For you to be your best and look after and
support others, you need to look after yourself first.
I have a friend who recently was doing
everything - working a number of jobs, getting up at 4:30 am to start her day,
not eating properly because she was too busy, no time to exercise, no time for
a chat with friends and not enough time with her family.
Guess what happened? She ‘hit the wall’.
Her body had given her a few warnings to slow down, take some time for herself,
but she didn’t listen. She was just trying to do it all for everyone. She
became quite unwell and then she couldn’t do anything for anyone for a period
of time.
It really doesn’t take a lot to look after your
well being, but you do have to look after yourself. Take time to sleep well,
eat well and exercise. Take time for you ... you need it. You are the most
important person around. To be the very best for everyone around you, it is
important to take some time for you. Otherwise, you can get burned out, you can
get sick and be forced to take time out.
Listen to your body. It does give you
alerts and warning signs.
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