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Why You Need to Write Down and Track Habits
When you get into choosing new habits for your daily routines, one thing that can benefit you the most is writing everything down. But writing down what your habits are, choosing the actual routine, and keeping track of it can be very useful. It Holds You Accountable Writing down your habits and routines is going to hold you accountable. You know what they are, and can track each day you get them done. Even if you are just accountable to yourself, you will feel good about crossing them off each day and knowing you are keeping a promise to yourself. If you can tell others about it too, that adds…
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New Habits for Your Nighttime Routine
How much attention do you pay to your nighttime routine? Even if you think you don’t have a routine, you probably do. There might be certain things you do before going to bed, whether it is brushing your teeth or taking vitamins, and turning on the TV to watch late-night television. Now is a great time to work on improving your nighttime routine and have the best sleep ever. The Slow Wind-Down Stage Start your night by winding down at least an hour before you actually intend to get into bed. This allows your body and mind to begin relaxing and associating the routine with bedtime. It makes a really…
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6 Ways to Have a Healthy New Year
The new year is the perfect opportunity to develop healthy habits and add things to your routine for your physical and emotional health. Here are some easy ways to have the healthiest new year ever. 1. Take a Different Approach to New Years’ Resolutions Before you do anything else, make sure you are approaching your new years’ resolutions in a healthy and realistic way. Instead of making the mistake of having these grand resolutions you feel like you couldn’t accomplish, set smaller and more attainable goals related to your health. 2. Consider What Went Wrong the Last Few Years You have probably set other healthy new years’ resolutions or lifestyle…
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Day 23. Happy About Your Life’s Work
Do you know what your life’s work is? Some people know exactly what they were born to do. But others never find out. Your life’s work doesn’t have to be a tremendous series of high achieving accomplishments. In fact, it could be something quite simple yet fulfilling because it’s what you know you’re good at. Your life’s work is your way of serving others and contributing to the world at large in your own small but significant way. Is your life’s work your profession? The thing that you graduated with a degree in? No, but it could be. If you love the work you do in your career and are…
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Day 20. Challenge Yourself to Live in the Present
Today for our gratitude rumination, we will expand our mind to living in the present moment. It’s easier to feel thankful for the simple gifts of life when we are mentally able to remain in the present. Most of us have a lot of trouble living mindfully, or staying present. While our children talk to us, we look down at our phones or scroll through messages. While we cook dinner for our families, we think about how we’ll soon have to run out the door for our next planned activity. During activities that we signed up to participate in, our minds forward us to even more activities that we might…
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Day 19. Honoring Your Mother and Father
On day 19 of the 30 Days Blessed Challenge, we’ll talk about honoring our parents. This can be a touchy subject for some. You may be spending your holiday without Mom or Dad, or both. If so, please feel free to skip this exercise if it’s too painful for you. Some people grew up without a mom or a dad. For them, maybe it’s a Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt, or another stand-in parental figure who took on the job of raising them. In this rumination, you can spend time formulating good thoughts for the person or people who helped shape you. We’ll just call them Mom or Dad in this exercise,…
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Day 18. Grateful for Creature Comforts
For today’s 30 Days Blessed Exercise, we’ll be ruminating on creature comforts. That is, those things in life that we almost take for granted but yet they enhance our enjoyment greatly. If you’re too comfortable right now to participate in this activity, that’s okay. Come back to it when you’re in the mood. As stated before, gratitude cannot be faked. It’s your right and privilege to express yourself in your own way and in your own time. If you’re reading this, you probably live in a developed country. So, home heating and cooling, clean drinking water, indoor plumbing and cars that get us where we want to go are things…
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Day 16. Grateful for Your Powerful, Amazing Mind
On Day 16 of our 30 Days Blessed at Christmas Challenge, we will explore something truly amazing – your brain! Here are some fun factoids about the human brain to ruminate on and be grateful for. Human memory begins to function approximately 20 weeks after conception. That’s a lifetime of potential memories to create. The storage capacity of the human brain is virtually limitless. So it’s highly likely that your mental capabilities far exceed your own expectations. Put it to the test and see what you accomplish! It is believed that an adult brain can recall anywhere from 20 to 100,000 words. The more sleep we get, the better our…
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Day 15. Grateful for Your Powerful, Miraculous Body
For today’s 30 Days Blessed rumination, we’re going to dwell positively on the miracle of your body. Your body is a perfect machine, all parts working in concert, directed by your complex power center, the brain and nervous system – the hard wiring that’s responsible for it all coming together so naturally and effortlessly. Regulated by your pulsating heart that carries blood to the outermost edges, and allowing you to exist in this world! When you were born, your mind was an untouched tablet, waiting to be imprinted upon. Your body was a bundle of untapped and undeveloped potential. Look at you now! Isn’t it a wonder. Why do we…
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Day 13. Grateful for Your Family in All Their Beautiful Imperfection
Nothing can compare to the relationships we share with family. For some, family life means happy chaos, warmth and affection, and the freedom to be yourself. For others, family life presents some serious challenges to overcome. Most people’s families fall somewhere in the middle – love and support at some times, friction and misunderstanding at others. Having a family of imperfect people is perfectly normal and healthy! Families Are Complex The thing about families is this. There are always positive takeaways, even in the most complex relationships. In your family, are things always what they seem to be? Sometimes not. For example, in a family where the children were lavished…
