Be Mindful. Be Grateful. Be Kind
Hi guys!
Today is the International Day of Happiness, set aside by the United Nations every 20th of March, to encourage mankind to think actively on happiness. In their website, the United Nations state that “The purpose of the day is the pursuit of happiness as a fundamental human goal.” Not only therefore, are we to talk about happiness, we are also meant to actively promote it as a worthy cause to work for and achieve.
This year runs under the theme “Be Mindful. Be Grateful. Be Kind”, and I’ve chosen it as the theme for this week’s #MentalMondays blog, because I feel that all of this is relevant to our mental health, as well as that of others around us.
Now, let’s pause a bit. When was the Last time you were grateful, both for small things and great? When was the last time we were kind, to ourselves and to others? When was the last time we were mindful and conscious and alert of life happening around us? How zoned out are we?
Today’s theme calls on us to be a little more noticing of our internal and external settings.
The reminder to be Mindful calls us to be more aware, more in touch, more in tune with the rhythm of life. It calls us to examine and evaluate our lives – take out the toxic trash, keep the precious treasures – and come up happier at the end of it all. And through mindfulness, we are ultimately led to gratitude for the good and kindness for the not so good.
Ultimately, dear friends, let us remember that happiness consists not on what we have, who and what we are, but on how we are deep inside. Happiness, is internal harmony.
Which is why, as always, we need to safeguard our mental health. The statement “I am happy /I am not happy” is a conclusion from what happens within. Last week, we spoke about ways of coping ;if we do those and more really well, we won’t be far from the Road to Happiness. Above all, smile, be positive, be cheerful, look for beauty in everything you do, everywhere you go.
Above all, take care of your mental state, and you’ll have taken care of yourself. The healthier the mind, the healthier the body; the healthier the body, the happier the self.
So, mental health = happiness.
Because #mentathealthmatters❤️🧠, dear friends!
Because#Mentalhealthmatters❤🧠 