There are many reasons why its good to know yourself and your body.
First, being in tune with how and why you feel a certain way emotionally puts you in charge of your personal growth and happiness.
Secondly, being aware of how you feel physically, puts you more in charge of your health.
Your Emotional and Physical sides of your being, are both important and work together. It's key for them to work together in order for you to achieve the most happiness and joy in life. [Read more...]
Read MoreI'm sure we've all experienced this at one point or another. You finally get into a great routine of some sort- moving ahead on goals or a project full steam and something interrupts your momentum. This could be only for a short time or maybe longer, but this interruption causes a setback for you.
After a setback, it can be hard to get back to the point you were at before. For some people, their momentum is lost forever and then they can become frustrated to even try again. This can happen in so many facets of our lives, but this post is focused on ones goals to not only look better but to also feel better and lead a more healthy lifestyle.
When we've finally gotten ourselves into a nice momentum towards achieving our fitness goals, we feel excited and motivated to keep it up. We're eating properly and we have a regular fitness routine in place. Things are going smoothly and then BOOM, everything gets disrupted- sometimes even to a screeching halt. [Read more...]
Read MoreA while ago, a very close friend of mine asked me how she could help her boyfriend to grieve the recent and very sudden loss of his family member. Having been through the grieving process several times myself, I was able to guide her with some techniques that helped me during my times of grief.
So I've compiled a list of ways that you can help someone to grieve. In a couple weeks for my next post, I'll list some things to NOT say to or do with a person who is grieving.[Read more...]
It's important for us to remember to be good to ourselves. However, many of us find it hard to do that because we're so busy being good to others and end up forgetting that we need to be good to ourselves as well. Some people think there's no time to think of themselves, but in fact, there is.
There are indeed benefits when we're good to ourselves including lower stress levels, better mental and physical health, more happiness and thus more ability to be there for others. When we feel healthy and happy inside we can fully enjoy life and be more resilient to whatever life brings us. So here are a few easy things you can do to be good to yourself:[Read more...]
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