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How to Start a Happiness Journal
A happiness journal is similar to other journals in that you write down all your thoughts and feelings, with one difference – you only write down what brings you happiness. You want this journal to be completely positive, used only for good things that happen, happy thoughts, and moments that have brought you joy. Here are some tips for starting a happiness journal of your own. Choose a Happiness Journal That Brings You Joy and Peace Don’t just dig through your current notebooks and journals and find one you haven’t used yet. A happiness journal needs to inspire the feelings you hope to get from using it. You should feel…
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Is Your Blood Pressure Too High?
Affiliate Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Some of the links below are affiliate links meaning that at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you purchase something using the link. Read the full disclaimer policy here. This is another post on Heart Month. Blood pressure is an important risk factor for heart disease — read on… How High is too High? Is a blood pressure reading of 135 over 85 healthy, or a cause for alarm? What constitutes good numbers and bad? Are healthy blood pressure readings the same for young and old, male and female, active and sedentary individuals? And how frequently…
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New Ways to Deal with Heightened Anxiety
If you have heightened anxiety — from the state of the world, a particularly stressful phase of life, or because you have an anxiety disorder– these tips can help. This isn’t just about the typical advice you always hear, like finding something to distract you, doing breathing exercises, or writing in a journal. They are different strategies that can help a lot with how your body responds to stress and anxious situations. Understand and Acknowledge What Anxiety is Anxiety might not be as simple or complex as what you think. Anxiety at its core is simply the way your body responds to stress. It is a completely normal and natural…
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Important Facts About Heart Disease
Affiliate Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Some of the links below are affiliate links meaning that at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you purchase something using the link. Read the full disclaimer policy here. Updated 2/5/2021 February is American Heart Month. This year, Friday, February 5th is Wear Red Day. This month is a good time to learn more about heart health and perhaps take steps to improve yours if possible. Heart health is a major focus for most people, and for good reason—it’s terrifying to think that something may be wrong with your ticker. Despite this awareness, many people have…
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How to Have a Productive Year
Although January has already begun, it isn’t too late to plan on having the most productive year ever. And it isn’t about doing as much as you can,working nonstop, and not having a life. to have a productive year, you just require a little planning and balance. Stop Repeating the Same Mistakes You know what they say: Doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results, is the definition of insanity. If you want to be more productive than you have been before, then you have to do things differently. Take some time to figure out what you have been doing that isn’t working, and do it differently.…
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Tips for Winter Cleaning
You may be in the practice of spring cleaning, where you focus on deep cleaning areas of your home every spring. While this is a great time to clean areas of your home that don’t get much attention, why not move it a little earlier in your year like winter cleaning? By focusing on this near the beginning of the year, you start your year off right and have less to do in the springtime. Make a List of the Tasks You Have Been Avoiding You can start your winter cleaning new year simply by knowing what needs to be done. Write down all the tasks (cleaning or otherwise) that…
