Living A Healthier and Happier Life: May 2013

Creating a healthy lifestyle should begin with making small changes, like baby steps, in how you live each day. Small changes in how you live each day can lead to amazing rewards.
The articles below are an eclectic collection of topics that interest this author. They are based on research from a variety of books, magazines and internet sites addressing a multitude of topics such as good nutrition, fitness, parenting, grandparenting, the affects of stress, spirtual well-being, and more.
There is a wealth of information 'out there' and you are also encouraged to read, read, read to find what works best for you. Afterall, being informed is a great start to living a better healthier life!

RECONCILIATION

In the blink of an eye everything can change.

Forgive often and love with all your heart. You may never have that chance again.

The strength behind true reconciliation comes through the acts of apologizing and forgiving. The need for an apology and forgiveness may involve one or both parties. The parties involved must recognize their own part in the event, the weakness within themselves that caused the estrangement and desire reconciliation enough to put ego aside and move forward toward reconciliation.

Rejection comes from a variety of sources: pre- or current employers, family or friends. Rejection begins and ends with naming the faults of but never recognizing the strengths in the rejected individual. Understanding the mechanisms of rejection and making positive choices of how to handle negative message are the most fundamental keys to safeguarding your self esteem and sense of self worth.