Intellectual wellbeing involves ongoing education. This includes attending seminars and workshops, reading, and expanding your awareness of the world around you. Learning new things such as an exercise routine or a new recipe can also be intellectually stimulating.
Discussing new ideas with people from unique and different backgrounds helps us advance in all aspects of life.
This includes:
-critical thinking, problem solving skills
-mental status, abilities, challenges
-stimulation, creativity
-education, learning background
-educational goals
-adaptation to change
-knowledge of, and ability to, access resources
Tips for optimal intellectual wellness:
-take a course or workshop
-learn (or perfect) a foreign language
-seek out people who challenge you intellectually
-learn to appreciate art
Have you ever, or more importantly, have you recently:
-taken a course to challenge your mind and and keep it well?
-taken part in a discussion or debate?
-gone to see a documentary?
-traveled to a foreign country?
Emotional wellness is awareness and acceptance of a wide range of feelings in one's self and others. An emotionally well person understands personal limitations and knows how to effectively deal with stress; an emotionally well person has the ability to form satisfying relationships with others.
This includes:
-self-awareness and self-esteem
-positive attitudes, values and beliefs
-communication skills
-coping skills and assertiveness
-decision making skills
-caring, healthy relationships
-mental health and illness management
Tips for optimal emotional wellness:
-tune in to your thoughts and feelings
-cultivate an optimistic attitude
-seek and provide support
-learn time management skills
-practice stress management techniques
-accept and forgive yourself
Have you ever, or more importantly, have you recently:
-performed a random act of kindness? Why not do that today?
-sent a "just thinking of you" handwritten letter to a family member or friend?
-kept a journal?
-apologized to someone you have meant to?
Discussing new ideas with people from unique and different backgrounds helps us advance in all aspects of life.
This includes:
-critical thinking, problem solving skills
-mental status, abilities, challenges
-stimulation, creativity
-education, learning background
-educational goals
-adaptation to change
-knowledge of, and ability to, access resources
Tips for optimal intellectual wellness:
-take a course or workshop
-learn (or perfect) a foreign language
-seek out people who challenge you intellectually
-learn to appreciate art
Have you ever, or more importantly, have you recently:
-taken a course to challenge your mind and and keep it well?
-taken part in a discussion or debate?
-gone to see a documentary?
-traveled to a foreign country?
Emotional wellness is awareness and acceptance of a wide range of feelings in one's self and others. An emotionally well person understands personal limitations and knows how to effectively deal with stress; an emotionally well person has the ability to form satisfying relationships with others.
This includes:
-self-awareness and self-esteem
-positive attitudes, values and beliefs
-communication skills
-coping skills and assertiveness
-decision making skills
-caring, healthy relationships
-mental health and illness management
Tips for optimal emotional wellness:
-tune in to your thoughts and feelings
-cultivate an optimistic attitude
-seek and provide support
-learn time management skills
-practice stress management techniques
-accept and forgive yourself
Have you ever, or more importantly, have you recently:
-performed a random act of kindness? Why not do that today?
-sent a "just thinking of you" handwritten letter to a family member or friend?
-kept a journal?
-apologized to someone you have meant to?
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