The Best You

I wrote this back in the beginning of 2015. It’s just a rough list of what I believe to be the “key” to a healthy, happy and long life. It’s something I aspire to live by and need to remind myself of daily.

Eat

• Whole foods
• Avoid excessive dairy
• Avoid processed food
• Eat less meat
• Lots of dark leafy greens
• Colorful veggies
• Sugar only from nature

Drink

• lots of water
• It is important that the water is clean from pollutants and fluoride
• Spring water is the best because of the minerals
• When you don’t have enough water your body will age more rapidly
• Helps with fatigue and brain function

Breathe

• Meditate
• Focus on your breath
• Oxygen helps your organs function
• Take deep breaths as often as you can, when the air is fresh

Exercise

• The body needs movement, it helps your blood to flow
• Good for circulation

Sleep

• Our bodies need rest, 8 hours is ideal for a nights sleep
• Dreaming is a key into the inner workings of our minds

Be Present

• living in the past and future can create stress or anxiety
• Once you realize that there is only ever right now, then stressing has very little importance and relevance in your life

Be Grateful

• The more grateful you are, the more happy you will be.
• Appreciate the people or beings that bring you joy (let them know)
• Be happy with what you have

Don’t Stress

• Stress has been proven to destroy both mind and body
• Meditation/yoga can help release stress
• Figure out what helps you when you feel stressed

Love

• Worship love, it is such a special thing that we are capable of feeling
• Love all living things as much as you can

Find Balance

• Too much of anything is bad
• Find ways to balance every aspect of your life
• Don’t hyper-extend yourself

Be Yourself

• Be silly if you want to be silly
• Express yourself in what you do
• Don’t work jobs you hate
• Do what you love
• Don’t worry about what others might think of you if your expressing your
  true self. Those who matter will love you for it

Learn

• We will never run out of things to learn
• Embrace the fact that we know only a speck of what is available to us
• Be a student of life

Live

• Follow your passions and excitements
• Do what makes you happy
• Spend time with the people who matter

A couple things that I learned in the past 8 months are;

• Make time for nature
• Logout of cyberspace and into reality – When your head is down, no matter how many people you are talking to, you’re not existing in the moment. Look up, live life.
• Build community with friends and family