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10 Steps To Better Living
by Linda Kleida
http://therapiesforhealth.8k.com/
1. START A JOURNAL
Starting a journal is a wonderful way to involve your
creative side, to explore your ideas and to put to work
your new aims and see the progress. Make this journal
positive so that you can read it and uplift yourself.
Observe how you express yourself. Writing is a way of
looking at yourself through an outside view - what have you
noticed about yourself as you read past journal entries?
Let your mind be free to open up to new levels as you
write. Writing can be a very freeing experience.
2. GIVE YOURSELF TIME FOR REFLECTION EACH DAY
Do you give yourself time to listen to your thoughts? Each
day, take atleast 15 minutes to be in a quiet space. Feel
your thoughts, close your eyes and see any images that come
into your mind. Enjoy this time to reflect upon the day,
create new ideas, observe or to simply relax. It is vital
that you give yourself space and time to nurture YOU.
3. HEALTHY EATING
It may sound difficult, but with a few adjustments, you can
be on your way to eating better.
For a week, record all of your food and drink intake, along
with the time it was consumed. This will represent a
typical weekly diet in your lifestyle. When the week is
over, look through your diet sheet and pick up any patterns
or habits that you may have.
A few changes can be done if you feel that you want to
improve your diet.
Here are some tips:
-A good breakfast is essential -especially when most of us
haven't much time for a good lunch.
-Snacking is a habit that many of us have. Replace
unhealthy snacks with either fruit or wholegrain foods. It
can be equally delicious and better on our health.
-Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day - you can add
some fruit jiuces to it if you prefer varied taste.
-Replace white bread/pasta/rice with wholegrain or brown
bread/pasta/rice. It is much more filling and gives you
more energy and nutrients.
-If you want something sweet, fruits are very good and
taste great.
-Include a vitamin supplement into your day.
-Add more green vegetables to every meal.
-Not much time for lunch? Try soup and bread, salads,
wholegrain cereals, filling sandwich -for a quick and
nutrient rich meal.
-Replace white sugar with brown sugar or honey.
-Replace salt with either lemon juice, herbs or spices when
cooking.
-Cut down or caffeine drinks -and try pure juices instead.
Our diet has a big effect on how we feel and our energy
levels. Eating more healthy can improve our mood and give
us that much needed strength to face our hectic daily
lifestyles.
4. VISUALISATION
Visualisation is a mental technique used by many for
strength and preparation. It is the technique that allows
us to create a detailed vision or feeling in our mind and
is a very effective method for tapping and reprogramming
the subconscious mind.
Your subconscious mind thinks, understands and communicates
in images, rather than logical, language based thoughts.
This is one of the reasons why visualisations are such a
successful way of receiving messages from (and passing
messages to) the subconscious.
If there is a situation that makes you feel anxious,
nervous, unconfident or stressful, use this technique to
visualise the moment and reprogram the feelings to promote
success and positive emotions. This could be used for
anything from an interview to an exam situation.
It can also be used to visualise what you are aiming at.
Enjoy what success feels like and sense the emotions, the
ideal situation, adding details to make it real in your
mind. This increases motivation and passion for what you
want to achieve.
The technique is very simple:
-Find a quiet space where you won't be disturbed.
-Sit or lie in a comfortable position.
-Breathe deeply and relax. Feel your lungs expand and
contract as air moves through your body.
-Picture the chosen image or situation in your mind -draw
the mental image, make it as real as you like, add the
details, picture the people, the environment and he
emotions. Feel the experience and the success.
-Enjoy this exercise and take as long as you need to 'see'
this success.
-Do it frequently.
Your mind will develop its new patterns to this new image
you have formed, so pick it carefully.
5. POSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS
This is another method of creating a positive image in your
mind. Pick a statement that you would like to use to
improve yourself.
Example:
For a person who is always anxious, they would pick:
"I am calm."
Always start the affirmation with "I am..." so you confirm
this statement to yourself.
Make this a positive statement that you are comfortable
with and that will improve an aspect that you might not be
happy with.
Repeat this statement to yourself everyday when you wake,
when you go to sleep and during the day.
This will bring you positive words in your mind.
You will soon feel that statement.
6. POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT
Surround yourself with the things you love, the people who
genuinely care about you and the things that inspire you
the most. Get rid of all the negative 'clutter' in your
life. This will create more space for the new things that
you enjoy and the good things you deserve.
7. CORRECT BREATHING
What's Wrong With The Way We Breathe? Our breathing is too
shallow and too quick. We are not taking in sufficient
oxygen and we are not eliminating sufficient carbon
dioxide. As a result, our bodies are oxygen starved, and a
toxic build-up occurs.
We need to breathe more slowly and deeply. Quick shallow
breathing results in oxygen starvation which leads to
reduced vitality, premature ageing, poor immune system and
a myriad of other factors. Deep breathing also relaxes the
body and mind.
Next time you are working, take five minutes to breathe
deeply and relax before continuing.
8. GRATITUDE
Write a list of all the things in your life that you are
grateful for. We often take the smallest things for
granted. By feeling true gratitude for what we have, you
will further realise your worth and your potential. Enjoy
what you have and show people how much you care for them.
9. SHOW OTHERS WHAT YOU ARE
Every time you meet people or start to network, don't be
afraid to sell yourself positively. Let others know what
you do and your good points. It may feel awkward at first,
but you will soon see that it is an effective way of
opening new doors --whether it is to your career or your
personal life. How else will people know, unless you tell
them?
10. SMILE!
This is the most simple way of relaxing. Smile, and know
that you don't need an excuse to be happy!
Linda Kleida is a poet, writer and a Complementary and
Holistic Health therapist who is currently working in the
London area. For more details see her website:
http://therapiesforhealth.8k.com
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