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Celebrate achievement. It’s good for your health

May 2, 2018 By Beverly Goldsmith Leave a Comment

Celebrate achievement. It’s good for your health. Put your hands together and celebrate achievement! Every achievement is worth celebrating. The achievement could be doing an outstanding job as a mother caring for the family, a long and happy marriage, a teen’s school graduation, a first pay cheque, doing extra-well at work, or running a successful website dedicated to sharing helpful ideas, or publishing 100 editions of a volunteer community newspaper. Whatever the achievement is, there’s no doubt that every life-accomplishment should be appreciated and applauded. That’s because acknowledging achievement can be a fantastic reward that encourages further attainments, and this is good for everyone’s health and wellbeing.

APPLAUD ACHIEVEMENT

An achievement that’s worth celebrating is the result of dedication, perseverance and persistence. It comes from a special effort to accomplish something worthwhile, or having the skill and tenacity to turn a dream into reality. To reach a significant milestone often takes courage and determination. But in whatever shape or form achievement comes, we can certainly be generous in acknowledging the good that’s been accomplished. So don’t be stingy with your praise! Show your approval. Activate the tips. Celebrate achievement, and promote greater health, happiness and success.

SEVEN TIPS TO HELP YOU CELEBRATE ACHIEVEMENT:

1. Be a supporter of hard work. Go out of your way to give praise. You don’t have to send balloons or throw a party to celebrate a job well done! Make the time to acknowledge what’s been accomplished. Send a friendly email or a heartfelt Facebook message.

2. Don’t hold back with your appreciation. Offer someone a great big “well done”. It will boost their confidence and spur them on to achieve more.

3. Tell your kids and your nearest-and-dearest that they’re ‘doing well’. My husband and I do this. We say to each other, “you’re doing well”. After a hard day, such words of reassurance give comfort and strength.

4. Cheer others on. “Encourage one another and build each other up…acknowledge those who work hard among you.” Bible 1 Thessalonians 5:11,12

5. Don’t be afraid to pay somebody a compliment. It shows that you understand how much time and effort it takes to do something well and achieve an excellent result.

6. Don’t be envious of what someone has achieved in their life. You too can accomplish great things. Discover that “ Mind is not necessarily dependent upon educational processes. It possesses of itself all beauty and poetry, and the power of expressing them…We are all capable of more than we do.” Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health p.89

7. Be generous of spirit. Make someone’s day! Go ahead and celebrate achievement. It’s good for your health, and theirs too.

This article was first published on my previous blog site spiritualityandhealthconnect.com. It is published on Motherpedia. Was also published in the MAY 2018 edition of Around Point Cook and Around Altona Community newspapers in print and online via Issuu.

Be a GREAT team player. It’s good for your health.

April 3, 2018 By Beverly Goldsmith Leave a Comment

Sign up! Be a GREAT team player – one who is ALWAYS considerate, cooperative, constructive; who lives and works alongside others in harmony; and who in spite of differences strives for the common good of everyone. Being a great team player is to make a real contribution that’s not only good for your health, but is also beneficial to the wellbeing of others.

TEAM PLAYERS ARE NEEDED

Every family, household, classroom and workplace, needs individuals who are willing to join hands and be not just a good, but a great, team player. That’s because in everyday life, there’s work we can do together that we can’t do alone. So, even if being a team player is challenging at times – especially when there are differences of opinion, there are positive ways to have input and be a great team player. Here are a few ideas.

EIGHT TIPS FOR BEING A GREAT TEAM PLAYER

1, Be a dynamic team player. Help make positive things happen. Have a “what can I do?” approach. Don’t sit passively on the side lines warming the bench! Roll up your sleeves and do what needs to be done.

2. Be a force for good. Collaborate. Many hands make light work and many active, caring thinkers make a huge difference to what can be accomplished at home, school and work.

3. Be cooperative. Treat the views and opinions of others with courtesy and consideration. Show understanding. Find ways to work together, despite differences. “Be devoted to each other like a loving family. Excel in showing respect for each other.” Bible, Romans 12:10

4. Be a good listener. Absorb, understand, and consider ideas and views from other people regardless of their age, gender or race without debating and arguing every point. Listen first, speak second.

5. Be a flexible team player – open to what others have to offer. Don’t be rigid, complain or get stressed when something new is suggested. Consider different points of view. Make compromises when needed.

6. Be a problem-solver. Don’t rehash a problem, find fault with others, or put off dealing with issues. Move forward. Find solutions. Share knowledge and experience willingly, with grace and kindness.

7. Be a reliable, consistent team player all of the time, not just sometimes. Be a person others can count on.

8. Be committed to being a GREAT team player. Keep the high goal before your thought. Don’t count your footsteps in trying to reach it. “When the destination is desirable, expectation speeds our progress”. Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health p.426. In this way you’ll benefit yourself and everyone you come in contact with. And, it’s good for your health.

This article was first published on my previous blog site spiritualityandhealthconnect.com. It is published on Motherpedia. Was also published in the APRIL 2018 edition of Around Point Cook and Around Altona Community newspapers in print and online via Issuu.

Watch what you think and say this Easter. It’s good for your health.

March 5, 2018 By Beverly Goldsmith 2 Comments

Easter is coming – hot cross buns, kids anticipating chocolate eggs, and time to socialize with family and friends. It’s the perfect occasion to mentally put your finger to your lips and watch what you think and say – about yourself and others.

Kind thoughts and constructive words benefit everyone. They encourage, lift spirits, and promote harmony and peace. They also help negate the type of bullying language that can occur on social media. Such positive outcomes make watching what you think and say good for your health and the health of others – especially young people.

WATCH WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT YOURSELF

It’s tempting to look at someone who’s popular or successful and wish you were happier, smarter, or more attractive! If this happens, mentally take a stand. Refuse to find fault with yourself.

FIVE TIPS TO HELP YOU WATCH WHAT YOU THINK AND SAY ABOUT YOURSELF

1. Watch what you think and say about yourself – especially on social media.

2. Don’t criticize yourself mentally or verbally. Think and say positive things. They’ll benefit you. Also you’ll be more inclined to do the same to others.

3. Appreciate who you are and what you can do. You’re special, beautiful and talented. Believe it! We all have unique qualities. Find out what you’re good at doing, and build on it.

4. Uproot jealousy and resentment about other people’s looks or achievements. Don’t allow envy to grow in your thinking. It causes trouble at home, school or work.

5. Improve your potential. “Hold thought steadfastly to the enduring, the good, and the true, and you will bring these into your experience proportionably to their occupancy of your thoughts”. Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health p. 261.

WATCH WHAT YOU THINK AND SAY ABOUT OTHERS

In primary school a male teacher told a young child that she struggled with math because she was a girl! Sadly, his words had a negative impact on all her school work from then on. Fortunately this changed when she found the teachings of Christian Science and started attending a Christian Science Sunday School.

THREE TIPS TO HELP YOU WATCH WHAT YOU THINK AND SAY ABOUT OTHERS

1. Be careful what you say. Words uttered thoughtlessly can’t be recalled. In every conversation be wise, thoughtful, encouraging. “Kind words are like honey – sweet to the soul and healthy for the body”. Bible. Proverbs 16:24.

2. Be a team player. Don’t utter demeaning, negative, or spiteful statements. Help others realise their potential for success. When speaking, be “peaceful, courteous, not self-willed, full of compassion and kind actions, free from favouritism and from all insincerity.” Bible. James 3:17.

3. Practice what Christ Jesus gave as the Gold Rule of living. Think and say to others what you would like them to think and say to you. “So then, in everything treat others the same way you want them to treat you, for this is [the essence of] the Law and the [writings of the] Prophets. Amplified Bible Matthew 7:12.

Have a happy Easter! Watch what you think and say about yourself and others. It’s good for everyone’s health.

This article was first published on my previous blog site spiritualityandhealthconnect.com. It is published on Motherpedia. It was also published in the MARCH 2018 edition of Around Point Cook and Around Altona Community newspapers in print and online via Issuu.

Keep on learning every day. It’s good for your health.

February 1, 2018 By Beverly Goldsmith 4 Comments

keep on learning everyday. It's good for your health It’s true that no matter your age or stage in life, there’s never a time when you don’t learn something new. In fact, right from birth you just keep on learning every day. As you interact with others at home, school, work or play, you gain knowledge, wisdom, and experience. These lessons are hugely important and wonderfully beneficial. They enrich relationships and help make you a great parent, grandparent, class mate, friend, work colleague, or neighbour. So check out these tips and keep your zest for learning bubbling over. You’ll live a splendidly useful, active life!

DON’T STOP LEARNING:

My mother once said that through me – her firstborn child, she learned to be a parent. “You didn’t come with a hand book telling me what to do as you grew. Each day I had to learn to be a mother and help you become a happy, healthy child.”

TIPS TO KEEP LEARNING EVERYDAY;

– Be willing to keep on learning every day. Don’t think “I know all about that!” Just as a closed fist can’t receive anything that’s offered, so a closed mind can’t take in life-improving ideas.

– Be humble. “Willingness to become as a little child and to leave the old for the new, renders thought receptive of the advanced idea.” Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health p. 323.

– Keep an open mind. Don’t immediately say something won’t work. Contemplate all possibilities, especially those you’ve never considered before.

– Don’t stop learning. Be determined. Investigate new pathways of thinking – including spiritual concepts. “Wisdom is of utmost importance, therefore get wisdom, and with all your effort, work to acquire understanding.” Bible. Proverbs 4:7

LEARN FROM OTHERS:

In the laboratory of life you may not always have all the answers. When this happens, don’t think you’re too old, or too cool, to learn from someone else.

TIPS FOR LEARNING FROM OTHERS:

– Be keen to learn. It’s not always about how much you already know, but understanding what you need to learn and how, when, and where to learn it.

– Have an inquiring mind. I once dug a channel to run storm water from a downpipe into the garden. A young neighbour asked me what I was doing. I explained I was digging a channel. He asked why? I told him. He asked why? An hour later he was still learning!!

– Benefit from the experience of others. Value what they know. Take up good ideas or adapt them to your situation. Whatever you do, plan to keep on learning every day. It’s good for your health.

This article has been published on Motherpedia. Read more by Beverly on Motherpedia…

Also published in the February 2018 edition of Around Point Cook and Around Altona Community newspaper in print and online via Issuu.

Look ahead in the New Year. It’s good for your health.

January 2, 2018 By Beverly Goldsmith 2 Comments

Look ahead in the New Year. It's good for your health. Happy New Year! It’s an exciting time for everyone. Or is it? For some people, it may be a continuation of last year’s old dismal way of living. For others, it’ll be an opportunity to look ahead – to set new goals, make an exhilarating fresh start, see the potential of fulfilling long-held dreams, or implementing new ways to achieve greater health and happiness. Being a look ahead kind of person helps foster positive prospects for a better life. So if this is what you’d like to achieve this year, check out the tips and implement them in the weeks ahead. You can do it, and, it’s good for your health.

LOOK AHEAD, NOT BACK.

If you want to get the most out of the New Year, be forward looking. Don’t look back or remain stuck in a mental rut. Think progressively. Be bold. Make changes. Applying this look ahead attitude to daily life, benefits your mental, emotional and physical wellbeing at home, and in the workplace.

TIPS:

– Look ahead. Aim to live a splendidly useful, active life. Enjoy thinking about and planning what
you’re going to do in the next 12 months. Do something different. Take up a new activity. Relish
what lies ahead for you.

– Be assured that your future holds an abundance of love, kind people and happy experiences. Love
and goodness come from a divine source and are continuously present.

– Look forward with confidence. If you foresee difficulties in the days ahead, have courage. Know
that you possess the spiritual poise, calm strength, and wisdom to triumph over them.

– Don’t look back. Leave the past behind. “Stand porter at the door of thought”. Shut out any “unhealthy thoughts and fears.” Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health p.392

– Say goodbye to yesterday. Drop all bitterness and regret. “Forget what happened in the past, and do not dwell on events from long ago.” The Bible. Isaiah 43:18.

– If the New Year offers change – a new beginning, enthusiastically embrace it. Forget “the things that are behind” and reach out “for the things that are ahead.” The Bible. Philippians 3:13.

– Move forward. Take positive action to improve your everyday life. Resolve to be a more patient parent, work colleague, and road-user. Be grateful for the good you have right now. Express your appreciation to others. Say “thank you” more often.

– So get started! As the next 365 days begin, anticipate receiving the blessings each day holds. Be excited. Look ahead in the New Year. It’s good for your health.

This article has been published on Motherpedia. Read more by me on Motherpedia…

Also published in the January 2018 edition of Around Point Cook Community newspaper in print and online via Issuu.