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Change Your Habits and It will change your life!

by Mary Frances Hansen
s we journey through life, we all have habits we want you want to have a healthy mind, you
to change for the better. We find ourselves making new need to feed your mind with knowledge.
Ayear resolutions in hope we can change our bad habits As we know......knowledge is power and
into good habits. a strong motivator. We need the best information we can get,
Whether it is to loose weight, stop smoking, exercise more, so we can make the best decisions on having a healthier body.
eat healthier, replace unhealthy snacks with healthy ones, We all know the benefits of good nutrition. We need to consider
overcoming an addiction, getting rid of bad habits that are how our unhealthy behaviors and poor nutrition can affects us,
irritating to others, gossiping or even spending too much time on as well as our family and friends. Make up your mind to make
social media filling our minds with negative thoughts. Whatever better choices. When we decide to make a change …...we must
the habit is you want to change, it is difficult to stay on course follow through with action. As the old saying goes....”Actions
and not step back into our old habits. The bible says...”Our spirit speak louder than words.”
is willing, but our flesh is weak.” From everything I have been reading, I feel as we grow older
Motivation is the key component. Accomplishing change takes we need to start taking steps to support the health of our brain.
strong motivation and when we see positive results, we are We need to stay hydrated because if we are mildly dehydrated,
often self motivated to continue and transform our new healthy it cannot operate at peak performance. We need to eat a diet
behaviors into life long habits. with more fresh fruits, vegetables, fish, whole grains and olive
oil. We need to maintain a healthy weight. Exercise reduces
One of my favorite quotes....“As a man thinketh in his heart so inflammation in the brain. Keep up your social relationships. We
is he.” We can either put positive thoughts or negative thoughts need to say no to “stress” and find a good relaxation method that
into our minds. We are what we think! Our goal is to reinforce will work such as, meditation, yoga, tai chi or prayer. Stress is so
positive behaviors that will be ingrained in our brain. Famous detrimental to our health.
quote from Margaret Thatcher....”Watch your thoughts for they
become actions, watch your actions for they will be come habits. Regardless of our age, it is never too late to challenge our brain
Watch your habits for they will forge your character. Watch your to learn something new. It could be speaking a foreign language,
character, for it will make your destiny. “ learning to play a musical instrument, learning a new card game
or just doing something different you have never done before.
We must set reasonable goals. Sometimes when we set our
goals too high, we lose our perspective and it causes us to fail. From one senior to another.......Change your unhealthy habits and
Maybe some of the following tips will be helpful in turning it will change your life. Stay well and keep on keeping on until
new behaviors into positive lifelong habits. Commit to writing you can't keep on anymore! As Mark Twain once said....”Age is
down what you need to accomplish. We need to set reasonable mind over matter, if you don't mind it doesn't matter”!” Age is
goals and get the facts on the benefits of healthy behaviors. If only a number and mine is not listed!!!!”

Be a Modern Blue (Pink or Purple) Haired Lady!

by Zoe Frost - Celebration Marketing Group

f you ever watched Are “You Being Served” than you Check out OverTones which is available
remember Mrs. Slocombe. She was a classic blue, or pink, online at www.overtones.co. The best
Ior purple haired lady. As a young girl I always thought she part of it all? Gray is a desired color by many younger women
was the greatest. so be proud of what you got and rock those gorgeous locks.
Now the origin of the blue hair came from women using rinses to
tone down the yellow and brassy tones in their hair as they went
gray. The blue, more often than not, was a mistake. As products
improved the occurrence of a blue haired lady decreased. Why
not be a blue haired lady? Or Purple? Or Pink? Or whatever
your heart desires.
Luckily attitudes about colored hair have drastically changed.
You can now get conditioners that will tint your hair any color
you want safely. If you don’t love the color is will soon fade and
wash out.

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