{"id":797,"date":"2013-03-24T09:00:11","date_gmt":"2013-03-24T13:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/safaraf.com\/?p=797"},"modified":"2013-03-23T17:54:31","modified_gmt":"2013-03-23T21:54:31","slug":"being-healthy-going-at-your-own-pace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/safaraf.com\/?p=797","title":{"rendered":"Being Healthy: Going At Your Own Pace"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>When we begin to recognize our health needs we\u00a0include practicing our listening skills by paying attention to our physical, emotional and spiritual needs.\u00a0\u00a0Each time we invite ourselves to be more healthy, our bodies\u00a0require us to clue into ourselves more closely.\u00a0 They ask us to find our own rhythm and pace.\u00a0 Paying attention to what we need in the moments of our day can be a challenge as we are faced with\u00a0the rapidness of our daily lives.<\/p>\n

Going at your own pace takes courage because there are so many reasons to give up our natural rhythm and trade our own pace for the more prevalent fast pace that has come to be our lives.\u00a0 Everything in our daily lives ask us to push ourselves to multitask and\u00a0to find ways to get more accomplished in as little time as possible.\u00a0 This in turn creates a level of consciousness within our mind that constantly challenges us with self-sabotaging messages\u00a0that question how effective we may be at\u00a0our tasks.<\/p>\n

We begin to ask ourselves,\u00a0“Why can’t \u00a0I talk on our cell phones, do the grocery shopping and feed\u00a0our child propped up in the shopping cart all at the same time?” As much as we may know this is impossible to do, we will push ourselves to find a way to do it.\u00a0 This practice creates undue stress and anxiety in our lives that transfers to our health.<\/p>\n

Evidence\u00a0that we are habitually ignoring our own pace\u00a0are revealed to us as we go about our day.\u00a0 We\u00a0may find ourselves fatigued at the beginning of our day even after a good nights sleep.\u00a0 Dragging ourselves about and seeking energy we will naturally gravitate towards sweets and simple carbohydrates to get us going and keep us functioning.\u00a0\u00a0 When we find that our bodies are asking us to slow down in the middle of the tenth task of the day, we will chug some coffee to get us to the evening.\u00a0\u00a0Meeting\u00a0up with our families at the dinner table we are exhausted and unable to focus so we excuse ourselves, and\u00a0 eventually crash at our bedside.\u00a0 By the end of the day we have accomplished\u00a0very little to support our well-being\u00a0and our health has been ignored.<\/p>\n

So what are some things we can\u00a0do to\u00a0avoid our day turning out like this?\u00a0 We can begin by checking in with ourselves as begin and end our day.\u00a0 Ask ourselves how am I feeling today?\u00a0 What would I like to gain for myself out of this day?\u00a0 As we retire we can write a short list of the highlights and low lights of our day.\u00a0 Reflections.\u00a0 We can also take time in our day to slow ourselves down.\u00a0 Perhaps a moment spent outside to breathe in the crisp air a few times and look up at the trees as they sway to renew our bodies with oxygen and center our thoughts.\u00a0 Or in the middle of a task we can ask ourselves if this is what we need to be doing with our time?\u00a0\u00a0Can it wait and can we make room for a little time to appreciate ourselves.<\/p>\n

So take your pace into consideration as you begin your day.\u00a0 Going at your own pace is essential to maintaining your health.\u00a0 Share how you help yourself go at your own pace in your daily life and lets encourage one another to listen<\/p>\n

In health,<\/p>\n

Safara<\/p>\n

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