This week a reporter from our local newspaper called me about a New Year\u2019s article he was writing.\u00a0 What can a person do to make their lives better for 2013 besides the same old weight loss, more exercise, stop smoking blah blah blah he asked?\u00a0 It took only a second for me to respond!\u00a0 Not because I am quick on my feet, but because I had given this some thought recently.<\/p>\n
I always strive to lead a healthier life\u2014it is a given.\u00a0 More exercise and eating better\u2014yep\u2014it\u2019s on my list again.\u00a0 But for 2013\u2014I have placed something else there too!\u00a0 My goal is to spend more time on what is important in my life, and less time doing things that just fill it up.\u00a0 For example, I want to spend more time with family and friends that I see infrequently, and less time muddling through paper work.\u00a0 Eating healthy and exercise falls in this realm also!\u00a0 If it\u2019s important to me to be healthy\u2014then I need to make time to do it!\u00a0 More smiles, less grimaces.\u00a0 I stopped my busy life last week to have lunch with an old friend.\u00a0 At first, I thought it would be hard to squeeze it in, but when I looked at it from the stand point that I was not squeezing it in, but making time for somebody important, it was just fine!\u00a0 The laundry and the vacuuming were still there when I got home!\u00a0 As were my kids.\u00a0 It was a wonderful couple of hours!\u00a0 And I was in the moment while there\u2014not worrying about what I had to do next or looking at my cell phone!\u00a0 Life needs to slow down so we can enjoy it.\u00a0 My husband asked where Christmas vacation went\u2014and I told him we blinked!<\/p>\n
I challenge you this week to make time for what is important in your life\u2014and be in the moment.\u00a0\u00a0 Put the cell phone and iPad down\u2014and be with a human!\u00a0 Smile, and breath!\u00a0 It\u2019s all good!\u00a0 Happy 2013 from The Nutrition Know How team!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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