Your Health IS Your Bounty

by Odilia McLeod

There is nothing more important than your health.

Your state of mind, your approach and quality of life, the way in which you relate to others, your outlook on life.  All hang in the balance when your health is compromised.

Your health is the most important thing!  Nothing can replace it.  Without it, even the smallest of tasks seem insurmountable, life has a different texture and taste, perspective is skewed and the way in which we react to challenges can be extremely different than when we are well nourished and hydrated, well rested and healthy.

You know what is good for you, yet will not always make the decision to follow through with what keeps your body at optimal performance.

Life is busy, you are pulled so many directions, and are probably most of the time taking care of others first. Staying at work longer versus leaving on time and going for a run, yoga class, a swim or the gym.

You have 100 things to do, and time to take care of yourself seems to be one of the last items on that list.

The airline safety briefing gets one thing exactly right. In an emergency, you’re told to secure your own oxygen mask before helping anyone else. Not because you’re more important, but because you’re no help if you can’t breathe. Yet many of us live the opposite way. We spend so much time caring for everyone else that we slowly deplete ourselves, leaving less energy, patience, and joy to give.

So, no one benefits.

As you care for everyone else, don’t forget to care for yourself. Schedule time for you with the same intention you schedule everything else. Exercise. Read. Take a walk. Sit in silence. Whatever restores your energy and centers you. Taking care of yourself isn’t taking time away from the people you love. It’s what allows you to fully show up for them.

Set that appointment with yourself today, schedule it, and keep it. You are worth it and so are all those who count on you being at the top of your game.

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