Everyone likes a good routine. In fact, I am a big believer in keeping to a routine so that you have a sense of order and peace to your life. In fact, having these routines can help to keep your life on track, thus freeing up the mental awareness and vigor that keeps you going in those tough times. However, when you stick to your routines to often it is likely to reduce the chance of enjoying those new experiences that might have the ability to boost not only our energy but our overall mental awareness as well.

Fall is here and it is a good time to enjoy a new experience. You can use these new experiences to bring you back to the present and nurture your overall motivation in order to enjoy more positive emotions. Take a chance and get outside to refresh your life. Nature has a funny way opening our hearts and minds to what more is possible if we just keep our eye on the ball.

So, take this first week of Fall to try something new! It’s time to mix life up, even if just a little bit. It is time to create new memories, new experiences and a newly improved life…made just for you!!

Try using the two steps below to refresh and renew your life. And, like the shampoo bottle states, “wash, rinse, repeat!”

• Wash – Clean up your attitude and refresh your routine with a new experience this week.
  
• Rinse – Enjoy the new experience for what it is and notice how nice it feels to make a change in your ordinary routine.
  
• Repeat – Enjoy new experiences as needed.

Remember, life can ALWAYS BE BETTER!

Whenever you are looking for a fast, easy way to recharge your overall state happiness, simply take a walk. Take the time to visit God’s Creation and spend time with Mother Nature. There is a natural energy that accompanies the unique and soothing feeling of the world we live in.
But, can being in nature really make a difference?

There are several studies in the Journal of Environmental Psychology that have explained the positive effects that accompany spending time with nature. Personally, I believe that all Creation was designed to work together. We take the time to keep our world in the best shape that we can while nature itself helps to reset our psyche. So the answer to the question above is this: Yes, with the right attitude, simply being in the presence of nature will help us to connect or re-connect with us to our world. And believe me, it just does not get any easier than taking a walk in a park.

Simply put, when you take the time to spend in nature, even for just 30 minutes, will increase your feelings of energy and overall health. Additionally, spending time in nature will also leave you feeling more feeling and giving. The fact is you will thrive when you choose to stay linked to Mother Nature.

Best of all, Fall brings us a beautiful collage of colors that can excite the senses and make even he manliest of men see the world in a new and fresh way.

Your daily routines help you manage much of life’s busy pace. They keep you on track and assist in strengthening your efficiency. In order to keep the power of your daily routines active in your life, it is important to deliberately fill them with new experiences.

By changing your routines you become more present and aware of your own life. You will feel more invigorated. You also create more positive thoughts and emotions, open your mind to new and exciting possibilities and ease the fear that adds to insecurity.

Whether the choices you make are scheduled or spontaneous, choosing to experience life with a sense of adventure provides you to the energy you need to get through another day.

• Start by shaking up your routine by trying something new and different
• Revive your day with a small, simple changes to the regular routine
• Then, notice that you feel more connected, motivated and strengthened

Remember, life can ALWAYS BE BETTER!

Here is a helpful hint. The next time you feel stressed-out, instead of turning on the television, try going outside for a walk and reconnecting with nature. It is amazing how quickly you can feel the harmony that is always available in nature. The splendor of the sky alone can shift your mood and widen your perspective. The uniqueness of the sounds that only nature can provide can change your mood and how you are looking at today.

In fact, the more you appreciate the beauty, peace and wonder of this planet, the faster you will feel more complete and realize more about who you are and where you fit in. You will experience the immediate restorative effect of nature's perfect order and energy. It is quite overwhelming when you bring yourself to a place of being fully present and tuned in.

By learning a natural way to nourish your mind, body and spirit you create an early Christmas by giving yourself one of the greatest gifts you can; peace and harmony.

• Take the time to spend some time restoring in nature this week
• Be present and experience life with all of your senses
• Be aware of what calls to you and catches your attention
• Pay attention to how even 15 minutes outdoors can recharge your life!

Remember, life can ALWAYS BE BETTER!

When you were a child you did not need to be told to go out and play. It was all you wanted to do – play with your friends, laugh and explore.

As it turns out, that a sense of playfulness is actually very good for us – even more so as adults. This playfulness is one key to strengthening our mental, physical and emotional well-being.

When you choose to play – you naturally relax, release and unwind. You lower your stress level, connect to your creativity and open your hearts to areas it has not seen in some time.

This week, make time to go out and play. Trigger your creativity. It is a great way to strengthen your appetite for life.

• Find those things that amuse you, the things that make you happy
• Choose to spend time with people you enjoy
• Stop being afraid to laugh and nurture your sense of playfulness
• Finally, don’t take life that seriously and connect to your creativity, the inner you, and have fun. It will change your life!

Remember, life can ALWAYS BE BETTER!

Looking for an easy way to restore and revitalize your sense of well-being and feel happier? If so, pay a visit to Mother Nature today and soak in her natural energy and a little extra Vitamin D too.

There are a series of studies in the Journal of Environmental Psychology that have shown the positive effects being in nature has on the human perspective. Yes, the mere presence of nature holds one of the keys that connects us to our Creator. And it does not get any easier than this.

By simply being in the presence of nature for as little as 20 minutes in one stretch can and does strengthen our feelings of vitality and health. Nature also leaves us feeling more compassionate and generous. We flourish when we stay connected to the great outdoors.

I woke up today at 7 o’clock after having a horrible night’s sleep. I chose to go for a walk and admire the beauty that has been provided for me. Now, I feel refreshed, relaxed and revitalized! So, in my case, doctor…heal thy self!

Make the time to get out and recharge in nature!

• Make the time to go for a 20 minute walk outside
• Try to listen to the sounds of nature
• Take notice of all of the beauty that surrounds you
• Be thankful for what you have!

Remember, life can ALWAYS BE BETTER!