Over the past few years, the word ‘wellness‘ has become much more prevalent in society. But is it just another buzzword to do with fad diets and health trends or an essential part of everyday life?
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Small Life Changes That Will Make You Much Happier
Everyone wants to be happier but life has a way to create unwanted problems. We often end up stressed by day-to-day chores, work, life, money, waking up and much more. Fortunately, in order to make our lives happier, we do not have to do major changes. In fact, this is a huge mistake. The best thing you can do is to start with smaller life changes and you will quickly find yourself being happier and even healthier.
What small life changes should you consider? Obviously, this is up to you.
Different people like different things. However, some great suggestions you do want to take into account are presented below.
Help Others – Volunteer
There are always people that we can help. As we do this, satisfaction appears. That feeling simply cannot be replicated by something else. When you have some available time, see if there are things that you can do to change the life of others, even if what you do is as simple as cooking for the homeless. Even something like making it a habit to give compliments every single day will do wonders.
Smile
When you smile, endorphins are released. As an immediate result, your mood is enhanced. Find something that makes you smile every single day. For instance, take out your photo album and look at the photographs in it. If this does not work, take a pen and put it between teeth, horizontally. This forces you to smile and can actually improve your mood when you look in the mirror. Find what works for you and do it!
Lift Weights
Everyone talks about the benefits of exercising so you might want to give it a try. Out of all the small healthy lifestyle habits that can make a difference, going to the gym is much simpler than what most people think. When you work out two to three times per week, you increase muscle strength and you improve your posture. As you lose weight and put on muscle mass you become happier as you start to like yourself more.
Spend Your Money On Experiences
Numerous studies proved that people do not become happier because they spend money on items. The pleasure that appears when you buy something like a gadget you always wanted will just last for a short time. What actually makes you happy is something that you experience. This is why it is such a good idea to spend your money on experiences. For instance, why not go on a day trip with that special someone in your life instead of buying a new desktop computer that is not actually needed for work?
Wake Up Early
Make this small change: wake up thirty minutes earlier. This gives you more time to do what you have to do. As an immediate result, you will feel much more in control and happier. The basis of this is that you stay ahead of what has to be done so stress is reduced.
Look For Happy Friends
Last but not least, remember the fact that those around you always influence how you feel. Moods do rub off and humans are impressionable at psychological and energetical levels. Try to surround yourself with people that are happy. Schedule gatherings and you will find yourself being so much happier than before.
9 Unexpected Things You Should Be Thankful For
We often forget to count the blessings in our lives especially when we are facing endless challenges. It is easy for us to miss the little good things around and accept misfortunes as our permanent state of reality. But with a positive mindset and attitude, you can learn to appreciate the positive things around you. Even the bad, things we would naturally avoid and wish away, can be sources of good experience.
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How to Stay Positive When Dealing With a Disease
It is hard to stay positive when dealing with a disease, especially if the disease is rare. Rare diseases often have a poor prognosis, which can make them harder to handle and even more difficult to stay positive when fighting.
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Turning a Funeral Into a Celebration of Life
It’s never easy saying a final goodbye to someone we dearly love but did you know that a funeral can aid the healing process? People gather to mourn the loss of a loved one together, but that’s not to say that a funeral can’t be turned into a joyous occasion.
There’s plenty of advice online when it comes to planning a funeral. Plus, in addition to that, rather than making the situation any harder than it needs to be, here are a few ways that you can turn a funeral into a celebration of life.
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The Psychology of Dressing Successfully
Clothing is incredibly important. It doesn’t matter whether you’re someone who wears Armani suits or is comfortable going out in sports gear, the clothes you wear speak volumes about the type of person you are. This is true not only in social situations, but also in business ones, when what you’re wearing will give an indication to potential clients and corporate partners about your particular tastes and inclinations, as well as influence their perception of you. How you dress is also crucial to your mentality at any given time, and can motivate you and change your outlook on many things.
First impressions are everything
We all know how vital it is to dress up in a smart outfit for a job interview, but the art of dressing to impress is no more prevalent than the first date. This is often where men and women alike will stress out about how best to astound their date as soon as they enter the room. We make snap judgments within seconds, and regardless of whether this is fair or not is irrelevant, we all do it. Does your date have the best personality of anyone you’ve ever met? Maybe. But if they are dressed shabbily, it appears to us that they don’t care about their appearance, but more importantly, they don’t care about you. After all, nothing feels better than knowing someone went to so much effort in their looks just to meet you.
Great footwear is regularly something that’s discussed a lot as a deal-breaker, particularly with men. Women often discuss the significance of shoes that men wear on a first date, as this Askmen.com article talks about. In one point, stylist Kami Gray makes the case for Timberland shoes being the sharpest pair that men could wear. “A guy who wears Timberlands cares about his appearance from head-to-toe and intentionally puts an outfit together, he also probably cares about other stuff too, like what he eats, where he vacations, and what car he drives,” she says. “A pair of Timberland Wodehouse chukkas says he’s not dining at Applebees, going to Vegas for vacation, and driving around in a brand-new red corvette.”
Dressing to build your own confidence
Of course, dressing successfully may have absolutely nothing to do with the image you want to show others, but more about how the clothes and accessories make you feel. So a survey of women says that a large percentage prefer men wearing Brogues on a first date, but you feel far more confident and natural wearing Nike sneakers – what’s the right choice? The choice that makes you feel like yourself. You’d like a wristwatch and your current budget tells you to pick up a cheap Casio, yet you know you’d feel more confident with a Swiss luxury watch. Then save up for a Rolex, Omega, or Panerai and look for something which gives you self-assurance, not an item which a magazine or website tells you is the “best watch for men.”
There is a fine equilibrium between what clothing you consider to be confidence-boosting and what is regarded as trendy and socially acceptable, but the bottom line is finding the right balance for you. Dressing for success means finding something that makes you feel great and gives the impression to others of power and achievement – not easy to do, but nothing worth getting is ever easy!
The argument over wearing school uniforms
In many schools across the world, like in Australia and Great Britain, school uniforms are mandatory and non-uniform days are happen once or twice a year. In the USA, however, it’s rare for school children to wear uniforms. Who is right? That’s hard to say, as there are considerable pros and cons to the dispute. One could argue that not having school uniforms forces kids to never wear the same sweatshirt or jeans two days in a row for fear of being bullied because they appear “cheap.” It may also force parents and guardians to splash out on buying more and more outfits to ensure the child always has new and trendy clothing to help fit in at school.
On the flip side, many hate uniforms because they are restrictive, uncomfortable, and limit self-expression. Whatever side you stand on, there’s a lot to consider surrounding the relationship between successful dressing and fitting in at school from an early age. Do uniforms encourage inclusivity or does it make it harder for kids to find others with similar tastes and interests?
