I played The Secret memory game again this morning. This is the quote I got:
As you become more and more aware of how you are feeling, you will become more aware of your words and thoughts. It gets easier and easier. And so you when you hear yourself say something you don’t want, just restate what it is you do want. For example, a common thing that people say is, “I am tired”. If you say that with the whole day ahead of you, you are ordering up from the universe a tough day full of fatigue. So I would change those words to something like, “I am now drawing in unlimited energy. I am feeling more energized with every second. I feel amazing.” All of your power with the law of attraction is now, and by intensely feeling what you want, you can change anything.
I needed this today. I have been more sleepy than usual. Mostly due to my cat Chloe meowing in my face every morning between the hours of 4am and 5am. And, Makenna keeps getting up at 7:20-7:30 no matter what time she goes to bed. This teething thing can end any time now. LOL! Normally she sleeps until 8:30am or later. Don't get me wrong, normally I can get up at 7:30am with minimal issues. Chloe making me get out of bed is what is making it hard. If I close my door she meows outside of it. Chloe loves to be outside when it is nice out. Unfortunately she comes in at night to sleep then wants to go out very early in the morning. I guess because I am her mommy, it is me that she feels compelled to wake up. This is not a quick thing either. Because I am letting her out the dog needs to go out for his morning pee and poop which takes 5-10 minutes. Of course by the time this saga is over I am wide awake. I think I am going to try keeping Chloe outside tonight to see if this fixes the issue. I need to use this quote today to help me feel energized. I hope it helps you throughout your day as well.
What I am thankful for today:
Being an inspiration
Sleep
energy
Rita for bringing Makenna ice cream yesterday
my cats, even when they drive me crazy!
going green
the nice weather
Scrapping The Music Challenge
pajamas
bare feet
painted toes
my health
The Secret
the quote I got today
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Master Your Metabolism
Recently I started reading this book called: Master Your Metabolism by Jillian Michaels. Jillian is one of the trainers on the reality show Biggest Loser. Battling with hormone issues since I was 15 years old, talking to doctors, taking medications and so on.....at 35 years old I do not feel like I have gotten anywhere. Tired of having my weight fluctuate, my mood swing, experiencing things women in menopause experience since my teenage years had me seeking for more answers. This book seems to have the answers I have been searching for for so many years.
Little did I know that your metabolism is controlled by your hormones. Did you know that? I never knew that. I just thought it was something we were born with or that was genetic. Genetics can play a part in your metabolism however, what we eat is what really controls it. I am going to share with you some tid bits of the book. However, I highly recommend reading it for yourself. Jillian was always chubby as a child, her parents using food as comfort is what kept her in that state. Turning to coffee, skipping meals. counting calories, and working out at the gym 2 hours A DAY as an adult then seeing herself aging in her twenties, made her research everything she writes in this book. Of course she was skinny, but she was also beating up her body. Being thin is not that hard nor should it be. And, this is why she wrote this book. She now only exercises 5 hours a week which is nothing like what she used to.
Tips from Jillian:
1. Stay away from artificial sweeteners
2. Stay away from Soy products
3. Eat only Organic foods (pesticides and other chemicals can make our hormones go into meltdown mode, raise Cortisol in woman and keep our cells from reproducing properly.
4. Go easy on the Starchy Veggies (potatoes, corn, peas)
5. Stay away from: juice, soda, iced teas, lemonade and, specialty coffee drinks and stick with WATER
6. Stay away from FAT FREE FOOD (fat is healthy for us and most fat free food contains more sugar!)
7. Eat a handful of nuts a day (Purchase the shelled ones if you know you will over eat them. Keeping them in the shell takes longer to open and eat which will keep you from eating too many.)
8. Eat slowly
9. Eat more colorful fruits and veggies
10. Eat more dark green-leafy veggies
11. Eat berries and whole grains
12. Include more detoxers in your diet: garlic, onions, leeks, chives, shallots and scallions
13. Limit yourself to one to two cups of coffee per day
14. Eat the skins of apples, plums, and other edible fruit skins. Sometimes the best source of vitamins is actually in the skins!
15. Eat your fiber, daily
16. The worst candy to eat.....Licorice. Stay away from it....period.
17. EAT BREAKFAST
18. Do not skip meals!
19. Healthiest meat.....chicken.
To find out why she lists the above, you must read the book for yourself. She goes into the reasons for everything. Her knowledge is unbelievable. She knows what each food and chemical does to ones body, hormones and metabolism. These tips above are only a few of what she has in her book. I hope they help you start your way to a healthier you and for your children. Now that I know what I am putting in my kids mouths, I am definitely going to be more aware of what they eat.
Jenny and I went for an hour and a half walk last night, went to Giant and purchased the Organic Ice Cream Sandwiches. I have to say....they ROCK! And, all those chemicals that are put into the processed foods were not in there!! From now on I am walking down the organic isle before heading anywhere else in the grocery store.
I am thankful for:
Organic food
ice cream sandwiches
long walks with Jenny
the nice weather
my new book
a healthier lifestyle
my health
my children's health
my friends
my store
new customers
Hellertown Farmers Market
fruit
veggies
a great day today
a great night tonight!
Little did I know that your metabolism is controlled by your hormones. Did you know that? I never knew that. I just thought it was something we were born with or that was genetic. Genetics can play a part in your metabolism however, what we eat is what really controls it. I am going to share with you some tid bits of the book. However, I highly recommend reading it for yourself. Jillian was always chubby as a child, her parents using food as comfort is what kept her in that state. Turning to coffee, skipping meals. counting calories, and working out at the gym 2 hours A DAY as an adult then seeing herself aging in her twenties, made her research everything she writes in this book. Of course she was skinny, but she was also beating up her body. Being thin is not that hard nor should it be. And, this is why she wrote this book. She now only exercises 5 hours a week which is nothing like what she used to.
Tips from Jillian:
1. Stay away from artificial sweeteners
2. Stay away from Soy products
3. Eat only Organic foods (pesticides and other chemicals can make our hormones go into meltdown mode, raise Cortisol in woman and keep our cells from reproducing properly.
4. Go easy on the Starchy Veggies (potatoes, corn, peas)
5. Stay away from: juice, soda, iced teas, lemonade and, specialty coffee drinks and stick with WATER
6. Stay away from FAT FREE FOOD (fat is healthy for us and most fat free food contains more sugar!)
7. Eat a handful of nuts a day (Purchase the shelled ones if you know you will over eat them. Keeping them in the shell takes longer to open and eat which will keep you from eating too many.)
8. Eat slowly
9. Eat more colorful fruits and veggies
10. Eat more dark green-leafy veggies
11. Eat berries and whole grains
12. Include more detoxers in your diet: garlic, onions, leeks, chives, shallots and scallions
13. Limit yourself to one to two cups of coffee per day
14. Eat the skins of apples, plums, and other edible fruit skins. Sometimes the best source of vitamins is actually in the skins!
15. Eat your fiber, daily
16. The worst candy to eat.....Licorice. Stay away from it....period.
17. EAT BREAKFAST
18. Do not skip meals!
19. Healthiest meat.....chicken.
To find out why she lists the above, you must read the book for yourself. She goes into the reasons for everything. Her knowledge is unbelievable. She knows what each food and chemical does to ones body, hormones and metabolism. These tips above are only a few of what she has in her book. I hope they help you start your way to a healthier you and for your children. Now that I know what I am putting in my kids mouths, I am definitely going to be more aware of what they eat.
Jenny and I went for an hour and a half walk last night, went to Giant and purchased the Organic Ice Cream Sandwiches. I have to say....they ROCK! And, all those chemicals that are put into the processed foods were not in there!! From now on I am walking down the organic isle before heading anywhere else in the grocery store.
I am thankful for:
Organic food
ice cream sandwiches
long walks with Jenny
the nice weather
my new book
a healthier lifestyle
my health
my children's health
my friends
my store
new customers
Hellertown Farmers Market
fruit
veggies
a great day today
a great night tonight!
Monday, April 27, 2009
Thoughts of Perfection
I played the memory game on www.thesecret.tv/ This is the quote I received:
Think thoughts of perfection. Illness cannot exist in a body that has harmonious thoughts. Know there is only perfection, and as you observe perfection you must summon that to you. Imperfect thoughts are the cause of all humanity’s ills, including disease, poverty, and unhappiness. When we think negative thoughts we are cutting ourselves off from our rightful heritage. Declare and intend, “I think perfect thoughts. I see only perfection. I am perfection.
My friend Jenny and I joke around and send each other emails throughout the day saying I AM PERFECTION then laugh about how conceited we sound. There is no perfect person....but then what defines one as being perfect? What one may consider a perfect person, another may disagree. It is only our opinion what defines someone as perfect.
What this quote means to me personally is that if we think perfect thoughts such as; I am healthy, I am energy, I am on time, I am wealthy and so on...how can we be anything but those things? We are what we think we are and we will continue to be those things because we are not allowing ourselves to think any different.
Like I wrote yesterday: if we keep putting things in future tense they will always stay in the future. Act like you are healthy, wealthy, on time......already.
Today I thank you for:
my health (have not been sick since I read the book)
money
dreams
goals
my store
my family
my friends
the nice weather
time with Makenna
my overabundance of time
my day off today
Think thoughts of perfection. Illness cannot exist in a body that has harmonious thoughts. Know there is only perfection, and as you observe perfection you must summon that to you. Imperfect thoughts are the cause of all humanity’s ills, including disease, poverty, and unhappiness. When we think negative thoughts we are cutting ourselves off from our rightful heritage. Declare and intend, “I think perfect thoughts. I see only perfection. I am perfection.
My friend Jenny and I joke around and send each other emails throughout the day saying I AM PERFECTION then laugh about how conceited we sound. There is no perfect person....but then what defines one as being perfect? What one may consider a perfect person, another may disagree. It is only our opinion what defines someone as perfect.
What this quote means to me personally is that if we think perfect thoughts such as; I am healthy, I am energy, I am on time, I am wealthy and so on...how can we be anything but those things? We are what we think we are and we will continue to be those things because we are not allowing ourselves to think any different.
Like I wrote yesterday: if we keep putting things in future tense they will always stay in the future. Act like you are healthy, wealthy, on time......already.
Today I thank you for:
my health (have not been sick since I read the book)
money
dreams
goals
my store
my family
my friends
the nice weather
time with Makenna
my overabundance of time
my day off today
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Help Others and See positive Things in Your Own Life.
Today's Daily Teaching is "No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another."
How many people these days seem so wrapped up in their own life? I think to some degree we all are. No matter what, I feel that we need to 'fill' ourselves up with joy first before we can make anyone else happy. And while that may be the truth I still know that there is nothing like the feeling of giving to someone else and helping others.
Once I read The Secret, my eyes opened into a whole new way of thinking. I started realizing that the only good in life is what we see and what we make of it. I started seeing that there are honest, good people in the world that do care about strangers. I have seen people come and go, some come back some do not. Guess who comes back....the people who look at life just as I do. Honestly I no longer want negative people in my store or in my life. If we chose to allow it into our lives and listen to people complain constantly, we will only be bringing more of that negativeness into our own lives. Because we cannot totally get away from these people, we need to be grateful for the positiveness we have in our lives. Before you know it, being an inspiration will be annoying to those who are not ready to live a positive lifestyle. And, this is ok. Not everyone likes change nor wants too. Later in life they may look back and wonder why they waited so long to change for the better. Maybe they will continue to live miserable thinking that there is no way out. Whatever the case, no one can be responsible for their life but themselves.
Jenny bought me an awesome Grateful Journal. In time, I will be purchasing this for everyone I know. Just in the last two days of using this I have seen a drastic change in myself and my life. It came right at the time that I read the Daily Teaching:
Einstein told us that time is just an illusion. When you understand and accept that there is no time, you can see that whatever you want in the future already exists. That is why when you write, imagine, or speak of your desire, you should use the present tense. Radiate your desire in your mind, heart, and body and see it as here now.
What I got from that is: If we keep putting things in future tense than it will always remain in the future.
If we want to receive anything we need to make believe that we already have it. And, we absolutely need to say thank you a million times a day! If we show gratitude, things we want will happen faster because we appreciate. We also have to help others and give. I have written this before but somehow it doesn't seem to sink in to some. Lucky for me I have surrounded myself with people who are looking to help others in every way possible. Obviously it doesn't have to be money that you are giving.
Put yourself in these situations and tell me what you would do.....
If you saw two elderly ladies coming towards a door, would you race to open it for them or just let them get it?
If you saw someone's child has snot running down their face, would you turn away or would you offer the child a tissue?
If your neighbor was having trouble shoveling their car out of the snow, would you help or just let them do it alone?
See where I am going? There is ALWAYS a way that we can help others. It can be so simple yet have such a great impact on your life.
Every night I write in my Grateful journal. This is my new goal. On one side of the page you are to write what you are grateful for now. The other side is where you write your grateful intentions. You do not need this journal to do this. If you are to start this at home, make sure you word your statements starting with, 'thank you', or 'I am grateful for'. When you are walking to take your shower say thank you with each step. Embrace the new day with gratefulness and you are only setting yourself up to a wonderful positive day.
Daughtry has a wonderful song out there right now called, What About Now. If you get the chance, look up the lyrics and watch it on Youtube.com.
Thank you for:
my friends
my new customer
time alone
the heat
music
my clothes
my family
my grateful journal
peace within
my health
my store
free advertising
the cook out with my neighbors tonight
my overabundance of time
my children
my van
my flowers
chocolate cake
my new Premier Jewelry
my parents
my positive attitude
my new haircut
Melinda
my life
How many people these days seem so wrapped up in their own life? I think to some degree we all are. No matter what, I feel that we need to 'fill' ourselves up with joy first before we can make anyone else happy. And while that may be the truth I still know that there is nothing like the feeling of giving to someone else and helping others.
Once I read The Secret, my eyes opened into a whole new way of thinking. I started realizing that the only good in life is what we see and what we make of it. I started seeing that there are honest, good people in the world that do care about strangers. I have seen people come and go, some come back some do not. Guess who comes back....the people who look at life just as I do. Honestly I no longer want negative people in my store or in my life. If we chose to allow it into our lives and listen to people complain constantly, we will only be bringing more of that negativeness into our own lives. Because we cannot totally get away from these people, we need to be grateful for the positiveness we have in our lives. Before you know it, being an inspiration will be annoying to those who are not ready to live a positive lifestyle. And, this is ok. Not everyone likes change nor wants too. Later in life they may look back and wonder why they waited so long to change for the better. Maybe they will continue to live miserable thinking that there is no way out. Whatever the case, no one can be responsible for their life but themselves.
Jenny bought me an awesome Grateful Journal. In time, I will be purchasing this for everyone I know. Just in the last two days of using this I have seen a drastic change in myself and my life. It came right at the time that I read the Daily Teaching:
Einstein told us that time is just an illusion. When you understand and accept that there is no time, you can see that whatever you want in the future already exists. That is why when you write, imagine, or speak of your desire, you should use the present tense. Radiate your desire in your mind, heart, and body and see it as here now.
What I got from that is: If we keep putting things in future tense than it will always remain in the future.
If we want to receive anything we need to make believe that we already have it. And, we absolutely need to say thank you a million times a day! If we show gratitude, things we want will happen faster because we appreciate. We also have to help others and give. I have written this before but somehow it doesn't seem to sink in to some. Lucky for me I have surrounded myself with people who are looking to help others in every way possible. Obviously it doesn't have to be money that you are giving.
Put yourself in these situations and tell me what you would do.....
If you saw two elderly ladies coming towards a door, would you race to open it for them or just let them get it?
If you saw someone's child has snot running down their face, would you turn away or would you offer the child a tissue?
If your neighbor was having trouble shoveling their car out of the snow, would you help or just let them do it alone?
See where I am going? There is ALWAYS a way that we can help others. It can be so simple yet have such a great impact on your life.
Every night I write in my Grateful journal. This is my new goal. On one side of the page you are to write what you are grateful for now. The other side is where you write your grateful intentions. You do not need this journal to do this. If you are to start this at home, make sure you word your statements starting with, 'thank you', or 'I am grateful for'. When you are walking to take your shower say thank you with each step. Embrace the new day with gratefulness and you are only setting yourself up to a wonderful positive day.
Daughtry has a wonderful song out there right now called, What About Now. If you get the chance, look up the lyrics and watch it on Youtube.com.
Thank you for:
my friends
my new customer
time alone
the heat
music
my clothes
my family
my grateful journal
peace within
my health
my store
free advertising
the cook out with my neighbors tonight
my overabundance of time
my children
my van
my flowers
chocolate cake
my new Premier Jewelry
my parents
my positive attitude
my new haircut
Melinda
my life
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