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Healthy Answers – A Guide To Healthy Living:

‘The Ultimate Pity Party!’

By Dale Brown, B.S., Keep a journal of positives. Write down what you are attitude. Engage in activities that bring you joy and
M.A., C.E.C. Dale is a thankful for each day. Practicing gratefulness improves relaxation, such as exercise, hobbies, spending time in
motivational speaker who positive coping skills by breaking a negative thinking nature, or practicing self-compassion. When you prioritize
has spent many years as a style and substituting it with optimism. Developing a self-care, you are more likely to have a positive mindset.
Certified Life Coach and has more positive attitude takes time and consistent effort. Optimism is just one factor among many that contribute
written numerous articles Be patient with yourself and practice self-compassion to overall health and longevity. Genetics, lifestyle choices,
and e-books relating to self- along the way. socioeconomic factors and access to healthcare also
improvement and ways to Practice mindfulness. Think of people in your life play significant roles. Cultivating an optimistic attitude
build a high-performance who helped you in some way. Spend one minute each can contribute positively to these factors and promote a
team. She is the author morning or evening appreciating the care and support healthier and longer life. Take a good look at your glass
of the recently published or whatever it might be that these individuals gave to and ask yourself if it’s half empty or half full? Your answer
book, “Small Steps...Big you. This mindful exercise will need to be practiced on will tell you what to do. Oh, and please don’t send me an
Changes: The Personal Stories of a Life Coach.” Her a regular basis for the brain’s positive outlook to be kept invitation to your next pity party!
education and years of experience in physical fitness and in good shape.
training of elite athletes has enabled her to sharpen her Practice self-care. Taking care of your physical and
knowledge in many health-related areas. The following mental well-being is essential for cultivating a positive
introduces a new approach to Brown’s series of columns
devoted to many topics that deal with the mind/body
connection and the importance of living a healthy
lifestyle. Dale, a Bocaire resident, can be reached at
were such a thing as getting awards for negativity, she BOCA RATON FINANCIAL PLANNERS
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