Well, spring is here. You’ve been adding exercise to your life and trying to make healthy food choices most the time, but there are days …more than you’d like to admit… when you feel you’re missing the mark…when you feel like you’ve taken two steps back. It’s important to remember that your healthy lifestyle is not only about the body, but also the mind and spirit. You must exercise, refresh, and respect every component of your being. Try the steps below to help bring your whole being into rhythm with your healthy lifestyle.
Focus on Being Intentional – Spend this week being intentional about your choices. Everything from what you eat, conversations you have, items you purchase, when you exercise or don't, to the books you read or movies you watch. Notice if the choices are thoughtful and directed or simply done automatically or mindlessly.
Be Persistent and Patient – Remind yourself of what you are doing right and keep working at the rest. That also means being able to flow with life – Each moment brings its own challenges, that’s life, go with it, just don’t use them as excuses.
Be Present – Try to keep your attention on the moment at hand. How are you feeling now? What are you experiencing now? If you spend every moment thinking about the future or the past, then you never really live, because the present is all you really have.
Create Space – You need to find the balance between having a full life, achieving your goals and allowing yourself room to breathe. Take time to refresh. You want to strive to be the best “You” you can be, but you have to enjoy the “You” you are along the way.
Stay Motivated In The Actions You Are Taking – When you start to focus on all the things you’re not doing as part of a healthy life, flip the tables and mentally (or literally) list all the things you are doing, large or small.
