Define Healthy living... for you!

I have been thinking quite a bit while away from home breathing the fresh mountain air in the TN and NC mountains about what healthy living is...

I have realized when talking to others that this can be very different for people. For some, healthy living may be an active lifestyle with lots of outdoor activities like hiking, biking, jogging, playing football or volleyball or other sport. For still others it may eating only organic foods, or being a vegetarian. Still others may say no it just means that I am not overeating and going for a walk every day. Others may tell you that they just want a good report for the Dr regarding their blood work.

I have been trying to evaluate what true health means to me. I will encourage you to do the same. If we do not take the time to evaluate this and know what it means for ourselves, how will we know when we have achieved the goal of healthy in our lives. This is my challenge to you. You are worth the time spent figuring this out. You are important and you need to be responsible to yourself in this area of your life!

For me I am currently redefining this in my life. when I embarked on this journey I defined health as not smoking, exercising and loosing weight, and getting off my meds. well then does that mean that I have achieved total health? I have done all of those things... Of course not. I still have a long way to go to be completely healthy! but I am making progress. so my redefined healthily goals are as follows....

Balanced healthy living for me now includes making daily decisions in each of the following categories... here are just a few examples...

PHYSICALLY - good food choices eating whole natural foods created by God and not re-manufactured by man. Exercise at least three times per week, preferably 5 days per week.

EMOTIONALLY - spend time each day to evaluate why I am making the choices I am making and recording my discoveries in a journal. Reading the list of "who I am in Christ" daily. start and end each day listing at least 10 things I am thankful for.

MENTALLY - Spending time each day learning something new about health.
Memorizing a new scripture each week. "Me Time"

SPIRITUALLY - Attending a worship service weekly with a body of believers. Daily time with God reading scripture, prayer, and just being still and listening. Daily times of worship. listening to Praise and Worship music whenever I can.



Make your list... and make sure the list is written down somewhere, not just in your head.

Blessings,