Mind & Soul
1. Practice Mindfulness
Starting a regular habit of meditation can help us to improve concentration, reduce stress & anxiety, alleviate depression, and generally improve our mental wellbeing. Sitting down for a short meditation session is the easy part. Forming a daily habit, on the other hand, can be tricky.
If you like, you can also join the Meditation Challenge channel on the Medito Discord server so we can keep each other motivated! This pack is designed to help you form a strong, regular meditation habit, while also trying out some different methods and techniques.
If you can commit to 30 days of meditation, you’ll be well on your way to a solid meditation routine that could have a profound impact on your well-being.
2. Cultivate Positivity:
A positive mindset, or positive mental attitude (PMA), is a mental and emotional outlook focused on the good in situations, expecting positive outcomes, and believing in one’s ability to overcome challenges.
It involves optimism, resilience, and approaching problems with solutions-focused thinking, rather than simply ignoring difficulties. Cultivating a positive mindset fosters inner strength, adaptability and can lead to greater success in life and improved mental and physical health.
3. Set Boundaries:
Healthy boundaries define what is appropriate behavior in our relationships – behavior that keeps both parties safe. And setting healthy boundaries is crucial for self-care and positive relationships. But let’s first understand what boundaries are.
Boundaries differ from person to person and are mediated by variations in culture, personality, and social context. Boundaries appropriate in a business meeting would seem irrelevant in a nightclub with old friends! Setting boundaries defines our expectations of ourselves and others in different kinds of relationships.
Below, we will examine definitions of relationship boundaries, how to set healthy boundaries, the different types of boundaries, and how to establish healthy boundaries in different contexts. We review the New York Times bestseller “Set Boundaries, Find Peace”.These practical, science-based exercises equip you with tools to help yourself or your clients establish and maintain healthy boundaries.
4. Connect with others:
Your friend gets your joke. Your co-worker offers congratulations. Your spouse hugs you hello. They are all helping you bust stress and boost well-being. In fact, Mental Health America found that 71 percent of people surveyed turned to friends or family in times of stress.
Humans are social animals: We crave feeling supported, valued, and connected. Increased happiness. In one compelling study, a key difference between very happy people and less-happy people was good relationships. Better health. Loneliness was associated with a higher risk of high blood pressure in a recent study of older people.
A longer life. People with strong social and community ties were two to three times less likely to die during a 9-year study. Sometimes,s connection is a heart-to-heart, spill-it-all-out talk. But sometimes it’s just a laugh-out-loud e-mail.
Connection happens when you get:
concrete help, such as having a friend pick your kids up from school, emotional support, like hearing someone say, “I’m really sorry you’re having such a tough time,” perspective, like being reminded that even the moodiest teenagers grow, and advice, such as a suggestion to plan a weekly date with your wife.validation, like learning that other folks love reading train schedules too.
5. Engage in Hobbies:
In our fast-paced and hectic world, finding time for ourselves and engaging in activities that bring us joy and relaxation is crucial. Hobbies provide us with a much-needed escape from the daily grind, allowing us to explore our passions, learn new skills, and unwind.
I think that one of the ways to heal depression is to do things you enjoy doing. We define the things we enjoy doing as hobbies. Someone asked me recently what I enjoy doing. Although it took me some time to respond, it was a deep reflection point for me. For some people, the answer comes easily because they are used to doing what they love.
It was difficult for me to answer this because I haven’t been doing what I enjoy for a while. I have been depressed sometimes because most of my activities are mostly dutiful: work, business, kids, sleep, and when I watch movies, it’s an escape from these things.
My attempts to answer this “what is your hobby” question started with looking at my present, exploring my past, and identifying moments when I truly felt joyful, i.e, moments when I smiled deeply from within. I realized my hobbies were those activities.
I was engaging in that cut through my soul, joints, and marrow. Activities where I could feel my soul and spirit smiling, and where I was genuinely and authentically enjoying myself.