Life Gaps

Where do I get good advice? It can be hard sometimes to find as everyone has different opinions on where your life should be. Ultimately though it is you that has the final choice. Anyway, to make things easier I found some really great advise that I thought I would share.   Ok not this photo 

Success is measured only by ones perspective.  Some think it is about earning a lot of money. Others think it is about being famous and others simply think it is about living life as best you can. It may be obvious but chasing success to be famous will only give you heartache and it may just be a cry for help or attention more than anything. So how can I be successful? Well what do you want that is realistic for you to achieve and the result will make you satisfied?

Do you ever feel that you are missing out on life after spending countless hours on your phone, computer or device.  The video below explains the problems we face from using social media outlets like Facebook and Twitter and the connection it has to loneliness. It is i nspired by research done by Sherry Turkle from MIT. The video suggests that isolation is not part of our human genetic make-up and that we are social creatures unlike the photograph taken below. WATCH VIDEO HERE

Recently, I started Bikram yoga and noticed my energy levels have increased. My energy before was pathetic - I would notice a drop in the afternoons, after eating, during times of stress and on a night out. After my first session of Bikram yoga I was up the next morning at 6am and believe or not, I actually went for a walk and made bread. It was incredible. However, this did not last forever, from continuous sessions my energy levels balanced off throughout the day. Bikram Yoga makes you sweat sweat sweat. The classes run for 90 minutes and the yoga is practiced in a room heated to 40 degrees or 105 fahrenheit. You basically sweat out all the negativity, stress and sickness  out of your system. Could not recommend it more.

When we are feeling down there are a few little tricks to help you smile again.  Below are my top tips for for giving yourself some instant highs and r emember laughing is contagious.  1. Youtube have the best round-ups of TV news bloopers and funny animal videos that are always a guaranteed laugh. 2. Baking cakes is said to be a great way to beat the blues. Just ask writer Marian Keyes. She said it was the best way for her to beat depression... 3. Lets pump it, one two three four and lift... Exercise!! Yes for some people the thoughts of exercise makes them squirm but you feel great afterwards. I think the sweat in your body is just dying to escape so let it free. 3. Renting a comedy, going to a gig or heading to the cinema can be uplifting, why well because as I said... "Laughter is a powerful antidote to stress, pain, and conflict. Nothing works faster or more dependably to bring your mind and body back into balance

How do you survive unemployment? One day you are working and the next week you are not for whatever reason. Are you ever prepared for those days? Don’t you just wish there was a manual for it? During this time, it is really easy to panic and feel emotionally distraught especially when you hear news reports of national and global unemployment statistics as well as redundancy stories. In my opinion, society makes us feel lost, depressed, embarrassed, anxious, worried and drawn to substances that are not good for us such as alcohol, drugs and smoking. Do not fall for the way society makes you feel. Unemployment is a global phenomenon that governments are not fully tackling especially with the growth in the technology sector taking away previous manual labor jobs. Don’t feel guilty for the way economies are heading. Instead, change the way you think about it and focus on your own long-term goals. There is no such thing as perfect happiness as the media may fool you into thinki