I have learned commitment is key to achieving optimum health and well-being. Establishing and implementing routine practices to support my well-being allows me to maintain my commitment consistently. Following are the activities I do on a regular basis to support my optimum well-being with links to some previous posts: Read the rest of this entry ?
Posts Tagged ‘taking-care-of-yourself’
Committing to Optimum Well-being
September 3, 2011
Too Hard on Yourself?
August 27, 2011
The writer’s prompt I turned to today in the One Year Hook Book asks “are you too hard on yourself?” My first thought was that I am less hard on myself than I used to be before I learned the incredible value of being kind to myself. Now when I start to beat myself up in my mind, I know that those thought patterns have no positive benefit and I choose to shift my thoughts to a direction that better supports my well-being. Sometimes making the shift is more difficult than other times, but I know how important it is to go easy on myself. Read the rest of this entry ?
Ask Your Intuition
July 30, 2011
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For the last 30 days I have been participating in Michael Neill’s Creating the Impossible program (tentatively scheduled to occur again in October). One of my favorite exercises from the program is an intuition quiz to use for problem solving, which I know I will use in the future after experiencing the results. Michael explained that the method is from Lynn Robinson’s book Trust Your Gut: How the Power of Intuition Can Grow Your Business![""](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=3sharedpcom-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B001SARD7Y&camp=217145&creative=399373")
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Cornerstones of Self-Care
July 23, 2011Today I attended the Gulf Coast Community Day in Grand Isle organized by the Mind Body Center of Louisiana. It was an uplifting, informative experience and a joy to spend the day with wonderful people who are making such a difference in the world. Dr. Gordon and others from the Center for Mind-Body Medicine, which he founded in Washington DC, just returned Thursday from two weeks in Gaza supporting mind-body skills training groups that are addressing the trauma of life there.
Dr. Gordon highlighted the importance of taking an active role in your own health care. I loved his statement “Self-care should be the heart of all health care”. He discussed four cornerstones of self-care: relaxation, movement, nutrition, and connecting with others. Read the rest of this entry ?
Optimum Well-Being in the Moment
July 16, 2011
Living in the present moment and practicing gratitude significantly contribute to my optimum well-being. In any given moment I can go within and focus on all the wonderful aspects of my world. This simple practice grounds me and shifts me from overwhelm, disappointment or frustration very quickly. When I focus my attention in a more positive direction, new possibilities emerge to the issue I am dealing with that I couldn’t see before. Read the rest of this entry ?
New Theme: Optimum Well-Being
July 10, 2011
Rebecca, Catherine, and I chose optimum well-being for 3 Shared Paths’ theme over the next quarter, I feel in part because our journey together creating and writing this blog contributes so much to each of our own well-being. We will share our experiences with nurturing ourselves, and we look forward to hearing insights about this topic from our readers. Read the rest of this entry ?
Broken Toes, Unsteady Stance
June 20, 2011
In February, I wasn’t paying attention to where I was walking in a parking lot and knocked my foot against a concrete barrier, which broke my left pinky toe and bruised another. Last month, I foolishly decided to test the sturdiness of a tree stump with that same left foot, lost my balance and fell awkwardly to the side, breaking two toes on my right foot. After explaining the adhesive bandage tape on my toes to people who asked about it, I realized I had hobbled my feet. Both times I was wearing flip-flops so there was less protection around my toes. But I also began to think that maybe this was a message about how I’m not standing on my own two feet. Maybe I’m not standing in my truth in a steady way. Maybe I don’t want to make a move. Or maybe I’m being “stumped” in some way. I was definitely limping for awhle. Read the rest of this entry ?
Glorious Spring!
May 14, 2011
We are experiencing the absolute best spring weather in south LA since I moved here 20 years ago. Today is breezy with low humidity and a pleasant temperature, which is very unusual for mid-May. The weather is typically hot and humid by now. The last 2 weekends for Jazz Fest were fabulous – the best weather I can ever remember for the Fest. Read the rest of this entry ?
Melancholy and Coping
May 10, 2011
He doesn't feel guilty about sleeping all day!
Recently, I had a really sad day and I let myself feel sad. I wallowed in it all day. I didn’t answer the phone and I didn’t turn on the computer. I was too fatigued and unwilling to muster up positive thoughts. I gave myself permission to feel sad and just rest.
I should have seen it coming. Mothers Day had something to do with it. The recent loss of a very dear relative in combination with some long work hours and staying up all night caught up with me. I was tired and the more sleep I got that day, the more I wanted to just lay around. So I did. I watched a few movies about love. I wrote about my feelings. As the day went on I did think to myself, is this depression? But I decided that one day is not a determining factor. Several days of it might be. Read the rest of this entry ?
Promises, Sacrifice, Blessings
April 21, 2011
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Frankly, with Easter occurring so late this year, it has sneaked up on me. How could I forget with reminders of chocolate eggs, baskets and bunnies in all the stores? But, I’m reflecting deeper than my taste buds and tummy. Easter brings the themes of promise, sacrifice and blessings and these themes have been on my mind for the past few weeks regarding family, work and taking good care of myself.
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