Welcome to CULTIVATING HEALTH, HAPPINESS & JOY
Resources, thoughts, and more all designed to help foster the growth of better health, increased happiness, and more joy in one’s life.
Welcome to Cultivating Health, Happiness and Joy!
I am your host Leisa Watkins. I am so glad you stopped by for a visit.
I believe it living your best life, despite whatever challenges are going on in life. So I’ve created this site to share some things related to health, happiness, and joy.How about I show you around the site a little? After all, I hope we’ll be friends and you’ll hang out at our house here often.
The content on this site is divided into several sections…
Cultivate More Happiness
I believe that happiness is created and that for most happy people happiness not an accident.
Sure, I understand that medical issues, genetic mutations, and more can have an impact on one’s outlook in life. And yes, we get it, there can be a lot going on! We are proof of that. But I don’t believe these are roadblock that stops one’s ability to find happiness.
The happiness section of the site is dedicated to building life enriching experiences and to the cultivation of thoughts that lead to greater happiness.
I share resources to create more happiness, despite life’s challenges. And i’ll share some of the things we do to live life more fully, including the things we do to create more happiness in life. It could be hobbies (such as art or photography), restaurants we love, travel we’ve done, or perhaps even photos and stories of our pets, and other experiences that lead to happy living.
Cultivate Better Health
Build life enriching experiences and cultivate thoughts that lead to greater health. Learn about specific health challenges and the research I have done on methods and resources to assist with certain diseases.
Health is so important! We’re dedicated to bringing you news, information, advice and tips to lead a healthy lifestyle.
In the health section, you’ll find…
- Research we’ve found related to various medical conditions that we are dealing with (in case you or a loved one are dealing with them too)
- Tips and tricks for increasing health, particularly research we’ve done on our own journey to restoring health.
- Info on what it is like living with a variety of medical conditions
- Our favorite remedies (some of them homemade)
- and more!
Cultivate Joy
Joy is a state of mind.
Joy is something greater than happiness.
Joy is the result of cultivating more passion and purpose in one’s life.
Joy is the purpose of life.
It the joy section of the website I’ll share content around the topic of cultivating more joy in life.
The Latest Posts
On Orange Brunch Restaurant in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
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Kitchen Kettle Village, Lancaster, PA
I stopped at Kitchen Kettle Village, in Intercourse, Pennsylvania on a recent short stay in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Kitchen Kettle Village is a fun collection of shops, restaurants, and even lodging. It was founded with a Pennsylvania Dutch theme in mind and...
Red Hills Deseret Garden, St. George, UT
Located inside Pioneer Parkin St. George, UT, the Red Hills Deseret Garden is a desert garden, which showcases water-efficient landscapes, so of course it is a great place to get landscaping ideas if you live in the desert. Plus you can see some endangered plants and...
A Look Inside Central Market Lancaster County Pennsylvania
I wandered through Central Market on a recent trip to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. I literally stumbled upon it as I was photographing the historical character of Lancaster. At the time I had no idea how much history there was around the market. Central Market is the...
Curb Appeal Ideas from Lancaster Pennsylvania
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3 Day Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Travel Guide
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Chart Your Course: Dream, Act, Plan, Believe In Your Dreams
I am a huge dreamer and a huge believer in the ability to accomplishing one’s dreams. I always have been. However, life doesn’t ever quite seem to turn out the way you dream it would. Life happens and dreams sometimes get trampled. For me, illness stuck, loss hit,...
Resilience and the Law of Least Resistance
Exhausted – that is how I felt when we returned from the ER visit that Friday evening. My youngest daughter had broken her arm in a rollerskating accident. It was extremely late, everyone was hungry, and I just wanted to crawl into bed, but those motherly instincts...
Spasticity Associated with Multiple Sclerosis
Spasticity is one of the most annoying symptoms of multiple sclerosis. And it can be especially painful. It is a fairly a common symptom of MS and can have a big impact on ones daily life. If often has a big impact on mine. My worse experiences with spasticity has...
Symptoms of MS
There have been over 80 symptoms of MS identified. It can often go undiagnosed for years because so many of the symptoms point to other possible ailments. We estimate I had MS for at least 10 years and may be as long as 35 years before I was diagnosed. Things like...
I’m Too Young for a Cane
I am too young for a cane. I never pictured myself needing one until I was at least 85. But I ended up needing to use one often due to multiple sclerosis. But when I finally decided to get one, the cane opened up some freedom I had been missing. I have not regretted...
Is Your Stress Level Killing You? Studies Say No!
Telling yourself you thrive under stress could be healthy. It's a much better story to tell yourself, than, "This stress is killing me." You see... A 1998 study found that 54% of American's are worried about their stress level. Here's the kicker: most people are...
