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Lovely Advice: Day Four

DAY FOUR   Quote of the day: "Ask yourslef what is really important and then have the wisdom and courage to build your life around your answer."    Advice that I have, personally, for beating bad feelings:    If i'm feeling tired I go outside and take a walk to stretch my legs and get some fresh air, I will chug some water, I refuel my body with a healthy snack, or I will recharge with a 20 minute nap.    If I feel overwhlemed, I ask myself, "What's the one thing that, if I completed it, it would feel like a productive day?" Then I get to work on that. I ask myself if what I am doing at that moment is what I should be focusing on. I have found that making a list and organzing my day also helps me feel less overwhelmed.    If I am feeling bad about myself, I focus on doing good and making others feel good because I have discovered that when I help make others feel good, I feel good too. Sometimes I will watch a funny movie or do s...
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Lovely Advice: Day Three

DAY THREE Quote of the day: "Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live." How can we conqure depression?    Depression is a mental health disorder characterized by persistently depressed mood or loss of interest in activities, causing significant impairment in daily life.    Treatment for depression could include therapy and medications. For those, you should seek a doctor. There is nothing wrong with taking medication for a mental illness. I always say that meds are like glasses for your brain.    There are also other ways that you can help conquer depresssion and decrease the feelings. One way is by exercise. When you exercise, you release endorphins, which is a happy hormone. Journaling is another useful way. Writing out your thoughts and feelings on paper can sometimes release those negative feelings. It also helps you to organize your thoughts. Surround yourself with those you love. The more positivity you are aroun...
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Lovely Advice: Day Two

 DAY TWO Qoute of the day: "It's never too early or too late to work towards being the healthiest you." How can we reduce anxiety?    Anxiety is a mental disorder characterized by feelings of worry, anxiety, or fearr that are strong enough to interfere with one's daily activities.     One way to reduce anxiety is through mindfulness. Mindfulness is when the mind if fully attending to what's happening around you and what you're doing in that moment. So often our mind takes flight, losing sense of our body and what is going on around us. Instead, we start to engoss ourselves in obsessive thoughts. This makes us anxious.     Here are a few tips on how to practice mindfulness:  Stay in the present moment. Stop doing a million things at once and just relax. What are your surroundings? If you are outside, focus on the nature around you. Focus on your senses. What do you hear? See? Feel? Pay attention to your breathing. Make ...
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Lovely Advice: Day One

DAY ONE Quote of the day: "You can't poor from an empty cup. Take care of yourself first"    Alright, this is my first time ever blogging so bear with me. I have decided to talk about healthy living, in general, on a day-to-day basis for my blog. So many people think that being healthy just means that you go to the gym. They don't realize that there is so much more to being healthy than just working out. It is about taking care of yourself, not only physically, but mentally as well. This includes being positive, taking time for yourself, eating and drinking right, dropping bad habits, getting enough sleep. This affects your physical health, relationships, and overall outlook on life. Yet, mental health is usually overlooked.     Personally, I found this out when I took a serious look at my life.  I just felt like I was always down and never happy. Then I relaized it was because I wasn't living a healty life. When one lives a healthy lifestyle, t...
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