You’re listening to “Finding Peace with Katrina”. I’m Katrina, author of 30 books, and imaginator of big worlds.
Today, I want to talk about something that many of us struggle with: making time for ourselves.
Life has a way of convincing us that everyone else should come first. There are dishes to wash, emails to answer, errands to run, people to care for, deadlines to meet, and an endless list of responsibilities waiting for us every morning. Somewhere along the way, we begin to believe that taking time for ourselves is selfish.
But it’s not.
In fact, making time for yourself may be one of the kindest things you can do—not just for yourself, but for everyone around you.
Think of yourself like a phone battery. You can ignore the warning for a little while. You can squeeze out a few more minutes. But eventually, if you never recharge, everything stops.
We aren’t meant to live on empty.
For me, making time for myself often means disappearing into a story. As an author, I spend my days creating worlds, but I also know the value of stepping away from work. Sometimes peace looks like reading a book just for fun. Sometimes it’s taking a quiet walk without listening to anything. Sometimes it’s sitting outside with a cup of coffee and simply watching the clouds drift by.
Peace doesn’t always have to be productive.
That’s something our culture doesn’t always tell us. We often feel pressure to earn our rest, as though we have to complete every task before we’re allowed to breathe.
But what if rest isn’t a reward?
What if it’s a necessity?
When you intentionally set aside even fifteen or twenty minutes for yourself, you’re sending yourself a powerful message: I matter too.
Those small moments begin to add up. They calm your mind, lower your stress, and remind you that your worth isn’t measured by how much you accomplish in a day.
If you’re someone who feels guilty taking time for yourself, I’d encourage you to start small.
Schedule ten minutes.
Read one chapter.
Listen to your favorite song.
Take a walk around the block.
Write in a journal.
Sit quietly without reaching for your phone.
It doesn’t have to be elaborate. Peace often arrives in the ordinary moments we usually rush past.
And here’s the beautiful part: when you take care of yourself, you often become more patient, more creative, more present, and more compassionate. You’re able to give from a place of fullness instead of exhaustion.
So today, I want to leave you with one simple question:
What would happen if you treated making time for yourself as important as every other appointment on your calendar?
Maybe the answer is exactly the peace you’ve been looking for.
Thank you for spending these few minutes with me today. I hope wherever you are, you find a small moment of quiet—a reminder that you deserve rest, joy, and peace just as much as anyone else.
Until next time, keep choosing peace, one moment at a time.
