Thank you so much for your interest in The Insight, by Sheba. I hope you enjoyed this week’s blogs about “Identity and Needs”

Next week’s topic will be “Moral Identity”

Friday Review: Happy Reading!

1. Encouragements

• Strengthening our self-esteem through self- affirmations or encouragements enables us to combat frustrating habits, reflex tendencies, procrastinations, or negative thoughts by increasing self-control. Tell yourself you can, and you will. All it takes is a little daily encouragement from you to you.

2. For Happiness

• When our most basic human needs are satisfied, happiness becomes achievable. But only through the processes of self-awareness are those personal needs recognized. Work a little each day to identify what satisfies your needs and then work toward fulfilling those needs. Soon it becomes habitual, causing you to flourish and put your best self forward in life.

3. Self-Esteem

• Social acceptance is an important factor in human development. We may find acceptance in communities such as families, friends and co-workers, yet others may not. Make an effort and share an act of kindness by helping to fill that same need for social acceptance for someone else. As unique as each of us are, our most basic human needs don’t differ that much.

4. Laughter

• Everyday we are presented with opportunities to laugh. Don’t let them pass you by. Think of it as an exercise in you and a personal benefit that reduces your stress.

The Insight: Each of us has different needs to achieve happiness and success in life. None of us need the exact same things to succeed as the next person, but there are some needs that are fundamental to shaping a healthy self-concept. It’s no coincidence that these basic needs center on positivity. Make sure to satisfy your need for encouragement, happiness and self-esteem by maintaining a positive outlook and loving yourself for who you are completely—good qualities and flaws alike.

Have a wonderful weekend!

By Sheba

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A Positive Perspective for Life, Love, and Relationships

The Scenario: Have you ever spent time with a group of people you really enjoyed and when you left you said, “Why don’t I do this more often?” After a few laughs you felt a little more content with life or like you filled a void.

Does a laugh a day keep the doctor away?

According to research conducted by Psychology Professor Robert R. Provine and Laughter Therapist Steven Wilson, M.A., C.S.P. , because laughter gets oxygen to your cells and promotes energy and vitality, it’s directed related to:

1. Reduction of Pain and Stress

• Laughter releases endorphins which reduce the feeling of pain in our bodies

2. Boost in Energy and the Immune System

• Laughter causes an increase in the flow of blood and oxygen in our bodies while raising our heart rates

3. Burned calories

• 10 to 15 minutes of intense laughter can burn up to 50 calories

Research shows that people laugh 30 times more in groups than when they are on their own. Children laugh up to 200 times a day while adults laugh 15 times or less.

The Insight: Everyday we are presented with opportunities to laugh. Don’t let them pass you by. Think of it as an exercise in you and a personal benefit that reduces your stress.

When was the last time you had a gut-wrenching laugh?

By Sheba

www.bySheba.com

Creating Positive Perspectives for Life

The Scenario - If you remove the legs from underneath a table, what happens? It falls. The support is no longer there and the tabletop is unable to manage its function alone. If we call self-esteem our personal tabletop, what supports it?  Our two hands called internal and external. There are internal and external elements such as positive feedback from others and self-affirmation that create the support system for our self-esteem and self-concept.

Can personal encouragements (self-affirmations) affect the image we have of ourselves?

According to a study conducted by Brandon J. Schmeichel, Ph. D., and Kathleen Vohs, Ph.D., we are better able to foster and exhibit self-control when we affirm and express core values through self-affirmation. This display of self-control in difficult situations increases an individual’s self-image and his or her ability to counter habits.

Self-Affirmation Intervention

1. Accepting

• Accept the compliments of others. Allow others to offer you encouragement, receive with gratitude and savor the moments.

2. Reflecting

• Reflect on your positive qualities and character strengths when weakened.

3. Voicing

• Voice your personal character strengths, highly regarded qualities and morals.

4. Envisioning

• Envision your goal; reframe and refocus your efforts to achieve it.

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The Insight - Strengthening our self-esteem through self- affirmations or encouragements enables us to combat frustrating habits, reflex tendencies, procrastinations, or negative thoughts by increasing self-control. Tell yourself you can, and you will. All it takes is a little daily encouragement from you to you.

What are your self-affirmations in times of need?

By Sheba

www.bySheba.com

Creating Positive Perspectives for Life