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8 dimensions of wellness
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31 Dec 2019 06:11 PM
31 Dec 2019 06:11 PM
Re: 8 dimensions of wellness
Thanks @Former-Member for sharing this, hoping I can join in on this discussion. I'm not sure if this fits within environmental wellness, or maybe across several of the 8 dimensions & is something that was once shared with me by a wise woman: That everything we absorb is "food" So the music we listen to, the movies we watch, books we read, things we wear & put on our skin etc etc.
My thoughts: I guess our environment is also food & the type of environment = the type of food. I know I feel a lot better when I eat healthy things and listen to uplifting music and connect with some plants/animals.... So, I try to minimise the amount of 'junk' food & maximise the amount of 'health' food that I take in through all of my senses, including not being around certain places/people or watching violent movies etc...
Finances I find to be a tricky one & am often a juggling acrobat on that front. I try to affirm that I have enough for what we need. (Band U2 lyric from A Beautiful Day: What you don't have you don't need it now) and I try to live simply & be in nature as much as possible. 🙂
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31 Dec 2019 06:11 PM - edited 31 Dec 2019 06:14 PM
31 Dec 2019 06:11 PM - edited 31 Dec 2019 06:14 PM
Re: 8 dimensions of wellness
@Shaz51 photography in the forest = a wonderful way of connecting with nature.
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Lovely to see you. Yes we do need to look holistically and that includes our personal environment too.😁
Feel free to join in this discussion.
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31 Dec 2019 06:15 PM
31 Dec 2019 06:15 PM
Re: 8 dimensions of wellness
very true @FindingStrength and welcome my friend
photography is soo lovely : @Former-Member , @Scoo
yesterday i was sitting next to a lovely river relaxing and was able to take a phot of a lizard, a butterfly and a willy wagtail xxx
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31 Dec 2019 06:19 PM
31 Dec 2019 06:19 PM
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31 Dec 2019 07:05 PM
31 Dec 2019 07:05 PM
Re: 8 dimensions of wellness
The images go through the moderation process for approval before we can see them. For some pictures can appear quickly, others can take a good 1/2 hour or so (can vary with user).
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31 Dec 2019 07:21 PM
31 Dec 2019 07:21 PM
Re: 8 dimensions of wellness
@Former-Member, @FindingStrength , @Scoo
at my mum`s/ grandma`s house I feel soooo relaxed
I feel I do not ever want to sell this house , sooo many memories back to the 1930`s
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31 Dec 2019 07:24 PM
31 Dec 2019 07:24 PM
Re: 8 dimensions of wellness
Places where we have felt loved hold special places in our hearts @Shaz51 .
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31 Dec 2019 07:27 PM
31 Dec 2019 07:27 PM
Re: 8 dimensions of wellness
very true my @Former-Member , with inheriting my fathers house feels differnt xxx
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01 Jan 2020 10:40 AM
01 Jan 2020 10:40 AM
Re: 8 dimensions of wellness
Is there something we feel we could do to improve our environmental wellness?
I know there are things I could do. Loved how @FindingStrength directly mentioned our personal environment which @Scoo also referred to in her move from a toxic environment and @Shaz51 also alluded to in how her family home gives her warm feelings. I was starting to spend too much time on a YouTube channel that was negatively impacting my sleep and have had to be intentional in stopping this.
Decluttering our home environment has been an ongoing process for myself and @Shaz51 and if anyone else struggles with this we have a discussion thread on the forum Decluttering and home maintenance .
Being out in nature and doing something to contribute to it also lifts my spirits. Each time we walk the dog I see rubbish, sometimes broken glass and a small way I could help is by picking this up and putting it in the bin.
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01 Jan 2020 04:14 PM
01 Jan 2020 04:14 PM
Re: 8 dimensions of wellness
Is there something we feel we could do to improve our environmental wellness?
Hello @Former-Member , @FindingStrength , @Scoo
things that I have done to improve my environment wellness
1) have cut flowers in a vase in the kitchen ( when I remember to do so )
2) i put our small change in a container and when it full ,i go and bank it ( mr shaz is always surprised how much is in there
3) decluttering is good in the house and the yard and very helpful for mr shaz -- ( our place is not clean and spotless -- no way , but it is tidy )
to improve our environment wellness , yes i need to and want to do more as @FindingStrength has done
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