My Journey to Wellness

Hi, my name is Janice and I am a wife, mum, sister, friend, boss, recently a nana and lots more labels. I am a Life Coach, NLP Practitioner, Trainer, Facilitator and once again lots more labels of things that I have studied.

Today I am a sick, tired and confused person who seemly knows all the right stuff to say to others and assist in their lives but wasn't listening to how to put it into my life. Always ready to nurture and help others and make them feel better but rarely asked myself "what did I need to be nurtured?"
Now with a cough that has been with me for nearly 3 weeks, a lump in my left breast that has become my best friend ,both hips locked up and painful to walk and a lymphatic system in my groin which is swollen and I believe stopped working.

Yes I felt good when I was helping someone and their thanks was great but not enough to keep me healthy and happy. I realized that I was always waiting until I completed something else so I could then take the time to be happy and have some fun. Wellness would be good, dancing would be great and laughing, well who has time?
Don't get me wrong I have a great life....an awesome husband, magical kids and a fantastic lifestyle if I could only let myself enjoy it. I have the best of friends and workmates and if I would just focus on my needs a bit more then I would be happy & healthy. Always ready to give to someone but very uncomfortable to receive anything back from others, imagine if they thought I really needed it.
I can cope and get through anything, I'm tough and always been the one to fix it for others. Always being told how wonderful you are, how much you have helped and where do you get all the energy to be doing all this tends to keep you from looking at what is really happening in your body.
My body was whispering to begin with and I was able to ignore it until finally today I am listening and feeling the pain as my body is now shouting at me.
I am in gratitude for the life that I have but I was not showing the respect that I should have for this wonderful body that I have been given for this life time.

Today I have stopped and taken stock of my life and decided I would like to live longer and be healthy and happy. I begin my journey to wellness and I mean complete Body/Mind Wellness today and I am going to receive and ask for the help I now need.
My choice to share this journey comes from my knowledge of others out there who are also not listening to their bodies and are coping with alcohol, lots of work, too much food and drugs.
Your time will come and maybe if you read this you might ask yourself the question..."When would NOW be a good time to take stock and make the changes?"

How much sand do we have in our hourglass of life.....maybe a little ,maybe a lot but whatever it is we have the choice to make it the best it can be and I have made that decision.