| There has been a lot of talk in recent years about | | | | Taking time for your heart will not complicate your |
| doing things that are healthy for your heart. Hardly a | | | | life as you might imagine. In fact, most people find |
| week goes by without some new fact or warning on | | | | that making time to improve the quality of their |
| the news about the latest foods and exercises to | | | | heart actually simplifies life and makes even the |
| avoid or to add to your routines. It seems like almost | | | | hardest things seem more enjoyable. Taking time for |
| everyone is consumed (and rightfully so) with | | | | your heart will often help to renew friendships with |
| lowering their cholesterol or with making time for | | | | people and re-center your life on what really matters. |
| more cardiovascular exercise. I haven't heard much, | | | | Doing what is good for your heart can be as simple |
| however, about taking time to do what's good for | | | | as going to see a good movie or picking up a book |
| your heart. Not the physical heart that beats and | | | | that you've wanted to read for a while. Your heart |
| pumps blood to keep you living, but the non-physical | | | | can be strengthened and renewed over a cup of tea |
| heart that allows you to feel, to relate with other | | | | with a close friend or by a long walk in the morning |
| people, and to make life worth living. | | | | before the day begins. The only requirements of |
| You see, I think that all of the work spent on your | | | | things that are healthy for your heart are that they |
| physical heart is in vain if you do not take just as | | | | refocus you and bring you joy and perspective in the |
| much time or more to work on the health of your | | | | midst of the busyness of life. |
| non-physical heart. I know all the excuses: life is too | | | | Just like the health of your physical heart is essential |
| busy, my job is too demanding, my family requires all | | | | in order to have a healthy body, so the health of |
| of my extra time. If you're making any of these | | | | your non- physical heart is vital to having a healthy |
| excuses the first step for you is to realize that the | | | | life. So take seriously this warning about your need |
| health of your heart is valuable enough to make a | | | | for a healthy heart, and do what it takes to increase |
| priority. | | | | your heart health and lifeexpectancy today. |