Hello, it’s Annette!
In the last email, I talked about how the environment impacts your health…
Thanks to everyone who replied to that email! I appreciate your comments and feedback…clearly this is something that resonated with you!
Yet anyway, I realized that environment is only one side of the equation.
What I mean by that is that the environment is what’s done TO you…
It acts ON you…influences you…affects you.
So the other side of the equation is: how can you take action and be the influencer instead of the influenced?
Other than changing the environment, what action steps can be taken each day to actively, and positively, impact your health?
Because overcoming inertia…an extended stretch of eating poorly, not using prayer as effectively as possible to foster a closer relationship with God, lounging on the couch instead of staying active, allowing negative
thoughts to overwhelm us…
Often feels impossible to overcome.
But when I think of my journey, it all boils down to four areas.
And focusing on just these each day has significantly improved my physical, emotional, and spiritual health over the years.
And they are:
- Mindset - Beliefs
- Nutrition - Food Choices
- Activity - Make a
Move
- Prayer - Bathe it in prayer
Mindset - Beliefs
Moody commentary states Paul had no gap between beliefs and behaviors. In my life, my mindset, which is fed by my beliefs, was keeping me stuck and behaving in a way that was contrary to what I desired.
To live the life, you were created to live - we must conquer our mindset, which is our beliefs. We need no gaps!
Nutrition
As you have heard me say before; just as we
are spiritual, we are physical. The spiritual feeds the physical, and the physical feeds the spiritual.
The 3 Principles are the rock on which we build the amazing health to be on mission. Keep these words in your heart and mind as you choose what to eat and when to eat.
Choose life (life-giving foods - real food) that you may live!
Activity
I avoided the often dreaded word
“exercise” in the header! Because too many people associate exercise with grueling painful workouts in a mirrored gym full of fitness fanatics. And of course, you don’t have to bike the state of Florida like I did (over age 55)! 🙂
In fact, studies have shown that light to moderate activity can be just as effective for positive health as higher-intensity workouts. The secret is choosing activities that fit your
fitness level and interests…and making it part of your lifestyle!
As I teach in the
40-Day Transformation, start where you are. Then the next day add 5 minutes or 5 steps or 5 mailboxes or 5 squats. Then the next week add 5 more.
Prayer
Prayer forges a strong relationship with God, clears your mind, clarifies your priorities, and provides the spiritual support and guidance much needed with the demands of today’s world.
It’s critical to take the time each day to dedicate to prayer. Because when you take the time to ask for God’s direction and take time to listen, the answers will come.
So over the next couple of days, take inventory of these strategies. When a problem arises, where does your mindset immediately shift to? What kinds of foods are you
eating? Are you exercising? Are you taking the time to pray?
Note which areas you are doing
well in, and which areas you would like to improve. Then carve out time each day to work on your weaknesses, and you will see progress!
