I received an awesome letter in the mail yesterday from the inmate that I have been writing back and forth to. He sent me a little piece of paper that said, God Bless You. On the back of it he wrote: Amy, just to remind you that you and your family are in my prayers, daily. And, that in my opinion, this world would be so much better off if there were more people like you. I could not help but to smile. It makes me feel so good to know that God brought this poor soul into my life so that I could be an inspiration to him. He had stated in his last letter that he has been doing a lot of crying lately. He misses his 17 year old daughter and it is tearing him apart inside. Honestly he should not still be in prison. Thankfully he only has 3 more years to go. His case was all about hanging out with the wrong people and it takes off from there. I may not be able to do much for him. Knowing that he has someone to write to is such a big deal to him. I am thankful that I chose to respond to his letter and very thankful to know I can make him smile.
A couple of weeks ago I received an email from my mother-in-law. In the email she said that she reads my blogs and is so proud of the positive person I am.
I got a phone call from Melinda who thanked me for being an inspiration to her and helping her get her mind back down to earth...LOL! Hey, we all need that sometimes.
Heather made me a card and expressed how thankful she is for me.
Jamie emails me at least once a week to tell me she loves me.
Diane, well she doesn't need to say anything since she thanks me every time we get off the phone..LOL!May I add that we talk 50 times a day??
Jenny, she is ALWAYS there for me. She loves to throw out Goosfraba and make me laugh.
Jenn (sister-in-law) likes to throw Goosfraba out there too and has made a point to be there whenever I need her.
Rita, I know she loves me...LOL!
Buffy has told me more than once that she feels blessed to have me in her life.
My mom has said recently how proud she is of who I have become and tells me she loves me all the time.
I feel like I am floating on air. I feel so lucky and blessed to have such expressive, appreciative, and kind people in my life. It has made me more expressive as well. It is always good to tell people the impact they have on your life. I am so happy to know that The Secret has worked for me in being able to be an inspiration to others. I know I am strong and I know I am loved. I hope that my friends and family know how much I love and appreciate them as well. I am so grateful and so blessed. Thank you for expressing your feelings to me. It really helps keep me positive and going after my dreams.
Today I am thankful for:
getting closer to achieving my dreams....every day (thanks for making me aware of that Jenny)
my positive outlook on life
my children
my friends
my family
Todd (the inmate)
God
nature
blessings
inspirations
strength
courage
The Power of Prayer
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Are You Tired Today?
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
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
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
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