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Sometimes it feels like the rain always comes our way
Sometimes it feels like memories and pain are here to stay
No matter how it feels, all things from us pass away
This too, shall pass, and things will again be okay
We have some tools that can help us keep our peace
Use them often to keep focus and make the chaos cease
First up, though simple, deceptively misleading
Use breath to train the body, send stress receding
Easiest programming a human can ever do
Anywhere you breathe — this one you can pursue
Four seconds in, then four seconds out,
Peaceful, rhythmic breath is what it’s all about
Next, the practice of attuning to the body
Oft ignored or suppressed, tends to get a little grotty
Notice each part, think about your internals
The body keeps history, everything it journals
Take an inventory, to relax and unwind
It’s part of self-care, so don’t leave it behind
Then we have a thing called grounding
It centers and restores when life’s been pounding
Every sense has input, something to convey
Check in with them all, hear what they try to say
Just like a bike or car, that helps you get around
Check-ups of your body — required to keep you sound
And of course, we have the matter of hydration
When without, profoundly affect your cogitation
Have three liters of clean water, each and every day
To maintain your inner systems and keep illness away
Water is life’s conduit, all things require its presence
Cool and clean, regenerative, surprisingly pleasant
Physical activity, no matter how much or long
Being in nature, keeps mind and body strong
Gratitude instead of things for which we long
Journal experience, reminds how we belong
Last but not least, the need for human touch
Wraps or hugs or closeness, doesn’t take that much
Finally, the most important thing you can learn to be
Is still and quietly observant, relaxed and in it, free.
May this self-care song find you when you need it
May it serve you well and long, if not please repeat it…