{"id":568,"date":"2013-03-01T15:26:32","date_gmt":"2013-03-01T21:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lovingonme.com\/?p=568"},"modified":"2017-04-09T14:00:13","modified_gmt":"2017-04-09T19:00:13","slug":"do-what-you-can-while-you-can-to-take-care-of-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovingonme.com\/2017\/2013\/03\/01\/do-what-you-can-while-you-can-to-take-care-of-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Do What You Can While You Can to Take Care of You!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Women<\/a>For the entire month of February I posted health tips on Facebook. Unfortunately, I\u2019m not sure many people read them. It is the craziest thing! If I talk about the beauty of the blue sky, 45 people will \u201clike\u201d it. If I talk about how much water we should drink, a mere 3 people will respond.<\/p>\n

Why is it we have so much fascination with the things we can\u2019t control, and so little interest in the things we can? It\u2019s like we live our whole lives on autopilot, just waiting to receive whatever heads our way. When instead we can take the controls and be proactive \u2013 especially regarding our health.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m right in the boat with you. In January I received my mammogram reminder card. Everyday I say to myself, I need to call and schedule my appointment. At the end of the day, I mentally move it to the next day. I\u2019m not avoiding it. I just haven\u2019t prioritized it. Now, before I get deluged with emails \u2013 I am going to call. I promise. I\u2019m also going to call and schedule my eye exam, my dental appointment and my annual physical.<\/p>\n

Yeah, I\u2019m a bit behind. Which lets you know I\u2019m not chastising, I\u2019m commiserating. It seems in my 40\u2019s I could have a doctor visit of some kind nearly every month. But you know what? I\u2019m grateful to be going to the doctor\u2019s office versus them coming to see me in the hospital. I\u2019m also grateful for health insurance and access to good medical care, something I haven\u2019t always had and will never take for granted.<\/p>\n

So I\u2019m bad on scheduling doctor\u2019s visits but doing great exercising again. Zumba is such fun!! And now I\u2019m into yoga. I wish I could say I\u2019ve reached that Zen-like state where the world just drops away as I happily contort into unnatural positions, but no. My mind empties because I can\u2019t think about anything but staying upright while I reach my hand toward the ceiling, lean forward and precariously balance on one leg. Trust me, it\u2019s not pretty — yet!<\/p>\n

You see? We\u2019re all a work in progress. I just want to make sure we\u2019re all progressing in the right direction.\u00a0 And I guess I\u2019m concerned that we\u2019re taking our health for granted rather than treasuring it for what it is \u2013 a precious gift.<\/p>\n

Still, I am hopeful. I continue to believe that when we band together in passionate purpose there is nothing we can\u2019t do. With that in mind, I’m asking you to join me in doing just one thing to make a difference in your health each day<\/b>. It doesn\u2019t have to be much, just a baby step forward to a healthier you.<\/p>\n

I know we\u2019re sick unto death with someone preaching to us about what we should and shouldn\u2019t do, what\u2019s good for you and what\u2019s not, and what we can and cannot eat. Many of us have tried a trillion times to change our habits, and each time slid back to our old ways. It is okay. We are going to fail our way to success! I don\u2019t care how many times we forget, fall down, make bad choices, or sit on the couch instead of going for a walk. We are going to keep getting back up. Because this is the long game, and we\u2019re in this for life. We\u2019ve got to do what we can, while we can, to take care of us.<\/b><\/p>\n

Because really, what\u2019s the alternative? Who wants to live to be a hundred and not have the strength to enjoy it? No way! We want to live the abundant life until God calls us home.<\/p>\n

I know there are many things in this life we can\u2019t control. Illnesses come out of nowhere and lay us low. Cancer strikes with a randomness that is terrifying, and all too often our babies are born with burdens that seem too much to bear. For those situations, we can only pray and provide support for the important research that may one-day lead to cures.<\/p>\n

But let\u2019s not push aside the things we can control. I can pick up the phone and make my appointments. We can change our food choices. And most of us can walk around the block a time or two. Loving ourselves enough to take care of us doesn\u2019t have to be expensive, time-consuming or difficult. Just start small with something that makes sense for you.<\/p>\n

Will you join me in doing just one thing to make a difference in your health? We can do it! I\u2019ll encourage you, you can encourage me, and together we can start a wave of change across our world. Let\u2019s get healthy together, one step at a time.<\/p>\n

Loving on Me as I Love You! \u2764<\/p>\n

PS \u2013 Connect with us on Twitter @iamlovingonme with your tips on small choices that equal big changes! Wishing you beautiful moments daily of peace, love and serenity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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