I was on a date recently where the guy goes, “so, are you like a health nut? Like….do you drink green smoothies and run five miles a day?” I had to pause and think about it until it dawned on me that yes, I actually have become the health nut-type. When I was a teenager I used to make fun of the health nut-types and I thought a lot of them might have a stick up their butt, but come to find out….looks like you can become what you hated, hehe. It took some years to catch onto it, but now I completely understand why there is a hype to creating healthy habits. The high vibration I feel after downing raw veggies, fruit, and nuts daily, the endorphins that get released after I go on a long run, and the way anxiety floats away after meditating all feel really good.
During the hustle and bustle of life and ever-changing moments it’s so easy to get caught up and lost in it that we forget to take care of ourselves. Between busy work schedules, commuting, remembering to call friends or family on their birthday, getting back to text messages, and so many other things that come up it’s so easy to forget about ourselves. Extremely stressful times seem to be when we are most prone to forgetting about caring for ourselves. Divorce, break-ups, losing someone close to us, moving, starting a new job, raising a family, and whatever other major life change we are going through can test our limits and push us to the brink of insanity. What has helped me for times of intense life debacles is what I call my “Three Go-Tos.”
My “Three Go-Tos” are the three things that I try to do on a daily basis without any hesitations or reservations. When life is going really well, things are going smooth, and I am managing time well is when it’s most important to do my “Three Go-Tos. ” These times are the most important because I definitely notice that healthy habits seem to slip through my fingers when things are going so seemingly well for me. It’s so easy for me to think “accccckkkkk, I am feeling good and things are grand, I can skip my 20-minute morning meditation today…” and then those kind of thoughts can easily become a habit of their own. When things are going nicely in life, it is most important to keep up the healthy habits so that when life does throw those curve balls we can stay strong and remember the sources that help us.
So everyone’s “Three Go-Tos” are going to look differently, but my three that I don’t even think twice about anymore would be: having a protein-filled vegetable and fruit smoothie daily, meditating for 20 minutes in the morning, and running daily. I have noticed in the last year how clear-minded I have felt and how focused I have become with these daily habits. They have become so ingrained into me as daily activities that I feel weird if I skip one or two on any given day. I do try to give myself a break if situations come up, it’s best not to become so strict that you end up becoming a “Go-To” robot, but it is great to keep in the habit.
^^^ One of my fav go-to smoothie recipes^^^
Do you have some daily “Go-Tos” that have been getting you through this crazy journey of life? What would be three of them if you had to choose? If you can’t think of anything off the top of your head stop by this post to see if it helps to get your brain juices spinning: Never Underestimate the Healing Powers of… I would really love to see what helps you guys and get some new ideas so that maybe I can switch up my “Three Go-Tos” from time to time.
Thanks for reading 🙂 Peace!
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