Gavin and the Monster by Hugh Steadman Williams

So what, survival is more important for me. Work → to earn → to survive = Job Satisfaction → ZERO = State of mind → FRUSTRATED We may wish to do some other work, but then basic survival instincts force us to remain in the job we are. Isn’t this a common statement we hear so often these days. It wouldn’t give me the required money to survive. Are you in your dream job? (Part 1)ĭream job, oh no, that is only in dreams. It’s not called selfish… its called SELF CARE Start thinking about self to be able to help others. If cup is empty you will have nothing to offer. We always think others come first, what about “I” well … I will get there, things are good, no tension, just normal pain in back, normal cough in neck, normal …. We so love helping everyone else but we always tend to forget our own self. This was a forwarded message I received on WhatsApp.Ī nice thought something we tend to ignore. If you don’t take the time to care for yourself, no-one else will. This goes for leaders, social workers, teachers, advocates, even parents. Your best intentions will mean nothing and you’ll be unable to do what you’re meant to do. If you don’t look after yourself, after a while you’ll be no good to anyone else either. This simple principle is so often disregarded.

As a consequence, soon the entire town started to limp in pain, all because the cobbler never took the time to repair his own boots. However, after a few years, the cobbler’s feet were so injured that he could no longer work and no-one’s boots got repaired. His customers started to worry about him, but he reassured them that everything was ok.

While he worked feverishly on the boots of everyone else, his feet got blisters and he started to limp. This wasn’t a problem at first, but over time, his boots began to deteriorate and fall apart. However, he didn’t have time to repair his own boots. A cobbler lived in a large village and he was the only cobbler in town, so he was responsible for repairing the boots of everybody else.

Gavin and the Monster by Hugh Steadman Williams