{"id":1150,"date":"2015-07-04T18:17:25","date_gmt":"2015-07-04T23:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/?p=1150"},"modified":"2015-07-04T18:19:02","modified_gmt":"2015-07-04T23:19:02","slug":"independence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/independence\/","title":{"rendered":"Independence: Tips for Personal Independence"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Keys<\/a>Today is July 4. In the U.S., today is a day to celebrate Independence — earned dearly by those who engage in serving and defending our country. I offer a sincere “Thank You!” for your selflessness and your service to any of you who have ever been so-engaged!<\/p>\n

Independence is a concept that is important in our personal lives, as well. There are many ways in which we limit our personal freedom<\/a>. Negative thinking is one way that creates massive limitation!<\/p>\n

Below are 3 ways to combat negative thinking — and, by so-doing — build your personal independence:<\/p>\n

1. Wear a Smile
\nYour facial muscles communicate with your brain.\u00c2\u00a0 Hence, by your actions, you can affect your outlook and mood. Putting on a smile allows you to look and feel more cheerful!<\/p>\n

2. Count Your Blessings
\nGratitude reinforces optimism! For a day-starter: The second you awaken in the morning, begin thinking about that for which you are thankful.\u00c2\u00a0 Write out a gratitude list — then, read and focus on it throughout the day.<\/p>\n

3. Practice Mindfulness<\/a>
\nEngage FULLY in whatever you are doing. As you act from your heart and increase your awareness, even tedious tasks become more meaningful and more rewarding.<\/p>\n

I share these Quick Tips as a gift — and encourage you to USE them over and over — as a pathway to celebrating your own Independence Day. Let’s celebrate Freedom — your Personal Independence Day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is July 4. In the U.S., today is a day to celebrate Independence — earned dearly by those who engage in serving and defending our country. I offer a sincere “Thank You!” for your selflessness and your service to any of you who have ever been so-engaged! Independence is a concept that is important […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,11,4],"tags":[221,32,220,224,24,222,223,37],"class_list":["post-1150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-emotional-healing","category-life-coaching","category-mental-healing","tag-freedom","tag-gratitude","tag-independence","tag-independence-day","tag-mindfulness","tag-optimism","tag-personal","tag-thankful"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1150"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1155,"href":"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1150\/revisions\/1155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}