Self Care

       HI ALL! Let's talk about self care shall we?
       So most of you know that I've been sick for about three weeks now. I think I may have had strep and pneumonia  all at once (I'm no doctor), but either way, it's now become a respiratory and nasal infection! After going back to the doctors on Thursday I was finally given an anti-biotic to fight this fiend. I'm doing better now, people here have been telling me that I seem more like myself! If I didn't mention, I couldn't hear in one ear for about two weeks, and I can hear now. I have a follow up appointment with the Audiologist on Monday. Unfortunately, these hospital bills are going to be quite costly! This brings me to the important topic of self care.
       You see, during Missionary Training we were told the importance of self care; mentally, emotionally and physically. I sure have been handling the mental and emotional portion okay, so don't worry about that. The physical bit not so much. I was exercising regularly, but not dressing right, and I may not have been eating right either. Since this is my first time living on my own, AND I don't have a room mate to keep an eye on my might I add, it's been quite trialing learning how to stay healthy in terms of diet and, need I say, adapting to the Alaskan Environment!
        I'm learning now, but I can't express enough how important these aspects are, especially in an area that isn't self-sufficient at all! I only mention the self-sufficiency bit because, being so far up north, everything is imported. Because of this, everything is more expensive, EVEN DOCTOR VISITS! If you live alone, it's better to buy things that will keep you healthy then pay for doctor bills, this is true. So now that I know, I have to toughen up a bit, start really paying attention to my diet, bundle up, and take better physical care of myself.
        I've been staying in mostly because breathing in the cold causes the mucus to solidify and makes my chest tight, so I can't be out too much. Good thing I got my desktop with video games and I have plenty of reading material, I've been keeping myself busy. Don't worry though, I've got plans for the future as I plan to try to be doing something every night of the week except for Saturdays, those days are sacred to me.
        So remember, physical health is just as important as mental and emotional health. They all work hand in hand:

       “Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.”
                                                                                                              ~2 Corinthians 6:19–20~

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