Why is it Important to Be Cautious
in Our Decision Making?
By Elliot Caleira
In a world of constant distraction and confusion, it is easy to get lost, it is easy to make mistakes, it is easy to fall off track and it is easy to feel unsuccessful. At times, we may feel insecure about life decisions and in doubt about how we are doing or where we are going. These things can add to an uneasiness of life and also affect our physical bodies. The digestive system can be directly affected by this stress and uneasiness. Lowering and controlling stress can help in your digestive system and positively affect your mental health.
The regular attending of doctor appointments, drinking enough water and getting enough sleep are just a start of being able to monitor your health. There are plenty of ways to help in eating healthy and making sure you are getting enough nutrition. One way to do this is by drinking something in the morning to get your body moving and this could be anything from a probiotic to green superfoods. There are plenty of ways to help the physical body.
Knowing all of this, we need to also be aware at where our stress levels are currently at and then plan accordingly with that knowledge. It would also help to think of times where you are the most stress, analyze the reasons for that stress and then allow yourself time to relax after the fact. Planning to manage stress can help and add peace to your life. With a focus on our own mental and emotional states, we will be able to make better decisions. There are plenty of ways to make sure that this happens.
The Art of Meditation
Life and the living of life brings a lot of thoughts to the table and it's hard to find a way to relax your brain. One effective way to relax your brain is through the art of meditation. Meditation can help in reducing stress and can help with your memory. With the thought of meditation, some may think it to be hard to find the time to meditate or that they have the time, but can’t ever get to the meditation state they desire. All of this takes time and focus as needed in anything worth doing and anything that adds quality to your life.
Do What You Want to Do
There are so many people who live life and don’t enjoy themselves because they choose to do something they don’t want to do for a long time. They wonder why they aren’t happy with their lives. What makes a happy life is doing the things that make you happy. Yes, we all need to make money, we all need to eat, sleep and have somewhere to shelter ourselves. Those are common necessities, but what about our internal needs? How are those needs being satisfied?
Those are questions we all need to ask and answer for ourselves. We all have desires, loves, hates, hopes and dreams, but how many of us are living according to what those are? Sure, maybe you can see those hopes, desires and dreams in the future, maybe even the near future, but what’s stopping us from really truly living?
Ultimately it is ourselves that stop us. It isn’t our parents, loved ones or friends, it’s ourselves and our own internal struggles. The people around us will always have their diverse opinions and ideas, but in the end, we are the ones who let those opinions and ideas either get in our way or effect us or not. We have a say in what is going to or not going to stop us from reaching a desired goal, no one else. There are reasons without end in why we have those desires and dreams and we will never know what they are unless we try our best to reach them. We must try our best to succeed to start living.
Elliot Caleira is a freelance writer in the self-mastery and health and wellness spaces. When he's not writing you'll find him cooking or teaching Portuguese classes. More articles by Elliot.