So, you have this magnificent vision for your life – you’ve started to take ACTION…you’ve got rid of the obstacles in your way…you’re flying, right? Yes, you may well be flying now…but if your foundations are rocky, you will soon hit a wall. You may already have hit a wall or two in your life, because who has time to build strong foundations in a busy, stressful life?
The irony is that if you take the time to build strong foundations, you will be able to build higher, you will be able to do so much more with your wonderful life. If you don’t, you’ll only get so far before it all comes crashing down! Most of us act as if we’re superwoman – we go and go and go and go and do, do, do…until we are exhausted, depleted and wondering if this is all there is to life?
(it’s not)
So what foundations do you need?
Self-care
You need to take excellent care of yourself – the better you feel, the more you can do, the more you can give, the more you will enjoy your life (and isn’t that the point?) This is a wonderful time of year for having to take great care of you…because most of us burn ourselves out on the lead up to Christmas with all the doing and shopping and partying. So take the time during the holidays to take some extra special care of you. And take a little time to think…how could you take better care of yourself in 2015?
Body, mind, heart and soul
You have all these aspects of yourself and they ALL need great care. Most of us, if we take any care of ourselves at all, take care of our physical body…but you also need to be taking care of your mental health, your emotional health and your spiritual health. Check in with your body, mind, heart and soul this Christmas and check how you’re feeling in each area and what each part of you needs. And make a plan to check in with all aspects of you daily in the New Year.
Energy
How’s your energy right now? Most people I know would be happy to lay face down on the floor and stay there right now – they’re worn out and depleted and have no energy. It comes of being so busy in the darkest time of year – the time when we should be resting and hibernating and snoozing. What can you do today to raise your energy just a little? And what can you do every day to make sure you are refueling all the energy you burn?
Joy
What’s the point of life if not to enjoy it to the fullest? Hopefully you are having a whale of a time this holiday season – doing all the things you love to do…and if you haven’t yet, take some time to have some fun – this is your holiday too you know! It’s so easy to get stuck in a rut and get stressed and joyless, but don’t let that happen to you – joyous energy is so strong, it makes life a breeze!
Support
No man is an island, or so they say…but genuinely we don’t have to do everything ourselves. We can get help and support from those around us. In fact, people LOVE to help – so stop trying to be superwoman and get the support you need – whether it’s a hand with the Christmas dinner, a big hug, a sympathetic ear, a laugh, a brainstorm on how you can make your life awesomer…whatever you need right now, get that help.
If you take great care of yourself, listen to your body, mind, heart and soul, re-energise, enjoy your life and get the support you need, this will give you the strong, deep foundations you need to build the life you want to live. Without it, you’ll always struggle and wobble and never quite be able to reach that ideal life. Don’t think the strong foundations will come when all is perfect (it never will be, for a start!) – build them now and start feeling great, energised, joyous and supported on the way to the life you want to create.
Love
Donna.x
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