High Priority

The seemingly small activities I engage in every day become my life. Same for you. When I think about that, I mean really think about it - it's kind of scary. This is my life, right here, right now. Not in a few weeks or months or years when I attain some goal. But now. So if the day to day isn't fulfilling, it stands to reason that the lifetime isn't going to be much better.

Having values and priorities and knowing how to really incorporate them into every day life is something I am just now learning how to do. It's part of the coaching I'm doing. Developing daily disciplines which, over time, become habits that result in the outcomes I am looking for.

Like meal planning. For years I have attempted and given up on meal planning and grocery shopping with a list. Saturday I asked Wes to make a dinner meal plan for one week. He did. We went through the fridge and pantry, made a grocery list and off he went. Three days in a row we have had good food and less stress.

This may not seem like much to you but good health is a high priority for us. Eating food that is nutritious became even more important last year when Wes was undergoing BCG treatment for bladder cancer. We were advised to get the sugar out. Avoid processed foods. And we have - Wes especially. But after our initial enthusiasm it was hard to think of what to eat, shop for what we would eat, prepare what we wanted to eat, and then eat it.

So meal planning isn't just about planning tomorrow's dinner. We are making one of our priorities real by planning nutritious food that tastes good and is easily available in our home.

Wes has responded well to his cancer treatment from traditional medicine and the immune support treatment from the naturopathic doctor. We both look and feel better. My mood swings are not nearly as erratic since eliminating most sugar and processed foods. I have more energy.

I am beginning to grasp that having a value and incorporating it in daily living doesn't happen by chance. Doing what we can to contribute to our good health for the present and the future is important to us, and now, we have a tool for making it practical as well. This might not seem to relate to anything particularly spiritual on "the grace journey" but hang in there with me - I think it will.