If there is one thing I have learnt over the past few years is that it’s so important to have balance in your life. When life becomes out of balance… illness follows in some way; whether it be your physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual health… something will flounder.
I know, for me, that because I have such a serious mental health diagnosis, I need to take extra good care of all aspects of my health… to stay well, and to keep thriving in life.
I have been through quite the learning curve recently… I had to change up my medications which was difficult for me mentally. Once that was sorted out, I felt better initially, but I have been up and down since this time. Things have been a struggle… not every day, but enough to make me feel disheartened and totally fed up.
The reason I have been struggling, is no doubt, like I said, because I have had little balance in my life in terms of my lifestyle. In other words, eating and drinking too much on the weekends and not getting enough sleep or exercise. As soon as you start doing anything is excess… this is what happens! I should know this by, now right?
*sigh*
Why does this happen? How do I let it happen? I think it is partly because I have trouble setting boundaries… in other words I should tell friends and loved ones that I need to get a certain amount of sleep and exercise on the weekends or my health deteriorates. I need to be able to say no. I also need to say no to excess alcohol… and eating unhealthy food. It’s just easier to go along with the crowd sometimes I’m sure you’ll agree.
This imbalance may also happen because I have not enough will power! It’s silly because I am such a strong, resilient person… but for some reason when it comes to indulging on weekends after a long work week…. I can be as weak as water! I’m sure you can relate to this to some degree, in some area of your life. Being vulnerable and easily swayed is part of the human condition after all!
So today, I have made the decision once again to re-balance my life. I need to be healthy in body, mind and soul, in order to enjoy life and thrive in life. I’m sick of just “doing ok” or struggling through the working week.
For me, I need to get a lot of rest… during the week AND the weekends…. Because a tired Kate is an unwell Kate.
I need to exercise every day and if possible, connect with nature at the same time!
I need to limit alcohol to one or two drinks at any given time… and keep this mainly to weekends!
I need to eat a healthy and balanced diet in order to feel good and keep my weight in check.
I also need to practice mindfulness and yoga, to keep a sense of peace within my whole being (lessen any anxiety) … and to keep connected to my spirituality.
I would also like to get back into reading self-development books, because this brings with it, learning, wisdom and awareness.
I am going to stick to this for the next month and then write another blog so I can reflect on the difference of being unbalanced…. And in balance 🙂
I urge you to ask yourself… Where is there imbalance in your life? And what can you do to bring balance and harmony back into your world
Good luck!
Love Kate
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