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Wellness for Life: Looking at the 8 Dimensions of Wellness
Wellness is a hot topic these days. Different than health, which can be good or poor, wellness is the state of being in good health and actively pursuing it. According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, there are 8 dimensions of wellness which reflect different key areas of our lives. These dimensions are: Physical Emotional Intellectual Spiritual Environmental Financial Social and Occupational The dimensions are interconnected and build upon one another. For example, when someone experiences an injury (physical) and then misses out on work (occupational), they then may experience a decline in income (financial) and time spent around others (social). The Substance Abuse and Mental…
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The Benefits of Choosing Inner Peace when Surrounded by Chaos
Tia was a busy mom and a schoolteacher living in Illinois. Her husband was a salesman that often had to travel for work and her kids were active in many extracurriculars. No matter how hard she tried to simplify her life, it felt like something major was always going on. One day, she complained to a friend that she was constantly overwhelmed by the chaos around her. “I just wish my life were peaceful,” she said. Erin, Tia’s friend, encouraged her to stop looking at her life that way. She said, “Being at peace is a choice. It doesn’t depend on your circumstances. You can choose to be at peace…
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Using Your Mind Can Help Avoid Mental Decline
Day 24 of the Ultimate Blog Challenge for May 2021. We’ve been focusing a lot on energy for the body. What we eat helps the body get fueled up for exercise and generates sustainable energy that lasts. What we eat also fuels our minds. Eating high-quality foods and drinking plenty of water helps the mind stay clear and healthy. In the same way that we need to exercise our bodies, we need to exercise our minds to keep them fit and avoid mental decline. Energetic minds help stave off mental decline and keep us sharp as we age. There’s great value in keeping our minds busy, growing and learning at…
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Low-Impact Activities to Improve Your Energy Levels
Day 22 of the UBC You don’t have to be a world-class athlete to generate more energy. Simple activities can improve your energy levels and give you more stamina to get through your busy day. If you aren’t accustomed to exercising or you are coming back from an illness or injury, starting off with low-impact activities is a great place to start. Here are some low-impact activities that are sure to generate higher energy levels. Low-Impact Exercises Yoga is for every body type Low impact yoga is a wonderful way to stretch and strengthen your body. There is a wide range of yoga practices and they range from low impact…
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If You Are Tired, Get Moving!
It’s Day 21 for the Ultimate Blog Challenge, There have been many ideas presented on how to get your energy levels up. today we look at some ways that exercise increases your energy levels. One of the main reasons tired people stay tired is inactivity. It makes sense that feeling tired means you need rest. That’s certainly true if you’ve engaged in a lot of strenuous activity. People who work in labor intensive jobs often feel weary when they are off duty and should spend time resting and recovering between shifts. For everyone else, they need to get off the couch! Laying around doesn’t always generate energy. It generates the…
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Being Tired Isn’t a Badge of Honor
Today is the first day of the Ultimate Blog Challenge for the Month of May. I have chosen to post about Ways to Generate Energy in Your Life for this month. Follow along each day for more tips… “It takes courage to say yes to rest and play in a culture where exhaustion is seen as a status symbol”- Brené Brown On any given day, the laundry list of things to do is generally longer than there are hours you have to do them. Managing a hectic schedule is common. So much so, that it’s also quite common to answer the question “how are you?” with the simple phrase- “really…
