6 secrets to a healthy, successful life

When I see articles, and blogposts, with these types of titles, the first response in my mind is : ”well, yes, sure… but how does the writer define health and success?” – or whichever word they are using.
The second thing my mind utters is, ”I wonder how exactly they learned these things… ”
Yes.. I can sometimes be a little bit too sceptical 😛

This morning it’s cold and raining – my favourite kind of weather! I did a coat of varnish on some crafting items waiting to be finished off, and while waiting for them to dry, I decided it was time to look through some emails! (You know the ones : not important, as such, so you decide to read them later, and then later forgets! Ha ha! I’m going with this though : I saved them for a rainy day 😛 😉 )

There was one, with the title of my post, hidden in the body of the email. BUT! This post title? It was preceded by the words : A 103-Year-Old’s
Wait, what?!?!? 😮

My mind didn’t even bother to do any of its usual questioning! Age brings wisdom… and if you’re 103, I definitely have a LOT to learn from you! 😉
The lady’s name is Dr. Gladys McGarey. She opened her first medical practice at a time when women were not even allowed to open bank accounts! 😮
While reading up on her as a doctor, and a mother of six, I found it so very interesting (and I smiled) that she co-founded the American Holistic Medical Association the very year I was born! 😉
The article I had received in my email was written after the release of her most recent book – which is now on my wish list 😉

As per the Amazon write up (linked under ‘her most recent book’) :

On these pages, Dr. McGarey shares her six actionable secrets to enjoying lives that are long, happy, and purpose-driven:

–Spend your energy wildly: How to embrace your life fully and feel motivated every day.
–All life needs to move: How to move—spiritually, mentally, and physically—to help let go of trauma and other roadblocks.
–You are here for a reason: How to find the everyday “juice” that helps you stay oriented in your life’s purpose.
–You are never alone: How to build a community that’s meaningful to you.
–Everything is your teacher: Discover the deep learnings that come from pain and setbacks.
–Love is the most powerful medicine: Learn to love yourself—and others—into healing.

I can’t say that I disagree with any of those six things. I may broach them differently, but I can definitely see how pursuing a life that encompasses all six – in whatever way – could be considered a life lived with purpose and fulfilment! ❤

And while I am not so sure that I myself would like to live to be 103-years-old, I do know that I would definitely like to embrace all six of these!

But the greatest of these, for me, is LOVE! I can tell you from personal experience that love, when given in its entirety (the way it is meant to be – non judgmentally, kindly, unselfishly, acceptingly etc) is most definitely a very powerful medicine!

May you all experience extra bits of love this week 😉