Use Living Minutes for a better, happier life!
Just a Minute!
Everyone has spare minutes that are just wasted away throughout the day. What if you used that lost time to make positive changes in your life?
This book will guide you on a path of self-discovery through personal growth & empowerment to lead a more meaningful, mindful life by turning lost minutes into Living Minutes.
One Minute for Your Mind
Learn a Foreign Language
Learn a Foreign Language
Learn a Foreign Language
Whether you want to brush up on that high school French or learn Norwegian on your own, you can do so in just minutes a day! The actual learning part may require you sitting down with a book for 30-60 minutes a few times a week, but vocabulary or verb conjugations can be easily reviewed one Minute at a time. Make some flashcards and keep them handy.
Math is Healthy
Learn a Foreign Language
Learn a Foreign Language
Math can be hard for some people, while other people pick it up rather easily. Many of us tend to forget the basic arithmetic we learned in school, especially basic multiplication and division. Sure, you can whip our your smart phone while at the grocery store, but that won't help work your brain and keep it healthy. Do math in your head or relearn some basic arithmetic when you have a Minute to spare.
Learn a Book
Learn a Foreign Language
Learn a Book
Trying to read a fiction novel one minute at a time is not only frustrating, but it takes away from the goals of fiction - entertainment and escape. It's hard to read a story one minute at a time, but a technical book where you learn something may be best read in small chunks. Do you want to learn to garden? To run a half marathon? To build a treehouse? To learn basic home how-tos? Whatever you want to learn, grab a book and learn one Minute at a time.
Have a Cup
Read Upside Down
Learn a Book
Aside from learning new stuff, we also need to nourish our brains. Our brains require about 20% of our calorie intake, so drink and eat foods that will keep your brain well fed. A good brain needs good nutrition. Green tea is a great way to keep hydrated and feeling refreshed in a brain-healthy way.
Read Upside Down
Read Upside Down
Read Upside Down
Just as we have to exercise our bodies, we need to exercise our brains to keep them young and healthy. Doing everyday tasks in a different manner is one way to achieve this. Take a Minute and read a paragraph of text upside down. Bonus if it's in a foreign language!
Play Recall
Read Upside Down
Read Upside Down
Think back to the first person you interacted with today outside of your home. Try to recall five details about that person. What were they wearing? Did they have on any jewelry? How did they wear their hair? What did they sound like? Etc.
One Minute for Your Body
The Plank
The Plank
The Plank
The classic core strengthening exercise, take a Minute and do the plank. If your core is weak, you might not last a full 60 seconds, others may last longer. Maintain the plank for as long as you can.
Ab Work
The Plank
The Plank
Take a Minute and work on those abs! Crunches, reverse crunches, side crunches, and so on - any ab exercise will do. Or do a variety. Just do a Minute's worth.
Squat!
The Plank
Push it!
The squat is one I like to do during a commercial break, largely because it's quiet and doesn't involve a mat of some kind. Take a minute and do some squats to work the lower body.
Push it!
Take the Stairs
Push it!
I've never liked push-ups, largely because I used to get a painful ganglion cyst in my right write when doing them. Doing them on my knuckles alleviate that, though, so now I have no excuse. Take a Minute and do some push-ups. Start easy on your knees and work your way up from there.
Jumping Jacks
Take the Stairs
Take the Stairs
I've always loved jumping jacks. Their fun and you get your blood pumping quite quickly in doing them. Take a minute and get those arms in the air for some jumping jacks!
Take the Stairs
Take the Stairs
Take the Stairs
I avoid elevators at all cost. I'm not afraid of them or anything like that, but I prefer the forced exercise that taking the stairs offers me. It may take an extra minute or two by taking the stairs instead of the elevator, but it also might not. Regardless, we'll count taking the stairs as a Minute you can use to building a better you.
One Minute for Your Living Self
Gratitude
Gratitude
Gratitude
Take a Minute to give your personal deity, the universe, creation, or just plain fate that you have what you have. It's easy to focus on what we don't have, so take a Minute to give thanks for what you do have. Be specific. Home. Car. Job. Family. Cold beer. Whatever it is you're grateful for, give thanks.
Dream
Gratitude
Gratitude
Take a Minute and daydream about where you want your life to go. What is your most important goal over the next week, month, or even year? What is the very first (or next) thing that you need in order to obtain that goal. Add that thing to the top of your to do list.
Breathe
Gratitude
Breathe
It's downright freaky how calming a few deep breathes can be. These breathes soothe the spirit and cleanse the soul, opening yourself to the wonders of the universe that surround you. Breathe in deeply through your nose and then gently out through your mouth. Repeat until your Minute is up.
Smile
Rock Around the House
Breathe
There's something special about a smile. Not only is it a welcoming gesture to those around you, but smiling also releases serotonin and endorphins that can improve your mood, reduce anxiety, and relieve stress. Just try being upset when smiling - it's not easy. :-D
Send a Postcard
Rock Around the House
Rock Around the House
In the hectic lives we lead, it's easy to lose touch with dear friends. You still care for them dearly and welcome any chance to see them, even if it's years in between. But, one way to let them know that you still care and are thinking about them is to send a postcard. If you don't have their address, drop them an email or "hi" on their social media timeline.
Rock Around the House
Rock Around the House
Rock Around the House
In many homes, elves descend upon unsuspecting homes to sit on shelves and hide in cupboards throughout the month of December. This Minute takes inspiration from those pesky elves. Take a small rock or other token and hide it somewhere in the house. When someone comes across it, they have to take a Minute to be grateful about something in their life, either quietly or share with those around. Hide the stone somewhere new each day.
Just a Minute!
Turn lost minutes into Living Minutes.
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