It was a rare event- I had 2 days off.... in one week!... IN A ROW. That is something to look forward to. Sunday and Monday were all mine. I had plans- most of which included beach and simple downtime. Well, I got downtime all right. How ironic that my days off were spent on a B.R.A.T diet and trying to sleep off an obnoxious bug that didn't seem to want to leave my system.
For those of you who are not my mom and don't know what the B.R.A.T diet is...
B is for Bananas
R is for Rice
A is for applesauce
T is for Toast
Mmmm.... Tasty right? So ono. Yet being sick made me realize 2 things...
1.) We should NEVER take our health for granted...
yet most of us invariably do. It is SO easy to wake up in the morning and go through our day to day without thought about how fortunate we are to be waking up, walking, moving, talking, eating, playing sports, living with health and independence. Our body is an amazing machine- yet we don't seem to realize that until we get hurt or get sick, and suddenly all that is wished for is the days where we woke up and fell asleep with no pain and feeling perfectly normal.
Our bodies, and what it allows us to achieve is amazing. Do not wait until something bad happens to appreciate the health you HAD, Appreciate now!
2.) Listen to your body.
Simply put: If you can possibly help it... try not to work a 12+ hour day. This upsets the body.
Money is not worth it. Health, mental sanity, a meal, and sleep are more important.
So next morning when you wake up, don't forget to say a special thanks to your body.
Aloha Nui Loa to mine! ♥
1.) We should NEVER take our health for granted...
yet most of us invariably do. It is SO easy to wake up in the morning and go through our day to day without thought about how fortunate we are to be waking up, walking, moving, talking, eating, playing sports, living with health and independence. Our body is an amazing machine- yet we don't seem to realize that until we get hurt or get sick, and suddenly all that is wished for is the days where we woke up and fell asleep with no pain and feeling perfectly normal.
Our bodies, and what it allows us to achieve is amazing. Do not wait until something bad happens to appreciate the health you HAD, Appreciate now!
2.) Listen to your body.
Simply put: If you can possibly help it... try not to work a 12+ hour day. This upsets the body.
Money is not worth it. Health, mental sanity, a meal, and sleep are more important.
So next morning when you wake up, don't forget to say a special thanks to your body.
Aloha Nui Loa to mine! ♥
