Category: Health & Lifestyle

Community, Health & Lifestyle

Humans Of New York Post About Anxiety

Humans of New York always has great posts and this one is no exception. This one is about a woman with anxiety and how, with the help of a teacher, is now using anxiety to help her creativity and art. “I used to try to hide it. I would log off social media. I wouldn’t answer calls,” she told HONY photographer Brandon Stanton. “I thought that if nobody knew, it didn’t exist. But the more I talk about my problem, the more I realize that other people experience similar things. So I’m trying to express it more.” It perfectly sums up why talking about the condition is so important. Source: This Humans Of New York Post About Anxiety Is Required Reading […]

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Community, Health & Lifestyle

Two Words That Can Change a Life, by Cheryl Rice

When I first read the title of this article, I thought ‘what a load of balls’. Well I was wrong. These two words my not always be life changing but in the right circumstances I’m sure they could. Everyone wants to feel needed and important in some manner. The woman the idea at the end of the article may be a little ambitious but we should aim for the moon. “”As I walked into the parking lot, I spotted the woman returning her shopping cart, and I remembered something in my purse that could help her in a different but hopefully profound way. It wasn’t a handful of cash or a lead on a job for her husband, but maybe […]

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Health & Lifestyle

A Mindful Approach to Time Management

This is a conversation with Laura Vanderkam and Leah Weiss talking about how we spend our hours. I have never thought about a definition of the term mindfulness but this article starts off with one. Mindfulness is a term that is being thrown around in a lot of different contexts. My favorite definition is a combination of intention—setting intention for your attention—with an attitude of curiosity or non-judgment. The first part I understood as being mindfulness but I had never thought about curiosity or non-judgment part.  While I have been mindful of judging others, I had never thought about judging myself. Do you have dreams you are putting off for that “someday” in the future? Dreams of writing a book, taking a […]

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Health & Lifestyle

Positive Thinking and Health

This is a New York Time Article and you get three free articles without a subscription. Now that was a positive outlook when I was going to be negative.  I was going to say sorry about this article from the NYTimes because they have a soft pay wall and you only get three free articles a month. I’m trying to be more positive, hence this site, and I hope to be successful and be naturally positive soon. There is some fluff and some good things to take away from this read. All ways look on the bright side of life. Source: A Positive Outlook May Be Good for Your Health – The New York Times

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