Are you running on empty? Are you lacking joy, peace,
contentment and energy? Is your relationship with God dry, distant or
non-existent?
Neglecting
your emotions, physical or spiritual needs is neither wise nor healthy.
If you are feeling drained, and are finding it hard to
relax or even laugh something needs adjusting in your life. Most likely you are
ignoring the warning signals in your body, spirit and mind that are telling you
to slow down, breathe, and enjoy life.
►When we are not taking care of our physical bodies
fatigue, sluggishness, headaches, stomach distress, muscle aches and pains, and
malaise can happen. When we do not take care of our emotional state depression,
anxiety, anger, guilt, addictions, and lack of contentment can occur. When we
do not invest time spiritually with God we can flounder by going our own way,
become confused, wearied, burdened and fearful.
If you have not been talking good care of your
emotional, physical or spiritual needs stop today and reevaluate your life.
Write down tangible goals that you can implement today to begin your journey to
complete wholeness.
►I will give you
some practical ways you can start your journey to wholeness. If you are depleted
in in of these areas at ANY TIME, place the “oxygen mask” on yourself first before trying to give it to
someone else. You cannot give someone what you don’t have. If you don’t learn
to take care of you, it will be futile to try and do this for others.
Tips for taking good care of your emotional,
physical, and spiritual needs:
1.
Set healthy boundaries with others (especially
the toxic people in your life). KNOW YOUR LIMITS-You cannot be everything to everyone without neglecting your needs. Know
when to say, “No.” When you are depleted is not time to agree to something that
will not be beneficial to you.
2.
Get alone with God as much as
possible. Preferably in the morning (start your day right), seek God first
before you check your email and Facebook page. Feed your spirit everyday with
devotions, prayer, worship, reading the Bible, or just sitting still before the
Lord.
3.
Exercise at least 3-4x per week. Walking
is a great stress reliever plus it’s great for your heart. Don’t neglect taking
care of your body.
4.
Eat fresh fruits and vegetables
daily. Drinking a fresh fruit/vegetable smoothie first thing in the morning is
a great way to jumpstart your day by increasing your energy naturally and
boosting your immune system.
5.
Take a good multivitamin and any
other nutritional supplements recommended by a health care provider.
►A
GREAT WAY to start EVERY MORNING. Start off by taking a walk (pray and talk to God
during your walk), followed by a fresh fruit smoothie with your nutritional
supplements, and commune/connect to your power source, Jesus Christ through
prayer, worship or reading the Word. This is mind, body and spirit nourishment.
6.
Do something that you enjoy several
times a week. Don’t know what you enjoy? Keep it simple like a bike ride or
reading a book until others things you enjoy come to your mind.
7.
Laugh more. Laughing is difficult if
you have been neglecting your needs, so go easy on yourself at first. Start off
watching a comedy or just be silly. If you are too serious to be silly at
times, you’re too serious. Lighten up! (If you have been through trauma or
grief be gentle with yourself, laughing may seem difficult but try anyways.)
8. Unplug
from your phone and social media during all meals at home, and disconnect one
hour before bed. Unplug and disconnect from these sources when you need to as
well. Set perimeters on when you will check your phone or social media.
9. Take
“mental health” days. If you need a day to recharge then do so and don’t feel
bad about it. I recommend taking at least one “mental health” day a month, if
you cannot afford to take that kind of time from your job then do it when you
have time off. During your “mental health” day you should unplug from social media,
phone and emails. You should also do something that makes you happy and causes
you to smile.
10. Connect
with people who nourish your spirit and after you leave their presence you feel
encouraged. Don’t have people like that in your life? Ask God to bring them in
your path. Don’t connect with people that are life and energy drainers because there
is no one else in your life, wait for God to bring those life enhancing people
to you.
11. Journal
your thoughts or what God may be sharing with you. Journaling can bring a
release to negative emotions that you may carry.
No comments:
Post a Comment