We Want To Keep Our Minds "Busy"

 We Want To Keep Our Minds “Busy”

“Don’t let anyone rent a space in your head unless they’re a good tenant.”

Our mental health must come before anything or anyone.

It is up to us which thoughts or beliefs we “allow” into our minds.

In this Century especially, we are learning the importance of our minds, and how they affect our responses in life.

It is a proven fact that what we allow into our minds will affect what we do and how we live our lives.

Our minds ‘control’ our emotions, which very often ‘controls’ how we act and what we do physically.

This also reminds us of the effect we can have on others.

Being positive and treating others in an optimistic way not only affects them, but also ‘echoes’ back onto ourselves.

We want to keep our minds ‘busy’ with hopeful, upbeat and confident thinking.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

The Queen Mother

Make Every Day Special

Make Every Day Special

“Don’t ever save anything for a special occasion. Being alive is the special occasion.”

I love this quote.

Life on this planet Earth is special and we are a part of this life.

We Are Special!

The very fact that we can wake up every morning and ‘see’ a new day, makes us want to make that day special.

This is encouraging us to have the type of lifestyle which shows that we “value” every day we are alive.

We live very busy lives, it’s true, but if we can just put into every day ‘something’ to make that day special, we’ll be proving that we cherish every single day.

Time itself will never stop so it is up to us to fill the time we do have with love and happiness.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

Queen Mary

We Deserve Nothing Else

We Deserve Nothing Less

“Ten years from now, make sure you can say you chose your life, you didn’t settle for it.”

Never settle for second best!

You are the best and so deserve the best!

‘Creating’ our own path in life shows that we have control over our lives.

It is our own choices that we want to look back on and not someone else’s.

It may seem easier to just settle for ‘something’ but if it’s not what we want, we will never be happy.

We all hold the power to choose our own paths.

Let’s ‘choose’ what we love and enjoy, so that we can make some nice memories to look back on.

Life is a canvas and we want to paint a beautiful and happy picture.

The type of picture we can look back on and smile, knowing that we chose our life.

Remember, we deserve nothing else.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

Elizabeth 1

 

Strengthen That Hold On Life

 Strengthen That Hold On Life

“Accept your past without regret, handle your present with confidence and face your future without fear.”

Our journey in life can seem complex sometimes.

Our own individual concepts of the past, the present and the future “shape” how we live our lives.

This quote is practical as well as philosophical.

It is a good ‘frame’ for a happy and peaceful life.

Accepting the past without regret is an important part of our personal development, and this allows our minds to ‘move on.’

Living today with confidence is vital so that we can navigate the challenges and opportunities that we face every day.

Looking towards the future with assurance shows that our lives are in our hands.

Being able to do this strengthens our minds and our hold on life.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

Queen Victoria

Improve Your Mental Health

 Improve Your Mental Health

“Remember, most of your stress comes from the way you respond, not the way life is. Adjust your attitude, and all that extra stress is gone.”

A lot of the time, we are worrying about something that hasn’t happened yet and may not happen, and we add extra stress into our day.

By recognizing this, we can start to change our thinking and lose a great deal of that stress.

This comes down to our attitude.

By thinking in a positive way, that no matter what may happen we have control, the stress will leave us, making room for resilience and confidence.

This will significantly improve our ability to cope with stress and the kind of situations that can cause stress.

This will really improve our mental health.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

Anne Lister

Take Control Of The Mind

 Take Control Of The Mind

“There are two ways to be happy: change the situation, or change your mindset towards it.”

This is showing us that we must take control.

Control of our minds.

Control of our lives.

Control of any situation we find ourselves in.

Our lives are in our hands and are therefore our responsibility.

Every one of us wants to be happy so let’s help ourselves.

A journal to write down the positive and good experiences we have in life is a good way of helping ourselves mentally.

Plus, when times are difficult we can open up and read our journal, and it will remind us that life will get better.

This is having a positive mindset.

We can ‘nurture’ an optimistic mindset during the good and bad times.

We may not be able to change the situation, but we can always be happy in our minds.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

Rosa Lewis

Mental Balance Is Important!

 Mental Balance Is Important!

“A mistake that makes you humble is better than an achievement that makes you arrogant.”

Humility:

“Is the quality of being modest and unassuming, characterized by a down-to-earth assessment of one’s own abilities and limitations.”

Arrogant:

“Is an exaggerated sense of their own worth or abilities, often showing rude superiority toward others.”

It is interesting that ‘humility’ fosters intellectual growth and enhances emotional stability.

Whereas ‘arrogance’ shuts down learning abilities and distorts reality.

Which is better for our mental health?

We learn from our mistakes, and whilst we should be proud of our achievements, we must never be arrogant.

Meditating on both our mistakes and our successes will help us to keep our mental balance, which is so important.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

Elizabeth Barrett-Browning