Here it is, mid-July! We are half way through the summer months…
Some of you have been focusing on improving your health with losing a few (or alot) of pounds. Others have mentioned that they are using the summer months to get control of the clutter in their homes. And…some of you are doing both!
Michaeline Raczka RD, life coach and clutter-buster extraordinaire, looks at the relationship of clutter in our homes and clutter (yep, fat) on our bodies. I am soooo impressed with her insights, that I will be featuring her work in these next few posts!
Please go to http://clutterbustingcoach.com/category/weight/ and scroll down to April 15 “Organization for Healthy Living.” Tell us what you think????
“Balance” is a hot topic these days. With summer upon us, I wonder if our “balance” changes? For me, it is a shift from the more disciplined days of teaching, coaching and counseling, to a lighter style of the same…teaching on the front lawn, coaching while sitting by the river, and counseling with a big glass of ice tea for both myself and my client… From the heavier meals of “meat and potatoes” to fresh salads, warm breads, and all of the amazing fruits and vegetables that are in season. Ahhh…summer…What does it mean to you? Does your “balance” change to fit with summer?
I sometimes struggle with what balance means to me. Do you? If your answer is “yep” check out an excellent website that spells it out so beautifully.
Just go to http://www.jochristie.com, click on Balance and have fun with it. How balanced are you? Write to us and let us know. We would LOVE to hear from you!
June 21! The first day of summer! What does this mean to you? “The lazy, hazy days of summer” (I think this was a song…)
To me, the first day of summer, is a day to dream…I am a “dreamer” by nature, anyway; so it is easy for me to do on this Summer Solstice.
“Every great dream, begins with a dreamer. Always remember you have within you the strength, the patience and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world” Harriet Tubman
What will I dream of today? Summer breezes, fresh raspberries and world peace.
What will YOU dream of this first day of summer?
Suddenly, I have been filled with questions regarding all of the “diets” out there. Weight Watchers, Zone, Atkins, Fat flush, South Beach,the list goes on and on (and on…).
Some of these “diets” are o.k, some are too restrictive in one or more nutrients. Personally, I am against these “one size fits all” plans. We are all different; with different lives, heights, weights, and goals. Our one goal that I would love for us all to have in common, is optimum health. For some that may include weight loss, for others just eating more fruits and vegetables.
Zonya Foco, RD, has formulated eight habits that will certainly get us on the path of optimum health! Zonya calls them “the power of one good habit.” The idea behind that is to go through the eight habits, one at a time. Incorporate that habit into your life, and then go on to the next.
Interested? I encouage you to check out her website at www.zonya.com
It is Memorial Day week-end; a three day week-end for most of us…Picnics, barbeques, parades, pool parties and numerous other ways of celebrating Memorial Day!
What are YOUR personal Memorial Days?
And, as we all celebrate this weekend, I wish for us all to remember the true meaning of Memorial Day…(I actually looked up the meaning on Wikipedia, to be sure I understood the full meaning) It says:
Memorial Day is a United States Federal Holiday that is observed on the last Monday of May (observed in 2008 on May 26). It was formerly known as Decoration Day. This holiday commemorates U.S. men and women who have died in military service to their country. It began first to honor Union soldiers who died during the American Civil War. After World War I, it was expanded to include those who died in any war or military action.
I didn’t know that it went as far back as the Civil War. Did you?
One of my very favorite coaches and authors is Phillip E. Humbert PhD. he wrote of Memorial Day and “your personal Memorial Day” back in May, 2005. I wish to direct you to his post, as this is one of my favorites. Hope it becomes one of your favorites, also.
http://www.philiphumbert.com/TIPS/20050529.htm#3
Now that you have read this, may I ask you again? What are YOUR personal Memorial Days?
We have all heard the saying, “If life gives you a lemon, make lemonade.” It is a great example of turning one of life’s negative experiences into a postitive one; usually just by a shift in perspective…Yesterday, while preparing a dish for our Mothers Day dinner, I noticed a saying on the lid of a container of DAISY sour cream. It read, “If life gives you LIMES, just rearrange the letters and return a SMILE. WOW! Just rearrange the letters…or…just rearrange our perspective???
Lemons and limes. Lemonade and smiles. It all depends on how I look at life…I think I will ponder this today. How about you?
Remember your primary colors? Red, blue and yellow-if I remember correctly…by combining them in certain ways, you can produce all of the other colors that there are!
I just read an excellent article about primary foods! We typically think of foods, as that which we eat to nourish our physical bodies. These primary foods are not only the foods that we eat to nourish our physical bodies, but also nourish the rest of our lives…They feed our whole life!
Check out this web page, and then let me know what you think of primary foods. Can we relate them to primary colors that when combined in certain ways, make up the ALLNESS OF OUR COLORS? The primary foods, combined in certain ways, may make up the ALLNESS OF OUR LIVES!
http://www.integrativenutrition.com/Program/PrimaryFoods.aspx
Do you love quotes as much as I do? I found one today that really touched my soul. May I share it with you?
Be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars. In the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul.” ~Max Ehrmann
Finally…in Michigan!!
It is warm and sunny…we are runnung, biking and playing out-of-doors!
As I running up and down hills with our grandchildren, Jimmy and Dakota Renee, I was reminded of when our children were young and we would “hunt for Spring.”
Please recollect with me http://www.nourishyourlife.com/Archive/ezine-032004.htm
Ever have “that” feeling of “I have a feeling that I should…” or “I have a feeling that I shouldn’t…?” And, how often is “that feeling” validated by circumstances resulting from your decision?