To fully understand the six dimensions of
health that determine who we really are.
 To share wisdom of the ages (for those of us
who really weren’t listening or just need a
refresher).
 To see the beauty we often overlook at the
expense of our health and well-being.
 To take back home a new, selfless attitude
that will fuel our co-workers, friends, and
family.
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Physical
Spiritual
Intellectual
Emotional
Social
Occupational/
Environmental
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A healthy body
maintained by good
nutrition, regular
exercise, avoiding
harmful habits, making
informed decisions
about health and
seeking medical
assistance when
necessary.
1
• Are you part of the
obesity epidemic?
2
• Do you exercise at least
every other day?
3
• Are you practicing
preventive self-care?
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The sense that life is
meaningful and has
a purpose; the
ethics, values and
morals that guide us
and give meaning
and direction to life.
1
• Believing in a higher power
has genuine medicinal
value.
2
• Living by the Serenity Prayer
is cheaper than Cymbalta.
3
• Accepting that we do not
have all the answers is a
sign of real maturity.
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A state in which your
mind is engaged in
lively interaction with
the world around
you. It involves
continued learning,
problem solving and
creativity.
1
• Read a good book
lately…with paper pages or
on a Kindle?
2
• “When we stop learning,
we’re dead.” Consider
going back to school.
3
• If you are not challenged at
work, have you considered
volunteering?
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The ability to
understand your
own feelings,
accept your
limitations,
achieve
emotional stability
and become
comfortable with
your emotions.
1
• One in ten of us are on
antidepressants. Nearly $125
million is spent in advertising.
2
• One in four women suffer
from depression.
3
• By 2030, more people will
have depression than any
other disease (WHO)
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The ability to relate well
to others, both within
and outside the family.
It encourages
contributing to a
healthy community by
supporting a healthy
living environment and
initiating better
communication with
others.
1
• Social isolation has become
the norm. “Won’t you be my
neighbor?”
2
• Emails and text messages
have reduced interpersonal
communication.
3
• “Happy Hours” are selfmedicating us and at times
interfering with medications.
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It reflects the fact
that personal health
depends on the
health of the planet.
Environmental
wellness also requires
learning about and
protecting yourself
against
environmental
hazards.
1
• Smoking has decreased
from nearly 1/3rd of us in the
1980s to less than 1/5th now.
2
• Do you recycle? Take a walk
with your dog and a bag.
3
• Avoid “toxic” people. They
increase your cortisol levels.
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The Wisdom of
Groucho Marx
(1890 – 1977)
http://www.bing.com/video
s/search?q=Groucho+M
arx&view=detail&mid=D5
38380B9949E9375CB8D53
8380B9949E9375CB8&first
=0&FORM=NVPFVR
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The Wisdom of
George Carlin
(1937 – 2008)
http://www.youtube.com/w
atch?v=7Q8xWGFT3vI
1910 - 1997
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“God doesn't require us to
succeed; He only requires that
you try.”
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“I alone cannot change the
world, but I can cast a stone
across the waters to create
many ripples.”
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“If we have no peace, it is
because we have forgotten
that we belong to each other.”
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“Kind words can be short and
easy to speak, but their echoes
are truly endless.”
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“Life is beauty, admire it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life
is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life
is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is
sorrow, overcome it. Life is a song, sing it. Life is a
struggle, accept it. Life is a tragedy, confront it. Life is
an adventure, dare it. Life is luck, make it. Life is too
precious, do not destroy it. Life is life, fight for it.”
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“Live simply so others may simply live.”
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“The good you do today may be forgotten
tomorrow. Do good anyway.”
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“One of the greatest diseases is to be nobody to
anybody.”
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Randy Pausch, Ph.D.
Carnegie Mellon University
Professor
(1960 – 2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch
?v=_8kUTUIveyA
What’s on your “Bucket
List”?
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The Bucket List with Jack
Nicholson and Morgan
Freeman (2007)
http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=vc3mkG21ob4&
list=PL2F9E4554238ED0
69
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P4aAKb8pSY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNCxfFA1PsM&NR=1&fe
ature=endscreen
Professor Morrie Schwartz
Brandeis University
1916 - 1995
To fully embrace life, we  We are surrounded every
must treat our health as
day by teachers. Don’t
our greatest asset.
forget the lessons!
 Good health is more
 Love what you do—or do
than absence of
something else.
disease—it has six
 Dare to dream. A bucket
dimensions that all merit
list is only a pad of paper
attention.
and pen away.
 We must balance
 The future is not
sadness with laughter,
guaranteed, but today is
bitterness with sweetness.
a gift. Embrace the day!
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Get a baseline on
your 6 dimensions of
health.
Develop one or two
strategies to improve
each of these
dimensions.
Start your bucket list
and fully live life!
Share these
strategies with a
friend or family.
http://www.wellnessbuddha.com/articles/6dimensions-of-good-health.html
WellnessBuddha.com, 2013
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/stress/SR00001
Wiley Studios, YouTube.com
http://thinkexist.com
http://www.brainyquote.com
http://www.goodreads.com
http://simplelifestrategies.com/quotes-dalailama/ and
/steve-jobs/
Prayer is Good Medicine by Larry Dossey, MD
Randy Pausch, Lecture of a Lifetime (ABC Interview)
YouTube,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8kUTUIveyA
Movieclips.com, The Bucket List
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc3mkG21ob4&lis
t=PL2F9E4554238ED069
http://www.prayers-for-special-help.com/footprintsprayer.html#axzz2S9d2BrzF
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P4aAKb8pSY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNCxfFA1PsM&NR=1
&feature=endscren
Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom
www.markelliottmiller.com – Presenter’s website