Before we started our Australian Tour to Transform Children’s Health In Australia, I was pretty good at knowing my priorities. But we’re still working out life travelling, and I have let a really important priority go. That is, until now. I saw this picture posted on Instagram by a fellow health coach from One Life, Live it, and it stung – saying “It’s not my priority” really gave me a good slap.
Before we started our tour:
I prioritised my health – daily
I would wake at 5.30am and meditate for 20 minutes before the kid would wake. I would then get breakfast, make lunches and then about 7.30am go out for a 20 minute run or bike ride.
Since being on the road, our whole family routine has gone out the window. The kids are getting to bed later than normal, which means I start work later in the evening, which then means I get to bed later than normal. The knock on impact means that if I get up at 5.30am, I am simply not getting enough sleep.
Now we’re travelling:
I have been saying I don’t have time – nearly every day
In order to get enough sleep, my meditation practice and exercise has gone out the window. Add to that, we have been socialising a lot, and with that has come more wine drinking than I am used to.
The result is my mental state is somewhat more scatty than normal. I am finding it more difficult to really work out what’s truly important to tackle work wise. I am finding it more difficult to deal with the antics of the kids.
The result is also I am feeling somewhat rounder than I like.
Saying my health is not my priority really bleep’n stung. From now on my health must be my priority.
Starting from tomorrow, I will be resuming my meditation practice. I know when my head is stronger, family life in the bus will hum better. I know I will be strong enough to find a way to exercise even as we travel. From tomorrow, I will be training my family that if they see me sitting crossed legged with my eyes closed, it means I am meditating, and I am NOT to be interrupted.
What about you? What are you saying you don’t have time for? Now reframe that to “It’s not my priority”. How does it feel?
Think about this in terms of your own health. Are you taking time to look after your mind and body?
Think about this in terms of what you buy when you’re shopping.
Think about this in terms of what you’re feeding the family.
Think about this in terms of how much time you’re spending at work compared to at home with the family.
etc.
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