Balancing School and Personal Life Essay

find the best definition of health. They are seeking a definition that applies on this century, and on our life quality. As Godlee stated, the reason why we need a solid and a united definition is to set standards that everyone can achieve. She also pointed out that “the WHO definition is no longer helpful and is even counterproductive” (2011). From my twenty years of exploring life, I found that the best definition of health is happiness, resilience, and of course the absence of any…

Physical Health (answer below in a minimum of 50 words) My physical health went up by the most points out of all the categories. This was my main focus so I am glad I saw such an improvement that I did. While I did not eat right every day I have made a strong effort to eating right. I have not been eating meat on Friday and trying to eat more salads. Eating a salad was an easy way to introduce healthier options into my diet and the salads are good too!! Intellectual Health (answer below in a…

Secrets to Living a Balanced Life Have you ever been on a circus, watching a tightrope walker? Obviously, the only thing he’s stepping on is a rope. As he shifts his body forward, his hands are gripped tightly around a balancing pole. He has to walk from one end to the other. Above that, he is also balancing another pole on his chin and on the top of that pole is a plate. Just like the performance of a tightrope walker, life is very much a balancing act. If things start to drift off balance,…

Growing Life at Home Why go through the hassle of growing a garden when there is always food available to purchase at the supermarkets? This thought is usually in the minds of consumers everywhere. What consumers do not realize is that a person who grows his or her own food receives many other benefits including more convenience. A person who grows his or her own food can ultimately live a healthy, active, and environmentally friendly lifestyle. Living healthy means eating healthy. Eating…

The cause of failure and fear in our life is due to lack of confidence. When we loose our confidence, we can’t control our emotion and we afraid for making something wrong. There are many merit that we can obtain from boosting our self confidence which is one of the strongest pillar of success. Keeping ourselves nice and pretty helps us boost our confidence. If we are confidence we can perform better and will be street out. Having a confidence means self believe and increase the faith on…

result in a variety of benefits. I chose to read this book because I felt it could help me with some of the challenges I face in my life, as well as improving my overall lifestyle. I will discuss why I chose this book, topics that I found particularily interesting, other sources that agree with the methods described and how these methods will impact my personal life. Book I chose to read Scott and Davenport’s, 10-Minute Mindfulness: 71 Simple Habits for…

happiness? What moral decisions do we have to overcome to acquire well-being? Ursula LeGuin, author of “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas,” described the city as a utopia filled with joy. But in order for the citizens of Omelas to obtain a perfect life, they must make one child suffer. In a dilemma where I have a choice to either stay and feed off the misery of an innocent child or leave the opportunity to obtain happiness forever, I would choose the latter. The…

Values are similar to the colors of the rainbow. Each very different, but they all have a purpose. To help to create better people. In all the stories that have been read this quarter, many values have shown through on many occasions. Out of the values, three constant ones that were clear as day were kindness, loyalty, and selflessness. The stories that will be used are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, Abuela Invents the Zero by Judith Ortiz Cofer, and Little Women by Louisa May…

childhood ended abruptly at the age of six when his father passed away. At the age of 7, he had to take care of his younger brother and sister while his mother had to go to work. Although he was in school, he had to drop out of school during his sixth-grade year because he did poorly in school. Later in his life, he would go on to do many jobs such as a service station clerk, lawyer, fireman and many other jobs but he failed. In 1956, after receiving his first Social Security check for $105, the…

you’re dealing with a perfectionist daily, it can take a toll on you. As a romantic partner, controlling perfectionists come off as perfectly coordinated, responsible, and attractive. They take great pride in how they look and always seem to have their life figured out. People who come from dysfunctional families and grew up in damaging homes tend to attract controlling perfectionists…