by Janie Lin
The Life Rollercoaster.
by Janie Lin
L ife is a roller coaster of health and wellness! What do you do to keep your body at its best so that when you have a dip in the track you can recover quickly? Eating a clean diet is important but many find it unrealistic. Working out 3-7 days a week is optimal butttt let’ s get real! Life happens, stress, jobs, family, kids, health issues … they all take a toll! We
have to schedule it in to make healthy choices happen.
Where am I on this roller coaster? Right now, I am on an upward flow. I enjoy walking along the open space paths throughout Highlands Ranch, Colorado and strategically placing painted rocks with positive thoughts, sayings, and pictures to bring joy to others. Gathering with friends and family to paint rocks has become a wonderful way to connect, share, and listen to each other. Bunco is a fun social game that I enjoy playing because our group is willing to bring in people from the community as a way to network and build friendships. Honestly, having older kids has put me into a new stage in life where I have to work harder to find friends to do things with. Are you in that stage of life? Belonging to a community of gal pals makes a world of difference. I now belong to a Facebook group for local women to reach out to others with fun activities. Meeting for drinks, rock painting, concerts, and hikes are examples of things we set up. Coming out of my shell and socializing has helped the emotional side of my upward flow. Start by inviting others in your selected group on a word of mouth group and see if you can build interest. I have found that people are busy so even if you have 30 in the group many times only 3-6 can show up. Be consistent with taking turns adding activities and watch friendships develop. You have to show up to grow!
Time management has also helped me move in the right direction. Each Sunday I make sure my paper planner is scheduled for the week. I mark out the times I am making phone calls, checking email, doing social media, meeting with people and also my personal obligations. I then circle some ideal times for setting up last minute appointments so they are easy to find in a pinch. It makes it much easier to say“ Would Thursday at noon or Friday at 3 work?”
I fell on black ice a few years back breaking my ankle and some vertebra and my life was in a downward flow. I was invited to learn about dōTERRA Essential Oils and