APRIL
2003 NEWSLETTER
-Do not wish to be anything but what you are and try to
be that perfectly. –St. Francis De Sales
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Encouraging
Words
April 2003
Welcome to Encouraging Words monthly newsletter.
This FREE newsletter is designed to encourage you in creating a life so joyful
and authentic, you radiate. Please pass it along to friends you would like to
inspire
"Give me health and a day
and I will make the pomp of emperors ridiculous." - Emerson
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Did
you take time for fun last month? What are your fun plans for this month?
Health
It’s
springtime, a time when many of us start thinking about how we will look when
we put on that swimsuit. Much of the time when we think health, we think weight
loss. But, there is so much more to it then that.
Health
is…
Good sleep
Deep
breathing
Exercise
Life-enriching
foods
Intellectual activity
Less
TV, more music
Light
Watching
stress and worry
Steam
to help my breathing
More
calcium and fruit and veggies
Less
junk food
Relaxation
Body
awareness- am I hungry, tired, stuffy, etc.
Laughter
and smiles
Healthy relationships
Quiet
time
Water
Vitamins
Nature
Good
environment to live in
Breaks
How
is your health? What is your body telling you? Try taking one weekend this month
to focus on your health. Maybe go to a class, visit the grocery store for fresh
fruits and vegetables or practice relaxation. Give yourself a mini health retreat.
Sometimes I like to look online for health retreats and use some of the health
spas schedules to make my own. Like Canyon Ranch: http://www.canyonranch.com/resorts/tucson-planner.aspx#weekAtTucson
After
your health retreat decide on what changes in your health need to be made. Pick
just one change and start to work on it.
Take
Action:
My health
retreat will be:
What
I learned:
What changes
need to be made?
What
one change will I begin with?
Take
one change at a time and you will continue to get healthier!
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Self-Care
Tips for April:
·
Greet the sun
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Play in a garden or get a houseplant
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Take a rainy Saturday afternoon to read
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Notice the signs of spring
We all need beauty as well as bread.
-John
Muir
Relationship Ideas for April:
·
Start a journal with a loved one
·
Play in the rain with a child
·
Bring someone a delicious fruit salad and French toast in bed
·
Write thank you notes to people who have mentored you
"Believe
it or not, it really is possible to slow life down and enjoy each moment. You
really can have control over the sheer volume of activities and involvements that
seem to drain your energy and motivation."
–Thomas Moore
I encourage you this month to live energetically, to be thankful for
your health and to change your worry to action.
Warmly,
Beth Dargis
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Dargis
I coach stressed-out people looking for peace, balance
and purpose. For more information on Encouraging Coach programs, private coaching
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