self care
For a healthy mind, body, and soul.
Top 10 Best Things to Relieve Fibromyalgia Pain
Fibromyalgia is a chronic disease characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain accompanied by many symptoms. Common symptoms include:
Oksana KabatoffPublished 7 years ago in LongevityRock Painting: A Cure for the Soul
Graham Greene (1980): "I wonder how all those who do not write, compose or paint can manage to escape the madness" Mental Health is equally important to physical well-being. A positive attitude and a general feeling of accomplishment can be just as beneficial as a healthy diet and regular exercise. While there are many guides to a healthy lifestyle, in magazines, blogs and websites, there has been a debate as to what truly benefits the mind.
Rainy MariePublished 7 years ago in LongevityFeed the Soul
Making time for yourself can be hard sometimes when you live a busy lifestyle. It can take a toll on your self-esteem mind body and soul, you time is very important and helps to clear the negative and create positive energy. I have been making time for myself to walk among the pine forest close by my home, since walking alone threw the forest, I have made an inner connection and a feeling of peace and solitude. I walk barefoot and connect with the earth beneath me soaking in the positive energy it gives. Breathing in the fresh air supplied to me from the pines is such a calming effect on the mind, it's a feeling over understanding what I need to feed my soul to feel good within my own skin. I feel completely at ease with who I am and love how nature has such a strong impact on the soul.
Sharon JoliPublished 7 years ago in LongevityAre the Type of Daydreams You Have Affecting How Happy You Feel?
I have always been a daydreamer. Have you? When we daydream we unknowingly wander into such an entirely private place that it is not a subject we often discuss nor something we often think about in relation to our daily lives, but whether you consider yourself to be a prolific daydreamer or not, we all spend from a third to a half of our waking hours daydreaming, albeit often without any conscious acknowledgement that we are doing so.
Cait FawkesPublished 7 years ago in LongevityLearn to Love Yourself, It's The Most Valuable Love You'll Ever Feel
I'm such a hypocrite. I don't love myself, not at all, but I do have a mental health condition that results in low self-worth, so I have an excuse. Read more about that hot mess
Mentality Is Everything
All too often as humans we are faced with day-to-day trials that can either cause our destruction or send us to the highest peaks of our lifetime. What’s critical is to not lose sight of our own importance on this earth. Yes, we all come face to face with struggles that can lead us to drinking, drugs, sex, and anything to sterilize our thoughts of reality. We can also be too overbearing and critical of ourselves as individuals, maybe think way too highly of ourselves and take a massive blow if someone says otherwise. This can be both extremely damaging and rewarding to our relationships, personalities, communities, and so forth. Sometimes the recovery is harder than the mishap itself. We, as people, should remember that me make a imprint on each and every person we come in contact with on a daily basis. Even if it’s just a simple smile or a wave to someone you don’t know. Everything you do impacts everyone in some way or another. There needs to be a balance in everything on earth. You can think the same about your person. You need balance. Your own stability and self-worth. No one person or thing can give you these qualities. They are earned through experience and knowledge. You can’t expect a baby to be born knowing how to dress itself, or a two-year-old how to drive a car. Why place such expectations on yourself then? You try, fail, and try again to succeed. With that being said, should you find yourself not feeling your most optimistic and best self, I offer my go-to's as a vice to aid in a complete and total rejuvenating process.
Brittany SmithPublished 7 years ago in LongevityMe, Myself, and I
One of the biggest regrets of my high school career is not loving myself. I spent all of my time in high school believing that my self-worth was completely based on what others' perceptions were of me. I thought that I wasn't worth a single thing because other people didn't think of me as attractive. It seemed like everyone else was getting into relationships while I just wasn't. This not only affected my mental health, but it affected my physical health, as well. I started to gain weight and my depression started to make me break out constantly, and I was even starting to lose my hair.
Brianna RyanPublished 7 years ago in LongevityOvercoming Emotional Eating
Eating can be many things. It can be for the pleasure of taste, a way of escapism, or to fuel our bodies. Fueling our bodies is the main purpose for food, however we often do not think of it that way. We think of eating to feel good with, often with calorie dense low nutritional valued ‘comfort foods’ that leave us feeling unsatisfied.
Amanda RosePublished 7 years ago in LongevityWhat Exactly Are You Guilty Of?
You are locking yourself into a destructive catch 22 if you are not enjoying the privileges you have because you are feeling guilty for not making the most of them.
Cait FawkesPublished 7 years ago in LongevityTo the Kid with "Potential"
“Winnie, you’re going to do big things in life.” If I got a dollar every single time this was said to me, hey, I would not be sitting in Wiley College trying to get a degree, I’d probably be somewhere in the gorgeous streets of Venice, living life, but alas! Here I am.
Winnie RugambaPublished 7 years ago in LongevityWhy Dancing Should Be Part of Your Daily Routine...
Have you ever had one of those moments where you start dancing like nobody's business, and by the end of it, you feel euphoric? Dancing has been proven to have a number of health benefits. Some of which include improving the condition of your heart and lungs, stronger bones, muscle strength and tone, lowering stress, improving emotional well-being, and even weight management.
Jacob ElliottPublished 7 years ago in LongevityExactly What I Needed!
Adulting—one of the things we wish we could play hookie from, am I right? We all have schedules, we have obligations, but do we ever just have that moment of “my time”? To gain the momentary values we treasure that never seem to last long enough, we go through the typical routine. If we want to go on a date, we got to get a babysitter. If we want to have the weekend off, we have to use our PTO/COMP time. If we want to take a vacation, we have to do both. It’s frustrating. It’s annoying. It’s overwhelming—why? You have to count down the weeks, the days, the hours just to have some solitude of sanity to your chaos. So why not have a little unplanned fun?
Sherika GainesPublished 7 years ago in Longevity