Be your best #393

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Wellness News Around the 'Net

Happy Monday!  Food for thought on this last Monday of the year: 

There are 10 distinct types of happiness.  Which ones resonate with you?  And, maybe more importantly, how can you embrace more of it?

https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/ten-kinds-of-happiness

You still have time to gift, not just for the holidays but because a birthday, a special day or a Tuesday. Food gifts for many is a gift of love. 

https://www.heprecipe.com/post/food-gifts-etc

Ah yes, the inevitable Jan 1 search for what else, what new, what more. Humans don’t like to change behavior, but it is possible. Shift your view of the habit (new or old), and stack ‘em up

https://www.healthyexpatparent.com/post/habit-shifting

Physical Health

Eat Well

Sugary drinks hit your bloodstream faster and harder than sugary foods, it seems.  

Type 2 diabetes: Sugary drinks may significantly raise risk

Be Active

So you can be “active” AND have a clean house!  Win win!

https://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/ss/slideshow-calories-burned-by-household-chores?

Let's move!

This timer is tabata at its finest: a pair of moves, repeated 4 times.  

Ready to sweat? Start your music!

https://www.intervaltimer.com/shared/PwHtErNdxHWE4TmpHSBE-Tabata-Pairs-Go-And-Simple

Spiritual Health

Hope is not just a feel-good sentiment; it is actually vital to our lives.

https://showme.missouri.edu/2025/hope-is-the-key-to-a-meaningful-life-according-to-new-research/?

Mental & Emotional Health

Is it really as simple as these 4 questions?

https://www.upworthy.com/happiness-researcher-mental-health-checklist?

Social Health

How to not take offense.  

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/06/art-self-control-provocation/683205/

Be your best, friends

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