How To Participate
Scroll down to read our key messages, hear from experts in the field, try a new health behavior, and submit your reflection to earn your free t-shirt and enter the raffle for a 1 year subscription to Headspace.
Key Messages
Be Your Authentic Self:听Give yourself permission to be open, honest, and vulnerable with yourself and others听听
Establish a solid support system:听Rely on more than one person to meet your needs, find mentors, and people you truly connect with听
Practice Positive Communication:听Use 鈥淚鈥 statements, show empathy and respect, and be an active listener听
Set Boundaries: Know your dealmakers and deal breakers, and what makes a healthy relationship
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Live wholdheartedly:听Know you are worthy and enough as is
Be Mindful, Prayerful, and Reflective:听Stay present, sel-aware, and practice self acceptance
Cultivate Gratitude:听Take time to appreciate what you have, rather than always wanting more
Celebrate and Connect:听To a power greater than ourselves
Find joy with others:听Spend time with people who are important to you
Find your flow:听Get involved in activities that make you lost track of time
Be inclusive: Be proactive in celebrating and including others
Have fun:听Leave time for play, things you do because you want to not because you have to
Contribute:听Your skills, talents, strength, and time
Care:听Give to others and make your world a better place
Conserve:听Respect the planet you live on and what impact you can make
Strive:听To be authentic, curious, and non-judgemental towards yourself and others
Listen
What messages do you receive related to your soul and the ways in which you connect to yourself, others, and the world? Listen to these new perspectives, reframing the way we think about our soul with the hope of cultivating more balance in our lives.
Spirituality
Too many people try and take care of their emotional health on their own. Listen to Guy Winch鈥檚 TED Talk to hear why he thinks we should practice taking care of our emotions with the same diligence that we take care of our bodies.
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Social Life
Our most important institutions, such as schools and workplaces, are designed mostly for extroverts. Being social and outgoing is often prized above all else. Listen to Susan Cain鈥檚 TED Talk about why introverts should be encouraged and celebrated too.
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Community
Listen to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie鈥檚 TED Talk to learn about the importance of having multiple perspectives and hearing many stories.
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Relationships
The ability to love is a skill we can all build and improve on over time. Listen to Katie Hood鈥檚 Ted Talk to recognize the five signs that you might be in an unhealthy relationship and learn what you can do to love with respect, kindness, and joy every day.
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Do
Are you willing to do an experiment to help fuel your soul and connectedness? We would like to challenge you to try something new in the hopes of building new skills for your toolbox.
Spirituality: Religious and spiritual beliefs are an important part of how many people deal with life's joys and hardships. Faith can give people a sense of purpose and guidelines for living. Spirituality can mean different things to different people, think about what it means to you:听
Build Your Spiritual Life:听
Have you been wanting to try journaling, meditation, or a new religious community, but never had the time? Do you feel most connected to something greater than yourself when you are outside? on how you can use your time away from campus to make space for spirituality or reflection. Try going on a short mindful walk each day, try a meditation app like , be surrounded by nature, or find a religious service to stream.
Cultivate Gratitude:听
In these uncertain times, it can be difficult to find ways to feel grateful, but remember that gratitude can be simple. Start a note on your phone and write down the things that make you smile throughout the day. They don鈥檛 have to be big, just highlight a few bright spots. Simple things like blooming flowers, eating lunch outside, or lighting a new candle can bring moments of joy. At the end of the day, look over your list to see all the things that are bringing you comfort. For more ideas on how to cultivate gratitude right now, check out from Talkspace.
Social Life: Social distance doesn鈥檛 make you a hermit, there are ways to maintain your social life and connection with others while still being responsible:
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Keep your social calendar full with virtual gathering options, such as a Zoom or , movie night via , host a virtual dinner party or healthy happy hour featuring your favorite foods and , try a virtual workout class with Campus Rec, or visit live stream directory for daily events. Make things interesting by trying a new recipe or workout video while on the phone or sending photos to friends of your progress on the projects you听 are working toward. Who says you can鈥檛 have an accountability buddy from afar?
Play for Fun:
Playing doesn鈥檛 have to involve other people. Many of us are faced with a lot more free time then normal. Why not take this opportunity to find new activities that you can get lost in? Find your inner child again. Check out this article about and challenge yourself to spend an hour each week doing something you truly enjoy. . Whether it鈥檚 reading a book, making music, dancing, drawing, cooking, doing puzzles, or organizing your closet, give yourself permission to have fun and play, just because you want to!
Community: During these challenging times, you may be reflecting on your role in the community. There are ways to help others and help yourself:
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Support your community and give back during the COVID-19 crisis. Read the to learn about 9 ways that you can help others during coronavirus. See on how to help and get help. Choose one task, no matter how small, and commit to doing it this week. This can include seeking help for yourself, whether around career, financial, or personal support, you can contribute to your own and/or others鈥 well-being.听听
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Cooking and eating a lot at home? Buying a large amount of food at one time to avoid going to the grocery store too often? Read these articles ( and ) for tips on how to reduce food waste as you plan out your meals, and learn about the benefits it has for you, your community, and the planet.听
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Relationships: Being in isolation doesn鈥檛 need to mean feeling isolated. It is important to connect with all those important people in your life - friends, family, romantic partners, professors, etc to help you get through this pandemic together
Talk Openly:听
Make an effort to practice positive communication from afar! The next time you send your family or friends a quick message or pick up the phone to call them, do more than just let them know you are thinking about them. Share a positive memory, highlight a trait of theirs you admire, or talk about a moment you felt really connected to them. Speaking openly will cultivate a deeper relationship and bring joy into their day and yours. Check out some of these .听
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Maintain your 涩里番下载 relationships from afar. Reach out to a professor, mentor, or friend from a club that you have lost touch with since being home. Even though you no longer see them each week they can still be an important part of your support system! You may want to create a list of people to do 鈥渨eekly check-ins鈥 with, send each of them an email, share what you鈥檝e been up (a song or podcast you鈥檝e been listening to, movie or show you鈥檝e been watching, inspiring quotes you鈥檝e found, etc), and ask them to reply and let you know how they鈥檙e doing. Also you may want to and reflect on what being away from campus means for our students.
Reflect
What have you learned as a result of listening to new perspectives and engaging in new practices related to fueling your soul and connectedness? Submit your reflection to be entered into the raffle!
Let's Talk More...
We want to help you find joy in your journey, wherever you鈥檙e at. We have many resources within OHP and throughout campus to continue this conversation鈥攚e鈥檙e here to listen, reflect, and help you set and achieve health goals that feel intuitive, sustainable, and balanced.听
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