How to build community and purpose. Photo courtesy of Canva How Loneliness Affects Your Health Most of us faced some degree of loneliness in the past few years, due to quarantines. Even if you were in a home filled with people, you missed certain relatives, and friends. You may have missed having purpose to go […]
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When was the last time you hung out outside? Photo courtesy of Pexels for Canva Kids Love To be Outside Kids love to be outside, and there is a reason for that. When you were a kid, being outdoors meant freedom from school work, chores, and parental control. It meant that you had time for
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Practicing healthy habits does not have to be boring. Habits Can Be Boring Let’s face it, habits, especially the ones you’ve been practicing for a while, can be boring. You force yourself to wake up every day and do your morning routine, or you force yourself to plan meals for the week. Every day, you
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But, now I’ve found my own spirituality. I didn’t grow up in a church-going household My family didn’t attend church, at least as far back as I can remember. My father grew up in a strict religious home. I’m not sure about my mother, but I know they did attend church regularly until I was
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Things You Can’t Control There’ve been times in my life when things were happening to me, or around me that I couldn’t control, but I would spend hours, days, or months worrying about them, just the same. Things like, politics, terrorism, the current health crises, a friend’s choices, the way a family member
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Worrying is bad for your health Worry causes us to lose sleep, enjoy relationships less, and enjoy our daily lives less. If worry continues over a long period of time, it can lead to Generalized Anxiety Disorder(GAD), increased heart rate, increased blood pressure, inflammation and a decreased immune system response. Turn worry to trust in
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