Tag: mental-health

Your Soul Food for May Day 2024: May is Mental Health Awareness Month. End the Stigma. Make it OK.

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This week:

Purpose in Life Can Lead to Less Stress, Better Mental Well-Being:

Psychiatry.org – Purpose in Life Can Lead to Less Stress, Better Mental Well-being

There Are 5 ‘Stress Languages.’ Here’s How To Figure Out Yours.
You’ve heard of love languages, but what about these? Experts break down each type and what they say about how you handle stress.

What Is Your Stress Language? | HuffPost Life

What is Your Language of Appreciation at Work?

In the spirit of the platinum rule v. the golden rule, where the Golden Rule says, “Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you”, the Platinum Rule suggests: “Do unto others, as others would have done unto themselves.

Use the 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace | Great Place To Work®

Inspiration-

Homeless Man Rushes Into A Burning Animal Shelter And Saves Every Animal, Here’s The Story
After a kitchen fire started at the W-Underdogs Shelter in Atlanta, Georgia, Keith didn’t hesitate. He ran into the building with hopes of saving as many animals as he could. What he wound up doing makes him nothing short of a hero.

This Homeless Man Runs Into A Burning Shelter With A Single Mission: Save Every Animal – Buzznet

Meet California’s “Toy Man,” a humanitarian who’s brought joy to thousands of kids
His donations over the years have been funded entirely by his personal savings, including money he invested from his earnings in the stock market.

Meet California’s “Toy Man,” a humble humanitarian who’s brought joy to thousands of kids – CBS News

Please Pay it forward.

Love,

Neville

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“The meaning of your life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.”

– Pablo Picasso

Your Soul Food for March 15, 20024: Movement as Medicine so Use it or Lose it!

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Happy Soul Food Friday!

This week: Movement as Medicine

If it’s easy to do, it’s easy not to do…

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It’s 2,500 Years Old. It’s the Latest Thing

Tai Chi Beat Moderate Exercise at Lowering Blood Pressure in Study:
A year after the study began, those who performed tai chi saw greater reduction in their blood pressure than those who followed an aerobic exercise program.

Tai chi beat moderate exercise at lowering blood pressure in study – The Washington Post

Qigong 101: A Beginner’s Guide to the Art of Cultivating Vital Energy:
This ancient Chinese practice promotes harmony of body, mind, and spirit.

How Qigong Promotes Harmony of Mind, Body, and Spirit (verywellmind.com)

The 14 Best Stretches For Releasing Tight, Achy Hips STAT:
They’re a great emotional release, too.

14 Hip-Opening Stretches & Why The Hips Store Trauma | mindbodygreen

I completed a 7-day posture challenge and honestly. I’m shocked at what it’s taught me about my body:
Plus, some tips on how to permanently improve your posture.

I Completed A 7-Day Posture Challenge – & Learnt A Lot | Marie Claire UK

Please move it forward!

Love,

Neville

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“Thomas Edison dreamed of a lamp that could be operated by electricity, began where he stood to put his dream into action, and despite more than ten thousand failures, he stood by that dream until he made it a physical reality. Practical dreamers do not quit.”

— Napoleon Hill:

Your Soul Food for Friday January: Spoken Word, Great Things Happening Every day, your 4 Pillar Wellbeing Kit and Hold on to Your Heart!

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Happy Soul Food Friday!

This week:

Inspiration from the 20th Annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium at USD:

Last week I had the privilege and opportunity to help shape and participate in the 20th Annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium at USD.

The In the Spirit of Leadership session in the afternoon, included a 10-minute nonstop writing exercise, along with a mindfulness practice, and some affirmations.

While I love writing and word play, this was new territory for me, and the writing exercise unleashed another creative dimension of my inner self, that came out unedited, in one flow experience, with pen to paper for the duration, until we were told to stop and come back inside.

Thanks to Causmosis, Dr. G and Dr. Y for an amazing conference and unleashing a different aspect of my authentic self!

Here goes:

Causmosis Made Me Do It

Top of mind, this is an experiment in open cognitive/emotional expression,

Where I go, I do not know- just flow baby flow.

Towards the abyss, I cannot miss,

The arrow hits the target the eye cannot see,

The guru within comes out in me,

I am emerging, growing, nearly free,

Free to be fully me!

I stand in the hallowed halls of grace,

I cradle my young self by the face,

Mistakes are forgiven trace by trace,

The irony, the tyranny are dissolved in the synchrony…

Reaching out on bended knee,

Bruises do not tattoos be,

I am not blind, I surely see,

Into thee I see.

Into thee I see.

Is this my very first spoken word?

Birthed of creativity in the theater of the absurd,

Expressed from sorrow to be heard,

Why did I wait to flip the bird- to doubt, to fear, to lack of faith?

Affirmations simply cannot wait!

It’s time to walk, how straight the gait,

I’m living freely for heaven’s sake!

In symphony with those around,

I hear birds sing in the background,

I feel my feet right on the ground,

My spirit soars its heaven bound.

Causmosis sits to my left,

She wields her pen with deft and depth,

Inspiring artists want to know,

What performance plays in the “inside” show?

And so, I write and write and write,

My grip is failing- pressure tight,

Is this from gripping this little pen,

Or fear of failing littler men?

Who can say?

What do I know?

It’s time to end,

This delightful show.

WORD!

Great Things Are Happening EVERY Day, but you don’t Hear About Them:

These stories don’t bleed, and so they don’t lead but here is some positive news to offset all the bad stuff that saturates our media, day in and day out.

66 Good News Stories You Didn’t Hear About in 2023 (futurecrunch.com)

One Good Thing: why you need to create your own 4-pillar wellbeing kit for better mental health:

stylist.co.uk/health/mental-health/four-pillar-wellbeing-toolkit-one-good-thing/857606

Hold On to Your Heart!

Our closest living relatives can recognize family members and long-lost friends, even after decades of separation.

Chimps and bonobos recognize friends, relatives they haven’t seen in decades : NPR

Thanks this week go to Dr. G, Dr. Y, Lorreta T, Brenda S, Vivian M (aka Causmosis) and Charles S.

Stop monkeying around doggone it, and please pay it forward today!

Love,

Neville

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“An individual has not started living

until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns

to the broader concerns of all humanity.”

-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Your First Soul Food for 2024: Health and Mental Health Resolutions, Micro Habits, Medical Breakthroughs and Mind-Bending Brain Science Revelations

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Happy Soul Food Friday!

This week:

  • 4 Health Resolutions
  • 6 Micro Habits
  • 7 Medical Breakthroughs
  • 9 Mental Health Resolutions
  • + 2023 Mind Bending Revelations in the Brain Sciences

4 simple daily health resolutions that require minimal time:
Here are four simple health resolutions that require limited daily effort while delivering far-reaching health benefits — and some immediate gratification.

4 simple daily health resolutions that require minimal time | CNN

6 micro-habits to try in the new year for a happier 2024:
Forget the massive resolutions and try these easier options instead.

6 micro-habits to try in the new year for a happier 2024 (stylist.co.uk)

7 medical breakthroughs in 2023 to be excited about:
There were major breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s and sickle cell treatment.

The biggest medical breakthroughs in 2023 – ABC News (go.com)

9 Mental-Health Resolutions for 2024, According to Therapists:
Whether you feel reborn—or even just a little bit reset—at the start of a new year, consider making your mental health a priority in 2024. Why? “Because that’s the gateway to everything else,” says Guy Winch, a clinical psychologist, author of Emotional First Aid, and co-host of the Dear Therapists podcast. “It’s the linchpin that allows you to succeed or to fail.”

Mental-Health Resolutions for 2024, According to Therapists | TIME

2023’s Mind-Bending Revelations in the Brain Sciences:
This year was full of roiling debate and speculation about the prospect of machines with superhuman capabilities that might, sooner than expected, leave the human brain in the dust. A growing public awareness of ChatGPT and other so-called large language models (LLMs) dramatically expanded public awareness of artificial intelligence. In tandem, it raised the question of whether the human brain can keep up with the relentless pace of AI advances.

2023’s Mind-Bending Revelations in the Brain Sciences | Scientific American

What will YOU do differently in 2024?

Love,

Neville

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Your Soul Food Friday for Dec 15, 2023: Aging Well- Why Healthspan May Be More Important Than Lifespan

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Happy Soul Food Friday!

This week:

“7%” Written by a 90 year old…

Written by Regina Brett, 90 years old, of the Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio .

“To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most requested column I’ve ever written.”


My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:

1. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3. Life is too short – enjoy it.

4. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and family will.

5. Pay off your credit cards every month.

6. You don’t have to win every argument. Stay true to yourself.

7 Cry with someone. It’s more healing than crying alone.

8. It’s OK to get angry with God. He can take it.

9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.

10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

11. Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present.

12. It’s OK to let your children see you cry.

13. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn’t be in it.

15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye, but don’t worry, God never blinks.

16.. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

17. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful. Clutter weighs you down in many ways.

18. Whatever doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger.

19.. It’s never too late to be happy. But it’s all up to you and no one else.

20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don’t take no for an answer.

21 Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don’t save it for a special occasion. Today is special.

22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.

23. Be eccentric now. Don’t wait for old age to wear purple.

24. The most important sex organ is the brain.

25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.

26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words ‘In five years, will this matter?’

27. Always choose life.

28. Forgive

29. What other people think of you is none of your business.

30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.

31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

32. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

33. Believe in miracles.

34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn’t do.

35. Don’t audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

36. Growing old beats the alternative of dying young.

37. Your children get only one childhood.

38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s, we’d grab ours back.

41 Envy is a waste of time. Accept what you already have, not what you need

42. The best is yet to come…

43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

44. Yield.

45. Life isn’t tied with a bow, but it’s still a gift.”

Its estimated 93% won’t forward this. If you are one of the 7% who will, forward this with the title ‘7%’.

I’m in the 7%. Friends are the family that we choose.

Why ‘Healthspan’ May Be More Important Than Lifespan
And how some experts are trying to extend it.

Why Healthspan May Be More Important Than Lifespan | TIME

Steep physical decline isn’t inevitable. This type of exercise can change the trajectory of aging, one expert says
Prioritizing physical fitness and health as you age can help you go through your normal day-to-day routine without feeling physically exhausted at the end of the day.

How strength training can hedge against steep physical decline with aging | Fortune Well

These Personality Traits Can Lower Your Risk of Dementia
New research has found that people who have the Big Five personality traits of conscientiousness and positive affect are less likely to be diagnosed with dementia. People with traits like neuroticism and negative affect may be more likely to have a higher risk of dementia. Experts recommend adopting the positive behaviors of conscientious people, like eating nutritiously, exercising, and taking care of your health, to help reduce your long-term risk of dementia.

These Personality Traits Linked to a Lower Risk of Dementia (health.com)

Plus, here are a couple of articles/thought starters that should bolster your creativity and productivity.

Thanks for all you do and do take care of yourself!

Trying to boost your creativity:

Neuroscience Says 1 Rather Brainless Activity Can Lower Your Stress and Make You More Productive | Inc.com

Intentional recovery or strategic recovery time:

Another excellent micro habit to add to the tool kit.

Intentional recovery time makes workers more productive (fastcompany.com)

Have a good Friday and a great weekend!

Please pay it forward…

Love,

Neville

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“To live is the rarest thing in the world.
Most people exist, that is all.”—Oscar Wilde