Johaloha - 4 Personal Growth

In order to strengthen good mental health, our relationship with nature has a great impact.

Nature encompasses many places. It can mean brown areas such as mountains, cliffs, blue spaces such as rivers, canals or beaches, and green areas such as forests, woodlands or parks. But! You don't have to physically be in these natural settings to get the positive benefits. Just watching documentaries on TV or pictures is enough.

Nature keeps us emotionally, psychologically and physically healthy. But we need to be connected with nature. Researchers use the term "connectedness", which means how we relate to nature and experience it. By doing activities that involve our senses, we develop our connection with nature.

Do you want to know more? Read about 11 examples of how nature benefits your mental health in our blog.
https://johaloha.com/2022/10/17/learn-how-nature-helps-you-relax-and-increase-your-well-being/

To show yourself vulnerable is brave. When you expose yourself to your shortcomings or mistakes, you put yourself in a vulnerable position. But! It will also help others see that it’s not only them who make mistakes.

I often tell people about mistakes I have made, and we all laugh. So, next time in the right place, you may tell someone a mistake you have made, and you both feel sorry or laugh about it together, depending on what kind of mistake it is.

So, laughing at your mistakes is a good start to being more secure with vulnerability. We’re only human beings with our flaws and….

The International Day of Charity aims to strengthen social responsibility globally and boost our support for charity initiatives. To mark the anniversary of Mother Teresa of Calcutta’s passing, September 5 was selected.
So, what can you do on this day? Become extra kind and helpful? Call someone with whom you haven’t been in contact for a while. Give blood? Make a small contribution to something that you care for.