Tag: holistic wellness

Mindfulness Meditation, Stress Management

Do You Worry? Try This!

Do You Worry? Try This! - two worried lookng hen eggs

Do You Worry? Try This! We have mentioned before in these 1-minute emotional well-being snippets that your mind is not always your friend!   For example, many of us may think in the following ways: ‘what-if’ type worries, worst-case scenario thoughts, self-critical thoughts, ruminating & dwelling on the past etc.  This is what most minds do which can lead to feeling irritable and tense, often even experiencing anxiety or sometimes panic attacks. In order to manage the mind in as helpful a way as possible, try the following suggestions: Accept whatever you may be thinking or feeling. There is tremendous power and decrease in anxiety when embracing the state of acceptance. Read More

Healthy Living

The Tortoise and the Hare…How to Succeed?

the hare

The Tortoise and the Hare…How to Succeed? Most of us remember the famous childhood story of the tortoise and the hare where the tortoise continues to move very slowly but without stopping and finally it wins the race. The moral lesson of the story is that you can be more successful by doing things slowly and steadily rather than by acting quickly and carelessly.   What Can We Learn from the Tortoise & the Hare? Lesson 1: Slow and steady wins the race. This statement has been used multiple times throughout my life and probably yours, but it has so much truth. .. Lesson Read More

Healthy Living, Mindfulness Meditation

The Magic Of Gratitude

magic of gratitude

  A book came out a few years ago, called ‘The Magic’ and it was all about Gratitude… …specifically, how Gratitude can have a magical effect on one’s life!   If there is an opposite of gratitude, it might be complaining and negativity which as we all know, makes us feel worse.   Gratitude is an essential mindset for general emotional well-being. There are so many advantages regarding gratitude and appreciation…especially true when it comes to appreciating one’s own body and health.   Many of us may not look favourably upon ourselves, especially regarding how we look. Due to media pressure and fashion icons, Read More

Healthy Living

Diet Mentality Doesn’t Work…But This Does!

focus

Diet Mentality Doesn’t Work…But This Does!   Where is your focus?   Diet Mentality vs Health Mentality   Unfortunately for many people who struggle with maintaining a healthy balanced weight, the focus is on dieting, losing weight & looking better. This can cause a lifetime of underlying dissatisfaction, anxiety, low mood and low self-esteem.   Many people with this ‘Diet Mentality’, focus most of their attention on what they do not like about themselves, how much they weigh and view foods as either good or bad. They may also try and focus their goal on losing weight by dieting and trying Read More

Mindfulness Meditation, Stress Management, Therapy

Don’t Give Up

Don't Give Up - like a shattered light bulb

  Much can be learnt from Thomas Edison, whose birthday it is today… We learn about never giving up and that ‘failure’ is part of the normal journey towards success. Thomas Edison’s teachers said he was “too stupid to learn anything.” He was fired from his first two jobs for being “non-productive.” As an inventor, Edison made 1,000 unsuccessful attempts at inventing the light bulb. When a reporter asked, “How did it feel to fail 1,000 times?” Edison replied, “I didn’t fail 1,000 times. The light bulb was an invention with 1,000 steps!” Other famous people have also had difficult starts, overcome Read More

Healthy Living

The word ‘Diet’ makes me sick

The word ‘Diet’ makes me sick

I really do hate dieting.   Perhaps you also do?   I really dislike the word ‘diet’ and I try not to use it as much as possible. Why? Because ‘diets’ have caused millions of good people like yourselves a lot of heartache & misery! You may be one of them? Are you?   Diets tend not to work in the long term (as you may have personally discovered) and in actual fact can be blamed for weight gain, low self-esteem, sadness and many more negatives.   How about the words, ‘Eating Plan for Life’…doesn’t that already sound better? Ahh, an eating Read More