Others have asked me likewise, and it was tough to pick just one out of a handful of them.<\/p>\n
What stood out to me\u00a0first, was the time my life changed when I first became a mother.<\/p>\n
I felt the inevitable energy drops, the mood swings, the lack of motivation. Everything about me inside and out had changed. The glory of it all, was I had just experienced life at its finest \u2014 bearing life in my womb and delivering life thereafter. That in and of itself is a unique experience, and that\u2019s when my perspective of life changed. I was no longer living for myself. I was living to give to another.<\/p>\n
How could I possibly give the best, if I was low in energy, run down, discouraged? I found myself scrambling for food or eating nothing at all trying to balance a marriage, ministry, motherhood, and a home. I knew something had to change. A month into motherhood, I gleaned wisdom and experience from good friends who were practitioners in whole body wellness and functional and holistic medicine. I learned how to see things differently with the human body and food, personal responsibility and cause and effect. How and what I was fueling my body with was going to affect my output, and it would inevitably impact how I\u2019d engage as a first-time mom.<\/p>\n
When I was pregnant, I took on the motto \u201cHey, I eat for 2!\u201d and would indulge with liberty. Then my mindset changed, and I realized my health mattered not just for me, but for my son too. I wanted to be the best mom possible. Part of that, was dependent on how I was taking care of my mind, body and soul. That being said, I chose to take care of my health with this mindset and set different habits that would benefit the way I took care of my family. In time, these habits eventually became a lifestyle, engraved into my family\u2019s life today. When I became a mom, I learned that being a good steward of my body was no longer just because I was living for myself, but I was living for 2, and then came 3 more.<\/p>\n
We have one mind, one body, one life, and a life full of people we get to love. What changes are you ready to make, so you can live and love at a greater capacity? Let\u2019s do this!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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