Four ways to live a better and happier life

I liked the different approach he spoke of in his Tedx Talk  

It may help more of us go back to feeling our own happiness again after these last few stressful years.

TEDxSydney Living Better and Happier.

Dona Anderson

Thank You Dominic Price and check out the reviews from others for this video. Very well received.

If some of us have been struggling with a few of these areas in past years, this video may help. 

 

Productivity & profit

People

Planet 

Purpose

It's funny how life leads us on different paths and we can't predict our future even if we think we're doing all things right.

I enjoyed this video as it helped me connect to different times in my life.

In thinking about these 4 topics I kind of slipped back to memories of my parents and grandparents too. 

Productivity & profit - I don't know if they were happy or not. We didn't ask those questions back then. 

We didn't have many people around so not sure about that either.

The uncertainty and stress from previous wars, hardships & illness in their life seemed to linger heavily and I'm sure it affected the next generations as well.

Did they feel productive or that they had a purpose - I don't know that  either ... it seemed to just be a time for work and to do what you had to each day.

Now, Productivity & Profit in my later life are measured in different ways than years ago. Keeping happy, active & healthy are very important. 

Health is Wealth

People in our life has changed many times due to us & others moving to various places over the years.

We have special friends in our heart and lots of great memories of people, places, meals together, travelling and we're always happy when family visits.

I hope Play is included in this part as it's important to have fun, be curious, creative, laugh and explore. 

When it's shared with others it's even more enjoyable.

Friends are great to have and to be.

Planet - the state of our Planet has become More & more critical in many areas and is a concern that we all need to do what we can to help. 

Each day gives us an opportunity to help in some way. 

Every little bit counts.

Purpose as we get older it can be harder to feel. Often we can be limited in some areas but many of the adults and seniors here are busy walking, have dogs, golfing, volunteering, making crafts, taking courses, gardening, travelling, fishing, going to exercise classes, and spend time at the senior centers for music, choir, cards, friendship and more. 

I'm glad that after we moved here I got involved more with Yoga and other wellness activities that led me to writing which includes my Books and Blog.

As I felt the benefits of what I was doing and learning I wanted to share it to help others.

 I think Purpose is a special Gift we give to ourselves

whatever it may be for You.

Often when we're asked to give a number between one & 10 it's hard to say how much do you include in that one figure. 

How do you pick whether it's 7.5 or 3.9. So this -1, 0 or 1 seemed to be quick and not stressful.

Now if I do my score I feel good saying number 1 to 3 things and zero to one while knowing that these numbers do change at various times over the years and they will again. 

PS. the area I scored a zero in I've been aware of for a couple of years and I guess covid and a few other things gave me an excuse to not work more on them. 

Sometimes when we put things in writing it helps us work on it more so here goes. 

Bye for today. 

Links for sharing below.

Love that little teddy, hope he pops up in many other places.

Take Care.

One more for you today

A beautiful song from Enya to carry us through the week.

We're welcoming the fall Equinox in a couple of days as we notice the sun rises later in the morning and signs of fall all around us. 

As nature changes through the year we get to enjoy all it has to offer us. It maybe different than last year but it's all there for us to breathe in, feel its comfort, magic and explore. 

wow, this video really hit home with me.

Change Your Closet, Change Your Life 

| Gillian Dunn | TEDxWhiteRock

Dona Anderson

Tedx talk for us today.

Thanks Gillain.

Was this meant for you to hear Too?

It's not often I find a talk that I felt was meant for me. 

This one quickly brought up a lot of memories from years past.

I had an idea to write about some of this later but this Ted Talk became the perfect introduction to revisit some old memories and let me reminisce of growing up in different times way back when ...

I quickly had a list of examples to go back to and now with covid some seemed again relatable.

My first memory

My first memory took me way back to when I was a kid when it seemed most adults smoked.  

Mom had this set of 3 ashtrays in the living room. They were a very pretty orange/red set. 

The 2 smaller ones were on the end tables and the bigger one had a special place on the coffee table. 

No one was allowed to use the bigger one because it was only for decoration. One day a child was visiting and a few minutes into the visit the big ashtray was on the floor,  broken.

Years ago we all seemed to have those unlit unused candles that were for decoration & not used.

We had one that was unlit but the babysitter lit it for some reason one day. 

We didn't have much back then so I was kind of mad. Anyway it was a couple months later that we had the house fire and no more candle or other things.

Yes, growing up my Mom had those special occasion and for special guest dishes and silverware. that took years to accumulate - one piece at a time yearly gift.

The jewelry was in the box for special times and the good clothes and shoes in the closet getting dusty.  

Confession for me now and the Jewelry. 

I usually have the same necklace & earrings on everyday.  Yes I have others and the special occasion ones but I'm not interested in changing them very often. 

And with staying home more now lots of the clothes haven't been worn in 3 years so I don't need much jewelry with my yoga pants for dog walks.  

I grew up in a family of 5 with one bathroom that didn't seem a problem back then, now we have 4 bathrooms for the 2 of us.

And Yes, no vehicles will fit in the garage. 

Not my mess → husbands.

Even though every year we've been making boxes for the thrift stores there's still some things in the kitchen and closets that follow us from house to house.  

Yes there're lots of the good dishes in the buffet and the crystal glasses aren't used in case one gets broken. 

What do we do with it all?

Perhaps this year I'll get out my

2 summer dresses. 

Years ago we used to wear dresses

all the time, what happened...

Thank You for sharing with others at the links below.

PS. I have a few things still of my Mom's from years  ago. 

I use her vase lots every summer and I think of her as I'm filling it up with flowers from the garden. (She's been gone now 41 years)

I finally used the tea pot & cups for the first time a while back just for fun - the cups are so small I had 2 refills. 

Moms silverware is used every Christmas. I have my own set but I like to use hers on that special day. My set is pretty lonely these days.

Have a great Day!

I guess a lot of those things in the closet that I think are too nice for everyday will start to be worn or get donated to someone who will. 

Isn't that what clothes are for ... to be worn.

A lot of used clothing is being sold in discount stores now which really helps the budget and cuts down on all the resources in the manufacturing process. 

One pair of jeans takes over 1,800 gallons of water.  

I think I'll put a dress on and have a cup of 

tea outside on the front porch later.

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Bye for now.

I hope You found some things to think about or change for the future.  Some things may become more important and some less.  

Finding what your real treasures are is important. it may not be what you first thought of.

How to decide Between music and medicine

Decisions 

Robert Gupta: Between music and medicine

I shared this video back in 2014 and had forgotten about it until it was discovered in the Archives. A big Thank You to that person.

I watched it and thought it would be good to share again as a lot has happened since 2014.

Many decisions are hard to make and his surely were but he was lucky to find a way to work in both. 

The mix of 2 things you love was a WIN for him, us and the music and medicine World.

I'm glad the video let us hear his story and how music is healing in many ways.

The last several years have been difficult for those pursuing their dreams in education, employment etc. 

PS. One of our best friends of over 40 years and a nurse developed Parkinson's and had really bad dyskinesia's for years. (uncontrollable twitches, jerks, twisting). 

After we moved here and I became a Yoga teacher a new activity for me became  writing relaxations to share in my classes. 

My friend couldn't do a Yoga class but I was so pleased to visit and share a few movements and my writing with her that helped her relax, breathe, calm her body and release stress. 

Sitting in her chair the dyskinesia's slowly decreased and she started to relax and gently fell asleep. 

After years of her nursing and helping others, I was grateful that I could help give her some time to rest comfortably.

And, (Ok) yes her husband was on the couch napping as well.

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