Life: it's all about time...

2014 is coming to a close in a few hours...and my heart is full. I seem to have repeating lessons I learn every year--and this year came with some I would have rather not repeated. But--this year, one of the most valuable lessons I learned was this:

My time is what I make of it.

I have often times in life been the person who says: "I don't have time for that" or "This isn't fitting into my schedule." But--in 2014--I learned that as much as we like to disown our claim to having control over our time--essentially, we are the ones who decide that we don't have time.

Why is it that we say, "I don't have time?"

Is it because it isn't important? Is it because we are afraid? Is it because we don't know how to say no?

This year--I learned to face this question head on. What is worthy of my time?

We easily get sucked into responsibility, work, family--because those things are good and important to who we are. But--taking care of myself became a priority to me this year as well.

I decided it was time to invest in myself--to be a healthier Amy. I have put so many other things before my body in the past--and I have hated myself for it. This year--I decided to learn to exercise--and exercise smart. I decided to learn to eat healthy. I decided to learn about supplementation and how our bodies need vitamins and things our food doesn't have. I decided to give myself a chance this year.

Some people might say that it's wrong. Wrong to spend time taking care of myself. Wrong to discover I love new things like running and weight training. Wrong to cut out things from my diet that weren't helping me feel good. But maybe it is wrong that I had never taught myself to love me enough to do this before now. Maybe these lifestyle changes would have always been something that could balance in with my time.

If nothing else from 2014--that is one of my most prized possessions. I learned to give time to myself to take care of me. And that was a big task--because I'm one of the busiest people I know. The amazing part of it was I learned how to make things that are important my lifestyle, so it isn't even a matter about having time anymore, it's a matter of living. Living my life the way I want to, and becoming a better person.

"If I can find time..." we can all find time for whatever we feel is important in our lives. Time is all we have. And change is always there. Embrace it.

2015--I'm looking forward to having the time of my life this year. Because I'll make time for it.