4. PRACTICE MINDFULNESS AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE!
I don’t mean meditate everyday for 30 minutes, although that can help, I mean incorporate a more conscious way of being into your everyday experiences. Whatever you do in your normal life, do it with a sense of awareness. When you happen to get angry, recognize that you got angry. When you have negative thoughts, become aware that you are having negative thoughts. The moment you start to become aware of what goes on in your head, you start to separate yourself from the mental chatter and it looses its power over you.
5. SHOP AND EAT ORGANIC, NON-GMO, AND UNPROCESSED FOODS, AND TRY TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS THAT YOU EAT
For one, it is much better for you, and two, it is much better for the planet. Nowadays, everywhere you go, it’s so hard to trust the quality of the food because of all of the added chemicals, preservatives, artificial colors and flavors, and all of the processing and genetic modifications that it goes through. Can you imagine all of the toxicity that we intake just from the foods that we eat? Don’t you think this directly affects our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health? Of course it does! This is why it’s so important to buy organic, and eat foods that as closely resemble their natural form as possible i.e. whole fruits, vegetables, nuts, etc.
My rule of thumb is this: Stick to foods that look like they came from earth.
Eating healthy is a huge part of living authentically because not only are you treating yourself well, but also treating the environment well. The less processing, the less modifying, and the less animals being raised for human consumption, the smaller the carbon foot print on the planet and the less suffering the animals go through. If you are interested in learning more about where our food comes from and how it affects us and the planet, check out the “Documentaries (MUST WATCH)” board on my Pinterest page, where I shared must-see food documentaries on this topic. Food, Inc. is a great documentary to start with.
6. RESPECT YOUR BODY AND APPRECIATE IT FOR THE BEAUTIFUL TOOL THAT IT IS.
This one body that you have allows you to experience life in wonderful ways. Respect and appreciate it by taking care of it. This means giving it good fuel i.e. healthy food as we discussed above, as well as keeping it young and active through physical movement/exercise, and just overall being grateful for the perfect machine that it is. Imagine having a broken or diseased body and how dysfunctional that would be. It would make your life so much harder. Just as a car needs regular maintenance so it doesn’t rust, break down, or die, your physical body needs to be maintained as well. It needs love and nurturing, so exercise often, treat it how you would a most prized possession, and say thanks for the complex yet perfect machine that it…
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