I cannot believe it has been over a year, since I actually blogged on this site. It has always been on my mind, but unfortunately just motivating myself to actually think and sit down to write, gets shoved to the bottom of my long to do list. I have made many recipes and taken pictures but ALAS!!!
While I was doing yoga today, I made the intention and here I am sitting and writing.
Today my blog is about doing things we love and making them a priority over all the thousands of things we do out of habit.
Last October 2018 I started my job as a Health and Wellbeing Coordinator at New York Presbyterian and I loved it. I was learning so many new things and being challenged, the social aspect of working in a team added to my great experience. Then in October 2019 a position for a Health and Wellbeing Coach opened up and after a lot of soul searching, I applied and luckily got the position.
My reasons for this change, is what I want to blog about today.
Having a purpose in life is key for our overall wellbeing and that means asking yourself the question “Why am I doing this and what do I want in life?” I realized I wanted to help clients reach their optimal Health and Wellbeing, which in turn brings me happiness. Your purpose does not have to relate to a job but any aspect of your life.
Having a purpose helps with our emotional health. In fact once we address our emotional and mental wellbeing we can be more successful in working on our physical health.
Stress plays a huge role in our emotional health, some good and some bad but how we react to the stress is what determines our long term health and happiness. When stress becomes chronic it leads to diseases such as anxiety, depression and all the others we know about. The World Health Organization has classified Stress as an epidemic of the 21st century.
We need to first make self-Care a priority, it should not be a luxury in life but a necessity, I love Arianna Huffington’s quote “In order to Survive you need to Thrive.”
Self Care includes prioritizing what bring joy to our life and taking out the time to do those things even if it means some thing else will not be done. Examples include, reading, pursuing a hobby you have put off, even socializing with like minded friends. Taking a walk in nature and just being present and mindful without constantly worrying about the future can help ease stress.
“Worrying about tomorrow does not take away tomorrows troubles but takes away todays peace”
Having a positive outlook and always making a note of the simple things we are grateful for has shown in studies to bring happiness and increase resilience. Making good quality sleep a priority would also be self care.
I hope to share some of the articles and research, that I have learnt on my blog.
Food, wellness and modified recipes will still be on here as that is what I love and how this blog started but I want this blog to be more holistic and that means everything that affects our wellbeing.
I hope the blog will still be interesting and informative and I hope you all reach your optimal Health and Wellbeing.
Start small by writing one goal today!
Feedback is appreciated if you have any.