries are left to ruin in the back seat of the
car because the phone rang just as you opened the front door. A bag is left at
the store holding something you bought that shows on your receipt, but got lost
because of the many bags you had to move into the buggy while holding the
crying baby. A cup is balanced on top of a vehicle, only to topple off as the
driver pulls away.
Every
day people somewhere complain about memory loss, mostly temporary and
short-term memory loss. Many times it is simply a result of preoccupation and
jammed, hectic schedules.
Sometimes
it is from lack of sleep due to illness of one's self or one's child, or a
night spent in a hospital by a loved one's side.
Proper
rest and relaxation are important for normal mental function. Your families
often neglect to even allow themselves relief on a vacation, often times
returning more tired and mentally stressed than before their trip. Yet, the
solution can be so simple as to be overlooked.
What
is the answer? Take care of yourself. Learn how much is too much and start
saying no, whether to yourself or to someone needing just a tiny little favour
that throws your whole schedule out of whack when you are already stressed
enough.
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