top 8 things that helped me live well with pd in 2021

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I love end of the year, best of lists. The last two weeks there has been a plethora of year end wrap ups with everything from Favorite audiobooks and listening experiences of 2021 to The 10 Most Popular Dessert Recipes of 2021. So why not add one more. These are my top 10 tips that helped me live better with PD in 2021 in no particular order.

  1. Exercise almost every day. I found that exercising moderately every day versus harder workouts several times a week helped me sleep better, feel better, and look forward to exercising each day.

  2. Meditating for 5 minutes a day. I know it’s not a lot but it helps me throughout my day and gives me a beat longer to respond to negative things, which is sometimes all I need to respond better.

  3. As one of my favorite PD bloggers Allison from The Perkie Parkie says, build your wolfpack. Creating a support system of people who uplift me is invaluable. If you don’t have family or friends, start creating them by meeting others with PD and you’ll be surprised by having that one thing in common can help you start a connection and before you know you may find other things in common.

  4. Having a purpose. Finding even the smallest things are meaningful to me, and create curiosity and interest in my daily life.

  5. Having gratitude helps me snap out of my unavoidable pity parties. I don’t mean always seeing through rose colored glasses. I mean realistically looking at my challenges, but also looking at all the things that I am very fortunate to have.

  6. Eating less dairy, processed foods, and eating more plants. I feel better when I eat better. Duh.

  7. Look for ways to laugh, smile, and be silly. I feel fantastic after a laugh. No wonder people want to become comedians. Can you imagine the ability to make a room full of people laugh out loud!

  8. Always be learning something. It helps my cognitive abilities, pushes me to try new things, give me interesting topics to discuss with other people, and the satisfaction of learning something new.

Happy Holidays to you and hoping the new year brings you more joy than challenges. 🎄