Today's Mission Calendar Inspiration Quote

Each day I receive an inspirational boost in my email inbox -- I, like many others, have an Oprah.com subscription to receive daily Mission Calendar Inspirations. The quotes are not always from Oprah, but each contains a message, and makes you think or encourages you to act. Today's quote hit home for me, as I'm sure it did for every other woman who received it. Women of all ages and lifestyles have a tendency to put others before themselves, and today's quote was a reminder of just that:

I want you to start the new year by doing me -- not to mention everyone else -- a huge favor: Give yourself a time-out. Get into bed with a good book, the Sunday paper, or your favorite magazine, unplug the phone, and instruct, bribe, beg, command your family to grant you a few blissful minutes of rest, because there's no way you can be your best when you're exhausted. -- Oprah Winfrey

So, listen to Oprah and relax with The Pillars of the Earth or the January issue of O Magazine -- you deserve it!