WELLNESS WEDNESDAY

How To Achieve Wellness at No Cost

Some of you may recall that I pointed out that there's been research done that shows that just thinking thoughts of gratitude has been shown to have a beneficial effect on our health. But what if you don't feel you have anything for which to be grateful? Try looking at the previous blogs an EMOTIONAL REASONING and think about that carefully.

Well, nobody said it would be easy, but if it can make you healthier for free, it's worth the effort.

 Without spending a dime, you can write down a list of positive things that you have, and on which you can choose to focus your attention.

Like the eyesight that allows you to read these words, or see the beauty of nature, or see the smile of a friend or a stranger offering help,or the sense of hearing that allows you to communicate your needs and feelings with others, or hear your favorite music, or your sense of touch which allows you to have contact with other people, or your sense of smell which allows you to enjoy the aromas and the taste of good food and the perfume that flowers give to the air, or your ability to breathe. Now, think for a few seconds about what it would be like if suddenly,
without warning one or more of those positive things were taken away.

Now, really think for a few minutes about how good it is to have those positive things and any others that you have in your life (e.g. friends, abilities, home, job, pets, support groups/networks etc.).Write them down in a list and post your list in a prominent place in your home and (if possible) at work. Each day try to add a new item to that list so you give yourself a daily shower of the health benefits of gratitude.

Your mind and body will thank you. 

Dale J. Anderson, M.D.