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How can you relax your mind and body?

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One way to relax is by practicing breathing exercises. Taking deep breaths, holding them, and exhaling them makes one feel relaxed. Being relaxed releases anxiety, stress, sleep problems, and depression. Relaxing your mind makes you feel calm and peaceful. It also assists muscles to be less tense, and more flexible. How can you relax your mind and body? 1. Practice mindful meditation- Involves setting your mind and body at ease at present while life continues to happen without trying to change it. 2. Listen to relaxing music. 3. Bathe in a warm bath. 4. Practice breathing exercises. 5. Write your experiences in a journal. 6. Use your imagination to create, and foresee the future. It requires positive energy to achieve this.

Is it more important to be right or to be honest

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We are all headed somewhere in life, and we are the pilot. We learn through making mistakes. It is scientifically proven that man is to error. Trying to be right all the time can be detrimental to your health. Always trying to prove one is right may boost one's ego but it diminishes his conscience. People with big egos are more prone to choose to be right than, to be honest. The negative aspect of always being right is that you lose friends, respect, and support. Someone trying to be right all the time can exert negative pressure on themselves trying to prove something is right. Honesty helps in living a simple life. When you tell the truth you don't have to remember what you said. Being honest helps you live your life at ease without fearing getting caught. The benefits of an honest lifestyle are wellness, confidence, trustworthiness, less stress, and high-quality friends. Honesty starts from within then your life is exemplified by that standard. When you have a

How to become a good friend

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The benefits of having friends are to boost self-confidence, reduce stress, help in maneuvering through hard times, and help in choosing good healthy lifestyles. Issues like high blood pressure, increased body mass indexes, mental health issues, and blood pressure tend to affect people with a vast number of friends.   Examples of how to become a good friend.   1. Be a good listener- People when they talk like to feel that they have been heard. Listen without interrupting your friend.   2. Be respectful- Most friendships are based on mutual respect. Be truthful about how you feel and never vital information from your friend.   3. Be supportive- Be supportive when your friend is not feeling well. You can support your also when they are embarking on a new idea.   4. Embrace the differences- It is normal for friends to have different hobbies, and likes. Friends embrace the different interests one has and encourage each other despite their differences.