Happiness is an endeavor and health is a long term commitment. We need to develop a bent of mind that puts these two over everything else, for a long time. There are no shortcuts to happiness, and health also doesn’t come with a free ride. We all want to progress and be achievers in life, but in that quest we forget about the things that really matter. The real things being the things that contribute to happiness and a hearty health.
We often resort to the shortcut, a quick fix, because it is presumably easy. While it may give us a temporary sense of achievement and happiness, it does not benefit in the long run. Quick fixes like a crash diet, a vigorous exercise regime, a short term course or a self help book that we read and forget are some things that may give us peace of mind, but what they also do is stall our long term plans of a commitment towards our health and happiness.
It is also necessary to set goals and overcome them on a daily basis. By staying focused on the present, we take steps to improve our future. Short term goals like following a diet, eating vegetables, exercising at least 10 minutes a day and increasing it with each passing day, sleeping at the right time for the right duration, having an early start to the day, to do more of what we enjoy and spend time with the people we love are some of the short term goals that lead to a long term happy and healthy life.
While achieving the short term goals need a considerable push and effort, it eventually becomes a way of life. When we consciously focus on working towards a happy and healthy life every day, we do not see it as an effort after a point. A few points below will help you move forward, from the short term goal setting to committing yourselves to your long term goals.
1. Start with something that you can do and enjoy. Never opt for diet plans that are hard to keep or a workout regime that you can’t stick to. Sustainability is the key!
2. Prioritize the things that make you healthy and happy. If you give more importance to things that are bound to make you happy and healthy, you will never undermine them.
3. Be ready for the initial effort
4. Never feel guilty for slip ups, but don’t make the slip ups a habit.
We often resort to the shortcut, a quick fix, because it is presumably easy. While it may give us a temporary sense of achievement and happiness, it does not benefit in the long run. Quick fixes like a crash diet, a vigorous exercise regime, a short term course or a self help book that we read and forget are some things that may give us peace of mind, but what they also do is stall our long term plans of a commitment towards our health and happiness.
It is also necessary to set goals and overcome them on a daily basis. By staying focused on the present, we take steps to improve our future. Short term goals like following a diet, eating vegetables, exercising at least 10 minutes a day and increasing it with each passing day, sleeping at the right time for the right duration, having an early start to the day, to do more of what we enjoy and spend time with the people we love are some of the short term goals that lead to a long term happy and healthy life.
While achieving the short term goals need a considerable push and effort, it eventually becomes a way of life. When we consciously focus on working towards a happy and healthy life every day, we do not see it as an effort after a point. A few points below will help you move forward, from the short term goal setting to committing yourselves to your long term goals.
1. Start with something that you can do and enjoy. Never opt for diet plans that are hard to keep or a workout regime that you can’t stick to. Sustainability is the key!
2. Prioritize the things that make you healthy and happy. If you give more importance to things that are bound to make you happy and healthy, you will never undermine them.
3. Be ready for the initial effort
4. Never feel guilty for slip ups, but don’t make the slip ups a habit.
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