SPRING WELLBEING
Wellbeing is about feeling good and functioning well and includes engaging in meaningful activities and pursuing goals.
Here are a few seasonal wellbeing tips and ideas that you may like to try.
MAKING BIRD FAT BALLS
Help the birds over this spring with some homemade fat balls from very cheap ingredients, many of which you may already have in your kitchen cupboard.
Birds love energy-rich fat balls, which give them a calorie boost to help get through the cold winter. You can buy fat balls in the shops but they're so easy to make at home - and it's much more fund. Find out how here.
SPRING WILDFLOWERS
As spring arrives, it is lovely to see everything burst into life. Before you know it, there will be snowdrops, bluebells and daffodils popping up all over the place.
Take a walk around one of Exeter's many lovely parks and green spaces. Or, if you fancy getting out of Exeter, you can find lots of places to see Devon's spring wildflowers from the Devon Wildlife Trust here.
COMMUNITY WALK
Why not join a Community Walk & Talk and take a gentle stroll to local green spaces in the city on Wednesdays, starting off at St Sidwells Community Centre entrance. Forthcoming dates are 2, 16 and 30 April; 14 and 28 May; 11 and 25 June; 9 and 23 July.
Just pop along to join in or contact Natalie, the local Community Builder, on 07856 917894 or email her on natalie.smith@eci.org.uk.
5 WAYS TO WELLBEING
If we:
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connect with others
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keep learning
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take notice of what is around us
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give something back to our community
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stay active
then our happiness and wellbeing will increase. These 5 Ways To Wellbeing inform and underpin how we engage and work with individuals and communities to enhance and promote wellbeing.
"I've been looking for support for years and got no help. Then you arrive and in five minutes you set me up with a group I can go to every week, which led me to meet my current support worker. Now I have some support. What you do is so important!"
Got a minute?
Take time to think about yourself.
Got an hour?
Invite a friend to catch up over coffee and cake.
Got longer?
Join one of the free Exeter Red Coat Walking Tours - you will learn lots of interesting things about Exeter you never knew and meet lots of new people.
Got a minute?
Think about what interests you.
Got an hour?
Enrol for a course online - there are lots of free courses with the Urban Learning Academy.
Got longer?
Learn something you've always wanted - a craft, language, instrument etc. Find free tutorials on YouTube.
Got a minute?
Shimmy around the kitchen whilst waiting for the kettle to boil.
Got an hour?
Go for a walk around your neighbourhood - on your own, with your partner, neighbour or friend.
Got longer?
Power up your walk by using a free app such as PaceDJ to match your playlist to your chosen walking pace.
Got a minute?
Have gratitude for small gestures - take compliments and pass them on.
Got an hour?
Look out for interesting nature in your local neighbourhood. Put out some food for the birds.
Got longer?
Do something you enjoy and take notice of how it makes you feel.
Got a minute?
Send a friend an encouraging message.
Got an hour?
Research local volunteering opportunities or other ways in which you can support your local community.
Got longer?
Volunteer - do you have a few spare hours a week you can give to a local charity?
ACTION FOR HAPPINESS
The mission of Action for Happiness is to help people create a happier world, with a culture that prioritises happiness and kindness. Action for Happiness brings people together and provides practical resources. They help each other learn evidence-based skills for happier living, feel a sense of belonging and commit to personal action to create more happiness, for yourself and others.
Take a look at this month's calendar below for lots of wellbeing tips and hints throughout the month:
