Lifebooster! Around this time of year, my sinuses go crazy due to the pressure changes in the atmosphere, the sharp drop in temp and the change up of stuff floating around in the air. Gets me every time lol.
It landed the day I had to give an important presentation. Luckily, I created a protocol I started the night before when I felt something was off.
I crushed the presentation, took the afternoon off for some “me” healing time, and on Saturday went to the apple orchard with the family (Our yearly tradition) and came back to relax and take it easy for the rest of the day.
That was the worst of it.
It slowed me down a tiny bit. I still have a lingering occasional runny nose, and cough, but it’s just annoying and doesn’t affect my workouts or work schedule. With that being said…
I want to share something with you that I used to share with my patients and my friends.
It’s about your HEALTH. Your health, is your wealth. It IS your most valuable asset. Everything that you do in life, revolves around YOUR HEALTH.
And when your health suffers, EVERYTHING ELSE is worse. Your mood, family life, social life, spiritual life, business life, work, play, kids, you name it. If you don’t feel good, it affects everything else.
I learned this at a young age and is probably why I’m obsessed with health. Growing up, I noticed that most people neglect themselves for work, for taking care of others, or simply just lack of knowledge.
This might seem fine for part of your life… but once you start to get to your forties, (Seems even earlier nowadays) you start to spend your accumulated wealth BACK on your health.
An old mentor of mine, broke down being healthy to first principles.
To be healthy is to create...
Sufficiency where there is deficiency: Providing the body and mind with all required inputs — nutrients (real food), movement, sleep, sunlight, social connection, purpose, love, positive thoughts, etc. — that our genes evolved to expect.
Purity where there is toxicity: Removing or minimizing anything harmful — processed foods, sedentary behavior, chronic stress, environmental toxins, negative thinking, isolation, etc. — that disrupts homeostasis.
This is constantly running through my mind for myself, and as I observe or chat with others… HOW can I create purity where there is toxicity, OR How do I create sufficiency where there is a deficiency?
It’s changed my life, and I hope that by sharing this little message, it changes yours. MEMORIZE IT!
At Lifeboost, as I create products, this is the cornerstone principle that I start with.
There is a snag that I think many run into. THEY DON’T PUT THEMSELVES FIRST.
What do they tell you when you get on a plane? Put your oxygen mask first. BEFORE you put it on others.
Maybe it’s for “altruistic” reasons they feel the need to take care of others before themselves OR they have this thought of... I feel fine, I’ll just keep doing what I’m doing and later in life, I’ll fix my health. OR even worse, they don’t even think about fixing it later, just deal with symptoms as they come.
This leads to death by a thousand cuts. You slooooowwwwllly develop small symptoms over time, that have been building for years until it becomes a series of symptoms, (Also known as a disease).
How do you stop this?
Prioritize your health. Which is self love. And that’s ok.
When you are your best self, you show up for others the best way possible.
Maybe there is a feeling you don’t deserve it?
Maybe you feel like you don’t have time for yourself?
I’m telling you now, this is head trash.
You DO deserve it. And you DO have time. (We all have the same 24 hours in a day) You are valuable, special, unique, AND deserve to be loved.
If anyone tells you otherwise, spend less time with them.
If YOU think otherwise, then you have a deficiency or toxicity (or both) in your mind.
Self reflect, figure out what it is and do things that create sufficiency and purity in that aspect of your life. It’s that simple (But not easy) The DOING part of that is hard, but you CAN do it. You owe it to yourself.
ANDDDDD, that brings me to this final point which is your daily ritual.
Which is SELF LOVE that YOU DESERVE every single day.
What’s the cornerstone of that daily morning ritual for most?
COFFEE!!!
Treat yourself. You deserve it.
And remember, you ARE loved and you are worthy of love. It’s not selfish to care for yourself. Cherish your daily ritual. Figure out how to make it better and what it REALLY means to you. YOU are important.
For some reason, this message weighed heavy on my heart today, and I just felt like someone needed to hear it.
