LIVING WELL, BEING WELL Cedar Community’s approach to wellbeing focuses on seven dimensions: emotional, environmental, intellectual, physical, social, spiritual, and vocational.
Emotional wellbeing
EMOTIONAL
Recognizing, acknowledging, and expressing one’s feelings in healthy ways, and constructively managing conflict and solving problems.
ENVIRONMENTAL
Recognizing the dependence and impact one has on the natural world, caring for creation and stewarding environmental resources responsibly, and respecting one’s physical environment.
INTELLECTUAL
Continually learning and exploring different ideas and perspectives, applying critical thinking, challenging the mind, and embracing new experiences.
PHYSICAL
Engaging sound nutrition and regular physical activity to support cardiovascular health, flexibility, balance, and strength, and employing available resources to adapt to changing needs and live safely.
SOCIAL
Developing healthy relationships and friendships with others through sharing experiences, activities, or events.
SPIRITUAL
Seeking meaning and purpose in one’s life, making connections and exploring our interrelatedness, finding and appreciating beauty, and living with hope and grace.
When talking about wellbeing, there is more to the topic than just physical activity and healthy eating. At Cedar Community, we strive to support the seven core areas of wellbeing: emotional, environmental, intellectual, physical, social, spiritual, and vocational. We will explore these seven areas through education, programs, and resources. Emotional wellbeing is defined by the National Institute of Health (NIH) as the ability to successfully handle life’s stresses and adapt to change and difficult times. Here are some tips provided by the NIH for improving your emotional wellbeing:
Brighten your outlook
Bouncing back from difficulties faster - resiliency - and holding on to positive emotions longer are signs of emotional wellbeing. Here are some things you can do to develop a more positive mindset: · Forgive yourself. · Remember your good deeds. · Explore your beliefs about the meaning of life.
Reduce stress
We all feel stressed from time to time. When we feel stressed for a long period of time, the effects of that stress can be harmful. Healthy ways of coping can boost our resilience to it. · Get enough sleep. · Try relaxation methods. · Seek help.
VOCATIONAL
Pursuing meaningful and purposeful endeavors that encourage personal fulfillment and contributing to the wider community.
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