Ikigai is a Japanese concept that means "a reason for being." The word "ikigai" is usually used to indicate the source of value in one's life or the things that make one's life worthwhile, it represents the positive convergence of your mission, passion, profession and vocation.
The word translated to English roughly means "thing that you live for" or "the reason for which you wake up in the morning."
Taking a holiday is not a luxury, it's proven to be essential in improving your health. The researchers from Syracuse University found that people who took more vacation time in the past year had a lower number of risk factors for cardiovascular disease. These risk factors may include high blood pressure, high blood sugar, body fat around the waist, and high cholesterol, all of which can contribute to heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes.https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/vacation-improves-your-heart-health
"Do you ever look at someone and wonder what's going on inside his or her head?" Inside Out is a must see film if you're interested in how emotions drive us. It's clever to identify the 5 key emotions we all have- joy, sadness, disgust, fear and anger and show how they drive us. Interesting as well that the only positive emotion in this group is Joy and, when she goes missing she is very much missed!
The latest study released in the British Medical Journal shows moderately intense activities such as brisk walks, gardening or dancing for just 10 to 59 minutes per week was linked to an 18 percent lower risk of death from any cause, compared to inactive people, over the 14-year course of the study, which drew from data on 88,140 U.S. residents age 40 to 85 https://www.bmj.com/company/newsroom/even-low-levels-of-leisure-time-physical-activity-lowers-risk-of-death/
