In a life of well-being, attempting every day with intention
to make healthy choices, how do we know if we are making progress?
This past week, after spending nearly the past three months
on this journey of total health, I worked with a friend I hadn’t seen in over
eighteen months. While we were working
together she asked, “What’s changed Steph?”
And I replied, “what?”
She clarified her question, “Something’s different about
you. You are present, focused,
energized, just as you were before, and yet it is a better quality of you that’s
here working with me now.”
This friend of mine is one of the most observant people I
have ever met, so I hope that what she was picking up on were the intentional
changes I have been making over the past few months.
What what well this week?
It was a difficult week of Lent, and yet I held it together, despite the
fact that Winter is still kicking us in the gut. It was the first day of Spring this week, so
Winter now needs to pack his bags and head north. Because it was so cold again, I spent more
time in yoga class and less time outdoors, unless it was sunny and then I went
out to get a brief bit of Vitamin D.
This week, I also began Spring cleaning. This is an important part of being a health
person. I got in an argument with my son
this week about having him come over to clean up his room and closet (which are
terribly messy.) He said that it doesn’t
matter, that I should just shut the door and let it sit there. In actuality, psychologists have discovered
that cleanliness and order DO create a sense of well-being and health in
people. This study (and there are more)
shows that there is a link between depression and clutter. So, when the sun did start to stream through
my dirty windows, part of my own health is to clean (with vinegar, water,
baking soda and hemp soap) my entire house:
Get cleaning…deep cleaning and you will feel better. Even the exercise of it will help you to feel
better and when those grimy windows start to let more sunshine in, you will
feel eve better.
That’s all for this week.
I have my day of rest to continue!
Oh...one thing. Since my work's gym has weird hours this week, I am going to jog outdoors and do hot yoga every day. I want to see how that combo makes me feel this week...instead of lifting weights three times.
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