Healthy Home
A life lived well
I'm so excited to be recording today with my dear friend and Real Estate extraordinaire, Jill Williams! We met close to a decade ago and bonded over our appreciation of holistic health and good people. Here's what Jill has to say on how your home can impact your health! Are we seeing a trend toward other Healthy/Alternative types of homes or neighborhoods? Jill Isn’t seeing this as a big trend, but she could see it more so in the future. Views and outdoor space are a big driver right now. In this area, it is also very important to many buyers to have water access....
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Be More Chicken!
A life lived well
Normally, I'm all about being fierce and "Going for it!" but today, I want you to hear the lessons BuckBeak and Copper AKA Kung Pao have to teach us. I want to hear from you: Tell me what lesson you learned from how BuckBeak and Copper! Bonus Points if you can relate (Yours doesn't have to be a life or death experience). I'll pick one response on June 30th and we'll share your wisdom with all our listeners! Links: Instagram: @growyourself757 Facebook: Music Emotional Inspiring Epic Trailer by Coma-Media via Pixabay Disclaimer: Nothing in any episode is to be considered medical advice....
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Meditation and Mindfulness
A life lived well
I am an Amazon Affiliate so those links may get me a kickback if you buy something from them, but I will never promote something I don’t believe in. Inspired by the Real Simple Magazine (Yuko, E. (2023). Mindfulness for skeptics. Real Simple, Special Edition(A Spiritual Life). ) Mindfulness and meditation were terms that I used interchangeably, but they have different uses. Mindfulness is a form of meditation where we are aware and present at the moment and focus on the senses, emotions, and experiences. The average person’s mind wanders 47% of the time (Seaver, M. (2023)....
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Meet Your Food: Our Gardens, Part two
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Apologies for the delay! The past month has been a little trying for me, but I will do better about editing on time in the future. Now on to the podcast! What we are trying this year? Big plans Raised beds- Liz says her soil is tired-looking- and needs to be amended. The plants in it look tired and it doesn’t seem to be holding water. She watched a video about looking for good soil- the three things it mentioned were does it have nutrients, does it hold water and does it have good drainage? Don’t just rely on the pictures on a package- read what the soil says it is designed for if...
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Meet Your Food: Our Gardens
A life lived well
We added something to our podcast: What’s new and good? We start out just telling you what’s going on in our lives. Let us know if this is something that would interest you to keep hearing! Sorry it was late this week, I was learning video edits on the fly! Today is a Meet Your Food segment on Gardening! Liz has just joined a garden club. The big takeaway from their February meeting was to limit their garden disruption at that point, but her Master Gardener neighbor has now started cleaning out beds. Liz has trimmed her roses and cleaned out her potted plants and any...
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Want Vs. Will
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Just a short Lenten Reflection while LIz is occupied this week that I had which I wanted to share with you. It's a different way to look at our daily activities to achieve our goals that came to me between reading stoics, my lenten reflection challenge and more. We all have things we want to do, but what will you do to get there? Links: Instagram: @growyourself757 Facebook: Music Emotional Inspiring Epic Trailer by Coma-Media via Pixabay Disclaimer: Nothing in any episode is to be considered medical advice. This podcast does not constitute client privilege. Unless...
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Fight Fair
A life lived well
Why do we fight? Perceptions ideas values desires Consider If it is worth it to have this fight/ difficult conversation- do you have a relationship that could be repaired by talking it out? Are you a stuffer or exploder? Neither is a good method. You shouldn't save insults, but also you want to have an exploration and a fix to a situation, not just get angry and blow up. In order to save the relationship: Expect to compromise, not win. Set Ground rules before you can even fight. Come from Love and understand why you feel like you need to have this discussion. Actions Do ...
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Communication!
A life lived well
Let's Talk about it! “I’m gonna say it and fix it”, or “You know my heart”. These are phrases we use with friends sometimes when talking about sensitive subjects to remind them that we love them, but it is critical to know our audience when we communicate. There were so many ways to communicate: verbal versus non-verbal communication Spoken (live or prerecorded or video or audio) Written (text, meme, email, cards, and letters) And there are language modifiers: Body Language, facial expression, and tone are just a few modifications In writing, we might use casual versus...
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Time Management
A life lived well
What are the biggest downfalls in getting the most out of your day and the ways you can protect your productivity? We give you some good ideas, but we'd love to hear yours, too! What has worked for you in the past? What hasn't? Links: Instagram: @growyourself757 Facebook: Music Emotional Inspiring Epic Trailer by Coma-Media via Pixabay Disclaimer: Nothing in any episode is to be considered medical advice. This podcast does not constitute client privilege. Unless otherwise noted, none of these links are meant to represent any relationship between Your Growth Matters, LLC...
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Memento Mori
A life lived well
Treat every day, experience, and interaction with the realization of the impact that it could be the last memory you make with the people around you. Think of it as a reason to make each day epic rather than letting it scare you! Basically, consider making the most out of life. Follow the seasons for guidance: take time to slow down, and build energy. Laughter can be healing in the wake of loss. You will go between joy and sorrow in the face of loss, but you must face both. Return to “normal”- whatever that new normal is. Act slower, and think more. “Whatever you do, do...
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Inspired by the Real Simple Magazine (Yuko, E. (2023). Mindfulness for skeptics. Real Simple, Special Edition(A Spiritual Life). ) https://amzn.to/3PVoDxO
Mindfulness and meditation were terms that I used interchangeably, but they have different uses. Mindfulness is a form of meditation where we are aware and present at the moment and focus on the senses, emotions, and experiences.
The average person’s mind wanders 47% of the time (Seaver, M. (2023). Reshaping the Mind. Real Simple, Special Edition (A Spiritual Life). I feel better about myself, don’t you?
Improve Neuroplasticity
Positive Changes on Stress, mood
As Little as 30 Seconds of Prayer can improve. That may be too short for some, but it is good to know that a little bit can have a benefit.
5 Minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour - each of these has been shown to benchmark improvement
Christian versus Eastern Mysticism. There are many ways to meditate- you may choose a method or it may come to you.
My personal feeling is time is relative when it comes to meditation and mindful practices. Don’t be judgmental towards yourself no matter how long or how successful you think you are. Remember to just go for 1% better today.
Let your thoughts come to you and float by. We believe this is an exercise and by practicing being mindful you can strengthen your mind, even when you are not actively meditating.
Liz gives a great example of how (for those born before the cell phone) we recall a time when we had multiple phone numbers memorized because we had to know them to get in touch. There is a study of London cab drivers who before beginning to work and then after being on the job had brain scans that showed that the memory area of the brain had grown. (https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/london-taxi-memory/)
Mindfulness can be applied to many activities, including cooking, cleaning, and eating.
Mindset is also of critical import. Make even the mundane matter. It can turn chaos into beauty!
Mindfulness can also be exercised by journaling.
Be more present and intentional during conversation! This will help you connect better with others and learn more. Helpful tools for this are asking questions of clarification and also by reflecting on the thoughts we think we comprehended. Many people know this as active listening. This helps limit distractions and shows the other person respect and honor. Do you have other ideas? Give us a comment!
Physical Meditation or meditation by movement- Yoga, walking, running, and more. Locals: check out Yoga on the Green in Newport News! Maybe you can even find mindfulness in a group activity like running together.
Prayer can show up as a way to meditate. It should feel like a conversation. It does not need to be complicated. Books can be used as a guide, beads as in Rosary or Misbaha, when you see something that stimulates you to do so (such as emergency crews), singing.
Candles can be aids in meditation, gardening may be a good mindfulness practice, and music or audio may help with state of mind. Straightening (or being in an organized space) can be a mind-calming activity. A beverage can even be enjoyed mindfully, as well as weather or time with a beloved pet.
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Disclaimer: Nothing in any episode is to be considered medical advice. This podcast does not constitute client privilege. Unless otherwise noted, none of these links are meant to represent any relationship between Your Growth Matters, LLC and the linked companies or their content.