Living Balanced Checklist: 12 Daily Routines To Stay Balanced and Centered
Does your life feel out of balance? Do you live with high stress in your personal and professional lives but cannot find enough time to relax and recovery? Do you live out of balance without realizing it?
What may stand in your way is lack of a routine for balance and centering. When you start your day, you probably schedule your obligations and try to squeeze in recovery activities throughout the day, without much luck.
Research has found that having a consistent relaxation routine throughout the day lowers stress, reduces pain intensity, and improves overall performance. A Talented Mind Clinic has identified 12 daily routines that help people live a more balanced, centered life. You can incorporate them into your life.
Living Balanced Checklist
You can first read through the list of 12 routines below and check the ones you perform on a consistent basis. Give each checked routine one point and total your score with 12 being the highest. The higher the score, the more you are taking control of living a balanced, centered life.
Then, pick one routine that you want to enhance and set a small, doable goal to achieve it over the next week.
Please share this checklist with family and friends to help them, too. And don't forget, if you need help from someone in order to be more consistent with a routine, ask for help. Most people want to help you, and they also may be inspired by your quest for balance in a "hurry up" and "do more" world.
___ Nutrition: Maintain a healthy diet each day for your lifestyle and health.
___ Sleep: Get good quality sleep each night so you wake-up refreshed.
___ Meditative: Have a weekly routine for relaxation such as meditation and yoga.
___ Faith: Have faith in a higher spiritual power that enhances your sense of purpose in life.
___ Nature: Consistently spend time in nature and with animals.
___ Creative Hands-on: Work with your hands to be creative in areas such as art.
___ Reciprocal Relationships: Have reciprocal relationships so you feel supported.
___ 30-Mile Radius Mentality: Influence social issues in your local community.
___ Exercise: Have a consistent exercise routine throughout the week.
___ See Reality: Stay in the moment to see true reality instead of worrying.
___ Simple and Essential: Keep your life simple and efficient on what is essential.
___ Relaxing Environments: Enjoy home and work environments that are relaxing and/or positive.