Life itself requires courage, requires an almost noble sense of doing what you can, as you can do it. Life itself makes demands of us, asks us to expand, grow into our potential. Whatever that is. None of us live in a vacuum, fully separated from the rest of the world, we must explore who we are in order to become more of who we are, more of who we like about ourselves. The context of our individual lives can make this a daunting prospect, seemingly full of blocks and stops until something emerges newly minted, arriving fresh and enlivening things so we can see more clearly, feel more freely, think more productively, living further into our own evolution.

Exploring who you are becoming aligns with the concept of designing how you wish to show up, how you wish to live, to love, to advance your life, grow your psyche. In short, mental fitness is always about becoming more of who you are, who you can be and shifting away from who you have been with consciousness, aligned with your own values and sense of future.

It's not about finite ideas, nicely fitting descriptors or check boxes. Becoming who you are is about embracing the mists and moonbeams surrounding your everyday awareness, compelling you towards something more, something greater than you've known so far. That may mean stepping up, embracing courage and determination to achieve something specific; it may be retreating to what's truly important, ditching previous expectations and instead searching for quiet.

We each have a spiritual dimension, a sense of spirit. That might be about actual spiritual contact, a religion, personal willforce, or more commonly about the simple appreciation of life itself. Our spirit, more commonly referred to as the 'human condition' or psyche, propels us forward despite what's happened or happening in our lives. This is our own sacredness, our own sacred self. Mental fitness is expanded, offers a different potential when combined with our own inner sacredness, our own sense of lifefulness and the wonder of our personal potential. Living a spirited life requires, and produces, enhanced wellbeing. Whether your spirituality be about mindful appreciation, about team sports, about gardening or surfing, or about worship and prayer, your personal spirit is always lifted when you engage in activities you understand as enspiriting, spirited, inspiring.