Mental Wellness Challenge – 2020, January 23

Mental Wellness Challenge – 2020, January 23 I’ll start today by recapping my challenges to you last week. Last week I challenged you to three things: Answer the questions: Am I worrying about “stuff” I have no control over? If I am worrying about “stuff” I have no control over, how is this worry serving me? I thought about worry a bit last week and came to recognize that I am far...

Mental Wellness Challenge – 2020, January 16

Mental Wellness Challenge, 2020, JANUARY 16 COLD OUT THERE THE PAST FEW DAYS EH!  NO FUN! Last week I challenged you to three things.  Let’s check-in on how we did with those… Take 15 minutes every other day to be quiet with your thoughts. To be mindful of where you are in your life and how the actions you are taking are feeding you. I did OK with this part.  I suppose I do this quite a...

2020, January 09

Mental Wellness Challenge – 2020, January 09 It’s a new year again and the beginning of a new decade… I hope that your winter holiday season was good to and for you and your families.  My Christmas break was OK, not stellar and not terrible either.  My family was able to spend some time together, have a couple of nice meals together and to close out the year in each other’s company. The...

2019, December 12

Mental Wellness Challenge Last week I challenged you to: Take some time and ponder – think – reflect on your journey. Are you running on autopilot?  Are you in charge?  Maybe make some notes on this reflection so that you can read them at a later time. Be 100% intentionally kind to someone you do not know. The crankier they are the stronger your intention will have to be… Tell...

2019, December 05

Mental Wellness Challenge – Autopilot and Intention Last weeks challenges were: Perform one random act of kindness each day for the next 7 days. Take some time to be kind to yourself. Spoil yourself a little. Phone a friend or family member that you haven’t spoken with in a while. Were you successful in the challenge?  How did it feel to perform an act of kindness for someone?  Did they...

2019, November 28

Mental Wellness Challenge – 2019-11-28 Let’s recap from last week.  Last week I challenged you to: Have a look for some information about men’s health. Maybe learn two or three things. Share those three things with at least one man in your life. Tell a person in your life that A) They are an important part of your life – and that your life would not be the same without them in it. B)...

2019, November 21

Mental Wellness Challenge Last week I challenged you to 3 things. I challenged you to get at least 20 minutes of exercise each day and then – at the end of your exercise – to reflect a little on what positive benefits you recognize from the exercise. It’s been shown that physical exercise can be as effective as medications for mild to moderate depression and anxiety. 2&3.  I challenged...

2019, Novermber 14

Mental Wellness Challenge. Last week my challenge had three parts. How did you do? I have to be honest – I didn’t do very well with my own challenge last week. I’m having a flood of conflicting concerns lately and was too distracted to really take time to participate in my own challenge. Last week I challenged you to take a little time to lovingly, intentionally reflect on your attitude and...

2019, November 07

Mental Wellness Challenge Last week my challenge had three parts I challenged you to learn something new about a mental health disorder and to share that learning with someone you love, someone you work with and a friend. I sincerely hope that you were able to do this and that you were able to have some dialog about mental health. I also challenged you to perform a random act of kindness. I hope...