When Did You Decide To Put Yourself Last?
Posted by Carole Fogarty on Friday, July 25th, 2008
By Carole Fogarty
Editor of Rejuvenation Lounge and facilitator of Women’s Rejuvenation Retreats:
Rejuvenate You By Allocating “Priority You” Time:
You feel exhausted, washed out and empty. You’ve got nothing more to give. You’re waiting, hoping and praying for someone to whisk you away on a holiday. A very long holiday. Whilst I can’t do that right at this very moment, I can share a rejuvenation formula that has been designed just for you. Yes, just for you.
You see, there is no mistake you are reading this article today. This article was written for you. You are about to discover the ultimate rejuvenation formula to change your energy levels and well being forever.
Imagine how amazing you are going to feel within as little as one week. There will be no more wishing, hoping and waiting, and no more putting yourself last.
Priority You Time Shouldn’t Happen By Accident :
Promise yourself from this day forward not to let “priority you” time happen only by accident. Make a wise rejuvenation choice from this day forward to create daily, weekly and monthly “priority you” time. Take a stand. You deserve some time out, you deserve some fun, you deserve some space, your deserve some pampering and you deserve regular moments to rest, repair and rejuvenate yourself.
Stop putting yourself last. It’s time to start receiving more energy in than you are giving out.
The Priority “You Time” Formula:
Go grab your diary now and allocate the following priority you times into your calendar.
- 1/2 an hour a day plus
- 1/2 day a week plus
- 1 day a month
Priority You Time Is All About Receiving:
Priority you time is all about receiving and NOT giving energy. Put yourself first and:
- make your heart sing
- refuel your energy levels
- untangle your stress and tension held in your body
Even if you have absolutely no idea at this point what to fill your priority you time with …… it doesn’t matter. Pretend, guess or make it up. Soon life will reveal or remind you what makes your heart sing.
A personal thanks to my chiropractor who over 15 years shared this sanity saving formula with me.
Personal Confession:
I got a bit of shock when writing this article today as I suddenly realized it had been months since I actually allocated a whole day to myself. I’m off right now to schedule some important juicy rejuvenating things I can do for a whole day while the kids are at school. My first choice is Kiva Spa at Mullumbimby.
Thanks for reading this post, Carole.
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Health Guruon 25 Jul 2008 at 11:26 pm 1Great post Carole.
It’s often said “it is impossible to cut the tree when the saw is dull.”
Glad your enjoying your ‘me’ time and have a great weekend.
H.G.
Karrineon 27 Jul 2008 at 4:39 am 2Great post ! I love it I am printing this out and taping it into my dayplanner so i remember to “schedule time” each month.
Al at 7Pon 27 Jul 2008 at 9:01 pm 3Hi Carole - it’s so true that we need to make sure we get our “me time,” even if we have to squeeze it into our busy schedules.
Ribeezieon 29 Jul 2008 at 7:43 am 4The best way to be productive for yourself (and to be able to help others) is to ensure that you give yourself the appropriate attention and reflection; even if it’s only 20 minutes a day. Truth is, you can’t help others without helping yourself first…
Cynthia Clintonon 30 Jul 2008 at 10:21 am 5Hi Carole,
I think women, being the nurturing creatures they are, tend to get in the habit of putting themselves last - sometimes for many years!
It can be a hard thing to stop doing, especially if you’ve had children. My son is 26 now and living his life on his own, but I’m just now realizing that I’m still putting myself last. Gotta rectify that!
Thanks for the great article.
Cynthia
Lanceon 03 Aug 2008 at 1:12 pm 6Carole, this is so important to rejuvenating ourselves - and yet so easy to neglect. I am guilty! So, I’ll take this as a gentle reminder that I need to spend some more time on “me”. Thank you.
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