We need to breathe!

After reading the newspaper, news on the web, magazines, and so forth, I need to take
a breath and relax myself!

So much waste, so much dwelling on horrible incidents and potential disasters.
So right now, and I hope you join me, I am going to take in a few deep, mindful breaths.

As I do so, I am going to visualize all the trauma, all that which I CANNOT do anything about, leaving with my exhalation. This is not to “deny” problems, but to attend to
my own well-being. For if I am to do ANYTHING about ANYTHING, I must empower myself with positive thoughts and strong intellect.

In breathing my inhalation I think about drawing in fresh oxygen, getting it to my brain (which needs 50% more to think optimally), and regenerating my spirit and my body.

In breathing out I am letting negativity push out down my arms and through my fingertips, and I am releasing in order to think in more positive terms. That will enable me to “handle” what is happening in MY WORLD….and to touch, what I am able, in the world of others.

Respect yourself and honor your life.

Another few minutes of mindful breathing and I am up from the computer and out to accomplish a few things, and enjoy the moments of my life. I hope you do the same.

We’re alive and we certainly aren’t bored!

EVERYONE “SAYS” THEY WANT TO MANAGE STRESS MORE EFFECTIVELY

OVER 80% of medical visits originate from stress induced reactions upon the human body! Stress changes chemical combinations within us and drives us to the “fight or flight” stage, which in turn accelerates wear and tear on the organs, muscles and all the inner workings of the body. It also plays havoc with our minds, and can literally be debilitating!

This culture is the instant gratification culture. We want what we want, and we want it now! In learning to TRULY change your life, and MANAGE any stress, you must dedicate time to practice techniques, and be consistent. Does that sound so very difficult?

Herein lies the problem. This culture has us going so many directions at once, and believing the list of duties MUST be completed, that we are driving ourselves mad!

Each day has 1,440 minutes in it….that is 525,600 minutes in one average year. Ten
minutes a day devoted to stress management education and practice still leaves you
1,430 minutes a day….and 521,950 minutes a year to devote to all these other tasks you deem important enough to leave you frazzled, irritated, and less than feeling wonderful! Come on now, that doesn’t make sense.

Here is the choice: 1. Watch your stress levels keep rising with no resolve in sight. Prime your body for a heart attack and your life for constant turmoil. 2. Love yourself and your family enough to take 10 minutes a day to CHANGE YOUR LIFE and the lives of those around you.

I think the second choice is worth 10 minutes of consistent practice on managing stress. You WILL FIND YOU LIKE IT! You WILL FIND YOU WILL INCREASE YOUR practice
time as you get “in the habit”. We are creatures of habit and we can develop habits easily. Why not a pittance in time to develop a life style that will enhance your mind and the health of your body simultaneously?

Whether you try my CD or someone else’s CD, in my heart of hearts I WANT YOUR LIFE TO BE BETTER FOR ALL CONCERNED! Of course I believe you should pay a one time fee for the CD and let me help you create new brain cells, and be rid of negative thoughts and actions. I charge much more than that for 1 hour of personal training. I personally selected the original music, and put 3 relaxations on the CD – for “newcomers” and for those familiar with it all. Over 30 years I have seen people change their demeanor to an empowered and calm personality – miracles can happen.

Please go to my new website to check it out. http://stressmanagementmagic.com OR
my other website: http://jett.net/~mo

My husband calls me “The human happy face” – I practice what I teach and I want this joy and empowerment to be YOURS! I TRULY CARE!

Earth Day

Every day should be an earth day. We have only one body to live in (that’s why I teach health and fitness, and preventative things to do to stay healthy!) – body, mind and spirit.

We also only have one planet to reside upon – our beloved earth. It is still, with all our destruction and trashing of it, a wonderful place to live. We can still save our planet if we just are mindful of our own actions.

If I “allowed” myself to stress about things I would say I tire of the shows and articles suggesting what WE can do to help. Certainly we can do much. It would be helpful if the manufacturers of plastic grocery sacks, plastic containers, autos, wood structures, etc. would slow down the number of these things put on the market.

Alas, the almighty dollar calls. If only a majority would help. There are some who do, and for that I am ever grateful.

What we can do is honor the place we live by NOT trashing it. We went for a walk last evening and right along side the gutter was a dirty diaper. We saw two empty pop cans on the sidewalk. A number of other things lay on the lawns, sidewalks and street.

How difficult is it to carry your trash to your car, your home, or to find a container! It’s small things like that that add up. We are riding our bikes more,
and trying to drive less. We are unplugging things at night, and using our recycle bin.

Please just remember we have no where else to live…..our own body, and our planet.
Just a baby step for each of us will help. Don’t forget for those of us that live
in America, we are blessed with abundance – we need to give back for all we have.

Let’s do as a recent movie suggested and “pay it forward” by caring for our own home – planet earth. Look around you – the earth is still unbelievably beautiful.