Create a Nurturing Lifestyle

When we create a nurturing lifestyle, we not only benefit ourselves, but all who are near and dear to us benefit as well.

To nurture ourselves, we want to provide nourishment for the health and well being of every aspect of ourselves: for our body, mind, emotions and spirit or soul.

As we nourish outwardly, we are also nourishing inwardly and also the opposite is true.

Nurturing outwardly may include eating fresh and nutritious food, being active with some form of fitness exercise, taking rest when necessary or simply drinking lots of pure water.

To nurture inwardly, we can listen to soothing or inspiring music, walk or be in nature in some way, visit with an inspiring friend or pray and meditate.

We sometimes forget in the hustle and bustle of each day to nurture ourselves. During this past week, two of my friends had experiences that illustrate.

My first friend had made a commitment to be somewhere one evening and found that she was doubled over in pain. Instead of releasing herself from the commitment, she went for her appointment anyway. Long story made short, the following day she drove herself to the hospital where she was operated on for a ruptured appendix. Is there a lesson here?

My second friend, instead of first preparing her icy sidewalk with salt [we have been having many snow storms here in New York], she walked on it anyway. Long story made short, she ended up in the hospital being operated on for a broken ankle. Is there a lesson here?

Both friends have moved out of the hospital but are still not home - one is in a friend's home and the other in a rehab place. Each has voiced their intention to be more consciously caring and nurturing of themselves.

In what ways can you be more consciously caring of yourself so you can create a nurturing lifestyle?

To your vibrant health and wellbeing ~ ~ ~
Rijuta Tooker
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