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“Strive to make everyday the best day of your life, because there is no good reason not to.” Hal Elrod
Mental Health
Oct 06, 2020
A few years ago working in early education was tough for me. The pressures of knowing what young children needed to flourish but having the daily battles of trying to help others see. Breaking down the relationships built up with children and the time for connection because âformal learning was a priority.â As a leader I often felt that I spread myself too thin. The more I did, the more that was expected from me.
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Those above me didnât want people who loved and cared about their job. They needed machines that were unconnected from love to go through a process. This sadden me deeply.
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I remember one day stopping to look at my reflection in the mirror. My skin looked grey and tired, my shoulders and neck ached, I felt dizzy with worry about all that was expected from me and wondering how I could ever do all these things well.
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My weekends had become consumed with work. Often turning down invites from friends and family. When I did go out I felt like ...
Live a Simple Life
Jun 20, 2019
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Sometimes we can get a little lost along our track in life and we can benefit from a little reminder every now and again on whatâs important for us.
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Living a simple life is what the Danes pride themselves on. Nothing complicated, slowing down the pace and being present.
When it comes to spending their money the same applies. Danes will carefully plan their purchases and put thought into the ways they spend. itâs not about how much money they make and showing off but actually about how they spend the money to invest in Thatâs why you wonât see lots of new cars driving around Denmark or designer handbags on show. For them experiences mean more as they make you feel alive and bring you together. memories and experiences.
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For example a holiday with the family would cost a lot of money but think of all the wonderful times together and the memories created will last a life time. How...
Be More Optimistic
Jun 11, 2019
Feeling more optimistic has a link to our level of positivity and happiness. When we feel more optimistic we approach a task with increased confidence and strength that it will go well. Yet it's really easy to get stuck in a cycle of self-doubt when it comes to things going wrong.
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 Identify Negativity
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First identify what it is your feeling negative about. Make a list of all the solutions you can think of to solving the problem you have. Moving towards positivity and hope. Then commit yourself to taking one of these actions next time you feel this way.
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For me my house sale has recently fallen though. My initial thought was âOh no this is terrible what are we going to do now. Then I turned the situation around and thought well at least now we have more time to find our dream home (as we were about to move in with relatives), I'm saving money (as our next house will be bigger and have a more expensive mortgage) and lastly, I'm feeling tired so at least I do...
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