Finding Time to Stay Healthy

The Time Finder with Paula Eder

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Finding Time to Stay Healthy

Posted on February 24, 2009, under Self-Care Time, Time Boundaries.

Finding time to stay healthy isn’t always the first thing on our to-do lists, is it? Many of us often put other things ahead of self-care. Whether it’s planning, preparing, and eating healthy meals, getting enough rest, getting exercise, tending to health issues, or finding time to relax, these things often get bumped to the bottom of our priority list.

In my coaching practice my clients often speak about their struggles to find the time to maintain a healthy, self nurturing schedule. They talk about how great they feel when they are on track — how much more energy and focus they have, and how much more productive they are. Indeed, self care is one of the most powerful productivity enhancers going!

Sometimes people think of self-care as a self-indulgence. I think that is quite often one of the reasons that it gets set aside. Women, in particular, are socialized to put their needs and wants second. This makes it all the more likely that a commitment to exercise or meditate or relax will lose out to the demand or need of someone else.

I encourage people to begin to view self-care as a responsibility rather than an indulgence. In fact it is the primary responsibility — the most basic fundamental one that you have. When you find the time and take the time to care for yourself you enhance your ability to be responsive to whatever life brings your way.

Finding time for self-care is a matter of:

Identifying what you need,
Figuring out how much time you need to do it, and then
Creating the time boundaries that will give you the space to care for yourself.

If you’re not used to setting time boundaries, this will be a challenge at the start. It will be a challenge for you and it will be a challenge for those around you. Don’t worry if it feels strange at first. Keep plugging away — you’ll get there!

Remember, think of your health as your most fundamental responsibility. Everything else springs from that – the quality of your connections, the quality of your time, and the quality of your life!

Do you feel like you find the time you need to take care of your self? What kinds of changes would you like to make? Drop me a line or write a comment here — I’d love to hear from you!

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