I’m not a medical doctor, but I am a very healthy individual.  By now, you’ve probably heard of the “mind-body connection,” enough to realize that there has to be some truth to it.  You may have even experienced evidence of the fact that when you think healthy thoughts, you feel, and therefore become, healthier.

Here are some ways I’ve found to maintain and improve our physical wellbeing.

1. Create your ideal day and follow it. If you want to spend more time with your family, do that.  If you’d like to spend less time with complaining co-workers, do that.  It all starts in the imagination.  Imagine it, then live it.
2. Learn to communicate effectively. Knowing how to confront issues in a healthy and positive way will allow you to resolve conflicts in an efficient manner. This one skill, once achieved would virtually eliminate the majority of stress.  Lower stress equals a healthier life.
3. Get help when you need it. When you’re feeling overwhelmed, look for opportunities to delegate.  That can mean anything from letting the cleaners press your shirts to hiring a full-time assistant.  When someone asks if they can do something to lighten your load, let them!  Eat out.  Hire someone else to mow the yard.  Use your leverage.
4. Save time for resting and relaxing. No, you don’t have to sit on the couch and watch TV.  Choose anything you like to do that gets your mind off of work-related activities.  This serves two purposes; one, getting your mind off of negative thoughts and emotions helps to put a better perspective on things and raises your vibration, and two, getting your mind even off of positive work-related thoughts helps the creative juices to flow more freely.  Participating in uplifting activities will improve your health in many ways.
5. Know that you are important. Whether you are a mother, father, spouse, employee, boss, manager, community volunteer, or a combination of many of those things, you have an important role to fulfill.  We all need to feel needed.  Knowing that we make a difference improves our immune system and increases our self-esteem.
6. Give and receive love. If you’re single, get a pet.  Or volunteer to help others.  We need social interaction every day.  And while we’re on the subject of love, remember to love yourself!  People who have a healthy perspective of who they are, where they’re going, and why they’re performing certain tasks live longer and have healthy bodies.  So love, love, love.
7. Get some exercise, every day. Just a 20-minute walk, in nature or a park if possible, will greatly increase your energy level and help you feel better about your life.  Walking helps with sleep issues and increases immunity to certain diseases.  Walking with a smile on your face increases the health benefits exponentially!
8. Eat healthful foods. And keep your calories at a healthy limit. Being overweight decreases your energy level and often, your self-esteem.  And it’s not just a societal issue, either.  There’s something about carrying around extra, unwanted pounds that makes us feel “down.”  You don’t have to be stick thin or a size 8, you just need to feel good.  Do whatever it takes to make that happen.
9. Keep a journal. And if you do it in this manner, your immune system will remain at its highest level, for as long as you can read, or hear well enough to have someone read to you!

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