A healthy mind
Activity for your mind!
Keep your brain active.
Practice mental skills:
Solving Crossword puzzles
Doing Math calculations
Playing Cards
Reading
Writing/Journaling
Imagining & Creating
Stay socially active.
Take a class.
Volunteer your time.
Be realistic
Don't try to be perfect - no one is. And expecting others to be perfect can add to your stress level, too (not to mention put a lot of pressure on them!). If you need help on something, like schoolwork, ask for it.
Spiritual well-being
Healthy spirit:
* Don't undermine your worth by comparing yourself to others. It is because we are different that each of us is special.
* Don't set your goals by what other people deem important. Only you know what is best for you.
* Don't take for granted the things closest to your heart. Cling to them as you would your life, for without them life is meaningless.
* Don't let life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. By living your life one day at a time, you live up all the days of your life.
* Don't give up when you still have something left to give, Nothing is really over . . . till the moment you stop trying.
* Don't be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us together.
* Don't be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances, that we learn to be brave.
* Don't shut love out of your life by saying it's impossible to find. The quickest way to receive love is to give love; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; and the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
* Don't dismiss your dreams. To be without dreams is to be without hope; to be without hope is to be without purpose.
* Don't run through life so fast that you forget not only where you've been, but where you are going.
* Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored every step of the way.
TEN TIPS FOR MENTAL HEALTH
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BUILD CONFIDENCE
-Identify your abilities and weaknesses together, accept them, build on them and do the best with what you have.
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ACCEPT COMPLIMENTS
-Many of us have difficulty accepting kindness from others but we all need to remember the positive strokes when times gets tough.
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MAKE TIME FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS
-These relationships need to be nurtured; if taken for granted they will not be there to share life's joys and sorrows.
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GIVE AND ACCEPT SUPPORT
-Friends and family relationships thrive when they are "put to the test".
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CREATE A MEANINGFUL BUDGET
-Financial problems cause stress. Over-spending on our "wants" instead of our "needs" is often the culprit.
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VOLUNTEER
-Being involved in community gives a sense of purpose and satisfaction that paid work cannot.
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MANAGE STRESS
-We all have stressors in our lives but learning how to deal with them when they threaten to overwhelm us will maintain our mental health.
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FIND STRENGHT IN NUMBERS
-Sharing a problem with others who have had similar experiences may help you find a solution and will make you feel less isolated.
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IDENTIFY AND DEAL WITH MOODS
-We all need to find safe and constructive ways to express our feelings of anger, sadness, joy and fear.
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LEARN TO BE AT PEACE WITH YOURSELF
-Get to know who you are, what makes you really happy, and learn to balance what you can and cannot change about yourself.
