What are the thoughts you typically have throughout the day? Were they the empowering, encouraging words you would speak to a friend? Or were they the belittling remarks you would shout to an enemy?
I'm a big believer that our thoughts and emotions shape our experiences. The problem is that most people aren't even aware of their negative thoughts. It's almost like they've just become a habit, so it seems normal to them. Here are 10 common toxic thoughts that you need to throw away for a better life: 1. You think you're a victim. Don't be the person who always blames others for his own circumstances. If you aren't happy with your circumstances, take personal responsibility and realize that you, and only you, are the one who can change it. You're in control of your own life and destiny. Continue reading. Originally posted on Mind Body Green.
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Seventeenth-century Oxford scholar Robert Burton's lifework, The Anatomy of Melancholy, weighs in at a door-stopping 1,400 pages. But his cure for the "Black Choler" of depression came down to just six words: "Be not solitary, be not idle." Writing today, he might add: "And maybe take a placebo."
Placebos are sham treatments that work even though they lack an active ingredient. Pills made of sugar or corn starch have improved Parkinson's disease, anxiety and pain. Now research suggests placebos may be as good as real drugs for treating depression ............ ............. An alternative to grappling with this often conflicting information is to raise the profile of non-drug treatments for depression. Psychotherapies such as cognitive behavioural therapy are as good as drugs, except for people with severe depression.Continue reading. Originally posted on Medical Express. Ten years ago, the word “resilience” — our ability to spring back from setbacks – was far from fashionable. Yes, we might have used the term to describe our great-uncle (if he was up that garden ladder again, shortly after a knee operation), or our close friend (if she was putting on a brave face for the children’s sake while ploughing through a messy divorce), but that was about it. Now, however, resilience has become the new buzz word.
After all, we hardly need the razor-sharp mind of Sherlock Holmes to spot how ubiquitous resilience has become. Turn one way, for example, and we find schools (such as the Kipp schools in the United States and Wellington College in the UK) providing resilience classes not only for their pupils, but also for their pupils’ parents. Turn the other, and we find businesses — from global pharmaceutical giants to local county councils – placing resilience training at the heart of their learning and development programmes. And, of course, let’s not forget that popular “Keep Calm and Carry On” strap-line, which has appeared on everything from coffee cups to cushions, and T-shirts to tea towels. So what on earth has happened? What has changed? Continue reading. Originally posted on Telegraph.Wellbeing. Stop trying so hard. The message came to me in meditation. I was trying so hard to reach a specific goal, but fell short of my expectation. I fell into a deep sadness. I thought reaching that goal would make me happy.
But the real lesson is that happiness doesn't teach us how to be happy. Sadness does. The pursuit of happiness focuses on only one side of the equation. It skips over sadness, grief, frustration, disappointment and failure. All of the tough emotions that shape our daily lives. Happiness is a nice thing to feel, but trying to keep it gets us into trouble. We place this unspoken pressure on ourselves to be happy. If we have a bad day, or something unexpected happens, we feel like we have to force ourselves to cheer up and see the positive lessons in the situation. Continue reading. Originally posted on Mind Body Green. Stress may be something you feel everyday, but it is shocking how quickly it can spiral into a chronic state of mind that affects your health and wellbeing.
National Stress Awareness Day is about taking stock of our own stress levels - an increasingly important thing to do considering stress is the overwhelming cause of sick days in the UK. A new survey reveals that the biggest cause of stress is a lack of sleep. Not enough sleep affects your concentration and energy levels, and should it become a regular occurrence, can even affect how long you live and your immune system. The study found that 56% of adults feel sleep is their biggest stress factor, while shortly behind, 48% felt money was a big issue. Family issues and relationship conflicts followed at 35% and 27% respectively. Continue reading. Originally posted on Huffington Post. Helping kids understand the effect of their thoughts, words, actions (and reactions) is essential in building a foundation for their future wellness. When kids learn how to think positive from a young age, they will have a much greater chance of leading happy, healthy, and successful lives as adults.
There are many effective ways to help guide children down a great path in life, but it’s up to us, the adults in their lives to get them started in the best direction possible. Here are 10 ways to help your kids think positive: 1. Be a great role model.“Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.” – Haim Ginott If you want children to think positive, it’s important to be an exemplary role model. When you have a child, being conscious of your thoughts becomes a clear goal as you see them begin to mimic your moods, speech, and actions toward others. Find a positive perspective in your experiences, and explain why the choice you made is important. Adults know that the world isn’t all sunshine and rainbows, but children can forget this awareness at their age. Be someone they can learn from through both success and failure. Continue reading. Originally posted on Power of Positivity. Even though so much has been written about it, many people still find it hard to understand loved ones who suffer from depression. This is understandable, as part of the illness can make a person become quieter and more distant.
When asked, "Are you OK?" sometimes the depressed person may simply respond, "I'm fine." As a loved one, you may feel helpless to do anything of use to make them feel better. But when you're depressed, all you want is the love, support and understanding from those around you. Love and support can come very naturally for many of us, but true understanding is often very difficult if we have not experienced similar feelings ourselves. From my personal experience, here's some insight into some of what might be going through the depressed person's head: Continue reading. Originally posted on Mind Body Green. “That’s my gift: I let negativity roll off me like water off a duck’s back. If it’s not positive, I didn’t hear it. It you can overcome that, fights are easy.” – George Foreman
This is a wonderful quote by George Foreman and how he deals with negativity in his life. Much like George’s boxing matches, one must train in order to be free from negativity. In this case, it’s consciously training your mind to form positive, supportive, and uplifting beliefs. Once you take control and build a positive belief system, your life ultimately follows suit, creating more positive results and diminishing the negative. Here are 11 powerful thoughts to remember to free yourself from negativity. 1. I am free to be myself. Trying to become someone else when around other people is both unnatural and unnecessary. Not only that, it causes a lot of undue stress that you don’t need. Anyways, why would you need to pretend to besomeone else for people to like you? Who cares if they think badly about you anyways? Bottom line: If someone can’t love and appreciate you for who you are, they aren’t worth having around in your life. Continue reading. Originally posted on Power of Positivity. Your body and mind aren't subtle. They are constantly sending out signals. Sometimes we listen: we eat when hungry, drink when thirsty, and hopefully sleep when tired. But are you as responsive when the cause of our discomfort is stress?
Much of the time, when our body and mind are desperately trying to get us to slow down, we pretend not to hear. But the symptoms of stress are loud and clear. Do you know what they are? Here are the top ten symptoms of stress: 1. Insomnia 2. Headaches 3. Neck/back pain 4. High blood pressure 5. Shortness of breath 6. Gastrointestinal problems (constipation, diarrhea, gas, abdominal pain, heartburn, reflux) 7. Irritability 8. Fatigue 9. Menstrual irregularities 10. Tearfulness Continue reading. Originally posted on Mind Body Green. |
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