Our lives have ups and downs. It’s important for your mental health and wellbeing to be present at the moment. If you are in a good “place" right now or in a bad “place”, you must be cognizant that it is temporary. If today is a wonderful day, cherish it, take it all in - no matter how small or big the joy is - acknowledge it - it won’t last forever! If you aren’t in a good place, know that this will pass as well. Cultivate gratitude even in difficult times because you will grow from it.
If we can truly appreciate the good moments and challenge ourselves to learn & grow from our troubles, we are creating a healthy mindset. When your mindset is healthy, that is the first step to a healthy body. You can create new habits that will allow you to reach your goals.
A few tips to work on to find our center through life’s seesaw:
-Becoming aware of ourselves - tuning inside to how we feel. Knowing what makes us centered & balanced. Knowing our negative habits/behavior and what are the triggers.
-Learning to breathe deeply and become aware of the breath. Breathing in new energy and breathing out our negative thoughts, habits, behaviors. Deep breathing can even help with physical pain ( take long belly breaths and direct the breath ( visualize it) to the area of pain. I do this with nerve pain down my leg and low back pain - it really works)
-Becoming certain of our values in life - our life’s values will become our roadmap to our life’s goals. When you are clear about what is most important to you in life, you become centered and that ability to look within yourself will serve you well through all the ups and downs.
