North Little Rock e-Newsletter Provided by Diane Whitbey, City Clerk and Treasurer
March 2023
Listen to your heart and your head Wait, what? Listen to both and consider what is prompting you to make a decision; are you acting on impulse (heart) or are you overthinking it (head)? Consider why you’re feeling the way you are and make a rational decision that considers both. They’re both important in the 12 Simple Ways to be Happier long run. Found at worldofwanderlust.com Accept yourself (and own it!) Spring out of bed each morning! The only way to figure out who you are is to spend Always get a good night of rest and keep a good systime with yourself, accept yourself and be PROUD of tem going, but never spend too long getting up in the who you are—quirks and all! morning—CARPE DIEM! Stop skipping meals Eat like a king for breakfast It is always best to nourish your body and give it what Eat your big meal of the day for breakfast and less it needs, when it needs it...you’d be surprised how during the day, followed by a light dinner around 7 p.m. much more productive you are when you are treating so the food is digested before you go to bed. This will your body right! (This includes drinking more water.) help you be more productive throughout the day and Make each day count nourish your body. You never know what day will be your last. Make the Walk whenever you can (with a beat-driven soundmost of each and every one! track) Work Hard, Play Hard! There’s walking Spend time with friends...have a glass of wine on ocand then there’s casion (if that’s your thing). Make a day trip to the lake walking like you or dance the night away. own it! Time by Be selfless yourself should It is good to spend time with yourself, but it is also be enjoyed, not good to spend time with others. A helping hand can feared...try to often make someone’s day—be that neighbor, family spend more time member, or stranger on the street. Always give more walking everythat you receive. “If you want to see the true measure where. An of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his unexpected equals”. J. K. Rowling advantage is time alone to escape and switch off the Talk yourself through it world...even if it is only for a half hour at a time. Sometimes, you have to talk yourself through it (out Eliminate toxic people from your life loud), take a few deep breaths and get over it. Is it realEvery year or so we tend to go through our belongly worth wasting your energy over anyway? ings and throw out all of the things that no longer serve Dance like no one is watching a purpose to us. This can also include the people we surround ourselves with. Ask yourself this question “are In the mirror, in the street, in your knickthey still a good friend?” or “do I get as much as I give ers...just dance because it feels good! in this friendship?”. Even if you are just taking a break If you or someone you know needs to connect with a from someone, it is more important to spend your time mental health specialist call the Arkansas Crisis Cenand energy in a few people who are genuine, lifelong friends than to spend it so sparsely that you don’t have ter at 1-888-274-7472 or visit arcrisis.org. people you could rely on no matter what. Remember to SPRING FORWARD! Daylight Savings Time—March 12
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