Just, Keep Moving Forward

Moving forward means that you are willing to keep trying even during hard times and despite of challenges.? Doing this assists us to gain wisdom and knowledge from our experiences hence, allowing us to make better decisions in the future. ?It is through these moments of growth that we develop resilience, adaptability, and the ability to manoeuvre life's challenges more effectively.

There are five areas of personal growth:

Mental Growth involves your brain development, learning and thinking approach. Some examples include thinking, imagination, problem-solving techniques, and growth of intelligence.? Mental growth is an important element in areas of Personal growth. It is crucial to keep socializing, stay active, sleeping well, and practicing leisure activities.

Physical Growth is?vitally important for our health and wellbeing. In addition to becoming stronger, physical activity also influences greatly the social, emotional, and mental development of children and adulthood. ?Physical activity in early childhood lays the foundations for a more active and healthy life.

Social Growth is essential for building a child’s self-esteem. Children who feel comfortable interacting with others and forming positive relationships are more confident and have higher self-esteem. This can have a positive impact on their mental health and overall well-being. Social maturity is what enables us to function as healthy adults. Without it, we end up having a difficult time ourselves, facing many challenges and sometimes causing distress to other people. It is crucial to gather with friends, join a club, keep learning new things, etc. and these activities keep us maturing socially.

Spiritual Growth?enhances our ability to deal with life's fluctuations and to bounce back from those difficult experiences. Research shows that spirituality can benefit both the mind and the body. Whether one is coping with severe sickness or clinical depression, spiritual exercises do help in increasing acceptance and gratitude, decreasing negative emotions, finding meaning, and deepening our relationships with others. Each one of us should practice their own belief, praying, meditating, spending time in nature, volunteering, etc.

Emotional Growth is important because?an individual experiencing emotional growth learns how to identify and be aware of their own emotions, as well as the emotions of others. ?Emotions play an important role in how we think and behave. It hones our communication skills with others and make us more perceptive to what they want.? The person also develops the ability to delay their reactions when faced with emotional bursts from others.? The emotions you feel each day can propel you to take an action that will influence your life forever. ?It is crucial to be fully aware of yourself and your feelings since more often than always, these emotions/ feelings trigger reactive actions that we repent later.? Taking important decisions based on our emotions only can weaken our ability to act and take better decisions when trying to reach our goals.

In conclusion, human growth and development is a complex and lifelong process of improvement: ?physically, socially, maturity, emotionally and morally. ?

A proper understanding of the stages of human growth and development helps provide age-appropriate care, guidance, and education at different phases of life.

Enjoy every phase of life you are going through and always keep looking forward.

Remember one important thing; LIFE IS MEANT TO BE LIVED so live in the present not in the past or in the future.

“One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it’s worth watching”.

by Gerard Way.

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