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Welcome to Living Well Daily, the newsletter serving up a daily dose of care designed to support you, cheer you on and remind you, always, just how wonderful you already are.

In Today’s Edition:

🥰Well-Being & Self-Care: 2-Minute Self-Care Ritual: When You Need Inspiration
💖Longevity & Wellness: A Number Worth Paying Attention To
✨Daily Affirmation & Daily Prompt

Today is the only time today is going to happen.
Try to make the most of it in whatever way feels accessible to you.
Sending love!

Inspiration often disappears when we’re exhausted, overstimulated, disconnected, or stuck in routine.

When your nervous system has been focused on survival, creativity and possibility can feel far away. That doesn’t mean they’re gone. It usually means your mind and body need space to reconnect with them.

Inspiration rarely arrives through pressure. It tends to return through openness, curiosity, and small moments of connection.

🌬 Step 1: Step Outside the Mental Loop (30–45 seconds):
Pause what you’re doing.
Take a slow breath and intentionally interrupt the cycle of overthinking, scrolling, or pushing.
Sometimes inspiration needs space to enter.

👁 Step 2: Expose Yourself to Something That Sparks You (45 seconds):
Look at, listen to, or engage with something meaningful:
• Art
• Music
• Nature
• A quote
• A conversation
• A story
• A person whose energy inspires you
Inspiration often begins with exposure.

💡 Step 3: Follow One Tiny Pull (30–45 seconds):
Ask yourself:
“What feels interesting, energizing, or alive to me right now?”
Then follow it just a little. Not for productivity. For connection.

You do not need to have a breakthrough today. Sometimes inspiration returns quietly, one spark at a time.

✅ Action step: Give yourself 10 intentional minutes today to engage with something that genuinely inspires or energizes you.

^{Love, Lola Graham}

A large meta-analysis published in PubMed found that a higher resting heart rate is independently associated with an increased risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in the general population.

A separate systematic review linked elevated resting heart rate to greater cancer mortality risk, with the association holding across both men and women.

Your resting heart rate can also be a real-time signal. A study published in Nature Medicine tracked over 3,000 participants and found that abnormal deviations in resting heart rate detected pre-symptomatic COVID-19 infection a median of three days before symptoms appeared. 

Your body’s resting heart rate will also tend to increase when you aren’t feeling well or if you are starting to get a bit burned out. So it can be a good number to consider.

✅ Action Step: Take a look at your resting heart rate. If you have a tracker like Fitbit or Apple Watch, it will have that data. Otherwise, you can take it yourself first thing in the morning to see where you’re at. Then notice if it shifts up and down.

^{By: Joshua Graham
Sources: PMID: 26598376 | PMID: 33806038 | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-021-01593-2}

^{A mini-care practice for grounding, calming, and nervous system support.}

Place your feet firmly on the floor and gently press downward to feel your support beneath you.

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With love and care,

Lola & Joshua | The Living Well Team

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