It's Good For Our Mental Health

 It’s Good For Our Mental Health

“Happiness is the new rich. Inner peace is the new success. Health is the new wealth. Kindness is the new cool”

When we are Happy, we Smile.

When we have Inner Peace, we are Calm.

When we feel Healthy, we feel we can Do Anything.

When we are Kind, we feel a part of the Community.

All of these “Qualities” are extremely Good for our Mental Health.

All of these have a Positive effect on our Minds.

Which is what we need to make our Minds Strong towards Life.

In the world we live in, it is vital for Universal Peace to have, show and use All of these Qualities.

Happiness.

Inner Peace.

Health.

Kindness.

We start this by being Kind to Ourselves. It is so true that our Health, both Mental and Physical, is far more Important than any physical riches.

“Health is the new wealth”.

It is now becoming popular to Help and be Kind to other people.

“Kindness is the new cool”.

Being Peaceful within ourselves keeps our minds clear to find success and to be successful.

“Inner Peace is the new success”.

When we are Happy, we are ‘richer’ in our Lives.

“Happiness is the new rich”.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

"I Did That!"

 “I Did That!”

“Reminder. It doesn’t matter how slow you go as long as you don’t stop”

This quote can apply to any aspect of our Lives.

We always Encourage our children to never give up, to keep trying and to keep going.

How many of us apply this to ourselves?

Sometimes, slow progress can be thorough progress, but it is still Progress!

The expectation in society can be ‘to get things done now and quickly’, but this is not right or correct.

When we go at a slower pace and see how we have progressed, this helps to keep us Motivated.

Also, doing something at a slower pace can build up a much Stronger Foundation.

When we do things ‘at our own pace’, they become achievable which has such a Good effect on our mental Health.

Stepping back and seeing what we can personally do is so Good for our Self-Confidence, and for Belief in Ourselves.

Slow progress is Persistent progress.

Again, this can apply to anything in our lives.

Our jobs.

School.

College.

Looking after and caring for our families and loved ones.

The list goes on and on.

This is one way in which we can feel Good about ourselves, to get the job done, however slowly, and then to look back and think: “I did that!”

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

It's A 'Mirror Image' Really

 It’s A ‘Mirror Image’ Really

“The same lights you see in others are shining within you, too”

Here is a ‘Mirror Image’ and it is something that we often forget.

Every one of us has a ‘light’ inside of us that is just waiting to shine.

We are so busy in our lives, looking after others and Encouraging their ‘lights’, that we forget that we also can (and do) Shine, and that we need to Encourage ourselves too.

When someone says to you: “Oh, you are shining tonight, you look beautiful”, how do you feel?

Good.

Happy.

Encouraged.

This has a very Positive effect on us, both Mentally and Emotionally.

“Light” helps us to see when all around us is dark.

Also, we need “Light” in order to Live.

Every single living creature needs “Light” to survive.

“Light” has been described as “Energy”.

One question is: do we have the Energy to Light up other peoples’ Lives, as well as our own?

One way of ‘showing’ our “Light” is to know what Qualities we have, to help ourselves and others.

To do this, we must give ourselves Time.

Time to Rest.

Time to Meditate.

Time to Reflect.

And like that real mirror, we will reflect “Light” and spread Positive Peace around us.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

We Need To Belong!

 We Need To Belong!

“Until it’s my turn I will keep clapping for others. It’s really that simple”

When we Support other people, not only does it have a Positive effect on them but we are also Supporting and having a Positive effect on ourselves too.

By Encouraging and making him or her feel Good, we are also Encouraging ourselves and making us feel Good.

We are also Supporting the community we live in which is So Important for a Peaceful neighbourhood.

The very simple ‘act’ of clapping someone and saying: “Well Done You!” stimulates the release of endorphins, which promotes a ‘sense’ of well-being.

All of this reduces stress, as well as anxiety, not just for you but also for the person you are clapping too.

The ‘sound’ of clapping creates an unconscious sense of ‘Belonging’.

It’s just something that we, as humans, need and love.

To Belong!

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

It's A Form Of Communication

 It’s A Form Of Communication

“Words kill, words give life, they’re either poison or fruit. You choose”

‘Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me’.

We know this old school-ground saying as a good defense against bullying.

In the last few years, however, we have started to Learn how “words” can affect our Mental Health.

Speaking is one of the first forms of communication that we Learn as babies and we grow up ‘copying’ what we hear.

From this, we have learned that some words can Encourage and some words can discourage.

Which Builds Up Our Confidence in Life Itself?

It does often come down to ‘think before you speak’!

This is one way which makes us different from the animals we share our planet with.

That our words can physically change things — for the good or for the worst.

As we always like to hear Positive words and someone saying: “Well Done You”, we should use our words to Build Confidence in others.

When our friends see us walking towards them, how do they feel about what we’re going to say to them?

Will we Smile and say a cheery “Hello”, or will we frown and say something nasty?

Surely all of us want to Help others by using our words only for Building up Self-esteem and Love towards Life.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

Kindness Is Always Appreciated

 Kindness Is Always Appreciated

“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted”

Every act of Kindness has a Positive effect.

However large or small, Kindness is always Appreciated.

When Kindness is shown within the family, the family bonds become Stronger than ever.

When Kindness is shown towards a stranger, a sense of community starts to be built and a stranger becomes a friend.

When we offer our seat on the bus to the elderly lady, the ‘act’ itself has a Positive effect on those involved but also on those watching.

Opening a shop door for the mum with three young children can just make her day a little bit easier.

A simple compliment, even to a stranger, can make all the difference to his or her day.

Also, these ‘acts of Kindness’ can be looked at as “examples” for the next generation to Learn from.

We feel Good when we show Kindness to others.

They feel Happier that ‘someone loves them’.

And for those watching, a sense of well-being spreads.

When we are Kind towards others, we Build our own Self-Esteem and Confidence.

Yes, everybody “Wins” when Kindness is shown and received.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

Pass It On To Our Daughters

 Pass It On To Our Daughters

“I am a strong woman because a strong woman raised me”

When we think about how Strong our mothers are, it’s no wonder we become Strong ourselves.

Physically, she carried us through nine months of Life in her womb.

Physically, she gave birth to us, possibly spending many hours in labour.

Physically, she raised us by bathing us, changing our nappies, dressing us, feeding us and carrying us right up until we could ’fend for ourselves’.

During all of these years, we learned so much from our mothers that we don’t always ‘realize’ what our mothers taught us.

Self-care.

Self-love.

How to make sacrifices.

Independence.

Gratitude.

Determination.

If we wrote down everything, how many books would it fill?

When we think about a mother’s Love, we see Mother Nature at Her Strongest!

I always think that my mother was Stronger than any suffragette.

For those of us who have been lucky enough to have had a mother, it really is a Blessing that we should never take for granted.

She taught us how to overcome Life’s challenges possibly even without saying a word.

When we look at our mothers, we see Strength and Resilience.

And many of us pass “This” onto our daughters.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!