'Me Time' is becoming more vital in today’s world than ever before. You only need to
reflect back ten – twenty or more years ago and see how different the world has
become. Time is chewed up so easily with technology... even if you are loving what you do.
Living
in today’s world is exciting, and one of the best times for us to be living. We
have so much access to anything we like anytime.
This weekend I saw a video clip my lovely Lucia was watching. The music awakened my soul, ignited my happiness and
the lyrics spoke to me. All I had to do within seconds was log in to iTunes from the iphone, search the name; I was guessing it was called. It came up right
away, I clicked on it, downloaded the song and YIPEE it was on my iphone before
I knew it and I have been listening to it all weekend, and the video clip was
on You Tube… so even better free to air. My point is there is so much available
to us to source, whether it's a song, book, or course. We live in a very
blessed world to have the knowledge and resources our parents just did not
have access to.
Today’s
world needn’t be all focused on the things many people tend to dwell on such as
lack of time, money, love, happiness, fun, peace and the list goes on.
I am
here to tell you all of these things are available to us today… and the beauty
is most these techniques don’t cost you a cent. I have been passionate about
looking after my body, my mind my health for many years now, and I am grateful
this is now my job… this is my chosen career. Writing, creating, teaching, facilitating
workshops, motivational talks and it feels like the best job in the world because I am
giving, sharing and helping others.
So lets
talk about ‘ME TIME’
Your
mind already might be saying things such as ‘But I just don’t have enough time,
to go to the gym, take a yoga class, read a book, go for a nature walk, sit in
meditation, cook, bake, paint, sing, dance’ or ‘Work is too busy and I am under
the pump’ or maybe ‘My children consume my time, and I have to clean and tidy
up’ We call this Toxic Mind virus.
What
ever it may be this is what I want you to sit up and take note… THERE is always
going to be SOMETHING to do!
Or
maybe you are lacking motivation and spending time consumed doing things that
don’t really serve your soul, you mind, and body or help you live a productive life.
Where do you spend most of your time?
If you
look that wheel of life , most of us all have to try and fit in similar
facets to our life somehow.
- Family & friends
- Relationships
- Romance
- Career
- Health and fitness
- Personal growth
- Spiritual
- Personal finance
However, where do you spend the ‘ME TIME’ and how often do you spend incorporating it into your daily life? It is vital in
today’s world to schedule it in daily, not weekly nor monthly, but daily.
Because your life is flashing by and everyday your body is taking on amounts of
pressure or stress if you are not stopping and spending some time to restore and renew the blood
cells for LONGEVITY.
- We all get the same amount of hours in one day… twenty-four hours; the question is how do you spend it?
How
about depositing some time back to your physical body and soul this week and
start scheduling in ‘ME TIME’
Here
are some Tips that one cost you a cent. I like to call my ‘ME TIME’ my hour of
POWER. Because taking time out reignites your soul, you gain control back of
your day, your energy your mindset, in return making you live a very happy and
productive life.
- Nature walk
- Reading books to help you learn and grow into the best you can be
- Your chosen sport, training, yoga class, gym session, be sure to add on stretching, to lengthen your muscles, align your posture, strengthen your core, and calm your mind.
- Writing affirmations, goals, action plan with a meditation and visualisation
- Relaxation around nature, you might stop in a quiet park and meditate around nature
- Pamper session, if your body is tired and sore take a soak in a hot bath with Epsom salts and a drop of lavender to calm and relax your mind and body… this one is my favorite. Make a pot of loose tea; try T2 chamomile or Lemon and ginger.
- Anything that takes you away from technology is the KEY. Getting back to basics and creating some time without noise to give you the best quality time out for yourself.
The
idea is to restore, relax, rejuvenate your mind body and soul and it doesn’t
necessarily mean going like a mad thing exercising everyday. Although exercise
and raising the heart rate is vital to our body, try aim for some balance and
restorative ‘Me Time’ otherwise you may find yourself fully depleted and low
energy of patience for anything else in your life.
Personally
my Yoga practice has become my daily ritual so I like to add some me time on to
that in my day somewhere, even if it is 10 mins of meditation around nature,
and then I like to call these Mini breaks along with my Hour of Power. To
keep your creativity flowing and
your soul nourished its important to deposit time back, if you are continuing to
give all day everyday.
Aim for
giving and receiving and enjoying the abundance of beauty that surrounds us.
When we
are one way of the other, giving too much, of just receiving and not
contributing we can feel out of balance. You know that feeling in your body and
mind. This week take control back of your life, body and mind and practice some
‘ME TIME’
Please
email or facebook me your end of week ‘Me Time’ I would love to hear your results
and feedback.
Live
with passion, power and energy
Nicky
If you are looking for some 'Me Time' and want to learn how to cultivate work life balance or Find Your true North, check out my up and coming events.
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