A variety of factors can serve to add or take away from our wellbeing. Psychology Today defines well-being as ‘the experiences of health, happiness and prosperity. It includes having good mental health, high life satisfaction, a sense of meaning or purpose, and the ability to manage stress.’

There may be times where maintaining our wellbeing feels easier than others, particularly if the conditions in our day to day lives enable or inhibit us in doing so. For instance some of the most expensive commodities in life may make this harder or in some cases easier. Time is valuable and for many of us having time and also financial freedom to actually invest in and attend to wellbeing can be a challenge and something that requires planning and thought. Also in figuring out the logistics of implementing such habits as well as resources can be a task in it’s self. Furthermore how we do know what provides us with the aspects that contribute to us feeling ‘well?’ I like to consider wellbeing as a journey of pursuits. Some we may embark upon within a short time frame and others we may find we are able to sustain for longer periods of time that then enable us to judge how these may be serving us. Thereby making choices to continue or to park certain ventures.

For me getting out and going for walks in nature is a win for my wellbeing. Being able to appreciate and notice beautiful colours that may be around provides a sense of pleasure. This has been successful in remaining as part of my repetois of behaviours to promote my wellbeing which takes effort for me to ensure I engage in this regularly. Of course there may be times where consistency falls. When I notice this I know that if I take the time to get back into this behaviour I am taking steps towards my wellbeing and in doing something I know feeds my mood in a positive way.

Here are some themes relating to wellbeing that you may find helpful to reflect on and stay tuned for more!