Health, Happiness and Meaning

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33 PRESENTS TO GIVE YOURSELF FOR

HEALTH, HAPPINESS & MEANING

 

1. DRINK ONE QUART OF PURE WATER EVERYDAY

2. LOVE THYSELF AND OTHERS: USE POSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS

3. EAT A HEALTHY BREAKFAST WITH PROTEIN

4. FOLLOW YOUR SPIRITUAL PATH: MEDITATE, PRAY, WALK IN NATURE

5. EXERCISE YOUR BODY & SWEAT: MOVE FOR ONE HOUR, WALK, SWIM,

BIKE, DANCE, SEX, ETC.

6. GET ENOUGH OXYGEN: BREATH DEEPLY, INTENTIONALLY &

DIAPHRAGMATICALLY

7. SLEEP REGULARLY

8. EXPRESS YOUR EMOTIONS EVERY DAY: POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE

9. LAUGH & HELP SOMEONE LAUGH: LEARN JOKES & TELL THEM TO

OTHERS

10. BE MINDFUL OF YOUR ENVIRONMENT: REARRANGE YOUR SPACE

11. HELP SOMEONE EVERYDAY: WHEN ONE HELPS ANOTHER BOTH ARE

STRONGER

12. WEAR NATURAL FIBERS: COTTON, WOOL, ETC.

13. READ & WRITE EVERYDAY: KEEP A JOURNAL & A BOOK BY YOUR

BEDSIDE

14. EAT LIVE FOOD MORE & MORE: FRESH FRUITS & VEGETABLES

15. GROW PLANTS & FLOWERS IN YOUR HOME

16. TAKE DAILY VITAMINS &/OR SUPPLEMENTS

17. GET PREVENTIVE THERAPIES: ENERGY, CHIROPRACTIC, MESSAGES

18. KEEP A LOG OF YOUR DREAMS & NIGHTMARES

19. GET A YEARLY CHECK UP (ENGAGE IN PREVENTIVE HEALTH)

20. APPRECIATE AESTHETIC BEAUTY: THEATRE, PLAY, EXHIBITS,

CONCERTS..

21. LOOK AT OLD PHOTOS

22. COMPLIMENT YOURSELF AND OTHERS

23. LOOK INTO THE HEART OF A FLOWER, LISTEN TO THE RAIN, CURL UP

BEFORE AN OPEN FIRE, POP POPCORN, WATCH THE SUNRISE/SUNSET..

24. TRY TO FEEL ANOTHER PERSON'S JOY (OR HURT)

25. VOLUNTEER SOME TIME TO A MEANINGFUL CAUSE

26. ALLOW YOURSELF TO MAKE MISTAKES & ACKNOWLEDGE WHEN YOU

ARE WRONG

27. SURPRISE SOMEONE: A CHILD, A FRIEND, A LOVED ONE, EVEN

YOURSELF

28. LET SOMEONE DO YOU A FAVOR; ASK & ACCEPT HELP FROM OTHERS

29. TAKE TIME TO TALK WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS, CHILDREN GOING TO

SCHOOL, COLLEAGUES IN ELEVATORS, OLDER PEOPLE ON BENCHES..

30. MAKE TIME TO HOLD A HAND, HUG A TREE, SMELL A FLOWER, FEED

THE DUCKS

31. ALLOW YOURSELF TO MAKE ANOTHER MISTAKE

32. BE FORGIVING; ESPECIALLY FORGIVING TO YOURSELF

33. TREAT YOURSELF: BUY A TICKET TO A SPECIAL EVENT, BUY YOURSELF A GIFT, REREAD A FAVORITE BOOK, GET A MANICURE & A PEDICURE..

 

Dr. Anie Kalayjian, Professor of Psychology