Creating a Healthy Lifestyle

Be Healthy and Happy

Everyone wants to be healthy, but most of us think of health only in the body–our physical self.  But we need to look at being healthy in a more holistic way.  It is important to improve our health not only physically, but also in mind, body, and spirit.  But there is also another dimension: the social self.  Being human, we also have a self that is developed in social interactions with others–beginning in the family during infancy and early childhood.  To begin with, I will discuss personal growth and the social self:

Improving your Self

An important way to work on your self is to improve your ‘social self.’  You can do this by improving and enriching your relationships.  It begins in the family and unfolds in relationships with others.  Secure attachment in childhood is the basis of healthy relationships.  But these relationships need to be nurtured and enriched throughout the aging of the individual.

In addition to improving your ‘social self’ and your relationships, you can continue to grow as an individual.  There is a triangle of personal growth: enhancing the self, being proactive, and becoming resilient.  ‘Growing’ as an individual will also enhance your social connections.  Now I will briefly give you an overview of the four dimensions of the human being:

 The Physical Self

You need to take care of your body through regular exercise and eating well.  Avoiding being overweight or obese is paramount.  Prevention is very important.  If you can prevent physical problems it will be easier to continue to be physically healthy.  This doesn’t always happen and you may have a physical condition.  But you can still work at being healthy as much as you are able.  Don’t give up!  Continue to do the best that you can to be physically healthy.

As you improve your physical health you will feel better about yourself and have a better body image.

The Mind

It is also vital to have a healthy mind.  You can do this in two ways: learning new things and coping with your feelings and emotions.

The Spirit

It is also important to meditate and become mindful.  Eventually you would want to focus on a transcendent ‘reality’ that can be very comforting.  Your social self can evolve into a spiritual self.

Create a Healthy Lifestyle

My book, Create a Healthy Lifestyle: Secrets of Health and Happiness, explains how you can achieve a healthy lifestyle in a more holistic way.  It is crucial, therefore, to be healthy in mind, body, spirit, and the social self.  When you have holistic health, you will have a healthy lifestyle in a complete sense.  It will enhance the quality of your life, and bring you health and happiness.  It will not only increase your longevity; you will also have a healthy and happy life.  It will improve all aspects of your self, as well as your relationships with others.