Hello, Its my turn finally :). This Is Tyra (I'm the wife), its nice to finally meet you. Brig asked if I would write a little today.
As I pondered what I should say I thought of how my morning was going. Poorly! Sunday mornings are stressful more than they should be. Trying to get 5 kids feed, washed and ready for church is no easy task. Not to mention getting yourself ready as well. Its not for the faint of heart! All I could think was "I'm so tired and hungry!" There's an unspoken rule that something has to happen every time mom sits down to eat. I'm ashamed to say I was grouchy and had already yelled at a few kids, and literally almost cried over spilled milk. "I should be feeling the spirit and preparing for the Sabbath, not being like this." I was a little frustrated. Then I realized why I was feeling like "this" and not spiritual and pleasant. My body was out of tune.
The body is an instrument. We are highly religious (we belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints aka the Mormons) so we believe the body is a gift and that we can communicate with our heavenly Father through personal revelation. We often explain revelation using the analogy of a radio. The body is the radio and revelation being the radio waves.
My problem is my radio is slightly broken, because I have not been taking care of it. I get nowhere near the necessary amount of sleep (haven't for YEARS!). I rush through meals and have been known to skip them entirely. Thanks to AdvoCare I've lost some weight and have energy enough to keep up with things but just barely. Most importantly my life is full of stress, I've let in too much noise. Its like a radio with broken speakers and bent antenna. I can find the right channel but while those things are out of whack, I will continue to get a lot of static.
Lack of sleep and stress take a major toll on the body, physically and emotionally. They drain energy making us cranky, irrational, and forgetful. Too much will make you anger. So as much as you eat right and work out, if you aren't getting the sleep your body needs and you have too much noise in your life, you won't see or feel the results you would like. So take a moment today to check your radio. Are you in tune? Or is your antenna bent? Ask yourself what do you need to do to fix your radio?
Trouble sleeping? Try Sleep Works and a warm bath.
Too much Stress? Try Oasis and learn to say no.
Not enough nutrition? Try Coreplex and meal planning.
Not enough energy? Try Spark or V16 and do some exercise.
But most importantly, eliminate the noise from your life. Find some quiet time, and put the basics in place first. If you can't be in tune with the spirit, what you do with your body will be of little consequence.
As I pondered what I should say I thought of how my morning was going. Poorly! Sunday mornings are stressful more than they should be. Trying to get 5 kids feed, washed and ready for church is no easy task. Not to mention getting yourself ready as well. Its not for the faint of heart! All I could think was "I'm so tired and hungry!" There's an unspoken rule that something has to happen every time mom sits down to eat. I'm ashamed to say I was grouchy and had already yelled at a few kids, and literally almost cried over spilled milk. "I should be feeling the spirit and preparing for the Sabbath, not being like this." I was a little frustrated. Then I realized why I was feeling like "this" and not spiritual and pleasant. My body was out of tune.
The body is an instrument. We are highly religious (we belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints aka the Mormons) so we believe the body is a gift and that we can communicate with our heavenly Father through personal revelation. We often explain revelation using the analogy of a radio. The body is the radio and revelation being the radio waves. My problem is my radio is slightly broken, because I have not been taking care of it. I get nowhere near the necessary amount of sleep (haven't for YEARS!). I rush through meals and have been known to skip them entirely. Thanks to AdvoCare I've lost some weight and have energy enough to keep up with things but just barely. Most importantly my life is full of stress, I've let in too much noise. Its like a radio with broken speakers and bent antenna. I can find the right channel but while those things are out of whack, I will continue to get a lot of static.
Lack of sleep and stress take a major toll on the body, physically and emotionally. They drain energy making us cranky, irrational, and forgetful. Too much will make you anger. So as much as you eat right and work out, if you aren't getting the sleep your body needs and you have too much noise in your life, you won't see or feel the results you would like. So take a moment today to check your radio. Are you in tune? Or is your antenna bent? Ask yourself what do you need to do to fix your radio?
Too much Stress? Try Oasis and learn to say no.
Not enough nutrition? Try Coreplex and meal planning.
Not enough energy? Try Spark or V16 and do some exercise.
But most importantly, eliminate the noise from your life. Find some quiet time, and put the basics in place first. If you can't be in tune with the spirit, what you do with your body will be of little consequence.
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