Wellness is so important for our health and wellness journey. Not only does it help us become disciplined in the habit of practicing self-care, but it also holds us accountable for being as healthy as we possibly can be. This isn’t just in regards to our physical health, but our mental and emotional health as well.

Practicing wellness isn’t something that happens overnight. It requires discipline and the habit of doing so consistently. For years engaging in wellness activities was something that I neglected to do. I always blamed it on being too tired because of school, or even tricking myself into believing that everything was ok with my health, even though I knew it actually wasn’t.

Looking back on this now I know it was mainly because I was so lazy. While going to school full-time, engaging in social activities that were important to me, caring for the kids and my family, as well as believing that I was somewhat healthier than most, were valid factors to consider, they weren’t the honest answer behind my reasoning for neglecting a consistent wellness practice. It was because I was lazy.

Plain and simple.

We all get in those moods or have those days when we do a lot, and once everything is said and done, we don’t want to do anything more. Or if you’re anything like me, once you’ve made plans for the day you do everything you can to stick to the schedule, and once it’s complete it’s a wrap for the day. You have no intention of doing anything more even if it’s something good for your health.

This my friend is what I have come to learn as the standard definition of laziness, and I’ve been a victim of it for most of my life.

This year I really focused on changing this. I wanted to shed the lazy mindset, skills, and abilities that were so deeply embedded in my bones, and start making wellness practices an essential and necessary part of my daily life. While it was a challenge and there were many moments when I found myself not committing to this goal, I can honestly say that having specific wellness practices that I do daily is something good that was able to come out of this year for me in regards to improving my health.

Having specific wellness practices to help you rejuvenate is so important for your health. So today I am going to share with you 5 easy ways you can practice wellness. [Read more…]

What do you think the secret to happiness is? Is it the type of people you have in your life such as your friends and family? Is it the type of activities that you engage in such as going to see all the new movies when they come out, or family game night on the weekends? Or maybe it’s the kind of career you pursue, such as something you are genuinely passionate about versus something that just supports the lifestyle you live?

What if the secret to happiness is all of these or none of these at the same time?

While I don’t know what the secret to happiness is something that I do know can increase your happiness significantly is the way you care and nurture your life. I’m talking about the kind of energy you put out in the world, the kind of energy you allow in your life, and even the way you love and treat yourself. All of this is a part of wellness, or in a more familiar sense what most people will refer to as self-care.

Before adopting specific wellness practices to significantly increase the happiness that I felt in my life, I always thought that what made you happy in life was simply the way you chose to live your life. Much like what was stated above, I thought happiness came down to the people who were a part of your life, the kind of career you pursued, the kind of activities that you engaged in, and the things that made your life what it is.

Man was I wrong.

While all of these things do contribute to your personal level of happiness, they don’t essentially make you happy or unhappy. They’re just factors that play a part in that happiness or unhappiness. I spent years struggling to find that one thing that can always keep me in good spirits. Once I found it, it became the one thing that I value more than anything in this world. [Read more…]