I’ve been a single parent for quite some time, and so I have an idea how difficult it is to make exercise a priority when kids come first – as they should.  There are times when caring for our children trumps everything else, making it easy to forget taking care of ourselves can enable us to take better care of all those we love.

Sometimes it helps me to remember the spiel at the beginning of all flights. You know the one…

“In the unlikely event of depressurization, an oxygen mask will fall from the console directly above you…”  And always the flight attendant goes on to describe how if you are traveling with a small child, you should place your own mask on before assisting your child. 

It seems completely counter intuitive, but yet when you really think about it, its not. Your child needs you. I think taking care of your our own health, so we can better assist our children, and others we care about, is not as selfish as we sometimes think.