Are you “doing it all” in order to “have it all” (there is a hidden price that you pay)
Reading Time: 7 minutesMany of us have an aversion towards asking for help. Usually, we end up doing this only we when are in desperate need for it.
Reading Time: 7 minutesMany of us have an aversion towards asking for help. Usually, we end up doing this only we when are in desperate need for it.
Reading Time: 6 minutesIf we do not value ourselves and believe that we deserve to love and cherish ourselves, how can we ever take out the time for ourselves in our busy lives?
Reading Time: 5 minutesWe may not realise this, but true self care need not be an expensive or time-consuming affair, we can take care of ourselves in the smallest of ways, especially when it is the last thing on our mind.
Reading Time: 5 minutesBeing well and keeping well is then a community affair. This includes our families, our schools and colleges and finally our workplaces and society at large.
Reading Time: 8 minutesToo often we lose sight of the fact that it is only when we squelch the constant chatter of our outer world that we can truly start to hear what our inner world is trying to tell us or warn us about. Real self care starts the moment we start listening to ourselves and start taking steps to give ourselves what we truly need.
Reading Time: 4 minutesSo let us dream and let us take out the time to reflect on what is truly important for each of us. Let us find the courage to face up to reality and make the changes necessary to live in our TRUTH. To look at ourselves in the mirror every single day and be proud of who we are. At the same time be able to view life compassionately as we deal with our own pain and suffering and that of others.
Reading Time: 7 minutesHowever, as most of us may realise, inspite of all the awareness about exercise and “healthy” diets, there is something missing here, something that is not right. This approach is simply NOT working for most of us. Otherwise, there would not be more people (including children) who are overweight and in many cases, chronically ill.
Reading Time: 7 minutesAs far as food is concerned, as we have become scared of saying NO to the things that are affecting our children’s health, in effect we are saying YES to processed and nutritionally depleted foods which will have long term impact on our children’s health
Reading Time: 6 minutesThere is an epidemic of chronic illnesses in the world right now and it is our children who are the most vulnerable. Unfortunately, health conditions like allergies, eczema and asthma have become only too common in our children today. In fact, the new “normal” for many children is chronic illness.