optimism

My Latest Painting (+ 9 Ways To Feel More Hopeful Today)

    Do you ever feel alone? Do you need a reminder that being alone is an illusion? No one ever truly walks alone, ever.  Sometimes you can almost catch it out of the corner of your eye — the souls that surround you. Certainly sometimes you can feel it.  The layers and layers and layers of generations of ancestors that have come before you, lived entire lives, and created all the generations of family that culminated in who you are … countless souls looking over you, excited for you, loving on you, watching you, proud of you, experiencing continued […]

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Optimism Literally Improves Your Body’s Health, 10 Ways To Boost Your Outlook Today

    I really enjoy providing content that is uplifting and encouraging, and that is because I know that feeling encouraged literally boosts your physical health. Here are a few healing articles you could start with that I’ve written in the past to uplift you, if you need a little boost today: Medical Decisions Can Be Overwhelming, Here’s An Easy Tool To Help (+ free printable) Reduce Your Overwhelm In 3 Breaths, Right Now With Me The One Big Health Secret I Learned In Medical School Higher Morale, Longer Life Span Boost Your Connection To Others To Boost Your Health

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Higher Morale, Longer Life Span

  A new study shows that having a sense of optimism about your future actually helps you live longer… much longer!   Published March 15, 2015 in Age and Aging, the results are clear: a higher morale leads to a longer life.   Researchers looked followed over 645 elderly participants (85 years old and older) for over 5 years using interviews, assessments and home visits, and after adjusting for age, health conditions, mobility, functionality and other variables. Those with higher morale lived on average 5 years longer than their more pessimistic counterparts. If folks who are already 85 years old

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