Tag: Happiness

Happiness is a mental or emotional state of well-being defined by positive emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy as you achieve balance in your mind/body/spirit connection.

Regain Control by Listening to Your Body: How Food Affects Your Mood

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Controlling Stress, Dream Big - Start Small, Health and Wellness, Life Skills.

For many high-achieving women, food isn’t just about nourishment. It’s about regulating your mood, energy, and performance. So there are many elements to consider when we’re looking at how food affects your mood.

You may eat between meetings. Or skip meals without noticing. You reach for something quick when your energy dips. At the end of the day, you unwind with something comforting, not because you’re hungry, but because your body is asking for relief.

And often, the conversation around food gets reduced to discipline. What you should eat. What you shouldn’t. What’s “good” and what’s “bad.” But that framework misses something essential. Your relationship with food isn’t just behavioral. It’s somatic. It lives in your nervous system.

Unlock the Power and Magic of Emotional Attunement in Your Relationships

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Dream Big - Start Small, Emotional Intelligence, Fearless Mindset.

Have you ever tried to talk with a stone-faced person, showing no facial reaction at all to what you were saying? It didn’t take long before you began faltering for words, losing your train of thought, and finding it hard to carry on, did it? Why is that? Because when there’s no emotional attunement, no empathy, we don’t feel connected, understood, or valued. We need to feel like people are getting what we’re saying.

Emotional attunement takes more than looking at someone or hearing their words. It means using all of our senses to understand what they’re feeling so much that we feel it too. It takes being able to sense, interpret, and respond to someone so that they don’t feel alone any longer. Our eyes become moist with tears when they hurt or beam with happiness to mirror their joy. We lean in and touch their arm with a gesture of compassion. We reflect back to them their emotions with words such as, “That must have been so frustrating!”

Know the Difference Between Thankful and Grateful to Live a Richer Life

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Healthy Relationships, Mindfulness, Positive Mindset.

If the words “grateful” and “thankful” were colors, in the shade of red, which would be the darker, richer red? Many of us use those words interchangeably. They are closely related. But there are fundamental differences between the two. Understanding the difference between thankful and grateful will deepen and enrich your mindfulness practices.

End Sleepless Nights to Improve Your Health, Longevity and Happiness

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Health and Wellness, Life Skills, Mindfulness.

“Sleep is that golden chain that ties health and our bodies together.” ~ Thomas Dekker

Humans NEED to spend a lot of time sleeping. According to some statistics, the average person spends about 26 years sleeping, over a lifespan of 79 years. However, we also spend 7 years trying to get to sleep. That’s a lot of lost sleep! It’s not uncommon to have a few sleepless nights, now and then. And you’ll be able to function still. But a cycle of sleepless nights will adversely impact your life! The secret we all want to know is how to easily get to sleep and stay asleep, so we perform at our best.

Get Out and Enjoy Nature. It’s The Antidote To Creative Blocks!

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Creative Thinking.

“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” ~ John Muir

In Oregon, we experience our share of inclement weather so it’s easy to get into the rut of staying indoors day after day. As a result, many Oregonians are Vitamin D deficient, which greatly alters the mood, mental health and immune system. So when summer finally comes, I tell everyone, “Get out and enjoy nature as much as possible. It’s one of the best ways to overcome creative blocks and get your creativity flowing again!

Tag: Happiness

Regain Control by Listening to Your Body: How Food Affects Your Mood

Unlock the Power and Magic of Emotional Attunement in Your Relationships

Know the Difference Between Thankful and Grateful to Live a Richer Life

End Sleepless Nights to Improve Your Health, Longevity and Happiness

Get Out and Enjoy Nature. It’s The Antidote To Creative Blocks!

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