Daily Email Affirmations by Clifford D Garrett Family Funeral Home Happiness and Grief: Body and Mind - Day #140 If you are happy you are likely in the future to have less in the way of physical illness than those who are unhappy,” wrote Dr. Derek Cox, way back in 2005. Others agree. Miranda Hitti, of WebMD Medical News, shared the results of a study of British civil servants. Our findings indicate that positive affective states are related to favorable profiles of functioning in several biological systems and may thereby be relevant to risk of development of physical illness.” So there it is…being happy may be good for your physical health. Right now, being happy seems an impossibility. In order to counter the effects of bereavement and grief, you’ve got to make the commitment to strong self-care practices: eat well, get your rest, and exercise. (I advocate walking; there’s not much to it; no rules you have to learn or follow. I’m up to 21 miles a week…that’s 3 miles a day!) And the benefits of grief? I hear you saying, quite disbelievingly, “Are there any?” The answer is “yes.” Allowing yourself to grieve leads to emotional and spiritual healing. What can you do to grieve effectively? Confront the feelings of grief by defining and naming them. Talk about your feelings with others. Resolve and forgive past wrongs. Make plans for the future. Live in the present. Try to relax whenever possible. Enjoy and celebrate lifes joys and pleasures. Leave a legacy. How can you do that? Think about how you want to be remembered. Tell your life story. Document your special memories in a journal, or on audio or video tape. Leaving your mark-on-the-world may elicit feelings of satisfaction of a life well lived. Quotation of the Day “Happiness is beneficial for the body, but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind.” ~ Marcel Proust (c) 2014 Daily Email Affirmations is a product of Grief Connections & Clifford D Garrett Family Funeral Home.
Posted on: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 15:25:15 +0000
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