I’ll do it when I’m ready.
That was kiiiind of our thought process after we got married and the barrage of questions fell on us about having kids. We knew we wanted to have kids but felt like maybe we would wait a bit, til we were ready.
But we didn’t wait until we were “ready” to have kids. We decided we’d start getting ready after our first anniversary. Then we celebrated our first anniversary and found out within days that we were expecting. And then you know what we did? WE GOT READY.
That’s just what you do when life throws something at you. You get ready. You prepare yourself for the journey ahead, like you would any important adventure. Life doesn’t always go the way you plan it. But when you know you need to get ready, you hustle and get it done.
The same is true for your health. Why would it be any different? You can wait until you’re ready. But what does that look like? What do you envision is a good time to invest in your health?
Now, what happens when you wait too long? You’ve heard it before. Some sort of health scare shows up and you wish you were ready. You ask what could have been done to prevent it.
Health isn’t something that always goes along with your plans. You get out of it what you put into it. You know what you look and feel like when things aren’t right. You can hear your body giving you signs. It’s up to you to truly listen. To be preventative…