What do we mean by the term ‘Wellbeing’?
What does Wellbeing really mean?
My whole life has been a constant learning curve as I suppose most people’s are. However, mine has probably been a much steeper curve than most due to the fact I had no formal schooling and didn’t read and write until I was 20, consequently all through my life I have come across many things I simply had no idea what they were or what they meant. Therefore I had to make the effort to find out the meanings of these things, even now at this late stage in life I am still discovering things I know nothing about.
Of course since I progressed to having my own website, this has enabled me to discover and digest things far quicker and easier than in the past. Over the last few months one thing I have come across more and more on the internet was the word ‘Wellbeing’, now it’s a word I have heard many times in the past during conversations with various folk but as usual, not wanting to show my ignorance I kept quiet. But recently I made the effort to find out more about ‘Wellbeing’ and what I discovered was most interesting and thought provoking.
By attaining ultimate wellbeing, we are allowing ourselves to express our full capacity as human beings, and we are choosing to walk as warriors of light and positive influence through a world that is consumed by darkness and negativity. I realised that in reality, there is no greater cause than this.
As many of you will have realised by now life goes by very quickly and we need to enjoy the amazing journey. However, always striving for an end result will ultimately be fruitless if we have been unhappy in the process. Achieving inner peace requires profound changes in thoughts, behaviours, and spiritual practices, such as meditation, relaxation, and cultivating gratitude and although I have practised these to some extent in the past, I now do much more.
My personal feeling is there are no bad days, only bad reactions! I believe it is your state of mind that actually dictates how you will react to anything going on in your life or around you.
What does it mean to thrive? According to standard definition, it means to grow, to flourish, to prosper. This is a beautiful term, something that resonates deeply with me or anyone who wants to encourage and inspire wellness. In terms of wellness then, to thrive means that we are constantly encouraging wellness within ourselves, within our bodies and of course, within our minds.
In this day and age our minds are cluttered with stresses, concerns, worries, and endless external problems. We hardly ever or never stop to just be still and allow the mind to be quiet. The mind that never experiences quiet never switches off. Meditation, daydreaming and eliminating external noise by simply sitting in silence allows the mind to wander and just be idle. This allows us to tap into our true inner selves, to discover new ideas, and focus on and engage our thoughts, memories, and emotions. I realise now this is exactly how it was for me as a child but once I had responsibilities of my own all that changed, now I’m making it change again.
Health is The New Wealth, Are You Well-thy?
Until next time ……………….
