Priorities

You will never find time for anything. you must make it.
Charles Buxton

I am learning that in order to accomplish the things that I want to in this life, I need to make some decisions about what is most important to me. For example, I need to make eating healthy and exercising a part of my daily life that is not optional. If clients say, “I don’t have time to exercise,” they are really saying, “It is not a priority in my life right now.” This is a problem because if we do not take care of our bodies, our bodies cannot function efficiently. If our bodies do not function effectively, then we cannot achieve all that we envision ourselves achieving in our lives. We cannot truly experience all that our lives have to offer us.

I must govern the clock, not be governed by it. Golda Meir

It is easy to say that exercising and making wholesome and healthy meals are just things that are too time consuming, too difficult, too out of the way. That is nonsense! Would we say that going to the gas station to put fuel into our vehicles is too hard? Of course not! That would be ridiculous right? So how then, do we say that we cannot find the time to ensure that our health is in order?

We can do anything we want as long as we stick to it long enough.
Hellen Keller

Ok, here’s a little tidbit for the moms out there: I worked out at a local dance studio today, and in the rest room I noticed a McDonalds bag in the trash can. Chuckling to myself, I considered the paradox. Then, as I walked into the studio, passing another garbage can, I noticed another empty Mickey D’s bag. I questioned my teacher about it. She explained to me that parents pick their kids up from school and come straight to a four O’clock dance class. Ok, Ok, I understand, no time. Mom, could you pack something healthy for your daughter? (For example: Brown rice in a bag - 90 seconds in the microwave, some broccoli, 5 mins to defrost, and some chicken that you made for dinner the night before? Now she has a balance of protien and healthy carbs that will keep her powering through her class!) Here is a young woman who is participating in a sport that advocates thin and trim figures for success, eating fast food on her way in. Now, she is set up for unhealthy habits of starving, or meal skipping in order to keep the “image” that is set up for her. There are many elements of this story that frustrate me: number one, (going back to what I was saying about priorities), making sure that your aspiring dancer has a good meal before her class should be a top priority. Number two, dance teachers and sports coaches alike should be educating their constituents on the importance of fueling your body with the right nutrients for optimum performance, not just to achieve a desired image.