Mar 29
Play
Make time to play. Life can’t be all work. Have some fun. Try something new. Enlist your friends. Form a team or club. Play is not only a physical exercise, but it is also a mental exercise. It is an attitude that turns work into play. Work can be fun and still be productive. It is really an attitude adjustment. You can create that kind of an atmosphere. Read, Fish. Give a copy to your boss. Put it into practice.
Visualize
Mar 8
Stay involved
Involve yourself in causes that you believe in. Join a team, a church, a gym, a community action group. Volunteer. You are needed. There are more opportunities to be helpful than you can ever imagine. Our nation runs on volunteers. Ask your friends what they do. Every community, organization or church needs helping hands, active brains and warm hearts. Tutor a child. Read to children in the hospital or to those who have lost their sight. Drive a neighbor to a doctor’s appointment or to the market.
Cultivate and Nourish Relationships
Strong and varied relationships are essential for continued well being. Meet new people. Nurture the relationships that you already have. Renew old friendships. Long term friendships are the secret to well being especially as we mature. In order to make a friend you first have to be a friend. Put yourself in a position to meet new friends. Join a church, a social club, a dinner group, a book club, a bridge club or a dance club. You will not meet new friends in your den watching television. Volunteer with the United Way or some other worthy organization. Mingle. Research shows that people who have enduring relationships not only live
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