Having disciplined and an organized “rhythm”  to your lifestyle, helps you handle life’s unexpected events.

How well do YOU cope when life throws one of its “surprises”  at you? We all know they come and we are never ready. Whether it’s a life threatening illness or injury, a life changing message, even a death of a loved one, we need to know that we can get through these times, learn and move on the best way we can.

There is a process that we go through and we are all different. Whether its grief, sadness, anger, denial, these are all emotions that are necessary to heal. We all handle situations differently. They say it’s not what happens to you, but how you handle it and in my opinion there was never a truer word said. So how do YOU handle it?

One thing is for sure, life changing events, small or large do need to be handled and how you choose to handle them is entirely your choice. One thing we know is we all need support of some kind. Handling things alone is not easy and not recommended. Support comes in many different ways. People are usually the first port of call. Usually we turn to our loved ones, friends, family and a certain “Circle of Support” that we have developed over the years. These people are there for us to listen and help us get through.  Sometimes we don’t actually know who these people are until we need them. We don’t recognize that they are always there. Sometimes we neglect those that help us the most.

And there are many other things in our life that help us maintain a strong and positive outlook on life and help us handle day to day issues as well as the larger challenges we experience. Things we do to keep our mind and body strong. At Tempo Lifestyles, we help you to develop a “Lifestyle Wheel” that documents all these things that we do on a regular basis to help us keep our lives in balance and better equipped to handle life’s “challenges”.


A recent event that I am still “handling”  was the loss of my dear Abbey, my Cocker Spaniel that has literally been at my side for 13 years. Only now when I need the support do I look at who and what is there for me to help me recover and get on with “business as usual” I looked at my mobile phone and realized that there they were, all the people that have and will continue to be my circle of support and I thank them from the bottom of my heart. I am lucky, I have a great network of friends and family that understand me and are there for me, my “Circle of Support”. Unfortunately, the rest of my Tempo had been neglected. I had not been attending to my “Lifestyle Wheel” My health is not as it should be, knowing that yoga is a highly valued thing in my life, I have not made the effort to keep it there, now as I go through the pain of loss, I have not got the physical strength that would have made it so much easier. Emotional pain and physical pain combined is not much fun! SO my commitment is to get back into physical exercise as soon as I can. I now have to go through various treatments to get me back into shape, whereas if I have continued with my health regime, I KNOW I would be a better shape mentally and physically now. So I have learned and I WILL change my habits TODAY! I will get back into my tempo. My Lifestyle Wheel includes yoga, exercise, walking, (painful as it will be without my faithful friend), art, reading, getting into nature, all these things I have on my Tempo Lifestyle as regular activities that keep me balanced and at my peak.


When you are looking after yourself, you are better equipped to handle events that you are not prepared for.


What does your “Circle of Support” look like? Do you know who will be there for you when you need them? Do you love and appreciate them and spend quality time with them on a regular basis? Do you look after yourself well enough to cope with events you’d rather not have to cope with? Spend the time now to think about some of the people who are there for you, every day, every week, every month or every year. People that you trust, love and care for. People you have fun with, share you thoughts and dreams with, discuss your worries with. Make sure you plan regular quality time with them and don’t forget to thank them for being there. Because one day you will really need them.


What is a Lifestyle Wheel and how do you create one?

A Lifestyle Wheel is a way of recognizing, documenting and caring for all those people and activities in your life that you KNOW you NEED to keep going.

It is a picture of your life as you choose to create it. It is all the things we wish to put into our lives and are prepared to work for to keep them there. And you do have to work at it. Things just don’t happen on their own. Tempo Lifestyles will help you develop habits that will keep those actions in your life ongoing. Whether it’s spending time with precious people, keeping fit and healthy, learning what we need to know, or developing a rewarding career, if we recognize and are willing to attend to these things, they will stay in our lives and will support us when we need them the most.

If you think you would like to recognise who and what it is that you have in your life that helps you get through life’s ups and downs I would love to help you develop your Tempo “Circle of Support”.

Please call me on +61 (0) 419 702 459 or email me at sandra@tempolifestyles.com.au