Have you ever crafted crazy stories just so you could get away from saying No? Have you dropped into people-pleasing mode and didn’t realize it? It always feels best to tell the truth and be honest, so saying No should be easy, and yet it isn’t.
So, here are some tips I’ve learned in life to help me say no, now 35+ years later…because I don’t wanna stink.
Creating a Positive Environment at Home: Tips from the Experts. The question they posed to me was, what are your top 3 habits to practice at home to promote positive aging? I sat with this question for a few days thinking… and thinking…and thinking… Positive aging is a big job, right? How do I sift it all down to 3 habits one could explore while at home?
After much contemplation, the following three are what I came up with.
How can you return to loving yourself if you get into the rut of being less than kind to your body, mind and spirit? One way is through journaling. Pen to paper, no one watching, reading, looking, hearing- except you and the scratch of your thoughts.
Need some prompts to help you return to loving yourself? They are in this blog.
Meditation is really just spending time with yourself. During meditation, maybe you’ll try and focus, or breathe deeply. But did you know there is also meditation in dancing, gardening, being fully present with your child or being still in prayer?
I created a little slide show presentation in the hopes of dispelling some of the scariness of meditation.
Healing Rituals are self-imposed decisions to take action and tend to feelings of fear, apprehension, discontent, anger or sorrow, instead of squashing them deep into your soul. They are a mechanism to release feelings and to honor your body, mind and spirit with gentle attentiveness and care.
You can create your own Healing Ritual, and perhaps you already have one or two to use to ease the dis-ease of less than perfect situations. Or perhaps you need some inspiration to create an action to purposefully care for yourself.
I asked some dear friends for examples of Healing Rituals, and here’s what they shared.
