#healthFULLlife .::Why I'm Doing This::.

I realized I started three or four posts stemming from one topic without addressing the main point to begin with. So, I decided to dial back a bit and really give a broad scope of what it is I am doing and why in the mess I am doing it! So, grab a seat and let's dive right in!

In the recent years I feel like there has been a new surge of doing the best for your body, surroundings, mind, etc. How to rid toxins from just about every square inch around you. What you should and shouldn't be eating. Where you should and shouldn't eat (and I don't mean particular restaurants). What you can eat together, what you should shower in, washing your hair, not washing your hair, meat equals good, grains equals bad, hand lotion is slowly poisoning you, live with the mold because cleaners are killing you, and the list could go on.

I don't mean to blast any of these methods. I myself love me some essential oils and kombucha but I feel like in our efforts to make this life the best we possibly can we forget to remember two things: #1 - judgement comes at a price. It makes you stressed and the judged belittled. There is no good or healthy thing that comes from it. #2 - we have forsaken health for the idea of ideas, opinions, and research.

My mom always told me growing up that she and my dad always expected my best. They never wanted perfect, just my best. I heard a quote the other day that simply stated, " there is a big difference between your best and the best. The best is a matter of opinion, but your best is everything." So cliche but so true. We aren't called to have the best of anything and yet we cast shifty eyes and judging glances when our best contradicts someone else's best. Wrong. So wrong.

In my efforts to unwind all this I wanted to sort out and figure what would be my best. How do I feel I can honor God in my body with what I've been given. As I started unpacking this I came up with so many facets this includes. When I begun to break it all down I realized there were categories that needed to be established to make this list work.

So, what do I mean by the #healthFULLlife ? Just that. Healthy, full, and living.

Here are my categories:

• Body
• Money 
• Spiritually
• Relationships

Body: This category may need some subcategories. It is pretty broad and because of that it covers a lot of topics. It includes what I put in my body, what I put on my body, and what I do with my body. So that means food, medications, skin care, hair care, teeth care, makeup, exercise, etc. This is why I feel like it may need to be streamlined but for now we will keep it as is! 

Money: This includes taking jobs, turning down jobs, what I put into jobs, organization of my money and spending, saving, and preparing for the future. 

Spiritually: A number of years back I was convicted that my walk was merely a checklist of things I had to get it all done. If I had all my checkmarks I was good for the day. Relationship was void and my heart motive wasn't how can I glorify and enjoy the Father. It was what do I still have left to do? When my heart was confronted I sought to connect with the Father and get rid of my lists. In doing so I realized I have lost discipline in passage memory and prayer. So, this topic includes setting up a disciplined structure of memorizing scripture and prayer.

Relationships: I wish that this included ways for me to honor my spouse and how to respect him but it simply doesn't mean that. But that doesn't mean that God hasn't blessed me with relationships. I have been blessed with so many all around me. How can I better pour into these and bring growth to them? Blood family, church family, and others around me.

I'm not putting time limits or stipulations on this mainly because I want it to be a growth. Something that shapes naturally. I know that if I try to tackle all four of these and all their components at once I'll be overwhelmed and fail them all!

Comment away and join me! I'll be posting some lists coming soon to get going well!