Make today a social media free day. Use the time spent online doing something nice for yourself. I think I’ll head to Starbucks and get an iced tea to cool me off this hot Texas afternoon.
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🤗 A Better Life ~ No is An Option
Learn to Say No
Sometimes it is difficult to say no. Yet, saying no may save you a lot of stress because you didn’t take on a burden someone wanted to place on your shoulders. Saying no is a boundary setter. Know your boundaries, protect them (You know when you have to be flexible and help someone out even if it causes a temporary increase in stress. It may be stressful when you say no, but soon afterward, relieve will flood over you.
🤗 A Better Life ~ Enjoy the First Sip of Coffee
I like my morning cup of coffee. Do you? Do you sip your coffee as soon as you pour it into your cup? Or, do you carry it to your table, bar stool, or favorite chair? Before you sip your coffee, take a deep breath, clear your mind and enjoy the first sip and sense every flavor the coffee offers to you. You can do the same with tea or any other first beverage of the day. Take it a step further and offer a thank you for the farmers, laborers and people who brought it to market for you. It makes for a great start to the day.
🤗 A Better Life ~ Today’s Your Day
Give yourself some love today. A good starting place is to kick up the self talk with positive comments, e.g., Your Name, you are looking good. Your name, you’re going to have a great day. I like your style, your name). Give it a try.
🤗 A Better Life ~ Want to Feel Happier?
In her book Ten Minutes to Happiness, Sandi Mann, a lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire, advocates keeping a daily journal. . . .Mann says that answering the following six questions, . . . can help us to find more happiness in life.
1. What experiences, however mundane, gave you pleasure?
2. What praise and feedback did you receive?
3. What were the moments of pure good fortune?
4. What were your achievements, however small?
5. What made you feel grateful?
6. How did you express kindness?
The benefits of keeping a short journal like this are two-fold. When we write, it helps to remind us of the small things that brought us happiness. It also provides us with an archive of everything that has made us happy in the past, which we can reflect on at a later date.
🤗 A Better Life ~ Let Go of Stress the Natural Way
Take A 10 Minute Stress Break
Feeling less stressed is as close as your next breath. Focusing on your breath curbs your body’s “fight or flight” reaction to pressure or fear, and it pulls your attention away from negative thoughts. Sit comfortably in a quiet place. Breathe in slowly through your nose, letting your chest and lower belly rise and your abdomen expand. Breathe out just as slowly, repeating a word or phrase that helps you relax. To reap the most benefit, repeat for at least 10 minutes.
🤗 A Better Life ~ Turn off the Tech (At Least for a Little While)
Free Up Your Life and Schedule Tech- Free Time
If you can’t imagine life without your phone for 3 days, set aside certain times that are phone-free in your household. (You may want to include other digital devices, too.) That might be an hour or so each evening before dinner or every Sunday afternoon. Go for a walk, or play cards or a board game — anything that gives you a chance to talk and engage with one another. Â
🤗 A Better Life ~ Know Your Strengths
What Do You Do Well? Do It Again and Again!
“Studies in positive psychology have shown that when people know what their strengths are, and intentionally use them in their day-to-day life, they tend to feel greater happiness,” says Dr. Iskandar.
“Look into your strengths and find ways to use them,” encourages Stretton. “Find things that interest you. Perhaps it’s music or cooking. We all have strengths; some of us just need to discover them!”
🤗 A Better Life ~ What Really Matters
When the weight of the world weighs heavily on your shoulders, three things matter: Family, health, and faith. Those who’ve been there know.
🤗 A Better Life ~ You’re Doing Fine, Roll On!
Roll On, Roll On, It’s Going to be Okay
“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense. ” ~Â Ralph Waldo Emerson
