A great mentor of mine said "Should=sh*t. Don't should on yourself, don't should on others and don't let others should on you". Yours are the best videos I have found so far in my search for info on slow living. Thank you for your content :)
@helenawoods4 жыл бұрын
yes yes yes!!
@mariamargaritagarcia80493 жыл бұрын
Perfectly said !
@mrsluckbug3 жыл бұрын
this type of mindset would bring peace and abundance to the world as more people would let go of their ambitions and feelings of not enoughness..
@theartofnaturegermany4 жыл бұрын
Helena 💚 There is so much in life we can be grateful for, but we forget about it so easy. So your tip with the timer is great!
@helenawoods4 жыл бұрын
oh great!! Glad you enjoyed it, Alina! :) I forgot to add the "gratitude walk" as another option as well. Gratitude walks help me stay present and appreciative with what I have in the moment
@teresaromero86553 жыл бұрын
Living with less or no stress from life is such a great feeling ...Keeping life simple , being happy with ourselves ! 🙏🏻
@mariamargaritagarcia80493 жыл бұрын
Living with less is the best gift we can give to ourselves !!! And then give those things to someone that needs them, is the most rewarding feeling to our ❤ and soul ! Hugs from a Colombian in Miami.
@talaparis43723 жыл бұрын
Gratitude journal, every evening. Try to do it during the day too. Probably gonna change my journal (not only for gratitude) too write more about it. Sometimes, I'm soooooooooooo grateful for the rain! It's maybe strange for people, but it's just me feeling gratitude about that. x)
@helenawoods3 жыл бұрын
yes! it's the smallest and simplest of things! I love rain too :)
@Prizzy9994 жыл бұрын
Hi Helena, one of my habits for wellbeing is my daily contact with Nature. Even when the weather's really bad I'll go out five minutes and touch plants and feel their vibrations. It gives me balance and joy. Also, I never do things just cos society or people around me do them or think everyone should, I only follow my heart and my insight. I cultivate gratitude and empathy for all living beings, and all I want to achieve in my life is to be myself always, no matter what. I wasn't born to live the life other people wanted for me but the life I want for myself, too bad if they don't appreciate. Ciao!
@helenawoods4 жыл бұрын
How lovely
@mariamargaritagarcia80493 жыл бұрын
Wonderful words and thoughts !!! Love from a Colombian in Miami ! 💝
@cgtsang4 жыл бұрын
11:38 beautiful message. Love the production quality
@helenawoods4 жыл бұрын
aw thank you! :)
@ProjectInfluencers4 жыл бұрын
Since post covid. I've let go of a lot of things that I used to have/do in life. Thanks for the upload!
@helenawoods4 жыл бұрын
wow, that is SO wonderful to hear!! A season of transformation. Like a phoenix rising! Thanks for your words :)
@joepeponis8694 жыл бұрын
I do believe that space you wanted to occupy KZbin extraordinaire ;). You nailed it! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ What a pleasure it is watching and being reminded of the Simple Joys. Thank you Helena. ✌️🐞🌸💫
@helenawoods4 жыл бұрын
aw thank you Joe! I'm fulfilled in knowing this simple concept resonates with your heart!
@tigertgf8883 жыл бұрын
I'm so happy I chanced upon your channel. Thank you very much for your hard work in sharing these precious pieces of advice. You're glowing as well, so that's great! Have a pleasant day ahead!
@PusaStudios4 жыл бұрын
You can not make everybody happy.. so true.. finding joy and source of happiness from within is so much more reliable because then you can not blame anyone or anything else for being grumpy or sad, it's in your own hands to change what can be changed, even the littlest of things within yourself that can make you see the joy and allow to flip the switch from blaming the world to relying on self-sufficiency in being happy. It's an internal human value we all ( i hope) strive to achieve.. on the other hand, maybe some people are more comfortable blaming the world as they are too nervous to take a look inside..❤
@helenawoods4 жыл бұрын
EXACTLY! Oh I love that point you made - people are definitely more comfortable blaming the outside world rather than looking within. Everything is a mirror, pointing to us what needs to be healed and mended. How beautiful. Love your words
@vijayshankarshrivastava32803 жыл бұрын
Helena, I really appreciate ur tips on slow living. U r so experienced at this young age. Thank u.
@helenawoods3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I'm so glad to hear these tips are helpful! :)
@theellenpham4 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed hearing your perspective on slow living. So many great tips in this video. Thank you for the reminder to appreciate where I am now 💖
@helenawoods4 жыл бұрын
yay, thank you Ellen!!
@user-hx7tp7oo2z4 жыл бұрын
i love it!!! i really needed that!!! I love the random Pause idea. Please continue making video and in the future, please consider making a video about FOMO. I struggle with that so much when it comes to my shopping addiction and how my curiosity lights up when i hear someone rave about the product and I feel like I have to try it for myself. I waste so much time, energy, and money on "stuff" that I literally open, try, and then discard somewhere and then I search for the next new thrill to make me feel fulfilled. Please help us with us being wise, before we impulsively engage in FOMO whatever it was.
@helenawoods4 жыл бұрын
This is such a GREAT idea! I already have some ideas swirling around my head around FOMO, as I definitely used to struggle with EXACTLY what you're sharing about a few years ago when I was living in NYC! I've since let it all go and have felt such relief from letting it go. I'll make a video on this topic - stay tuned :)
@Bruno-bi6hq4 жыл бұрын
Hello Helena. Very happy to listen to you and see you again. Your videos have become a real date for me. Yes, the quest for a simpler life in tune with myself has always been one of my dearest wishes. Unfortunately, things of life have always had a big impact on me and life has gotten too serious. My education is certainly there for something, however, I always had the conviction that I should succeed in my sentimental life rather than my professional life. My life has become a permanent struggle to preserve this inner part of me, this sensitivity, this relationship to the beauty of things, this poetry that still makes me love living. It’s as if everything in this society keeps me from breathing. You are right, I must find a way to let go, enjoy simple pleasures, enjoy small daily joys, find the art of laughing. As you said, we cannot be everything and we cannot make everybody happy. I believe, above all, that I must find peace with myself. I have to meditate on all your precious advice as if i listen to a friend. I'm sure you will agree with me, it starts with a cup of hot chocolate. For me, your videos "When You Don't Know What to Do", "How Life Feels Different After Confinement", "We Think We Have Time | Don't Wait for Life to Happen » Are my favorites. It's my register.
@helenawoods4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Bruno! Your comments are truly my favorite! You really take the time to respond to my work, and I am so appreciative of your words. Oh....society really does keep us from breathing. That struck a chord. Life can be very hard, especially when we listen to the outside guidance of others, the media, news and society in general. By going inwards and reflecting our own wants and values - and what would TRULY bring us the most joy in this singular lifetime - then we can take the action steps to get there. But it always starts from going within and shielding out the noise. For me that looks like journaling what I deeply value most in my life, putting boundaries on media, and spending time alone in silence in nature.There the answers can really flow through. I have to remind myself of this in my day-to-day as well! It's a constant dance of learning, implementing and then relearning again. But that is where all the growth happens :) Hot chocolate - how delightful! I have a cup everyday and it brings me so much simple pleasures. So wonderful to hear you enjoy it as well.
@isabellemarques36254 жыл бұрын
Omg, Helena! Your words in this video are so important to me. I was in an anxious week when i found your channel, and it remebered me a lot of important things. Tks for that!
@helenawoods4 жыл бұрын
aw I'm SO happy to hear this Isabelle!!!
@katiemynette42853 жыл бұрын
Heart of Kentucky. Hey Helena, Simple Joys. This hair cut is great on you. Katie.
@jeewanipitakotuwage15663 жыл бұрын
I always new that life is a miracle UNFOLDING PERFECTLY IN slow motion,thank u for connecting and conforming with the same knowing. Absolutely agree with all that u share.Knowing u a is blessing send from the divine.Sending blessings to u n ur husband,STAY safe n healthy. Thank you from the bottom of my beingness.
@helenawoods3 жыл бұрын
beautifully said!! Love this
@pepsicolla1234 жыл бұрын
Watching your videos is a way to slow down, really :) . I also write a gratitude journal. A problem is that sometimes I write the same things over and over.
@helenawoods4 жыл бұрын
This brings me so much joy to hear, Ruta
@educationwithsehrish4 жыл бұрын
You know what before I found you even i was like double minded about being able to continue to explore slow living because i Don't have the KZbin version of Essentials!! I am so glad and more then determined now to find my kind of slow living or mindful living!! ♡♡♡♡ thanks you soo soo soo much for doing you ♡♡♡♡♡
@helenawoods4 жыл бұрын
yay!! So amazing to hear these topics resonate with you Sehrish!!
@haveagreatdale4 жыл бұрын
Hi, Miss Helena. I saw your comment from Nathaniel Drew's video. I looove your content, I'll try to binge-watch everything by weekend! :)
@helenawoods4 жыл бұрын
aw wow! Thank you Dale!! :) I appreciate your support!
@DemetriPanici4 жыл бұрын
I think with all the productivity and social media I have in my life I need to learn to slow things down at times! Great video! I'm new here, subscribed, and am excited to support you as a fellow small KZbinr!
@helenawoods4 жыл бұрын
aw thank you Demetri!! :)
@helenawoods4 жыл бұрын
Hello my friends! 💕✨☀️ What are some habits or mindsets that you have found to be important or essential on your slow living journey? Any similarities we have in common? Feel free to share what works for you in the comments below! 🥰
@umarsurawijaya71284 жыл бұрын
The best things comes little by little. That's the point.
@helenawoods4 жыл бұрын
so glad to hear you resonated with it! :)
@khadeeshasingh-mccollin73523 жыл бұрын
Love your vybes
@carnation68274 жыл бұрын
Always happy to see one of your videos🌻
@helenawoods4 жыл бұрын
aw this makes me so happy to hear!! Thank you! :)
@meh-hair-Vaughn3 жыл бұрын
I really like your videos! Great work! Keep it up! Regards from Delhi, India.
@dejudecruz91584 жыл бұрын
Yet another great video! 🤗
@helenawoods4 жыл бұрын
aw thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed it :)
@feliciaharper-trotman95413 жыл бұрын
I needed to hear this!!!
@LynaPhung4 жыл бұрын
aww this was so helpful =) thanks for such great tips! really appreciate this
@helenawoods4 жыл бұрын
Yay!! so wonderful to hear it resonated with your heart Lyna!
@lauraolariagaguardiola80462 жыл бұрын
You are so gorgeous!!! I am becoming addicted to you and your beautiful videos. You are making my life prettier Thank you so much!💗💞🤍💞💗💞🤍💞💗
@zenjennllc88943 жыл бұрын
Yes!! Love this
@Laceandoak214 жыл бұрын
I absolutely adore your videos and I am trying to utilize your advice as much as possible. But i am a stay at home mom to 3 very wild young children, so living slowly can be difficult lol I am constantly pouring from an empty cup bc motherhood is 24/7 😐 do you have any advice on how i can live slowly in a house of chaos lol? Thanks so much! Please keep the videos coming! 🖤
@helenawoods4 жыл бұрын
Hi Tiffany!! Thanks so much for the feedback! Oy, that must be really hard to live slowly in the day to day - I'll add this to my last for next month's videos! I have a video coming out about balancing a slow life with being busy, I'll think of you when I write out the script and add some tips for ya :)
@Laceandoak214 жыл бұрын
@@helenawoods thank you so much! I am so looking forward to it! ❤😄
@karenharris31233 жыл бұрын
Hi Tiffany, I don’t know if it will help, but have you watched The Minimal Mom on KZbin? She simplified her life as she had 4 children under 5 & was feeling overwhelmed. She discovered decluttering her home so she had less inventory to manage really helped her. Her videos are so good at making decluttering easier. Hope it helps ☺️ xx
@Laceandoak213 жыл бұрын
@@karenharris3123 Hey! No I havent, I'm gonna have to check that out! That is definitely one of my biggest issues, my house is always a mess bc we accumulate so much stuff and it just gets thrown around by my.crazy kiddos. Thanks so much, I will check her out 😊
@fogalmazasgatlo8493 жыл бұрын
Thanks for it
@nancydee61062 жыл бұрын
Helpful
@laplayabonita3 жыл бұрын
Great video! and you look very pretty :)
@candiceshah4 жыл бұрын
Love this!
@helenawoods4 жыл бұрын
thanks, friend!
@0xrpj4 жыл бұрын
Could you please tell you what did you use to make that blog? Looks beautiful.
@helenawoods4 жыл бұрын
sure!! I use Showit for the design and then Wordpress for my blogging :) So glad to hear you like the design for my blog!
@0xrpj4 жыл бұрын
@@helenawoods Thank you so much!
@nikita48464 жыл бұрын
Hi Helena. I see your comment in the chanel Fairyland Cottage. I subscribe now. Huggs from Italy❤️
@helenawoods4 жыл бұрын
Hi Nicoleta! Aw how nice :) Fairyland Cottage is my favorite channel on KZbin! :) thanks for your support!!
@Havanah20063 жыл бұрын
🥰🥰🥰
@whattovisitinromania50444 жыл бұрын
💕🌼🤗
@helenawoods4 жыл бұрын
aw love those emojis! :)
@FromaniaBricks4 жыл бұрын
Good tips! thanks so much for sharing them. We just subscribed! Would love if if you swung by to check us out too. Keep on making great content!!
@helenawoods4 жыл бұрын
Aw thank you for your support! Will check it out! :)