Empower Your Wellness Journey With These Simple Lifestyle Changes Wellness and self-care are foundational elements for a harmonious existence, blending physical, mental, and emotional health into a cohesive state of being. Setting and achieving wellness goals is vital for a balanced life, allowing you to meet your needs and aspirations with a clear focus. Simple strategies can help you maintain consistency in your pursuit, making it easier to manage daily stresses and challenges. In this article, courtesy of Redefining The Face of Beauty , we will explore various methods to enhance your commitment to self-care and wellness. 1. Define Your Path Understanding your personal definition of wellness is essential for embarking on a healthier lifestyle. Start by breaking down your broader goals into smaller, manageable tasks that feel achievable, avoiding the sense of being overwhelmed. Specificity in setting these goals is crucial, as it provides clear direction and focus, making your obj
Body Language is cross cultural. Regardless of where you are, many people are able to detect someone who appears to be a complete liar. Before you tell your next lie, remember, there is always someone who may just recognize your awkward body language. Always be conscious that a lie is a lie, big or small. Every lie that we tell, generally leads to another lie. It can sometimes lead into an uncontrollable cycle of lies...
"There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers
There is no greater way to showcase your lying skills then to exaggerate every answer when someone asks you a simple question. It is wonderful to be very enthusiastic about the wonderful things that may be happening, however, there is such thing as too much. For example :
HONEST QUESTION:
"I heard you bought a new home.
How is it?"
DUMB LIAR:
"I am super excited today to tell
everyone I bought two
homes and a cow! OMG!"
BOTTOMLINE: Anyone who consistently emphasizes the extra details in everything, is probably lying to you and themselves. Any friend, family member, or stranger who is too quick to show off what they have, is probably lying to you.
It is normal to be excited over new and wonderful things that is happening to us on a regular basis. When you accomplish something, you want to share it with the whole world. But, let's face it, if someone asks you about your lunch and you decide to feed them ludicrous lines about how great your hamburger was for lunch, this may be considered crossing the line.
"I just had the best hamburger
and hot sauce in the world!"
BottomLine: If you or someone you know is speaking about a "hamburger" to the level of intimacy, maybe they need to marry their hamburger. The harsh reality is that individuals who gloat about small things in life are prone to lie about a lot of different areas in life. Primarily, habitual liars are insecure and they try very hard to make anyone feel less, by leading others to believe they have more...Even it is a hamburger.
SIDE NOTE: Unless the hamburger you ate was the first hamburger that has ever been created, stop having conversations about how perfect your lettuce, tomatoes and buns were. Seriously, at the end of the day...it's just a hamburger.
"Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator(Colossians 3:9-10)."
Eye contact is a must in any situation that you are going into. Having a decent level of eye contact, is telling another individual that you are confident with yourself and you are not intimidated by their presence. A lot of people who lack eye contact, have very Low Self-Esteem or they may be just lying.
BOTTOMLINE: Eye contact is a must! Everyone who has this issue is not necessarily telling you a lie, however, if you do not want to have the perception of being completely insecure AND a liar, practice your communication skills. Ask a friend to be your eye contact buddy (NOTE: That last statement was NOT a pick up line. Say that in the wrong manner to the wrong person, your eyes may be popping right out of your head).
Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are his delight (Proverbs 12:22)."
The last time you took a math class, 1+1 = 2. Sure it can be pretty tricky when you start getting into complex mathematical equations, but let's face it, a person who is lying usually has a bad memory. They lie so much to different people that their stories never line up.
HONEST QUESTION:
"How was your visit to Alaska?"
RIDICULOUS LIAR:
"I had the best weekend ever!!
I really enjoyed visiting Alaska yesterday night.
So much better than being in the hot air in Florida today!"
"Wait, I thought you said you went to Los Angeles yesterday? Remember you sent me a time request sheet
for your days off...."
BOTTOM LINE: If you know someone who has a different story every single moment (including yourself)...THEY ARE PROBABLY NOT TELLING THE TRUTH. GOD KNOWS YOU ARE NOT....
Folks, this is a big one. Hesitation is the classic sign that you have a true liar on your hands. If you are not interviewing a person, there is not really a need for a three minute pause between every single question. A person who is a habitual liar sometimes require more time to think, simply because they have not had the opportunity to line up their lies.
HONEST QUESTION:
"How was your family this weekend? I know how much you wanted to visit them over the holidays. I bet it was a lot of fun. Right??"
BOTTOMLINE:If you (or someone you know) is consistently hesitating between questions, you have probably caught them off guard. Generally an individual who habitually lies, has a lie for everything, however, there are many moments where they become caught off guard with unexpected questions.
BOTTOMLINE:You caught them off guard again and answering a question with a question is almost like giving the "liar liar" an opportunity to truly make up another lie in between. Unless, they do not speak your language, or the television is extremely loud, answering a question with a question is just OBVIOUS!
#4.
AVOIDANCE OFSTATEMENTS!
This is one of the all time favorites, the "Avoidance Factor." When people begin to avoid you either in person or on the phone, sometimes this can be a clear indication that things are not going as well as they initially told you. Many times people fear that others will see through their dishonestly. Instead of being around other people and speak about their life, some may choose to avoid others. This is one of the saddest methods of dishonest, simply because "isolation" can lead to depression and mental health issues.
BOTTOMLINE: Whether you are the one doing the avoiding or vice verse, this is a very unhealthy situation to be in. If you are going through trials in life, you are not alone. Stop being prideful to the point where you are avoiding the people who mean something in your life as an attempt to hide your unhappiness. If you live in this world, you are guaranteed to have issues. Having problematic situations is NOT wrong. If you need help, get it! There is no shame in confiding in a good friend in time of need. In fact, you may just find that the people you have been avoiding can help be the solution to your problem.
Displaying an accusative attitude 24/7 is the ultimate sign of lies. There is not real explanation for this except, we often accuse other people of doing the very things we are guilty of. This is why a person who is "unfaithful" to their loved one, is usually accusing the their partner of cheating. They are taking their personal grief and guilt and placing it on another person. It is a way to make them feel better about being deceitful.
GUILTY LIAR:
" I know I saw you with your ex-boyfriend last night!!!!"
BOTTOMLINE: "You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at
whatever point you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who
pass judgment do the same things (Romans 2:1)."
#1.
PREVIOUS HISTORY
OF HABITUAL LYING!
If you or someone you know has a past of lying, this is not respectable behaviour. Lying is pretty normal. Anyone who says they have never lied, is lying to you. We are all human, and we all fall short. Sometimes we catch ourselves in sticky situations where we are ashamed of the truth and we truly believe that people will respect us more based on the lies we tell. Unfortunately, this is not true. There is a reason why one of the commandments was "DO NOT LIE" Lying can lead to detrimental corruption of personal relationships. It can be very destructive. Most importantly, telling numerous lies will mostly hurt you. Anyone who has to constantly be dishonest, is not capable or comfortable with themselves. It takes courage to be honest...
"But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person. For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander. These are what defile a person. But to eat with unwashed hands does not defile anyone (Matthew 15:18-20)."
AUTHORS NOTE: Everyone is capable of lying. The key is to minimize your lies in as many areas in your life as possible. We need to stop for a moment and ask ourselves why we feel the need to lie about certain things.
Are we in competition?
Do we love ourselves enough to be the true person we were made to be?
Are we covering up an addiction? Drugs, Alcohol..etc.
Who are we trying to fool....?
"For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light (Luke 8:17)."
