Self Care Your Way to Success, Health and Happiness in the New Year
Copyright 2005 Peggy Porter
Seeking Balance
http://www.seekingbalance.ca

Here it is once again, the beginning of a new year! For many it
is a time of promise and renewal, and the opportunity to start
fresh.

If you are up to the challenge of making positive changes in your
life, I would like you to consider adding the practice of regular
self-care to your day.

The thought of taking time for one self often has women coming up
with many excuses as to why they cannot put their own health and
wellness first. If you are someone who is struggling with that,
ask yourself this question, "How can I create balance, joy and
peace for myself and my family if I am exhausted, irritable and
stressed?" Without a healthy you, there will be no quality to
your life.

If you are a busy mom you may be wondering how you can add time
for yourself to an already full schedule. When coaching my
clients, I have them re-evaluate their day and schedule. If your
day is so busy that you have no time for your own health and
well-being, you need to consider making a change.

Where can you start?

Immediately take a quick assessment of your health considering
all areas (i.e. physical, mental, spiritual, financial, etc.);
what can you start improving today? Try a 10-30 minute walk,
healthier food choices, 10 minutes of stretching and deep
breathing or simply increase your water intake. The important
thing is to start somewhere. Small consistent changes add up to
big benefits.

To immediately help pamper and rejuvenate yourself this month,
take part in my FREE teleclass, The Career Mom's Tele-Spa
Vacation: 7 Self-Care Strategies to Pamper Yourself in the New
Year. Sign up at www.seekingbalance.ca under free teleclass. I am
now offering two convenient times for this teleclass!

Consider yourself as being a glass and your wellness as the water
in that glass. Life's demands deplete that water on a daily
basis. What happens when we are not replenishing that water? Our
glass becomes empty and we suffer from burn out, sickness,
anxiety or even depression. To prevent this we must continually
replenish by looking at ways to increase our level of wellness
while reducing the demands that are draining our glass.

You determine how full your glass will be. Practicing regular
self care guarantees a full glass.

So during this New Year, self-care your way to success, health
and happiness!!!! What are you waiting for???