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Friday, May 18, 2018

How Would You Rate Your Mental Health?

How good is your mental health? Are there issues that you may need to address? Do you take the time to just relax and meditate from time to time?

WELL BEING


Your mental health may be more important that you think. Balance is the so very important in maintaining good mental, physical and spiritual health.

1. Positive Impact 

According to helpguide.org doing things to positively help others will build your self-esteem. I see it as a win/win situation, because both you and others will benefit. What do you think? They further emphasize connecting with others by spending time daily with people that you like. I have found that that is so important. My husband and I  took a trip previously and met with my sister and brother-in-law at a resort. Although, we live in different states and do not see each other often, it was quite pleasurable to enjoy each others company and share this time together. We reminisced about childhood days and future goals. This was quite refreshing. It was only for a couple of days, but it was well worth the time. You may also like:


I find that talking to others about themselves or their families causes good connections. Who does not want to talk and brag about their families? Just letting others know that you care and that you are concerned is good, because you never know what others may be experiencing at that time.



2. Throwing a Ball

Do you constantly ask questions and observe your surroundings. Have you ever observed young children? I have noticed all the questions that they ask. Their brains are like sponges soaking in all the information they receive. You want to exercise your brain by doing the same. Also throwing a ball improves your hand-eye coordination and keeps them sharp well into old age. Again, observe children, they seem to love to play ball. I recall as a child that there were many children in my neighborhood. We would all gather to play kickball. Children were even coming from other neighborhoods just to play with us. I loved that game.


3. Read a Book and Reduce Your Stress
Did you know that there has been new research that suggests reading a book can increase your intelligence according to realsimple.com. They further add that reading may reduce stress up to 68 %.  Also,   Mayo Clinic suggests that reading a book before bedtime may help you wind down. I know that is right. I have definitely found that to be true for myself. Do you recall reading a novel and actually feeling many of the sensations or events that you were reading about? I have experienced that. I was reading a novel about a girl that had been mistreated during childhood. As I read, it was as though I could feel those awful feelings that she was feeling.



4. Quiet Your Mind

According to the University of Michigan meditating and prayer can improve Your state of mind. I have also found that deep breathing is very beneficial to me. Sometimes we
do not think about our breathing as we go through our daily tasks. It is important to be aware that our emotions may affect our breathing. For example for those of you that like scary movies, your breathing may change rapidly in that instant. Your heart rate may speed up. It is important not to stay in a “flight or fight” mode all of the time, because the body needs to rest at some point in time.

NOTE:

Remember you are never too old to learn. Learning new experiences, attempting new endeavors, and reading are just a few things that can keep your brain alert.

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1 comment:

Dr. Elise Ho said...

Quiet your mind... this is such important advice. When we do this we can accomplish so many things.