Posts tagged Dark Clouds
The Importance Of Exercise As We Get Older
Sep 30th
To maintain a quality of life into are old age it is important that we begin to live a healthier lifestyle, and the sooner the better.
The reality is that as are body’s age they begin to degenerate. This is a fact of life and there is very little that we can do about it. However, living a healthy lifestyle that includes regular exercise and a healthy diet can help to slow down the ageing process and increase our quality of life.
As the body ages it does not produce the same amount of energy as it did when it was younger. The body was also able to recover more rapidly from infections and the night after many glasses of wine. As the body ages it begins to lose muscle tissue and brain cells. It does not function as effectively as it use to.
Living a healthy lifestyle is not only about the physical aspects it is also about our emotional health. In terms of our quality of life we want to be physically fit and have the energy to do the things we want. But also we want to be happy in our minds as well. There is not much quality of life when feel we down and depressed all the time. There is no guarantee that exercise will vanish the dark clouds away however, there is growing evidence that it can make positive changes to our moods.
If you want to increase your chances of living an active and fulfilled life as you get older then the change has to be begin with you. You alone have to decide that you want to change and that you are committed to following through. Many people who want to get fit or they want to lose weight do not follow through on their commitment. They give up at the first sign of a challenge. Before you start you seriously need to decide that you want to change.
This process of change can be made easier by focusing on the outcomes that you will achieve and that is a healthier body and mind with the energy of living a full and vibrant life. Also, when keeping fit do exercises that you have fun doing as you will only get bored and give up. Many people do not like exercising alone therefore, get one of your friends to go out for jog with you. Choose sports that involve teams so that you can turn it into a social event. The most important thing is that you are having a great time.
Easy Ways to Calm Yourself Down
Sep 2nd
The art of calming oneself down is worth learning well, if only because it guarantees us much happiness when mastered.
Sometimes, the smallest things set me off on the path that ends in me feeling rotten, and I then find it difficult to snap out of it. Well guess what – over time, I discovered that it was better for me to exercise some control over my emotions and try not to get annoyed in the first place. Over time, I became better at this, and I am proud to say that I do not get so easily agitated anymore.
If it involves another individual, I try to disengage myself from the situation as fast as I can. Just walking away and occupying myself with something else gives me the opportunity to think more clearly and put things into perspective since emotion is not clouding my judgement at that point. Depending on the circumstances and whether I think it is worth my effort, I might then decide to go back and come up with a solution for the issue.
Of course there are times this technique does not work, for instance at your workplace or office. In this scenario, I just attempt to think of pleasant thoughts or do something to bring back the good memories. Oh, and do not forget to breathe deeply. Having had a (mostly) happy life, this is not too difficult a task for me.
Another method that works well for some people is to invent, in their minds, a hilarious, ridiculous or silly event and relate that to a person they get annoyed with. They regularly make that mental connection between the person and that imaginary event. Whenever things come to a head with that person, that funny thought automatically triggers in their mind, and they would discover that they are much less negatively affected by the less than desirable interaction.
The main objective of this mental exercise is to break the hold these annoying folks have over you. The dark clouds vanish and you get to go back to your inner place of equilibrium, peace and balance.
In the end, nothing beats old, reliable GSOH (Good Sense of Humor), which remains the best cure for avoiding high blood pressure and heart disease, not beta blockers or statins.
