Feeling Your Personal Best
By Alice Greene
The Elixir of Happiness
The promise of happiness and contentment can feel very allusive, yet it can be found in the one thing that many people resist: regular exercise and healthy habits. Think about it, of all the people you know who is the most upbeat, energetic and content?
Addressing the Self-Care Conundrum
I have found the most upbeat and energetic women are primarily the ones that feel good physically and emotionally because they take care of themselves and feel invigorated and fantastic. These are the gals
who have gained confidence and self-esteem and understand that it is alright to put themselves first. They aren’t selfish, as most of us have been led to believe. They know when they take care of themselves there is more energy and ability to give to others, and they can do it without feeling they are giving anything up. When you take care of your own needs first, you feel rejuvenated and can more fully give to others in your work or personal life and reap greater pleasure in doing so.
“The key is starting off easy and finding satisfaction and enjoyment from making small and simple healthy and active choices.”
Is this a conundrum for you? On
the one hand you like how that all sounds but on the other hand it may seem too difficult to change what you are doing or get started with an exercise routine. That is understandable if you have been resisting it for a long time or if you have felt too stuck or lethargic to consider it. So ask yourself this: are you happy with how you feel? Do you want to feel better and have more positive, uplifting days than you have now? It really is possible.
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Choosing What Feels Good to Ease into Changes
What keeps most people from doing what it takes to feel wonderful is how hard and unpleasant they perceive it will be to get there. Most don’t enjoy exercising and many find it to be too much work to make healthy choices. But it doesn’t have to be that way at all.
The elixir to fully enjoying life is the opposite of a tortuous hike on a frustrating and formidable path to health and well being. Instead it can seem more like a stroll by the river, because you can start wherever it feels best to you and do what you enjoy most. The key is starting off easy and finding satisfaction and enjoyment from making small and simple healthy and active choices. As these lead to greater motivation and confidence, you’ll find it easier to gain consistency and to stretch yourself just a bit more to explore your abilities and options. Very quickly you will discover that the more you do, the more you can and want to do because it feels so good to move, eat well, get enough sleep and reduce your stress level.
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