Fear. As a psychological response it was designed to protect us. But so often it just acts as a barrier to adventure, joy and success. Recently my son overcame his fear of the ocean. Watching him inspired me to explore my own fears and how to put them aside. In a month dedicated to positivity and new beginnings, I want to be fearless.
It’s when these things happen that I realise just how much …
To wrap up the week’s focus on health, I wanted to share some practical ways to exercise with children. Sometimes I feel like I don’t have time to exercise because of the kids. But in reality there are plenty of ways to incorporate exercise into my life with the little ones along. Of course, the concept of “me time” does get a little lost, but the trade-off is doing something fun and laughing with my boys – and that’s pretty good too.
As we focus on our health this week, we have a guest post from HealthInsuranceComparison.com.
Every new year, my thoughts turn to my health. What I can do to improve it? How can I be more in tune with my body, heart and mind? This week, there will be a focus on health. Starting with what I consider the most important piece of the health puzzle: mental health.
It was late afternoon and the storm clouds had already begun to blow in. But I craved the sand and the sea, so I headed down to the beach with baby E. Just him and I, a towel and the baby carrier. Unencumbered by cameras or phones. No shoes, both dressed only in our swimmers. I waded into the ocean, him close on my hip and we bounced over the waves together, his baby giggles and soft breath against my neck.
As we head into a new year, I am all abuzz with new ideas, intentions and plans. When I was busy writing and planning, our family dog, Hugo, came in for a nosy. It made me wonder what the dogs’ resolutions would be, if he could tell me. Perhaps it would go something like this …