Staying Healthy in Today’s Work Environmnet
Today’s work world is more stressful than ever. There are massive layoffs occuring and much uncertainty that exists on a daily basis. Whether you are a victim of downsizing or you are still working and being asked to do more with less, you need to remember to focus on YOU and YOUR health and wellness.
Stress does many negative things to our bodies. It can seriously upset the chemical balance within us and the effects can be deterimental in the long run. The mind, body and spirit will be attacked by stress and these inter-related aspects will experience deterioration at the expense of it causing us much unhappiness.
Some of the effects you may be seeing from stress may look like this:
1. The Mind: You are feeling anxiety, fear, unhappiness with all that is going on. You have a hard time focusing on the job at hand whether it be searching for a job or executing the duties you are required to do at work. You feel frozen… you can’t get motivated to do much at all and this all starts to affect the relationships you have with the people who are close to you and your co-workers.
2. The Body: Your body starts to feel the effects of stress quite quickly. You will see the extra pounds coming on in different places. You’ll feel sluggish and will not have the energy to exercise and may not feel that level of enthusiasm you used to have in completing work projects. By mid-day, you may be feeling really tired and food becomes your companion. Usually, it’s the wrong kinds of foods. This all leads to serious complications with potential obesity and the diseases that stem from being over-weight like diabetes, heart problems, thyroid issues and more.
3. The Spirit: You will feel dishearted and sometimes there is a level of hopelessness that will develop. Doubt and fear will take over and you are unable to show the love that you have in your heart to others. You might have this wall that develops around your heart and you may be unwilling to let the positive in.
The good news is, we can do something about all of this. It sounds pretty dismal, but YOU can take action! Here are some simple steps that you can take to keep your Mind, Body and Spirit operating at it’s full, most positive potential during these very difficult times.
1. The Mind: Stay away from any negative conversations in the workplace or outside of the work setting. Only let the positives in. If there is a negative conversation that comes your way, change the topic or excuse yourself from that discussion. Keep your mind busy with new, positive thoughts. Start to look into things your really have a passion for. Maybe it’s a hobby or volunteer work to help others. Place a big rubber band on your wrist and each time a negative thought comes into your mind, snap it. This is called a pattern interupt. Once you do this enough (30 days) you will change your thought patterns to be more positive in nature.
2. The Body: Set up a workout schedule. In fact, keep a calendar of what you will be doing every hour of the day. Make time for any kind of daily exercise and moving the body. Our bodies were built to move. It doesn’t matter if it is walking or working out. Just do it and do it daily. Also, look at detox programs. I have been using the Isagenix program for over 2 years and it has been the best thing that I have ever done! I am toned and feel great and full of energy all of the time. It is all natural and is used by many athletes around the country. I encourage you to check out the following website to learn more. www.michelemarie.isagenix.com. It is imperative that you eat healthy during these difficult tmes. A program like this allows you to eat healthy and at a cost that is less than your average meal.
3. The Spirit: Take care of your spirit. It is so important to your well-being. Attend church if you enjoy that, pray if that is your thing, and meditate. Meditation has been viewed by many as a “Zen” like activity and maybe a little strange. Meditation can be as simple as just relaxing and listening to your breathing while you are at a stop-light. It doesn’t have to be anything formal and should really be what is comfortable to you. The important thing is that you stop and relax the mind.
Our world is going through a big correction process that can make life seem a bit unpleasant at times. Keep in mind that this is a way for the Universe or God or whatever you believe in… to correct and reset itself. Use this time to reset yourself and to bring a new level of health into your life.
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