Ten Ways to Help You Feel Healthy and Happy
Here are ten wasy to help you relax in your own home and feel healthy and happy.
- After dinner kick everyone out of the kitchen and sit down and list to a podcast. It could be on health or a story your following or a program on TV. Time Out has a list of 50 of the Best Podcasts to listen to in 2023.
- Try getting an extra hours sleep in bed now the clocks have changed. You might see a dramatic improvement in how you feel.
- While waiting for something, whatever it may be, do some breathing exercises. Just relax your muslces and breath in and out slowly. You could use a meditation app like Calm or Headspace.
- Replace your mindless scrolling online with a good book.
- Remember and register the moments of pleasure you have already had in your day whether its the smile the sun put on your face, the melody of a song or the phone call from a friend. Research has shown that trying to savour little things each day can improve your mood and wellbeing.
- Stay organised. It is really about creating little daily habits that then have a positive effect on health and happiness.
- Take up a hobby which doesn't flare up your pain. If its something you have never done before then find a course online to try it for the first time. I LOVE my hobbies, from knitting, sewing, baking to making my own handmade cards.The website Statista has statistics on popular hobbies.
- Make your own happiness, make social connections or do a random act of kindness.
- Keep a notepad for the end of the day and write down three to five things that you are grateful for. They say that in just over two weeks the habit can significantly boost your well being over time.
- Keep a to do list. Personally I cannot live without my to do list, its like my Bible, I check it throughout the day. You just have to be careful you do not leave yourself too much to do on your to do list or this can make you quite anxious. A great book on this is Off The Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done, by Laura Vanderkam Learn to savour life's best moments - no matter how busy you are - through mindset shifts that alter your perception of time.With the right habits, you can live efficiently and effectively, and yet still see time as abundant.
