self care
For a healthy mind, body, and soul.
The Overwhelming Emotion
The Oxford Dictionary definition of the word stuck is the "past particle of stick."The word stick is defined as "adhere or cling to something." Both of which I will not be referring to in this short article.
Valerie IsaiahPublished 7 years ago in LongevityThe Importance of Self
There is nothing more important than ones self; it is something that is constant need of love, care, and attention; and something that most people tend to neglect at times because they don’t understand how important it really is. We get so busy with life that we forget that our body, mind, and soul are in constant need of upkeep and attention, because if we forget about our own needs, we stop existing. Life is very important but if we forget that we need take care of ourselves, then nothing really matters because we won’t have a life in the coming future. The importance one's self carries is greater than anything in the world that could be going on; its like the saying goes, you can’t love others until you learn to love yourself, this is true.
Brittney MckinneyPublished 7 years ago in LongevityThe Impact of Thoughts
Thoughts have a huge impact on the way we see the world and the way we interact with the people around us; we create feelings and emotions from the things that we remember from our distant and immediate past. I can attest to power of thoughts because I’ve seen the good and the bad that it can cause; like superstition it can only take effect if you give it permission to take effect. There have been so many times that I have let my thoughts get the best of me and ruin something that I was working to fix, not only about myself but about the environment around me. Thoughts have a psychological effect on you that can manifest itself into something physical if you are not careful, this is as little as a head ache or as big as thinking you have a disease that you clearly don’t have. I know so many people who let their thought make them feel a certain way and act a certain way; this causes them to treat the people around them poorly.
Brittney MckinneyPublished 7 years ago in LongevityInner Bonding
I recently discovered Margaret Paul's Inner Bonding: Becoming a Loving Parent to Your Inner Child. I have not read the book yet but plan to now, especially after watching her speak on the process of inner bonding and its role in easing the negative feelings coming from abandonment.
Sarah LindsayPublished 7 years ago in LongevityHopeless Ro-maniac
A quote that feels salient now is one of the late Heather Heyer made famous. "If you're not outraged you're not paying attention," the woman slain in the act of domestic terror a few weeks ago said. Emotionally, it seems as if people take life day-to-day cringing and waiting for the doom, whether it's family drama, political drama etc. The worst part is the anticipation, you are waiting pressured, stressed, tossing and turning in bed at night from the uncertainty. This deducts years from lives, makes children cry to their parents at night wondering if the person that calls themselves the president is going to have them deported, have them arrested, have them forced and abused by armed cops.
SAYHERNAME Morgan SankofaPublished 7 years ago in LongevityWhat is VitaFive and Why Should You Join the Movement?
If you are anything like me, taking vitamins and pills doesn't come easy. It's hard to put myself on a pill regimen and I don't exactly remember to take them at the scheduled time. However, thanks to two entrepreneurs, the vitamin industry is changing, and it's changing for the better.
Megan RochePublished 7 years ago in LongevityColouring Outside the Lines
It took a 4-year-old boy and a box of crayons. I was volunteering with a children's camp the summer when I met him. Black hair framed his chubby cheeks and brought out the hazel tinges along the rims of his eyes.
Dream Child
Around mid-July I was listening to the radio, just cruising in my red truck, with my radio blasted on an average day to work. My ears were suddenly perked up by a story I began to listen very intently to on WM-PR. This was the story of a woman whose name was Tanya. In my mind I imagined her as woman who had ruffled, short, Jet-black, and spiky hair. She wore a leather jacket and a crop band tee-shirt along with stone-washed, ripped jeans.It wasn't so much the punk-rocker image as much as the angry glare on her face and the craving for darkness that stuck out to me. As she began to evolve to me I fell deeply into her story, I fell in love with this image that so accurately described me seven years ago; I was tough,and I was hardened. My heart was impenetrable and I loved only as deeply as I could feel; which wasn't much more than a paper cut. I became quiet, dark, angry, fiercely introverted and deep into myself. I understood Tanya, and the pain she felt. Tanya had a rough childhood, she had been abused, unloved,and no one could reach beyond the dark tower that she had built around her heart. For a person who loved words and connecting with people, I became the opposite for many years; a person who could only connect with my demons.
Jordan Sophia ThomasPublished 7 years ago in LongevityAttacking Autoimmune Life With a Fitness Mind
The dictionary describes fitness as a general state of good health, usually as a result of exercise and nutrition. That is most likely the reality for anyone looking to start a fitness regimen; however, my reasons go even beyond that.
Linda BlankenshipPublished 7 years ago in LongevitySelf-Care 101
Let's talk about Self-care. Self-care is something we often neglect because we're too busy, too tired, or perhaps we feel ashamed for needing time to ourselves. Sometimes self-care means having to say no and put ourselves first, this can lead to feelings of guilt and frustration. It can be difficult to subvert those thoughts.
Christina WoodcockPublished 7 years ago in LongevityLove Yourself
I'm sure by now you have heard the phrase, "If you can't love yourself how do you expect anyone else to love you?" If you're like me, then you probably rolled your eyes at this statement. While I do believe it is possible to find love without loving yourself, it is still an important factor in finding true happiness.
Christina WoodcockPublished 7 years ago in LongevityHow it Feels to Have an Autistic Meltdown
Autistic meltdowns are a common occurrence, and are hence becoming widespread knowledge amongst the autism community. An autistic meltdown may be mistaken for a temper tantrum. Yet there are a few key differences which will be mentioned. During a meltdown an autistic child or adult may scream, yell, and thrash around uncontrollably. Meltdowns are so intense that police and/or paramedics are even called occasionally to assess and handle the situation.
Rebecca SharrockPublished 7 years ago in Longevity