Been busy again this week. Busy, busy, busy. I'm working on organising a new workshop and also preparing to run the Pathways to Wisdom, Egyptian Wisdom workshop this Saturday. These 'Pathways' have been running for about four years now, and although they're basically the same workshop, each one is very different depending on the theme. We use different oracle cards, different music – even the table is set differently to reflect the theme. And even if the same people come twice, they'll get different guidance and wisdom each time depending on where in their lives they are at present.

I do love doing these workshops, but I also love doing something different too. I spent all day yesterday working on the new one, which will be totally different (watch this space for details) and will probably be another one-day one. And today I'm back in the office again beavering away, but thankfully I have a Reiki client in this afternoon. That will give me a break from the computer.

I remember attending a personal development group once, and was told to stop working as I was doing too much and wasn't allowing myself time to rest. I really took the advice to heart and tried my best not to work, but to me it felt all wrong. All I wanted to do was get on with the things I had to do, not force myself to have to stop. Eventually I gave in to my heart and went back to work and finished the things I needed to do before I took my well-earned holiday.

I did, however, learn an important lesson from this. Well two lessons really. The first lesson was to follow my heart and do what makes me feel good because then I'm giving my best to everyone (including myself). The second lesson was to allow myself a little time for me, because if I'm not working well because I'm tired, I'm not going to enjoy my work and neither will my clients.

Nowadays, I'm in the office around 7.45 each morning but I make it a rule to have an hour for lunch mid-day and not finish any later than 6.00 which gives me time for a nice soak in the bath and an hour's Reiki before dinner. Bliss!!!

Try it yourself and see. We can make a real difference in our lives and the lives of those around us simply by making time for ourselves. And even if this might seem selfish at first, think about it – what would your loved ones do if you couldn't be there for them because you're too ill, tired or simply plain exhausted to do it?