Simple Pleasures, Everyday Joie de Vivre.

Photo by Randy Fath on Unsplash This article is about health food, particularly processed foods. Processed foods are foods that have been treated to make them more convenient, improve taste and preserve. Whole foods are foods which stay close to their original state. As in an apple over an apple pie, or whole meal flour over white flour. The problem is that the processed foods spike your blood sugar and then a bit later you come down. Whereas the whole foods tend to keep your blood sugar stable, so you should also see an improvement in your moods and energy levels.  One of the best things you can do for your health is eliminate unhealthy foods, such as processed foods, sugars, and saturated fats. After you've read this article go to you pantry and throw away all the unhealthy food.  Swap white pasta with whole meal pasta. Stop eating sugar altogether. Replace sugar with stevia. A little bit of honey or fruit is okay.  Swap out ramen with brown rice pre-cooked sachets or ...

Attitude is everything. Success is just a mindset. The following 10 principles will help you to believe and achieve. You will also feel happier and more fulfilled in your life. Refer back to this article whenever you have fall-back and simply get back on track! Okay, let's go! Belief You can if you believe you can. Have faith and believe in yourself. Be positive about yourself, try listing your strengths and achievements. Eliminate negative thinking and don't ever beat yourself up. Things sometimes happen by chance, it's not necessarily your fault when things go wrong. Keep a growth mindset and continue to learn from your mistakes.  Work Take action. Be constructive  and, be consistent.  Hard work is the proverbial philosophers stone. ' Inspiration  strikes at 9 am'. (Somerset Maugham), 'Early to bed early to rise, makes a person healthy, wealthy and wise'. (English proverb). 'Work while it's day'. (Bible). 'Make hay while the sun shines'...

Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash   The Busy Bee Knows No Sorrow. - English proverb Activity is often the cure for things like depression, avolition and apathy. Procrastination is the thief of time. Keeping occupied helps you to achieve more and can expand your sense of self. So let's get over the inertia and get going. ' Life is like riding a bicycle . To keep your balance, you must keep moving'.-  Albert Einstein 'One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn’t pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself'. - Lucille Ball. Keep active and stay busy. Be present and engaged in everything you do. Exercise you body everyday. Inertia and rumination are a sure-fire recipe for feeling unhappy, you wallow in your thoughts and can't find anything to cheer you up.  'Inaction breeds doubt and fear.  Action breeds confidence and courage . If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think a...

Photo by Kinga Howard on Unsplash Sleep is integral to life. When you sleep you rest, and rejuvenate, ready for the next day. Sleeping too much or too little effects your life and work for the worse. Fatigue is stressful and it makes it dangerous to drive and operate machinery. Taking control of your sleep patterns can change your life for the better. And you are not always of the mercy of your tiredness or insomnia. There's things you can do to change. Whether it's sleep-hygiene, relaxation, herbal medicine or just having an alarm clock that works for you I assure you the situation is retrievable. So, just read on to find out how.  Sleep Hygiene So the question is, what is sleep hygiene.? It basically consists of going to bed and getting up at the same time every morning. It could include sleeping right through the night and not napping during the day if possible. Although I know naps can be nice but try not to.  Insomnia Insomnia is a state of not being able to sleep on tim...

Photo by Milad Fakurian on Unsplash This article is about letting go of rigid beliefs which limit you and focuses on improving your mindset. Did you know there are actually things you can do to improve your performance and even your IQ? From education to taking supplements, there are many things you can do in order to be more successful.  You can practice things regularly until you reach mastery. You can train your brain in order to achieve what you want. You learn to use your emotional muscle to do things like stopping  procrastinating and saving money. It's really just a matter of discipline. I hope the article inspires you and lights the way to freedom.  Neuroplasticity neuroplasticity noun the ability of the brain to form and  reorganize   synaptic  connections, especially in response to learning or experience or following injury. "neuroplasticity offers real hope to everyone from stroke victims to dyslexics" (dictionary.com) Growth mindset Is the beli...

                                     Build In this sense of the word means : to establish, increase, or strengthen (often followed by  up ): to build a business; to build up one's hopes. - dictionary.com Today we are going to look at the verb to build. Including ways of creating habits, strengthening relationships, and furthering your career. Starting small and daily practice can enable you to achieve almost anything, the sky is the limit if you put in the work! So first let's look at our habits. (1) Build Habits Daily Practice As the saying goes - practice makes perfect. If you practice something most every day you will see improvement in your performance, you will gain confidence and skills as you move forward. Day by day your practice will get better and better and you will eventually be able to master your craft.  Improving on Yesterday Every evening, reflect on your day and set ...

  creativity [ kree-ey- tiv -i-tee, kree- uh - ]   noun the state or quality of being  creative . the ability to transcend traditional ideas, rules, patterns, relationships, or the like, and to create meaningful new ideas, forms, methods, interpretations, etc.; originality, progressiveness, or imagination: the need for creativity in modern industry; creativity in the performing arts. the process by which one utilizes  creative  ability: Extensive reading stimulated his creativity. Dictionary.com You can be creative no matter who you are or what your IQ is. Although talent is lovely and helps in life, many things can be cultured and you can learn new behaviors. You can see which personality traits you already have or stand to gain from learning about the creative process - which has it's own phases, practices'; may have a little madness; can be called by other names; having skills you can hone; and with plenty of opportunities for improvement.  Creative...