HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF?

 

HOW TO LOVE YOURSELF?

IT'S THE HABIT OF SELF-CARE AND SELF-RENEWAL.

THINK OF IT AS MAINTAINING YOUR CAR SO THAT IT RUNS SMOOTHLY ON THE ROAD. SIMILARLY, YOU NEED TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF TO BE EFFICIENT AND EFFECITVE IN ALL AREAS OF YOUR LIFE. WHETHER YOU'RE WORKING TOWARDS A MASSIVE GOAL OR JUST TRYING TO SURVIVE A HECTIV WEEK, CONSTANTLY PUSHING YOURSELF WITHOUT TAKING A BREAK CAN LEAD TO BURNOUT.

TO STAY IN BALANCE, YOU NEED TO REPLENISH FOUR ESSENTIAL TANKS-EMOTIONAL, MENTAL, SPIRITUAL, AND PHYSICAL. MAKE TIME FOR EXERCISE, NOURISHING FOOD, AND ADEQUATE REST, AND DON'T UNDERESTIMATE THE IMPORTANCE OF TAKING TIME ALONE TO REFLECT AND RECHARGE. INCORPORATING "SHARPEN THE SAW" HABIT INTO YOUR LIFE IS THE MOST CRUCIAL THING YOU CAN DO TO IMPROVE YOUR OVERALL WELL-BEING.

REMEMBER, YOU ARE MOST SIGNIFICANT ASSET, SO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, AND YOU'LL BE READY TO TAKE ON THE WORLD. MAKE TIME FOR YOURSELF, WHETHER IT'S 15 MINUTES AND MEDITATE. RELAX AND ENGAGE IN YOUR HOBBIES.

THE GOAL IS NOT TO BE BETTER THAN THE OTHER MAN, BUT YOUR PREVIOUS SELF.

ESSENTIAL TO HAPPINESS IN LIFE ARE SOMETHING TO DO, SOMETHING TO LOVE, AND SOMETHING TO HOPE FOR.

WHO SAID GETTING FIT AND HEALTHY HAD TO BE A CHORE? ACCORDING TO THE OKINAWANS, SIMPLE AND CONSISTENT MOVEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE DAY ARE KEY TO LONGEVITY. SO, PUT DOWN THOSE RUNNING SHOES AND FORGET ABOUT JOINING THE LOCAL SPORTS TEAM. A WALK AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD, SOME TIME SPENT IN THE GARDEN, OR EVEN A FEW ARM MOVEMENTS CAN DO WONDERS FOR YOUR HEALTH. OF COURSE, EXERCISE IS ONLY HALF THE EQUATION. OKINAWANS ALSO EPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF A HEALTHY DIET, FULL OF FRESH VEGETABLES AND HOMEMADE MEALS SHARED WITH LOVED ONES.

DON'T FORGET TO TAKE SMALL EXERCISE BREAKS THROUGHOUT THE DAY -SET A REMINDER ON YOUR PHONE OR CHALLENGE YOUR FRIENDS TO A WEEKLY STEP COUNT COMPETITION, IT'S TIME TO EMBRACE A SIMPLER, HEALTHIER WAY OF LIFE.

A FIT BODY, A CALM MIND, A HOUSE FULL OF LOVE. THESE THINGS CANNOT BE BOUGHT THEY MUST BE EARNED.

WHAT YOU ARE AFRAID OF IS NEVER AS BAD AS WHAT YOU IMAGINE. THE FEAR YOU LET BUILD UP IN YOUR MIND IS WORSE THAN THE SITUATION THAT ACTUALLY EXISTS. DON'T LET FEAR HOLD YOU BACK FROM PROGRESS. ONCE YOU FIND THE COURAGE TO MOVE ON, THE GRIP OF FEAR WILL WEAKEN. YOUR WORRIES ABOUT THE FUTURE MAY BE WORSE THAN THE REAILITY OF CHANGE, BUT STANDING STILL WILL SURELY LEAD TO DISSAPOINTMENT.

"CHANGE IS HARD AT FIRST, MESSY IN THE MIDDLE AND GORGEOUS AT THE END".

WHEN LIFEN GETS ROUGH AND STORMY, IT'S EASY TO FEEL LOST AND HELPLESS. BUT THERE'S ONE THING THAT ALWAYS STAYS WITHIN OUR GRASP - OUR THOUGHTS AND MENTALITY. A PEACEFUL MIND IS LIKE A STURDY SHIP, EQUIPPED TO WEATHER ANY STORM THAT COMES ITS WAY. WITH A TRANQUIL MINDSET, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO TACKLE CHALLENGES HEAD-ON, HANDLE SUCCESS WITH GRACE, AND MAKE FIRM DECISIONS WITH EASE. BUT WHEN YOUR THOUGHTS ARE CLUTTERED, YOU'LL NEVER FIND THE CALMNESS YOU SEEK.

YOUR MIND IS NOT JUST YOUR OWN, BUT IT'S YOUR PERMANENT ABODE. NO MATTER WHERE YOU TO, IF YOUR MIND IS TROUBLED, YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO ESCAPE THE CHAOS.

SELF LOVE TIPS

THE ART OF HAPPINESS IS ALSO THE ART OF SUFFERNG WELL.

WHEN WE LEARN TO ACKNOWLEDGE, EMBRACE AND UNDERTAND OUR SUFFERING, WE SUFFER MUCH LESS.

THERE IS NO PLACE WHERE THERE IS ONLY HAPPINESS NO SUFFERING.

IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO COME HOME TO OURSELVES AND CEASE BEING THE VICTIMS OF OUR OWN CIRCUMSTANCES.

WHEN WE COME BACK TO OURSELVES. AND TAKE REFUGE IN OUR INNER ISLAND, WE BECOME A HOME FOR OURSELVES AND A REFUGE FOR OTHERS AT THE SAME TIME.

THE NEARER A MAN COMES TO A CALM MIND, THE CLOSER HE IS TO STRENGTH.

YOU SHOULD IMMERSE YOURSELF TO COMPLETELY IN WORK THAT YOU GET DROWNED IN IT.

YOU SHOULD HAVE TIME TO LIVE, TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE REFRESHING AND HEALING ELEMENTS THAT ARE IN YOU AND AROUND YOU.

THE BEST WAY OF TAKING CARE OF THE FUTURE IS TO TAKE CARE OF THE PRESENT BECAUSE THE FUTUR EIS MADE OF THE PRESENT.

PAYING ATTENTION TO OUR POSTURE, BREATHING MINDFULLY, AND SCANNING OUR BODIES WITHOUT JUDGEMENT FOR DISCOMFORT HELPS TO BRING OUR MINDS BACK TO WHERE WE ARE PHYSICALLY AND GIVES US A SENSE OF CALM. WHEN WE CAN APPRECIATE THE BEAUTY AROUND US, AS WELL AS ALL OF THE WONDERFUL AND COMPLEX TASKS OUR BODIES PERFORM IN EACH MOMENT, WE CAN BEGIN TO PUT OUR DAILY PROBLEMS INTO PERSPECTIVE. WHEN OUR MINDS AND BODIES ARE AT EASE IN THE PRESENT, THE PAST AND FUTURE CAN NO LONGER OVERWHELM US. CLOSE YOUR EYES AND FOCUS ON YOUR BREATHING WHEN YOU'RE FEELING OVERWHELMED. AS YOU INHALE AND EXHALE, TRY COUNTING OR REPEATING POSITIVE MANTRAS.

MINDFULLNESS

MINDFULNESS DOES NOT IMPLY MASTERING DIFFICULT YOGA POSTURES OR SITTING SILENTLY FOR LONG PERIOD OF TIME. MEDITATION IS NOT MEANT TO BE DIFFICULT, AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS WAYS TO INCORPORATE IT INTO OUR DAILY LIVES. WE CAN START DOING BREATHING EXERCISES BETWEEN STRESSFUL MEETINGS OR PHONE CALLS, OR WE CAN LEARN TO WALK MINDFULLY AND INCORPORATE IT INTO OUR DAILY COMMUTE.

WHEN WE BEGIN TO SEE OURSELVES AS INTERCONNECTED WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD, OUR PROBLEMS BECOME LESS SIGNIFICANT IN COMPARISON TO THOSE OF OTHERS. RECOGNIZING THAT WE ARE PART OF THE EARTH ALLOWS US TO SHARE IN ITS BEAUTY AS WELL AS ITS SUFFERING. MINDFULNESS HELPS US CONNECT WITH OTHERS WHILE ALSO DEVELOPING COMPASSION FOR OURSELVES. MEDITATIVE PRACTICE ON A DAILY BASIS IMPROVES OUR EMPATHY AND RESILIENCE. WE BEGIN TO HEAL FROM PAST TRAUMA AND FIND JOY IN THE PRESENT AS WE BECOME MORE AT EASE WITH OUR OWN BODIES AND PRACTICE COMPARRISON FOR OUR MINDS.

DAILY ROUTINE

 

NO MATTER HOW HECTIC YOUR SCHEDULE IS, TRY TO INCORPORATE MEDITATION INTO YOUR DAILY ROUTINE. MINDFUL WALKING, MINDFUL EATING, AND BREATHING EXERCISES CAN HELP YOU RELAX YOUR BODY AND REDUCE WORKPLACE STRESS.