At the start of the year I’d decided not to make resolutions, or to slavishly set goals for the year (I hate the tyranny of goal setting, it instantly gets my naughty inner rebel kicking against them). Instead I just set some very broad intentions and decided that I would have a key theme to focus on each month.
Perhaps more of those intentions and themes in another post, but having focused on blitzing finance for February, March was for ME. March is the month where I want to focus on how I treat myself – the food I eat, the exercise I do, my personal care and grooming (you know, teeth, hair, clothes etc). I wanted to look at my personal routine, where I had time out and how well I look after myself.
I had been aware that since Christmas I hadn’t been looking after myself very well; eating too much junk, drinking too much booze, hardly exercising at all and I was beginning to notice the effects, so was looking forward to concentrating on a healthier, happier routine. Also key in my mind was that we’re off skiing soon and I want to be tip top for that too.
I had visions of regular runs, various classes, Tai Chi and meditation as well as lots of fruit, veg and water. I’d even got it all planned in the diary. Then woomph, come 1st March I’m wiped out with some kind of flu/throat infection virus that has me running a high temperature and only feeling like crawling to bed, never mind going for a run!
I had it coming though; I knew I’d been neglecting myself and had done nothing about it with the early warning signs – instead I left it to a ‘future’ me to sort out. I’d also got overly cocky because for the last year and a half I’ve successfully fended off all snuffles, colds, allergies and minor ailments using some great visualisation and NLP techniques – all good stuff, but hopeless if you’re neglecting the basics!
So as I sit here still in a feverish state coughing and spluttering over my keyboard, I realise that March really is for ME with a great big reminder that we take our bodies for granted at our peril. It wasn’t quite what I had in mind but the enforced go slow, lots of water and good food to nurse me back to health will do me the world of good.
Looking after yourself is ongoing, day to day and a pleasure not something to be relegated to your ‘to do’ list!!
