The Skinny On January

Welcome to the February 15, 2008 edition of carnival of holistic nutrition. We have a lot of submissions to choose from so don’t be shy!

James D. Brausch presents Bathroom Scales posted at Weight Loss Dude.

Frederic Patenaude presents The Benefits of the 24-Hour Fast posted at Frederic Patenaude Talks, saying, "It is amazing what fasting 24 hours will do for your health!"

mmter presents Detoxing for Fitness and Health posted at My Road to Wellness Blog.

Frederic Patenaude presents The Five Tibetans posted at fredericpatenaude, saying, "great pointers to use each day"

Mike Remer presents Oh, Oh! Here Come the Holidays and the Cold Weather | My Path To Fitness Blog posted at My Path To Fitness Blog.

James Chambers presents Hyperhidrosis Causes posted at Hyperhidrosis.

Roger Haeske presents I’ll Be Eating At A Steakhouse Tonight posted at Raw Food Diet, Bodyweight Fitness and Peak Performance Living.

James D. Brausch presents Does The Switch Diet Work Long-term? posted at Weight Loss Dude.

Tupelo Kenyon presents Finally the Truth About Diet – The China Study Review posted at Tupelo Kenyon, saying, "Finally, here’s an authoritative diet and nutrition book based on hard science and exhaustive research. This revealing book is written by one of the world’s most respected authorities in the field of nutrition. In his own words, he has been “in the system for almost fifty years, at the very highest levels, designing and directing large research projects, deciding which research gets funded and translating massive amounts of scientific data into national expert panel reports.” There is so much useful information in this book, I consider it one of the most important books I have ever read and give it my highest recommendation. Change your diet and change the quality of your life. (Enjoy soothing instrumental music as you read plus song selections with lyrics related to each article – all free"

Rob Moshe presents Live Your Best Life By Serving Others posted at Rob Schaumer, saying, "This is not necessarily a fitting post for your carnival. Once the project starts, each day I will recognize a fellow blogger that "Helped""

Shaheen Lakhan presents The Huckabee Diet: A Flawed Model of Health Advocacy posted at GNIF Brain Blogger.

Spencer Jones presents Why Take Colloidal Silver? posted at Colloidal Silver Secrets, saying, "Sometimes exercise and proper nutrition are not enough. In this age of strange diseases, the body occassionally needs nutritional supplementation, particularly where infection and related diseases are concerned. One of the easiest ways to help protect the body during times of stress when immunity may be low and infection can set in, is with a safe, natural nutritional supplement known as colloidal silver."

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Sunny presents Continuing to Hope in the face of Disappointment posted at Dandelions and Daydreams, saying, "Disappointment can be hard on your heart. This post is about continuing to hope and moving past disappointments."

Jenn Givler presents Is it wrong to be abundant AND spiritual? posted at Create a Thriving Business.

Roger Haeske presents Why Your Gym Membership May Be Wasting You Over 2 Hours A Week posted at Raw Food Diet, Bodyweight Fitness and Peak Performance Living.

Mike Remer presents Wish Exercise wasn’t so Hard? | My Path To Fitness Blog posted at My Path To Fitness Blog.

Samuel Bryson presents Breaking an addiction: posted at Total Wellbeing.

Alex Blackwell presents Five Good Reasons to Exercise posted at The Next 45 Years.

Roger Haeske presents Your Infinite Power To Master Yourself posted at Raw Food Diet, Bodyweight Fitness and Peak Performance Living.

Jose DeJesus MD presents Launching an Employee Wellness Program posted at Physician Entrepreneur.

Byteful Project presents My Journey into The Master Cleanse (Day 1 of 10) posted at Byteful Blog, saying, "I did this life experiment back in August to see its effect on my creative output, but my experience with the Master Cleanse diet will remain relevant as long as people try the diet. It’s helped many regain control over their eating habits. Overall it was a fascinating experience!"

Christian Goodman presents Tired? It could be Fibromyalgia posted at Christian Goodman, saying, "Fibromyalgia has no known cause. Doctors all over the world suggest several catalysts for the syndrome, some conflicting with each other. Others even think it’s all in the mind. But simple exercises can heal Fibromyalgia."

Alvaro Fernandez presents Mindfulness and Meditation in Schools for Stress and Anxiety Management posted at SharpBrains, saying, "Several recent news pieces have reported on an emerging trend: schools using techniques such as yoga and meditation to help students manage anxiety and stress. To better understand what is going on, we are pleased to bring you this article thanks to our collaboration with Greater Good Magazine."

Mike Remer presents Wish Exercise wasn’t so Hard? | My Path To Fitness Blog posted at My Path To Fitness Blog.

Alex Blackwell presents How Much is Too Much? posted at The Next 45 Years.

Anmol Mehta presents Free Online Hatha Yoga Poses Galleries posted at Mastery of Meditation, Enlightenment & Kundalini Yoga, saying, "Free online e-book of illustrated Hatha Yoga poses and exercises to help you start or deepen your Yoga practice."

Karl presents Self Hypnosis: Handle Stress with Self Hypnosis posted at SELF HYPNOSIS: Weight Loss, Quit Smoking Self Hypnosis!.

Sam Zoranovich presents Love What You Eat, Eat What You Love posted at Unapologetic Genius, saying, "Forming relationships with the food you make, preparing it passionately, and eating it with gratitude make deciding what to eat easier and healthier."

Freddie L. Sirmans, Sr. presents Can The US Prevent A Starvation Crisis? posted at Can The US Prevent A Starvation Crisis.

Alfa Mercado presents How to make your smile more attractive posted at Wellness Junction by Kavit Haria.

Todd Goldfarb presents 4 Pillars of Effective Personal Growth posted at We The Change, saying, "hey there– hope I made the deadline! Here is an excellent piece on 4 "Pillars" of effective personal development from We The Change…enjoy!"

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Hueina Su presents My Young Living Story and Exciting News posted at Intensive Care for the Nurturer’s Soul, saying, "Ever since a health scare last summer, I’ve found holistic ways to help me regain my physical & emotional health. My husband and I are amazed at the turnaround I’ve made since last winter. Here’s my healing journey and some exciting news to share."

Edwin Casimero presents Why the american indian quit the raw for 30 days program posted at My Family Health Blog.

Edwin Casimero presents My Eczema Cure: Complete Story and Photos - This raw foodist is not necessarily vegan posted at Eczema Cure.

Samuel Bryson presents Kangaroo Meat – Good For You AND the Environment: posted at Total Wellbeing.

Chris presents Don’t Snooze In Your Cubicle: Here Are Four Ways To Snack For Higher Energy posted at The Healthy Snacks Blog.

Tupelo Kenyon presents Is Food Your Medicine or Poison? posted at Tupelo Kenyon, saying, "Food is not what it used to be. In the relatively recent past, food was universally recognized as the fruits and nuts that grow on trees, the vegetables that grow out of the soil, plus some fish and game. If you were to take a ride in a time machine and show our ancestors what we eat today, they would recognize very little of it. For the most part, it’s over-packaged, over-processed, over-rated and under-nourishing. Every day, we choose our future health and vitality by what we choose to put in our mouths. Three times a day we have the opportunity to act upon our resolve to experience optimum health and vitality . . . at breakfast, lunch and dinner. Bon appetit. (Enjoy soothing instrumental music as you read plus song selections with lyrics related to each article – all free.)"

Mitch McDonald presents All Natural Home Remedy for Acne Breakouts posted at FYI About.com.

Randy Powell presents Good Fats! posted at Eating-Veggies.com: Alkaline Diet blog.

Jamie McIntosh presents Winter Strawberries posted at Suite101: Organic Gardens blog, saying, "Avoid nerve-damaging organophosphates by eating organic produce."

James Chambers presents Types of Hyperhidrosis posted at Hyperhidrosis.

Frederic Patenaude presents How To Beat Candida: Understanding the Real Issue posted at Frederic Patenaude Talks.

Frederic Patenaude presents Candida, Sugar & Fat: Understanding the Issues posted at Frederic Patenaude Talks, saying, "The Raw Food expert explains the correlation between yeast infections and raw food eating contrary to popular opinion that it is sugar."

Phil B. presents 5 Small Nutrition Tips That Make a Big Impact on Your Health « Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity, saying, "The foods that we eat play a large role in the outcome of our long term health."

Frederic Patenaude presents Problems with a High-Sodium Diet: An Important Diet Tip posted at Frederic Patenaude Talks, saying, "An interesting article on how all forms of salt (even "healthy" ones) are not good for us."

Alfa Mercado presents 10 reasons you should drink wheatgrass juice posted at Wellness Junction by Kavit Haria.

Alfa Mercado presents 5 reasons to go RAW! posted at Wellness Junction by Kavit Haria.

Alfa Mercado presents Five awesome ways to improve breakfast posted at Wellness Junction by Kavit Haria.

Kavit Haria presents Facial Yoga - Get rid of your wrinkles faster posted at Wellness Junction by Kavit Haria.

Miguel Wickert presents Nutrition « The Pursuit of Excellence posted at The Pursuit of Excellence, saying, "The article provides 3 reasons for consuming Carbs, which will lead to a balanced and healthy lifestyle."

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Joshua Seth presents Your 1 Day Weight Loss Challenge posted at Joshua Seth Blog, saying, ""Are you willing to take the steps that are necessary to improve your health so you can improve your life and live your dreams? If so, then here’s something simple you can do today to improve your health and make you more fit than you were yesterday. Just for today, promise yourself that…""

James D. Brausch presents Five Gifts For Those Losing Weight posted at Weight Loss Dude.

Mitch McDonald presents Weight Loss Exercise And Weight Loss Motivation posted at FYI About.com.

Becky Gillaspy presents How to Tell if You’re Really Hungry? posted at Weight Loss without Worry, saying, "Physical hunger is a call by the body to fill a need for fuel. Physical hunger is satisfied by food. Head hunger is a desire by the mind to fill an emotional or perceived need. Head hunger is not satisfied by food. To lose weight effectively you must learn how to tell the two apart."

Maria Fernandez presents Weight loss myths demystified posted at Health and beauty - blog, saying, "This post gives you an assessment of long-held myths about dieting, and tips of how to lose weight successfully."

Joshua Seth presents Your Weight Loss Mindset | posted at Joshua Seth Blog, saying, ""Answer these four questions to start improving your health today. By doing so you’re taking the steps to do something good for yourself, as well as the people who love you. You’re taking charge of your health and your life. The greatest gift you can give yourself and those who love you is good health. Why wait any longer? Answer these four questions now…:""

Christian Goodman presents The New Way To Lose Weight - How It Works posted at Christian Goodman, saying, "Virtually all weight loss programs out there focus on reducing body fat by dieting or sticking to low-fat meal plans, or increasing body heat by working out. There aren’t any programs that advocate weight loss through increased oxygen intake."

Christian Goodman presents How Being Overweight Increases the Risk of Hypertension Christian Goodman posted at Christian Goodman, saying, "Hypertension and obesity are the two most serious health threats we face."

Frederic Patenaude presents 24-Hour Special for Lightning Speed Fitness Program posted at Frederic Patenaude Talks, saying, "This is a blog entry for a program which makes fitness easy (with some effort) and affordable. No more fancy equipment or expensive gym memberships….for the average "joe" who wants to stay in decent shape, these exercises help you to use your own body weight to achieve fitness. The exercises can be done anytime, anywhere, within roughly 15-20 minutes. Convenient and efffective!"

TheNourisher presents A Life Unburdened: Getting Over Weight and Getting On With My Life by Richard Morris posted at Nourished Magazine, saying, "What happens when a fat man who’s failed at all the diets stops blaming his lack of willpower and figures out that all the expert advice on dieting is wrong? You get a truly practical road map to successful weight loss."

Mike Remer presents Celebrating! | My Path To Fitness Blog posted at My Path To Fitness Blog.

James D. Brausch presents Fad Diets Do Work posted at Weight Loss Dude.

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of carnival of holistic nutrition using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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Welcome to the February 15, 2008 edition of carnival of raw foods. There are a ton of great articles to read. Enjoy!

Wenchypoo presents Affordable Health Care on Every Corner posted at Mental Wastebasket, saying, "Re: using produce as a means of health care insurance."

Mike Remer presents Wish Exercise wasn’t so Hard? | My Path To Fitness Blog posted at My Path To Fitness Blog.

Roger Haeske presents Why I’ve Barely Worked Out Lately and? posted at Raw Food Diet, Bodyweight Fitness and Peak Performance Living.

Tiffany Washko presents Eat Raw More Often posted at Raw Food Blog.

Frederic Patenaude presents The Benefits of the 24-Hour Fast posted at Frederic Patenaude Talks, saying, "It’s amazing what fasting 24 hours will do for your mind, body, and soul!"

Roger Haeske presents I’ll Be Eating At A Steakhouse Tonight posted at Raw Food Diet, Bodyweight Fitness and Peak Performance Living.

James D. Brausch presents Does The Switch Diet Work Long-term? posted at Weight Loss Dude.

Rob Moshe presents Live Your Best Life By Serving Others posted at Rob Schaumer, saying, "This is not necessarily a fitting post for your carnival. Once the project starts, each day I will recognize a fellow blogger that "Helped""

Frederic Patenaude presents Staying a Step Ahead of Aging posted at Frederic Patenaude Talks, saying, "As we age, intensity of exercise is essential to gain optimum benefit."

Tiffany Washko presents Get Your Antioxidants - Eat a Salad posted at Natural Family Recipes Blog.

Frederic Patenaude presents Problems with a High-Sodium Diet: An Important Diet Tip posted at Frederic Patenaude Talks, saying, "An interesting article on how all forms of salt (even "healthy" ones) are not good for us."

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Andrew Michaels presents Helios Or Bust: Forget Cancer, The Sun Is The Cornerstone Of Life posted at Lifecrafting, saying, "This article talks about how the link between cancer and sun exposure is ridiculous, and states the the sun is one of the most important aspects of health. Written by a raw foodist."

Roger Haeske presents What it Feels Like to be Free of the Overwhelming Desire to Eat Cooked Food posted at Raw Food Diet, Bodyweight Fitness and Peak Performance Living.

Wenchypoo presents The Return of NNR Food Scores (L-O-N-G) posted at Mental Wastebasket.

Wenchypoo presents Wisdom From Wenchypoo’s Mental Wastebasket: Here It Is–The Scoop on Longer and Healthier Living posted at Mental Wastebasket, saying, "Written back in 2005, but now I finally have a carnival for it."

Lovelyn presents Raw Kale Greens Recipe posted at The Art of Balanced Living.

Abdulrasool Sumar presents Gardening & Good Diet Leads to Less Lung Cancer Risk posted at Mesothelioma Cancer, saying, "Cancer scientists at the The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center say that by simply eating 4 or more servings of green salad a week, and doing their gardening once or twice a week, people (both smokers and non-smokers) will be able to substantially reduce their risks of developing lung cancer during their lifetimes. This is a matter of doing physical exercise by gardening, and having good nutrition by eating green salads and other healthy meals."

Chris presents Don’t Snooze In Your Cubicle: Here Are Four Ways To Snack For Higher Energy posted at The Healthy Snacks Blog.

Roger Haeske presents Your Infinite Power To Master Yourself posted at Raw Food Diet, Bodyweight Fitness and Peak Performance Living.

Frederic Patenaude presents The Power of Rituals: How to Build Positive, Energizing Daily Rituals posted at Frederic Patenaude Talks, saying, "Great tips about using rituals to achieve goals"

Justin presents Raw Food, Weight Gain posted at Raw Food Today, saying, "This article will help those who are new to raw plant foods or eating vegan to be able to put on muscle while living this lifestyle!"

Lovelyn presents Raw Apple Pie Recipe posted at The Art of Balanced Living.

Freddie L. Sirmans, Sr. presents Can The US Prevent A Starvation Crisis? posted at Can The US Prevent A Starvation Crisis.

HealthyTips presents Health Tip #19: Healthy Cashew Balls recipe for dessert or snack posted at Healthy Tips For A Healthy Lifestyle, saying, "Here’s a healthy dessert recipe using only raw food ingredients."

Frederic Patenaude presents How To Beat Candida: Understanding the Real Issue posted at Frederic Patenaude Talks.

Frederic Patenaude presents 32 Seemingly Unimportant Things That DO Matter in Your Health posted at Frederic Patenaude Talks, saying, "32 hidden aspects of health."

James D. Brausch presents Fad Diets Do Work posted at Weight Loss Dude.

Frederic Patenaude presents Candida, Sugar & Fat: Understanding the Issues posted at Frederic Patenaude Talks, saying, "Candida is something I struggle with and I thought this was a great article explaining that consuming excess fat is the issue not sugar."

Alfa Mercado presents 5 reasons to go RAW! posted at Wellness Junction by Kavit Haria.

Todd Goldfarb presents The 5 Greatest Foods For Your Health posted at We The Change, saying, "here is a great article about the best raw foods (except quinoa). From We The Change…enjoy!"

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Abdulrasool Sumar presents Eat Fruits & Vegetables - Prevent Cancer and Stay Healthy posted at Mesothelioma Cancer, saying, "If you read our article on how Gardening & Good Diet lead to Less Lung Cancer Risk, you will see that good diet & gardening can reduce your risk of developing lung cancer by 40 - 46%! In this article, we explain how to set up your diet so as to maximize the number of fruits and vegetables you consume in any given day. The American Cancer Society suggests that you eat 5 servings of these foods every day. Here is a sample menu to incorporate to your diet each day without taking on extra expenses."

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Alfa Mercado presents Wellness junction posted at Wellness Junction by Kavit Haria.

Roger Haeske presents Stench of burning flesh; what is hell? posted at Raw Food Diet, Bodyweight Fitness and Peak Performance Living.

Justin presents Some Good Raw Food Goals. Direction Determines Destination… posted at Raw Food Today.

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of carnival of raw foods using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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Hi!  I’m still here.  Sorry I haven’t posted in a bit.  I have had a very hormonal week!  Seems like 4 months after having a baby isn’t enough time to be back to "normal" again.  Thinking about it though, what is normal? 

I have a 30 day trial I am brewing right now.  I am deciding what I want to do and how to do it.  I will be back soon to post about it and to get started! 

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Yes, I ate a McDonald’s ice cream cone yesterday and I loved every minute of it. In fact my daughter didn’t want her’s so I had 2! You can call me a hypocrite, crazy, or say good for you! I don’t care. I need a balance between being healthy and enjoying life! When I became healthier and lost weight before I would still get treats, but always the best. I used to eat Pacuigo’s gelato once or twice a week! I had found a good balance that worked for me. 

 

It’s this balance that I am struggling with now. I’m in a different state (TX vs. AZ), environment, around different people, the elements of my family have changed (a new baby), my body is different (another pregnancy and now nursing). Finding the right balance can be a bit tricky. It’s kind of touch and go until one day you realize things feel right. You feel great, look great, have a good rhythm to your day and your family is happier. This is what I am working on now. This is where my journey is at the moment. It’s kind of exciting actually. I get to write my life. I am the author with a pen in my hand (or a keyboard in front of me) getting to decide not only what is going to happen today, but also what the next chapter will hold for me.

I am ready Dr. Wayne Dyer’s book 10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace. Now that’s quite a bit to ingest at first. To tell you the truth it’s a pretty book. That may sound strange, but it really does feel good to have around. 

 

Chapter one or the first secret is to "Have a mind that is open to everything and attached to nothing". That is a big concept to grasp. To do this, you must let go of all conditioning, preconceived ideas and what you have learned to be true. This is so much more to this life, this world, than we know. What we know is nothing, but a tiny piece of a bigger picture. Anything is possible. Anything! If you realize that you know just about nothing about anything, then you will see that there is no reason to have a closed mind about anything.

Since anything is possible, and there is much to this universe we don’t know then you can create anything you want, right? Have you heard the quote, "With God all things are possible."? I love that Wayne Dyer used this in his book. It is so true. If you do not think that you can do anything your heart desires, then you do not believe that with God all things are possible. It’s that simple. Do you believe or don’t you? Break down those barriers and layers of crap and get to your core. Have the faith of child. Believe!

How can you be open to everything? Wayne Dyer makes a bold statement. When someone suggest something to you that goes against you conditioning, instead of saying, "That’s ridiculous or impossible", say, "I’ve never considered that before, I’ll think about it!" Try doing this for a week and see if it opens your mind. You might realize that you are more negative than you think of yourself to be.

Another statement to make you think is this. "Let go of your attachments to what you’ve been trained to believe. Open your mind to all possibilities, because whether you believe something is possible or impossible, either way you’ll be right."

He believes that your attachments are a source of all your problems. You can be attached to things, people, the need to be right, to win, etc. By being open minded you can resist these attachments and have inner peace and success.

So, how do you release attachments? Change how you see yourself. There are two sides to people. Their ego and their spirit. Taming your ego and letting your spirit shine through to guide your life is key. Be a witness in your life. Have peaceful thoughts and then you’ll have peaceful emotions. You can still desire, but don’t be attached.

One more thing from the book. Let’s say you have two wands. With Wand A you can have anything physical you desire and with Wand B you can have a sense of peace for the rest of your life regardless of anything that comes up in your life. If you pick peace then you already have Wand B. Think about it. If you can love someone enough for them to be what they choose to be without any expectations or attachments from you then you will have true peace in your life. "True love means you love a person for what they are , not for what you think they should be. This is an open mine—and an absence of attachment"

That is awesome! It is very inspiring. Thank you Dr. Wayne Dyer!

I’ll give an example of how I had to let go of a physical attachment just a few minutes ago. I received a birthday present from a good friend. Something I had wanted that was cute and just for me. It just arrived and I pulled it out of the package. I had used a pair of scissors to open the package. I walked away for a minute to grab something and my 4 year old daughter jumped up on the counter, grabbed the scissor and cut the beautiful ribbon that went across the present. The ribbon was not on the packaging, but was actually part of the object. My first reaction was to be upset. I wanted to feel sorry for myself because I had just received it and already it was "ruined"! I wanted my daughter to feel bad, to have remorse. Then I stopped myself. It is a thing, an object. Does it really matter? Why am I attached to the point of being upset over it? So, I grabbed the scissor and cut off the ribbon and left the pretty bow and no one will even know.

It is interesting to me how attached we can be. Here are some things I am going to work on not being attached to:

-Anything physical in my life including bags, clothes, our TV, computer, and my phone. I learned that it was easy to live without a phone this week as I had left it in Utah and haven’t had an alternative. It wasn’t so bad. More peaceful actually!

-My hurt feelings and pride.

-Food

Are there any attachments you can let go of to strive for inner peace?

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A Realization:

Yesterday I realized I was beating myself up with self talk in my head. "You shouldn’t be eating so much." "What’s wrong with you? You should be losing weight." "You know what to do." Then, I stopped. I had an epiphany that I really did just have a baby, I’m nursing a ton and I am listening to my body! I dropped 30 pounds right after I had Annabelle. I have not lost or gained any since. I think I am trying to force something that is not ready to happen. I really do need to get back to only focusing on being healthy. I know I need to stop worrying about weight loss because it’s not the right time. I need to think only about putting healthy food into my body for me and Annabelle, then I will be much happier. This is a step towards me eating the way I want, becoming healthier and yes, losing weight. This is not an excuse to not care, but actually to care more. To care about nourishing not only my body, but my mind and spirit because I am listening to my body and putting a stop to negative self talk.

Nourishing My Mind and Spirit

I am a different person (a better me) when I am taking time to listen and read good material. When I am taking time to reflect and pray.

I am in the middle of listening to Wayne Dyer’s Your Life Begins Now. He talks about ego verses spirit or your intuitive self. I’ll come back to this as I finish the CD’s

I have also been having down time to watch my favorite parts of movies like Step Up. Hey, I have to have fun too. Just because I’m a wife and mother, doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy a hot dance movie! Brandon bought me one of my all time favorite movies, Dirty Dancing! I can’t wait to get a moment to watch it!

I have decided to read Proverbs in the Bible. I was reading chapter 20 and a few verses stuck out to me.
Proverbs 20:7 "The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him." This scripture says a lot to me. I know that if I (and my husband) are walking with God, then our family will be blessed because of it.
Proverbs 20:9 " Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?" A good reminder to keep my heart clean and pure.
Proverbs 20:11 "Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right." We are known by the value of our work. What we do really does effect us, our spouse, our children, our friends and everyone we know. Is what I am doing positively effecting people or not?

I am always conversing with God telling Him that I want to be one of these amazing people that is all loving, forgiving and accepting. Well, when we ask for something it doesn’t always come how we expect. I have been recently put into situations where I can choose to be those things or I can let my ego or my analytical side or what I perceive to be true and hard, or what I have been conditioned to think, dictate how I respond. I have been given an opportunity to show unconditional love and forgiveness in circumstances which would normally not be easy to do these things. If I truly want to be a person at true peace, this is my time to be it. This is my time to love, forgive, accept, help, pray for others around me that I am finding myself in these situations with. It’s quite profound and an interesting place to be. I think it takes a lot to even recognize that I am being given an opportunity to be a better person and Christ-like instead of just focusing on my hurt feelings and wounded pride.

I have a constant internal struggle. I find myself wanting to feel hurt and wanting to think of how I’ve been "wronged". Now, I simply stop my mind from continuing and think about how blessed I am and how I feel better from the inside out letting the negative feelings go. Why do people chose to feel hurt? Yes it is a choice. We are capable of so much more. We can truly be amazing spiritual people walking around this Earth loving and blessing all of those around us! It takes letting go of all the layers of crap that has been passed down generation to generation. It takes constant work and remembering that we are human. It takes remembering why were are here and that this is a journey, a positively progressive one if we make it so. Think about what you are truly capable of. Why haven’t you done it or why are you not being it? Is whatever you are answering really true? Or is it what you believe to be true? Let it go. Be who you want to be, do what you want to do. It really, really, really is that simple! It is our limiting beliefs that make it difficult. What limiting beliefs can you let go of?

Today I am choosing to be the person I know I want to and can be. I am all loving, forgiving and at peace with my choices. I will choose this all day. Then, tomorrow when I wake up I will chose this again. This is more important than what I am eating and how I am exercising. Those things will come as I change habits!

I have been eating these kinds of foods:

A large bowl of organic oatmeal with raw agave and a little bit of wild blackberry honey
Glass of raw milk (hee hee…makes me so happy)
Raw cheese, dates, raisins and raw pecan pieces
Snacking on plates of fruit (apples, oranges, banana)
Smoothies
Air popped popcorn with olive oil and sea salt
Ezekiel cinnamon raisin bread with peanut butter and blackberry honey
Brown rice, red lentils, organic veggie medley, soy sauce, curry, and tumeric
Canned diced organic tomatoes, garlic, sea salt, basil baked and served over corn chips and topped w/raw cheese
Water
Vitamin C, Multivitamin, Iodine

 

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