Do you get enough sleep?

In the last few weeks I haven't had much sleep. I'm too busy to sleep!  I get most things done in the evenings and most nights end up going to bed after midnight. I know its not good for my body, because I feel fatigued, the next day and dont have much energy.

Sleep gives the brain a chance to reorganize information to find answers to problems, to process new information, and to organize and archive memories.  Sleep is such an important bodily function, and even though we might put off going to sleep, eventually sleep will take over, as I have discovered! 

Sleep has a healing effect in that it gives our bodies and minds time to rejuvenate, reenergize, and restore. Sleep is a type of unconsciousness and is a state of being unaware of the world. How much sleep should a person get each night? Depends. Some people need a great deal of sleep, while others require only a minimum of sleep. We need to get the amount of sleep necessary to feel alert, healthy, and  fit. The average person maintains his health with about eight hours of sleep. Having dreams while you are sleeping  is actually good for your health too.

Not enough sleep can cause a drop in performance, lack of concentration, lapses in memory, accidents and injuries, behavior and mood problems.

The benefits of sleep are that sleep helps to repair your body, keep your heart healthy, keeps your skin looking refreshed, reduces stress, improves your memory, can help you to control your body weight.

Sleep is essential to good health as it refreshes the body and the mind. If you get enough sleep regularly every night you will feel and also be able to work better.


Do you get enough sleep?

What is your favourite colour?

My favourite colors are blue and purple. I love colours! There are so many beautiful colours, they just brighten up my day. Colours can also mean a lot of different things to different people.
We were told that yellow is a happy color and promotes happiness, because its so bright, so when we built our house we painted our walls in yellow and we love it, it really does give a feeling of warmness and brightness to the day.

What is your favourite color?

Life is a adventure!

'One way to get the most out of life is

to look upon it as an adventure'

William Feather

When I found this quote, I thought about what it actually meant. Life is an adventure, we need to embrace it and give it our best. Life is too short, to let things get in the way, so lets be motivated and confident to achieve what we want out of life!

What inspires you?

Unfortunately these days there is a lot of doubt, negativity and lost hope. However if we focus on positivity and what inspires us, you can change everything. I was wondering the other day what inspires me?

Learning something new inspires me. Whether it is a new skill I learn, or just a new fact. It inspires me. Looking at nauture, a beautiful waterfall or mountain inspires me. My children are my inspiration, I love seeing them grow and am inspired that I teach them a whole lot about life.

Writing a blog inspires me to think about a wide range of issues and to develop a perspective on them, which is satisfying knowing that I have shared something with someone.  I also like to think that once in a while I am able to share news, an idea, or an interesting fact that is helpful to someone.

Thinking about what inspires you, gives you a goal. It gives you a positive and constructive passion to grasp onto and live out your dreams. The more you strive toward that goal, the more positive person you can become. It can be something small, or what others might find insignificant.
 
No matter what inspires you, think about it and be positive. There is so much to do in life that if you dont you will miss out on so much. So be passionate, be inspired and be positive. You can achieve anything.
 
What inspires you?

Be Confident and Be Yourself!

Its so easy to lose confidence these days. Self confidence is about believing in what you can do, and having a positive impression of yourself. Its all about how you think of yourself.  Positive self talk is a great way to build confidence.

No matter what you look like or who you are, you must be confident in who YOU are, the things you like, the things you dream of and definitely dont change for anyone!

You are who you are, and you can only learn and get better for yourself!  Be surrounded by positive people, get rid of any negativity in your life, and live life confidently!

Keep on telling yourself that you are confident and it will grow on you and you will be really be confident. Keep on telling yourself that you are beautiful and talented and amazing and a great person and you will believe it. Once its in your head, you will have the self confidence you need.

Dont let anyone or anything put you down. Dont worry about what other people think of you. Its all about you and what you want. When you start feeling self conscious or critical of yourself, think of the positive aspects, and focus on positivity.

Do things to make you feel confident. Exercise a little every day or a few times a week. It will boost your energy. Dress the way that you want to dress, it doesn't matter what others think.

The key to building self confidence is making yourself feel good about yourself.

What do you do to boost your confidence? leave a comment