{"id":25800,"date":"2019-10-04T08:43:30","date_gmt":"2019-10-04T07:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marialma.com\/the-key-to-happiness-is-a-balanced-life\/"},"modified":"2020-05-28T15:21:14","modified_gmt":"2020-05-28T14:21:14","slug":"the-key-to-happiness-is-a-balanced-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marialma.com\/blog\/the-key-to-happiness-is-a-balanced-life\/","title":{"rendered":"The Key to Happiness is a Balanced Life"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Balance is the new happy. Here are all the reasons why.<\/h2>\n
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Diana Aguiar Vieira<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0PhD Psychologist and Coach<\/em><\/p>\n

Teacher in the area of behavioural sciences at the Polytechnic Institute of Porto<\/p>\n

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The search for happiness is a universal human enterprise. Throughout life, either we are happy or we are struggling to be happy at work, at home, and in our general social life. However, happiness is not an endless and permanent state that you may \u201cachieve\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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On the contrary, happiness is built from the sum of everyday situations experienced throughout the day and night. So, what\u2019s the secret to\u00a0happiness<\/strong>? We believe that a\u00a0successful life<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is all about balance! Scroll down and find out why you need to\u00a0achieve a balanced life<\/em><\/strong>!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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As human beings, we think, feel, and experience things at every moment, although not always being totally aware of it. But, what makes us feel good or happy?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Everybody knows that a balanced diet together with physical exercise contributes to our body\u2019s health. We also all know that we need to sleep in order to restore our energy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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However, what most people seem to forget is that our health conditions influence our everyday thoughts, feelings, and behaviours.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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So\u2026 Is happiness simply a balanced life?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Sleeping enough, healthy eating, exercising, having a meaningful work activity, and having good relationships, they all contribute to happiness states. However, the big challenge is the daily amount of time that we dedicate to each of these activities\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The hectic pace of our demanding daily lives usually jeopardizes our eating or our time to exercise. However, the sleep hours necessary for a well-balanced and healthy physical life are usually what we forget the most.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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If to all this we add the usually exaggerated time dedicated to working, it is common to neglect a daily slot reserved to our\u00a0social life with family and friends<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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That\u2019s why we believe that happiness is \u201csimply\u201d a matter of balance between body and soul, between our\u00a0physical and psychological states<\/strong>, having in mind that both influence each other continuously.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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If you believe in it too, we have a final challenge for you:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In the next 7 days, register how many of your daily 24 hours you dedicate to sleeping, healthy eating, exercising, having a meaningful work activity, loving and enjoying the company of people that makes you laugh. Then, take some 10 minutes to reflect on it and you may be surprised!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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