Everyone is guilty of not prioritizing our mental wellness at some point in our lives, but it is never too late to make improvements. So why not start this month? January is also known as Mental Wellness Month. With 2021 behind us, the new year is an blank page for you. A new year to continually grow as a person and work on the mental fog that the past few years of dealing with a pandemic have brought to us all. But this process doesn’t happen overnight, it takes time to reach and maintain place of mental wellness.
Take a deep breath and relax. Calm the countless thoughts that race through your mind and take a moment to reflect on how you manage stress. American psychologist Williams James once said “The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” Easier said than done, right? Training your mind to prioritize constructive thoughts can be one of the hardest skills to master.