5 Ways To Keep Your Mind and Body Healthy

5 Ways To Keep Your Mind and Body Healthy

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1 EAT THE RIGHT FOOD. Like any high-performance machine, our brain needs top quality fuel - …

2 GET MOVING. The human body was designed for motion. Yet few of us actually use the full …

3 KEEP YOUR GUT HEALTHY. When you feel anger, anxiety, sadness or joy, your stomach can …

4 GET A GOOD NIGHT SLEEP. Your brain needs rest, just like every other part of your body. …

5. STRESS LESS.

I know - it's easier said than done. Stress is a part of everyone's life, but long-term or chronic stress can have negative effects on mental health. Learning healthy coping mechanisms, like taking a break from the source of stress or exercising, can help you deal with stress before it leads to a more serious illness.

Practicing meditation and managing stress may help fend off an age-related decline in brain health. My mantra is - Always be positive and be happy.

For most people, our prime focus is on physical activities & physical health. But we often forget to work on the mental part - anger, anxiety, sadness, etc. Learning how to control these things with the help of a healthy diet is essential!

Also we should avoid stressful situations.

The best way to keep your mind and body healthy is to meditate regularly. Meditation improves memory, attention, mood, sleep, and creativity. All it takes is a few minutes a day to start reaping the benefits.

Your goals should inspire you to work, not make you feel lazy and depressed, if they do that, you need bigger goals.

Consistency is harder when no one is clapping for you. You must clap for yourself during those times, you should always be your biggest fan.

If you don't believe in yourself, then nobody will.

Being lazy is disrespectful to the people that believe in you.

Use Your Energy To Believe, Create, Trust, Grow and Heal. Don’t Use Your Energy To Worry … Use Your Energy To Believe, Create, Trust, Grow and Heal.

Four ‘Don’ts’ that you learn as you get older

Do not feel entitles for anything, everything can change.

Do not waste your words on people who deserve your silence. Not every battle is worth fighting.

Do not try to make real friends with fake people. It will never work.

Do not talk to God about possible. Open your heart and ask. You will receive as big as your heart is.

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5 Things You Learn As You Grow Older

1. A sense of who you are and your purpose in life.

2. The importance of the people whom you spend time with.

3. The liberty of sticking to your choices no matter what other people think.

3 Things You Can Only Learn As You Get Older

There are surprising benefits to getting older

1. Relationships are Invaluable; “You can never replace someone who cares.”

2. There Are No Ordinary Moments; “Right now counts forever.”

3. Some Holes Cannot Be Filled; Asking for forgiveness is admirable, but it also does not heal all wounds.

I once heard a story that illustrates this lesson.

A young boy struggled with his temper. The boy’s father decided to teach his son about anger and how to handle it without losing control. Every time the boy felt ready to explode with anger, the father told the boy pound a nail into a wooden fence in their backyard.

The fence had dozens of nails in a few days. But as time passed, fewer nails were added to the fence. Eventually, the boy learned to control his temper and went a single day without any nails added to the fence.

The boy’s father then told the boy that he could remove a nail for each day that he did not get angry. Over time, the boy removed all of the nails in the fence. He was so excited and proud. The boy had learned a great lesson — how to control his temper.

The father then told the boy the lesson: “Look at this fence. You have resolved your anger, but all of the holes remain. Even though you are healed, the fence will never be the same. When you get angry or make a mistake, people may forgive you. But you will still leave holes. You may never be able to make things how they were.”

I have countless stories to share about this lesson. But I will share just one.

Years ago, my co-worker and friend Dave who I mentioned above, was struck by a nerve disease. Over time, the nerve disease crippled my friend. This was a man who had previously been drafted by a professional baseball team. He threw so hard that I could barely catch a football that he threw right at me. And this disease made it so he could not even lift up a fork or spoon. He was bedridden.

Dave’s wife cared for him, and she sent an email asking his friends to visit him, as he would cherish those moments. I remember so clearly thinking that I should go visit him and say hello.

But I kept putting it off. I was busy. I had so much to do. I was building a career. I was trying to start a family.

And then one day, I told myself that excuses are useless. If he was my friend, I had to make time to see him. That’s what friends do, right?

I emailed Dave’s wife to schedule a time to see my old friend. I was so excited that I was finally making the time to spend some time with Dave.

And here is when I learned one of the most painful lessons of my life.

Not long after I sent my email, I saw a note posted on Dave’s wife’s blog. Dave had died recently. He fought hard, but was gone.

I waited too long. Even though I eventually overcame my excuses, “eventually” was not enough.

Some holes cannot be filled. Some lessons you can only learn by living through them.

If You Learn These Lessons, Your Age Is Valuable

“There is a person, a 80-year old version of yourself, that is rooting hard for you to make good decisions today.”

Some things you can only learn as you get older.

If I could communicate backwards, I would love to give myself advice. I would love to point out mistakes. And I would love to make slight course corrections to move towards certain milestones faster. But in the end, I can’t do any of those things. I can’t change anything behind me, for better or worse.

But I can write about what I have learned. And I can share some of the memories — and the pain.

Some things you can only learn as you get older. But reading about them might help you learn them a little younger than when I did.