Words of Wellness brings you Emotional Wellness Month in October

“If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love. Don't be surly at home, then go out in the street and start grinning "Good morning" at total strangers.”
- Maya Angelou

“There is no cure for birth and death, save to enjoy the interval.”
-Santayana

“Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry. Worry never fixes anything.” - Mary Hemingway

“Age doesn’t make you boring, boring makes you boring.”
- Unknown

"Nothing is so strong as gentleness and nothing is so gentle as real strength."
- Ralph W. Sockman

"Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up."
- G.K. Chesterton

“While we are indifferent to our good qualities, we keep on deceiving ourselves in regard to our faults, until we come to look on them as virtues.”
- Heinrich Heine

“I am as my creator made me and since He is satisfied, so am I.”
- Minnie Smith

"Life reflects your own thoughts back to you."
-Angela Oberer

"It is easy to sit up and take notice. What is difficult is getting up and taking action."
- Al Batt

“Every adversity has within it the seed of an equivalent or a greater benefit.”
– Napoleon Hill

"We struggle with the complexities and avoid the simplicities." – Norman Vincent Peale

“The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.”
– Confucius

“We smile at the ignorance of the savage who cuts down the tree in order to reach its fruit; but the same blunder is made by every person who is over eager and impatient in the pursuit of pleasure.”
- William Ellery Channing

October is Emotional Wellness Month

Girl celebrating Emotional Wellness Month

Objective: Get more out of every day with laughter and enjoyment. This is a time to reduce stress and seek moderation in mood swings.

Balance your activities to support your emotional state, avoid overload and overwhelm.

Keep your positive attitude in check.

Avoid pity parties.

To Do:

Take an anger management course, and learn to control explosive tempers. Showing your angry side is never pretty and rarely impressive. If you have a problem with anger, now is the time to take control. Taking an anger management course will not only teach you how to harness your personal power but how to find simple solutions to the problems that brought on the anger in the first place.

Reduce mountains to molehills. Many of us are guilty of jumping to conclusions when we don't have complete information regarding a situation. And because of the nature of our ability to solve problems, we often assume the worst. Learn to remain calm until complete information is available. Give yourself two or three options or solutions to choose from when dealing with a situation that seems "out of control."

Remember the things we worry about often never happen and often are not as bad as we originally assumed.

Seek the help of a therapist. Therapists jobs are to help you address the issues in your personal life that are creating an emotional imbalance. Jealousy, possessiveness, anger, depression, anxiety, rage, interpersonal conflicts and feeling like you are stuck in a rut are all rooted in other issues. A good therapist can help you create a tailored program to get you back on track.

Distance yourself from drama and chaos. Are you a drama addict? Do you find yourself eager to call your gossip buddy as soon as you hear the dish on someone? Do you find yourself spending hours getting caught up in other people's troubles? If so, you may be a drama addict.

Drama addicts, though often problem solvers, are stressed out and get sick unnecessarily from taking on the weight of the world. If you are a drama addict, just say NO, and distance yourself from the chaos around you.

Create a humor file with clipped columns and cartoons. You know those emails people forward to you that are cute. Instead of saving them randomly in your email bin, copy them and paste them into a word document and save them in an official "Humor file". If you ever have a day when you don't feel 100%, try looking through your humor file. It will most likely cheer you up. It will also help you learn to think in a funny way. Taking yourself too seriously is way out - nobody's doing it anymore.

Watch comedy and humorous films. Do you always watch psychological thrillers and dramas when you pop in a DVD? If so, it's time for a change. A light hearted comedy can not only brighten your mood, but it can give you a much needed laugh. Limit yourself for one week to only watch funny movies and read funny material.

Lighten up with Daily Laughter Exercise. Try this weird exercise when you are alone. Time yourself laughing for three solid minutes. Belt it out, whether you feel like laughing or not. Laugh out loud. Laugh quietly, try giggling, Chuckle, and try snort laughing. This exercise helps you remember how to laugh. After doing this exercise for one week, you'll find yourself laughing more often and at times when you normally wouldn't laugh.

Another variation of this exercise is leading a group in laughter for three minutes. Sounds weird, but people pay big money to go to comedy clubs so they can laugh with a group. You can lead them for free. Try it. Get the whole office group together and do a group laughter each morning. The results may surprise you.

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