MAKE YOURSELF THE MOST
IMPORTANT PERSON IN YOUR LIFE
We all long
for love- to be loved,
as well as to give love. However, we often forget
that the root of any love comes from within and
we are therefore required to love ourselves before
we are capable of both receiving love from, and
giving love to others.
It is like learning a new language- you are unable
to communicate in the language until
you have first learnt it yourself. How do
you learn this language? You start by
treating yourself with love.
What exactly does this mean? It means
learning what your body needs to fuel
it, to rest it, to push it, to take care of it,
and you actively pursue these things on
a daily basis. The three broad categories
through which this can be done is:
sleep- to rest you,
exercise- too energise you, and
nutrition- to sustain you.
Getting enough sleep
in a night is often overlooked, as soon as
work or social activities come up, sleep
is generally the first to fall. However,
this is incredibly bad for one’s health.
According to the Sleep Foundation,
most young adults need between 8-10
hours of sleep in order to function
optimally. Although this varies between
individuals, this is far from the average
amount of sleep received in University
life.
The negative effects of a lack of sleep can
be seen in things such as an inability to
concentrate and remember information,
increased weight gain due to overeating
to compensate for a lack of energy, and
can also aggravate skin disorders such as
acne.