Breathing Lessons for Coping with Grief. We breathe all the time, right?
So, what’s the big deal? Most of us are not breathing properly throughout our days for optimum health and well-being. Banish Excuses and Boost Your Mood to Feel More Creative. 13 2Share Synopsis Excuses can keep us blocked, but, a few simple mood-shifters can help us overcome our angst and keep creating.
I don’t believe in writer’s block. But, I do know there are plenty of times when the writing sucks and it’s hard to do and I don’t feel like putting out the effort it takes. While I can always physically sit down in my chair and get something on the page, it doesn't mean I always want to. It’s the same with any form of creative expression. My favorite excuse? But the excuses themselves are often why we feel blocked. If, you’re a pro-c creator who has acquired a specific level of creative expertise and who relies, at least in part, on income derived from your work, these limiting thoughts and excuses can be downright detrimental to business. So how do you push through the tough times and keep creating even when you’d rather lie on the couch eating chips while watching cooking shows? Getting in the Mood – to Create Put yourself in the mood. Top 10 things to throw away. Clutter is weighing me down - help decluttering my home. Therapy Worksheets.
10 Signs You've Found Your Calling. How can you tell if you’ve found your calling?
As a doctor who was called to medicine at a young age but then wound up disillusioned by the system, questioning my calling, I’ve asked myself this question a lot. It’s been a long strange trip—first leaving medicine, then feeling called back, then leaving again only to find my role in healing our broken health care system as a writer, speaker, revolutionary, and teacher of physicians. Along the way, I’ve learned a few things about how to know whether you’re on the right track. 1. You’ll realize you’ve been training for your calling since the moment you were born. Even the gritty things, the disappointments, the regrets, and the screw ups, they were all prepping you for what you’re now being called to do. 2. You might be tempted to write them off as coincidences, only they’re too perfect, too exactly-what-you-need in that particular moment, too much like miracles to call them accidents. 3. Doors you longed to walk through will slam shut. 4.
How To Keep Your Heart Open When It Breaks. “Mama!
Mama! Come quick! You’ve gotta see this.” The sun is barely rising, but Siena nudges me awake and drags me out of bed, holding my hand and guiding me down the stairs. Out the front door we go, where I see the gardener, up early and cutting overgrown grass with a machete. Siena says, “Look Mama! They are rolling around and making a whole bunch of noise for animals so teensy. Then she asks what I saw coming. The Squirrel Girl. 20 Simple Ways To Take Great Care Of Yourself. With a season change upon us, it's important to take extra good care of ourselves.
Therefore, I've designed this little 20-step plan, full of tips on how to re-vamp without feeling hungry or doing anything too extreme. Be prepared to take it easy and wake up the next day feeling better than ever. 1. Start your day with a warm cup of water and lemon. Ditch the caffeine and instead enjoy a cup of warm water, with the juice of half a lemon and 1 teaspoon of raw, unfiltered apple cider vinegar. 2. Your water should be either warm or at room temperature or warm so your body doesn’t have to waste any of your energy warming it up before it can be beneficial and hydrating. Bored of regular water? 3. Have a green juice or a green smoothie for breakfast. 3. Or simply sit and focus on the breath for at least 1 to 5 minutes or preferably 15 to 20 min. 4.
It's time to get comfy! 5. Make sure you skip sugar and drink some deliciously healing herbal tea throughout the day. 6. How To Survive & Thrive In Any New Environment. Have you recently adopted a new city, switched careers, or moved across town?
If yes, you may be experiencing a nagging sense that the high you're on from this adventure will end and leave you in a slump once you settle in. When I studied abroad in Edinburgh, Scotland, my fairytale expectations of the rolling highland glen, kilted men, and slippery cobblestones left little room for the reality of moving to a new environment without any of my old comforts. Dreams of dodging raindrops in my bright red Wellies and dipping into cozy cafes were dashed by an onslaught of homesickness and lack of appetite, with no apparent remedy. I wasn’t even thinking about thriving in this new environment; the bigger question was, could I even survive?