Nurture: Your WOW Message of the Week

Here’s your Words of Wisdom (WOW) Message of the week.

NURTURE

I listen to my intuition and know what to do.

Definition: care for and encourage growth

Other: look after, support, take care of

Opposite: neglect, ignore, forget

INTENTIONAL ATTENTION!
To ourselves and others.

It can be a lifestyle, something we do in our daily lives. To improve well-being and contentment we support the act of being ourselves. There are many habits that encourage caring for mind, body and spirit. Through trial and error we learn what is most important to help us flourish.

For me, when I clear clutter from my house it decreases my stress level and gives me clarity. It makes me feel happier and it is a way to nurture my love of harmony and peace. Doing a daily meditation or soaking up some Vitamin D in the sun or saying no can be ways to encourage growth towards living life better.

Making someone feel important can be as easy as listening to them with focus and understanding. You can convey a feeling of cooperation and nurture the relationship. Taking consideration of other’s wishes is not the same as people pleasing or going overboard with YES to everyone or everything.

One of the best ways to be lifted up is to lift someone else up. Being a caring person who uses communication in a kind and honest way can lead to relationships where both are sharing dreams and life lessons with mutual give and take. Giving emotional support can make working through a challenge a little easier.

In these quickly changing times we sometimes face discomfort from different opinions and ideas. We are working towards a goal of listening, to support changes in ourselves and others. We must work together to nurture a climate of acceptance and inclusivity.

It is not easy to figure out what you need in your life to feel cared for or how you can support others.

Listen to your heart.

Tune into your intuition, it’s quiet and always there, and you will know what to do.



Find the Good,
Becky and Janette


Originally posted on July 8, 2020, written by Becky Wilbur.

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Beauty: Your WOW Message of the Week

Here’s your Words of Wisdom (WOW) Message of the week.

BEAUTY

It’s everywhere.

Definition: Exquisite, gorgeous, attractive, lovely

Other: Stunning, pretty, easy to look at

Opposite: Hideous, decimated, grotesque

In this week’s guidance, we are focusing on the beauty we find in the natural world. Yes, it’s everywhere. Yet the thing is that we need to be aware enough to notice it.

Beauty is a precious gift from the Divine to delight and enrich our lives.

A friend of mine was recovering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and was guided to look for beauty in her midst every day and photograph and document it for a year.

Her first photo was a shot of the clouds and a rainbow that she sensed was a gift to her. This was just the healing elixir she needed to reawaken her sense of love, gratitude, and connection. Her project was called Choosing Beauty and you can find out more here. https://livlane.com/about-the-blog/

I love to go for a morning walk with my dog and see the beauty in my neighborhood. I could choose to focus on the overgrown yards, garbage, and decay but I choose to be on the lookout for beauty, and each and every day I find it.

Sometimes the beauty is a tree, plant, animal, or a nice encounter with a neighbor.

These walks are daily meditations where I look for beauty, inspiration, and delight to fill up my heart and soul. It enlivens and enriches me. You could call it “walking self-care.”

Today, I found two lush, thriving bushes growing out of a crack in the sidewalk. They were remarkable. A true example of “Bloom where you are planted.” The day before, I observed a beautiful hibiscus that made me stop and look deeper at her beauty.

Any way you choose to look for beauty in your midst is up to you. You could look online for images, take a walk, look out the window, go to a local nursery or park, or a thousand other options. You could take a picture, write about it, tell someone about it, or whatever tickles your fancy.

Remember, beauty is everywhere and is a gift to enrich your life.

Today, take a moment to notice something beautiful in your midst as you Live Life Better.


Find the Good,
Becky and Janette


Originally posted on July 1, 2020, written by Janette Stuart.

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NATURE - Your WOW message of the Week

Welcome to the WOW Card of the Week series. A new card will be featured every week for you to think about, mull over, and maybe change something to fill your life with well-being and wonder.

Your Words of Wisdom (WOW) Guidance Card of the Week May 14-20, 2023, is here!

NATURE

Go outside. Look up. Be amazed.

Definition: physical world, including plants, animals, landscape
Other: outdoors, Mother Earth, flora and fauna, universe
Opposite: barren, void, nothingness

Our affinity toward nature is genetic and deep-rooted in evolution. The biological need to connect with nature is called The Biophilia Hypothesis. Super interesting. Nature helps us survive and is in our DNA. There are natural oils found in plants called terpenes that are critical to our well-being. Natural light is also therapeutic. Earth grounding affects our bodies.

Nature impacts health. Nature deprivation, a lack of time in the natural world, has been associated with depression. Nature helps us cope with pain. Being outdoors reduces stress by lowering the stress hormone cortisol.

WAYS NATURE HELPS WELL-BEING

-reduction in anxiety levels
-increase problem-solving skills
-heightened concentration
-improve creative abilities
-more grateful and appreciative
-mindful of what we see, hear, smell, feel
-alleviates feelings of social isolation
-reduces fear, anger and stress
-increases pleasant feelings

As we shelter in place and stay at home more than we usually do we can feel trapped and hopeless. Our daily lives have changed and we are faced with uncertainty. We are in survival mode. We can make the choice every day to do the best we can in these challenging circumstances.

INCORPORATE NATURE INTO DAILY LIFE

Walk outdoors, sit on the lawn
Plants scattered around your home
Natural scents-candles, diffusers, spray
Natural items as decor-wicker baskets, driftwood, rocks and pebbles
Get creative and draw nature, color flowers
Indoor herb garden
Play nature sounds-gentle rain, whale song, birdsong
Garden dreaming or doing
Fresh flowers
Open the curtains
Bath-epsom salt and scent of your choice
Look up at the stars
Study the moon phases

NATURE MAKES US FEEL ALIVE FROM THE INSIDE

Find the Good,
Becky and Janette


Originally posted on May 13, 2020, written by Becky Wilbur.

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