STOP WAITING, A NEW MINDSET TO CREATE TIME
By Brook Barney / Natured Balance
HEALTH & WELLNESS
Image courtesy of Brook Barney / Natured Balance
Are you waiting for it? For the perfect time for life to become less chaotic, calm down, and allow time. Are you waiting for the perfect time in life to start being present, mindful, and healthy? To climb that mountain, start a new hobby or career, or play with your kids.
If you're waiting for the perfect time, you may be waiting for a lifetime.
The time is NOW, not tomorrow, not when you get that new job, not when the kids are older, not when you get "time."
One way to create time is to release the vision of what and how things should look. Here's an example: You are a working, single parent and want to start exercising. Instead of searching for the perfect scenario, get creative and allow movement in all forms to flow in your life. Start by fitting in 10 minutes a day at home and let your kids into the room to exercise with you, have a dance party with them, or save their screen time for these ten minutes. Accept that you deserve the ten minutes, and you may find your kids will enjoy it too. Kids will adjust to your routine and, in time, keep themselves busy during your ten minutes. Think of this time as setting an example for them, and by investing in your health and happiness, you are creating a better you to show up for them on a higher level.
When creating excuses around time, ask yourself if it is reality, a lack of motivation, or an excuse.
If you still need convincing you don't have the time, review this checklist, reflect, then ask yourself again.Track how much time you are spending on—Social MediaWatching TVShoppingTaking on projects for othersProcrastinatingChecking e-mailPerfectionismWorrying
Invest in the things you want to feel (peace, love, health, adventure, support, presence, connection, energy). Investing time into these areas will ease the chaos and stress and allow "time" in your life.
Make the time, start today, start small, commit to yourself, prioritize how you want to feel, and make it your life TODAY!
Here's a quick and easy recipe that works well for the entire family to allow you to create time for yourself today.
Photo provided by Brook Barney / Natured Balance
Wild Caught Salmon in Asian Ginger Sauce
Wild Caught Salmon is full of Omega 3 Fatty acids, which have been shown to reduce inflammation, support brain and heart health, and improve depression. This delicious Salmon recipe is Gluten Free, takes less than 45 minutes to prep and cook, and is full of flavor. Enjoy alongside Brown Rice, Bok Choy, and Wild Mushrooms.
Start Brown Rice in a rice cooker
Make Marinade/sauce
1 C Regular coconut aminos
1/2 C Teriyaki coconut aminos
4 TBS Organic Rice Vinegar
1/4 C Olive oil
2 TBS Fresh grated ginger
2 Bulbs of Fresh minced garlic
1-2 TBS Honey
3/4 C Chopped green onions
1 1/2 C Chopped Shitake mushrooms
Place Salmon in Baking dish, pour Mixed Marinade to cover, and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Marinate Salmon for 15-20 min while chopping side veggies.
Prepare side veggies * I chop, toss with olive oil & salt/pepper, and bake on a sheet pan.
Cook salmon and veggies in the oven at 350 degrees for 20-25 min.
Note: Feeds about 4. You can 1/2 the marinade/sauce recipe, which makes a lot, but I use it for a leftover rice bowl. You can prepare the marinade the night before to save additional prep time.
Brook Barney—Natured Balance Health & Wellness—is a Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach who guides individuals through their health journey physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually back into a balanced state. She is a mother to two kids, an Ogden, Utah native, and enjoys all things outdoors, movement, travel, family, friends, and community. Her intention and passion are to bring more health and wellness to our communities, work environments, and homes. Brook’s focus is restoring energy and health, reducing stress and pain, life transitions, and renewing balance and purpose through mindful practices, awareness and connection, nutrition, movement, and nature. By providing a safe, confidential space to explore and transform, Brook offers support and guidance in developing new sustainable lifestyle changes, patterns, healthy habits, and self-alignment through 1:1 and group classes, and corporate programs (in-person and virtual). Find Brook on IG and FB (@naturedbalance), Pinterest (@Brookbarney_Naturedbalance/), and naturedbalance.com.