IT’S TIME for SELF-CARE

Although we know having good health from a lifestyle of healthy habits will give us a higher level of energy to sustain us to perform optimally, and will empower us in our home life, workday and in our relationships, it seems our attempts to balance our life and wellness take a backseat to working or being busy, and the busier folks are, greater is the need to be well. We do stuff for everyone else except for ourselves.

If we could just take the time to listen to our inner wisdom voice to adjust our life to be healthy, well, and fit?

Human beings are complex. Each of us has deep within us a unique inner wisdom to guide us in what we need to do for our highest good including our health, yet we rarely think on a daily basis to address what we need, or take enough time to follow healthy habits. Addressing the needs of our inner and outer self will give us the best possibility to be well. To meet the responsibility of self-care that we owe our self to be flexible, creative and efficient managing time and varying your healthcare regimen, and get support (if you need it).

So how do we rejuvenate our wellbeing (mind, body and soul) with wholeness, harmony and balance? In fact our wellness, needs and requires a holistic approach, to address each aspect of wellness: physical, social, emotional, intellectual (mental), environmental and spiritual. Here are some useful tips:

“The greatest gift we can give ourselves and others, is to love and take care of ourselves, to Be-well”

Physical

Eat healthy and whole; (Grow your own organic food), Hydrate with pure water; Sit less, Move and keep moving. Get a sufficient night’s sleep (no cell phone) to rest your mind, replenish body’s energy, and rejuvenate its hormones crucial to your health and wellbeing. Engage a support network, or someone to be accountable to like a buddy who shares your health goals and will help motivate you to attain them; (a friend, personal trainer, a holistic health coach or wellness consultant)

Social

Human beings need “in- person, contact to fully engage their emotional and intuitive senses; Speak in person as much as possible; Lessen time spent on the computer, mobile devices, and social media (not to connect only virtually).

Emotional

Follow your heart; Think positive thoughts, Pay attention to your moods, attitudes, and re-actions. Make appropriate choices for your desired results.

Intellectual (Mental)

Stay curious, learn to grow to the next level, new challenges inspires our creativity and feeds our thoughts. Meet new people, explore unfamiliar places or do something new… this is how we find out who we are and what we are made of, what we know or don’t know, what we can or cannot do.

Spiritual

Assess and reassess. Consciously go within to explore and understand who you are, why you are here and what you want to do with your life (all you need to know is within you). Some ways to find answers to your deep questions are: Take alone time to just be quiet, journal, meditate, or pray; Seek God; Express gratitude, as there’s always someone or something to be grateful for.

Environmental

Spend time in nature, walk or lay on the earth to ground your anxiety and stress. Recycle, Reuse, Reduce: Use non-toxic cleaners and energy saving appliances; Compost food scraps; Make conscious clothing purchases to prevent the waste of disposable fashion.

We are each a master of life. The true success of our being well is our interest and participation in taking care of our health and wellness with a holistic approach. Start with one thing, get good at it, add on something else, keep practicing and don’t give up. To be well takes awareness, commitment of time and effort, patience, consistent practice, with a key goal to be kind, loving, and to accept our self and each other.