Is this you?
You swear it will be tomorrow, or Monday, or your
birthday. The day you will begin to
focus on you and your health. But that
day always slips through your fingers. And these ‘days’ keep passing by. You
have a really busy life and taking care of yourself has not only dropped
further down your ‘to do’ list, it fell off of it.
Sound familiar yet?
Work, family, daily tasks, emergencies – this is life.
When I was struggling with digestive issues I was always so
tired, both literally and figuratively.
I was tired of feeling unbalanced.
Tired of not having the energy to enjoy my life to the fullest. Mostly,
I was tired of feeling like I was failing at achieving that elusive
balance. I may have looked good on the
outside, but on the inside I was foggy, irritable, moody, suffering from allergies,
and feeling generally overwhelmed by life.
It was during my studies at the Institute for Integrative
Nutrition that I finally realized I was not following the instruction you are
given when you fly on a plane, the in case of an emergency instruction - put on
YOUR mask first. If you are not taking
care of yourself you really cannot take proper care of the others around you.
Running on an empty tank, or a tank filled with junk, does not serve you well. Taking the seemingly selfless path of not
putting yourself first is actually counterproductive because you can’t take
care of everyone around you if you yourself are struggling.
So I implore you to stop waiting for the perfect time, ideal
program, enough money, after your next vacation, whatever and get started
today. Do SOMETHING, ANYTHING to put your own oxygen mask on first today.
Need help? Don’t hesitate to ask!
Beth Bunchman, MS, CHHC
303-956-8063
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