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Peace, Love and Joy!

25 Tuesday Dec 2012

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Christmas Message, Healthy Mind, Holiday Wish, Inspiration, Joy, Love, Peace, religion, spirituality

Peace, Love and Joy!Regardless of your religious beliefs or how you spend today, may it be a day filled with peace, love and joy!

Love, Health & Happiness,
Phyllis
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Happy Thanksgiving!

22 Thursday Nov 2012

Posted by creatingahealthylifestyle in Family Fun

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abundance, Blessed, Family, Friends, Grateful, Greatful, Happy Thanksgiving, Joy, Love, Peace, Thankful, Thanksgiving Blessing, Well-being

May you, your family and friends, be blessed with peace, love, joy, well-being and abundance on this Thanksgiving Day and always.

Thank you for being a part of my world!

Love, Health & Happiness,

Phyllis

Navigating The World of Emotions

09 Monday Jul 2012

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Anger, Depression, EFT, Emotional Freedom Technique, Emotions, Energy medicine, Express your emotions, Fear, Happiness, Journal, Joy, Sadness

Navigating The World of EmotionsHonor and embrace your sadness, fear and anger.  Feel your feelings and let them pass through.  They won’t last long if you allow yourself to feel them fully, to discharge the energy they hold.  Unexpressed sadness and anger, turned inward, leads to depression, and left too long can lead to rage.  It’s important to find safe ways to express your feelings.

1. Talk to a trusted friend or therapist about how you feel.

2. Write letters expressing your feelings to people or entities, but DO NOT send them.

3. Use a journal to write about your feelings.

4. Express your emotions through art: paint, draw, color, use clay or playdough, or other forms of artistic expression.

5. Sit quietly and just allow the feelings to pass through you.  Be the observer watching you experience your emotions, knowing that they are not you and this will soon pass.

6. Use EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) tapping. Go to YouTube and search for EFT Tapping.  You will see videos with introductions to tapping as well as for specific feelings and situations. EFT can easily provide relief from emotions quickly by discharging the energy of the feeling.

The more you allow yourself to feel emotions as they occur, the freer you will be to feel happiness and joy.

Love, Health & Happiness,

Phyllis

Choices, Choices, Choices!

04 Monday Jun 2012

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Choices, Consequences, Enjoyment, Happiness, Healthy Lifestyle, Healthy Mind, Joy

Choices, Choices, Choices!Have you ever wanted to say, “Do I have to?”  What if you don’t want to do something like go to work, finish that project, clean house, cook a healthy meal, or exercise?  You always have the choice to do or not do  ___________ (fill in the blank), as long as you are willing to live with the consequences. 

Our life is made up of the choices we make.  Every moment we are choosing to do something rather than something else.  Most of our choices are habitual. While you may not like what you are doing, you very well may like the result.  This could be earning a paycheck from working, waking up to a clean kitchen by cleaning it after dinner, or feeling fit by getting regular physical activity. 

Choose one thing today that you can do, even though you don’t enjoy doing it, but you like the results.  Focus on the benefits.  You may feel different and actually be able to find enjoyment in the process.

Love, Health & Happiness,

Phyllis

You Live How You Breathe

22 Tuesday May 2012

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American Academy of Family Physicians, Anxiety, breath, Deep Breathing, Diaphragmatic breathing, Happiness, Health, Healthy Body, Healthy Mind, Joy, Shallow breathing

I was once told, “You live how you breathe.”  At that time I was barely breathing enough to stay alive.  I wasn’t sick or struck with an illness, yet I could go for hours without taking a full breath.  I had developed a breathing pattern that was shallow and kept me from feeling grief, sadness, anxiety, and fear. It also prevented me from feeling happiness, joy, contentment, and a connection with myself and others.

Deep breathing, according to some researchers, is an effective, drug-free way of reducing stress and feelings of anxiety. The following is a breathing exercise from the American Academy of Family Physicians:

1.    Lie down flat on your back, placing one hand on your stomach and one hand on your chest;
2.    Slowly breathe in, making sure your stomach rises but your chest remains flat;
3.    Hold your breath for a second or two;
4.    Slowly exhale and allow your stomach to drop;
5.    Repeat for 3-5 breathes.

Breathing into your tummy puts you back in touch with yourself and your full range of feelings!

Love, Health & Happiness,

Phyllis

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