Four Ways to Improve Your Life This Year
At the beginning of every year, it is tradition to set yourself resolutions to make your life better, and it is often a tradition to have given up on these pursuits before the end of January. If this is often the case for you, then you need to remind yourself that change can occur at any time of the year and you can restart your resolutions or even begin new ones.
To help you to recapture the hopefulness of improving your life that the new year can bring, this little article has been put together to give you some simple, achievable, yet extremely meaningful changes you can make to your life starting today.
photo/ Gerd Altmann
Deal with your problems head on
One of the best things you can do this year is to tackle your problems head-on. The subject of mental health disorders is still a sensitive one, but understanding of the issue is growing and entering the mainstream public consciousness.
A mental illness is just like any other physical ailment: If it goes untreated, it will get worse.
The Recovery Village website is a good place to start as you begin to grapple with your issues. There is a huge amount of useful information on their website for you to gain a better understanding of what is wrong and get the motivation you need to start discussing these issues with a professional to find the right combination of treatment and medication to improve your life.
Clean away the clutter
You don’t have to wait until Spring to have a Spring clear-out, especially when there are lots of organizing tips from Marie Kondo’s hit Netflix show to get your inspired about tidying up and cleaning out the clutter.
It is often said that being in an organized and tidy environment can help to ease feelings of stress and anxiety, helping you to achieve a better sense of control over your life.
See something new
Of course, one of the best thing you can do at any time of your life is make the commitment to travel and see new places and things. There are loads of recommendations on where to travel in 2019 to begin to inspire you about the possibilities the world has to offer.
Why not immerse yourself in the unique culture and history of a place you have never been before? You can try and learn the language before you go and try out new food you have never tasted before.
At the end of the day, everyone deserves a little adventure every now and again, so why shouldn’t you get yours?
Appreciate the little things
A final thing you can do is learn how to keep a wellness journal. Sometimes known as bullet-journaling, when you track your mood and take notes of good memories or achievements every day, this act can help you remember all the good things.
These are also useful if you are looking to make, for example, dietary changes or want to set yourself more goals like reading one book a month.
Author: Carol Trehearn
