There is a common belief that ostriches bury their heads in the sand because they think that if they can’t see a predator, then the predator can’t see them. This belief is a handy metaphor for the person who thinks if a problem is ignored it will simply go away. I’m going to advocate, though, that there are times when it’s appropriate for us to bury our heads in the sand – not as so to ignore a problem with the forlorn hope that it’ll go away, but rather picking and choosing what problems we can safely ignore simply because we need to guard our own hearts.
Self-care and other wimpy activities.
There’s part of me that tends to think of self-care as the activity of a wimp. That’s not true, of course.
The typical mandate for me, as a believer, has been in the acrostic J.O.Y. – Jesus, others, you. To me, it’s a noble thing to spend myself in the service of others. The betterment of mankind, if you will.
Self-care comes in third place in that schema. I’m wondering if that’s actually the most helpful methodology, or even scriptural.