Looking for something to believe in?
The sun rises and sets every day. Each day is an opportunity to begin new.
Your ability to influence goodness, starts with your belief in goodness...
Look in the mirror…
Choices for a Happy Healthy New Year
What do you want MORE of in 2024? Or is a better question what do you want less of ?
To make room for more of something you will need to let go of something. Release those choices and things that are not supporting your health and wellness.
How about less fatigue, less pain, less anxiety, less weight, less depression, less inflammation, less sick days, less headaches, less bloating, less putting out fires, less clutter or less waste just to name a few.
What do you want more of in 2024?
ACCEPT what you cannot change -your age, your genetics, all your choices prior to today, what others think, what others say, what happens around you, the attitudes, beliefs, choices and perceptions of others.
CHANGE what you can change - your future choices of how you move, how much you sleep, what you consume, how you treat yourself, your responses to others through your words and actions, where you focus your time, energy and attention, how you let others affect you, your gratitude and how you demonstrate it.
Body Be Well Solutions offers a variety of different approaches for Making Healthy a Habit, One Choice at a Time. Not a diet – that is short term. Not even really big changes; sometimes its the smallest that have the greatest impact. Choices that actually change your lifestyle and get you on the road to health and happiness for good. Creating the resilience to get back on track during those occasions of getting sidetracked.
Actions are more powerful than words - take a look…
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Consider why you stopped...
You’ve had success in the past. Things were going well. You were feeling good had more energy and less brain fog. You were sleeping through the night and waking ready for the day. You lost a few inches and pounds. You were more active and simply healthier than today.
What happened? What healthy choices did you stop making?
Did you start saying YES to everyone and everything - and NO to yourself?
Did you stop planning your meals before going for groceries?
Did you start skipping meals?
Did you start snacking more on convenience foods?
Did you change the amount of water you were drinking?
Did you stop taking supplements that were filling the gaps in your nutrition?
Did you get caught up in social media and begin spending less time moving?
Did you let your self-care routine slip away?
Being healthy is about having a kind, supportive, caring and nurturing relationship with yourself.
You made your relationship with yourself a priority in the past. You can do it again. You may not need to be searching for something new… return to the routine and choices that worked before.
Our attitudes reflect in our health and well-being
We all need reminders, nudges or words of motivation to focus on what we have, what we have gained and what is truly important.
A serving of empathy and humility will guide each of us through process… and improve the health and wellness of our mind, body and spirt.
Healthy - take sometime to think about it
Healthier -take sometime to write it down
Amazingly Healthy for you and another - take the time to demonstrate to another
Studies have shown that shifting our focus toward gratitude can have long lasting health benefits as we age.
How do YOU demonstrate GRATITUDE ?
Definition: the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.
How do YOU demonstrate EMPATHY ?
Definition : the ability to understand and share the feelings of another; to be with and understand others' emotions. To hold space for another unconditionally.
How do YOU demonstrate HUMILITY ?
Definition : the ability to be confident in your decisions, and not need or desire others to pay attention to them. To do what needs to be done without explanation or fear of judgement.
Expectations and the Connection to Stress
We have a tendency to create our own stress... based on unfulfilled expectations.
We expect others to treat us the way we want to be treated. We expect things to go our way. We expect things to happen when we want. We expect the world to be as we see it... not as it is.
As seasons change it can be a good time of the year for shedding the old and seeking the opportunity in new growth.
Take some time to understand what “expectations” you have that may need to be looked at in a different light… more sunshine and clarity is on its way!
Find yourself some peace to prepare for the next season.
Allow the time for change
Life is a delicate balance of holding on and letting go.
During this season of turning inward, seeking warmth and comfort, looking for change, uncertain of what direction to go or what are the best personal choices to make; the secret is in knowing …
What to hold on to, and what to let go…
Let go, once the lesson is learned.
Hold on to what is adding value.
Let go of beliefs that no longer serve you.
Hold on to what energizes you.
Letting go
- Holding on
When to stand your ground, or when to walk in someone else's shoes. When to hold yourself accountable, and when to forgive. When to remember and when to forget. When to accept and when to change. What to hold on to, and what to let go. The list goes on and on.
All of it comes down to choice. The choice is a personal one. A choice we each own. We can be influenced by those around us, although it still comes down to each of our choices.
