Stop Taking Yourself Out of Life

~~STOP taking yourself out of the LIFE you want most~~

Most of us take our own health for granted, focusing instead on the well being of our families. Then before we know it, bam, some bad health hits us and then we think!!!!!

The key sentence to this paragraph is

"Accept that caring for yourself is NOT a selfish thing...it's a have-to-do-thing!"

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Americana's health-one in three adults is obese, one in four get NO exercise, three in four eat fewer than 5 fruits and veggies a day-the rapid rise of caring for yourself is a MUST thing to do!

Even when we want to change our lifestyle, the goals can be very DIFFICULT to achieve. When someone knows and cares about your plans, you're more likely to follow through.

Having others along the way to help you, keeps you honest and accountable with yourself! We develop these unrealistic goals that seem so unreachable, we put so much on ourselves that we are spread so thin, there is no time left to reach those goals. We must find a reasonable starting point for our Better life, "instead of losing 40 pounds, exercise an hour each day, and giving up sugar totally, we need to break it down into reachable goals " start with a small time for "ME" mediation and prayer in the morning, slowing cutting a bit of sugar at a time and then a walk in the evening to help your health and clear your mind.

YOU can make a difference! Your changes can make a ripple effect when they see you changing for the better. When people make changes connected to what they care about, their values and personal vision-those Changes are more likely to last!!

So Today!! Put yourself back in your LIFE, Say to yourself "I feel like everything in my life will change because i want a better life for ME."

That is why I am writing this blog each day, to help me!! I want all that I can to change my life, my health and make me happy!

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It is our attitude that makes us feel so Happy and Unhappy! Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that can make you happy!! These few moments will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead to a more wanted life for you!

**Don't FORGET-YOU Deserve Happiness**

Power Food For The Day

Olive Oil

Why it's healthy
Full of heart-healthy monounsaturated fat (10 g per tablespoon), which lower "bad" LDL cholesterol and raise "good" HDL cholesterol, and polyphenol antioxidants, which fight cancer and heart disease.
How to buy
Choose a size you'll use within 2 months As the container empties, it fills with oxygen; the olive oil starts to oxidize, or deteriorate, and eventually tastes stale, like wet cardboard.

Opt for dark glass It protects the olive oil from light, another source of flavor-sapping oxidation.

Splurge for taste Buy extra virgin if you want to emphasize the oil's flavor, as in dressings or marinades; use pure for sauteing or stir-frying.

Insider advice
Store opened bottles in a dark, cool place, such as the back of a pantry or your fridge--though oil stored there may cloud, it will clear at room temperature.
Prevention's picks for taste:
Extra virgin: Trader Joe's Australian ($7 for 17 oz)
Pure: Bertolli Classico ($9 for 17 oz)
Light: Pompeian Extra Light ($6 for 16 oz

Bible Verse-
"Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity; for the Lord has heard the voice of weeping. The Lord has heard my supplication; the Lord will receive my prayer." Psalm 6:8-9

GIVE IT ALL TO GOD

Don't Wait for your mood to change, take action despite it!

Life, taking action to despite it! Wow what powerful words, don't you think??

It is about living life with our arms wide open, living like kids again, so we can embrace new ideas, rather than closing ourselves off. Growing, having you done that lately just for you, I know I have NOT just for me!!

"Quote I found- Takers may eat well, but GIVERS sleep well." What have you given back lately just to make YOU feel better??

So let's talk about moods?
What puts you in a good mood, well for me lately, my health, if I can feel good, I am in a pretty good mood, that is the reason for this ME outlook on 2010!!

So Let's talk about Color Moods

How do colors affect our moods?
Color, without our realizing it, can have a profound effect on how we feel both mentally and physically. Dr. Morton Walker, in his book The Power of Color, suggested that the ancient Egyptians as well as the Native American Indians used color and colored light to heal. Below are some emotional associations that humans tend to have with certain colors. These are important to keep in mind in order to create the mood you are seeking

Blue Blue represents peace, tranquility, calm, stability, harmony, unity, trust, truth, confidence, conservatism, security, cleanliness, order, loyalty, sky, water, cold, technology, and depression.
Blue can "slow the pulse rate, lower body temperature, and reduce appetite." Blue is considered a business color because it reflects reliability.

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Black is the absence of light and therefore, of color.
It represents power, sexuality, sophistication, formality, elegance, wealth, mystery, fear, evil, anonymity, unhappiness, depth, style, evil, sadness, remorse, anger, underground, good technical color, mourning and death.

In speech we say "Don't let a black cat cross your path", "Black Market" or "Black Monday".

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Green, one of most-often cited favorite colors. It represents nature, environment, health, good luck, renewal, youth, vigor, spring, generosity, fertility, jealousy, inexperience, envy, misfortune.
"Its cool quality soothes, calms, and has great healing powers." It is often worn in operating rooms by surgeons.

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Red is the color that we pay the most attention to. It is the warmest and most energic color in the spectrum.
We associate red with love, valentines, danger, desire, speed, strength, violence, anger, emergency exit signs, stop signs and blood.
Red can evoke a fight-or-flight response, raise blood pressure and make the heart beat faster.

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White is what we see when all colors come together in perfect balance.
It represents reverence, purity, simplicity, cleanliness, peace, humility, precision, innocence, youth, birth, winter, snow, good, sterility, and marriage.
We use white in figures of speech like "pure as the driven snow" or "a white lie." We associate white with the good guy in old western movies.

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Yellow represents joy, happiness, optimism, idealism, imagination, hope, sunshine, summer, gold, philosophy, dishonesty, cowardice, betrayal, jealousy, covetousness, deceit, illness, hazard, spirtuality and inspiration.
The yellow rose is a symbol of friendship, less passionate or threatening than red ones.

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Pink is thought to have a calming effect. One shade known as "drunk-tank pink" is sometimes used in prisons to calm inmates. Sports teams sometimes paint the opposing teams locker room pink to keep the players passive and less energetic.
While pink's calming effect has been demonstrated, researchers of color psychology have found that this effect only occurs during the initial exposure to the color.

So as you can see colors truly effect the way you feel, I know I am a black wearer due to my weight and I guess not wanting to stand out, I know someone else that loves Black too, we are going to work on color for the both of us this year! :)

Wow so what is my color for the day, I will let you know later!!

Well here is my Asparagus Menu for supper tonight~~~, One New Power food a day!
Asparagus & Chicken Pasta recipe
Asparagus & Chicken Pasta ingredients list:
16 oz packet Pasta(e.g. Penne).
8 x Asparagus Sprigs.
4 x Chicken breasts, skinned and.
2 teaspoons of Olive oil.
½ teaspoon of Basil
Salt and pepper.
½ cup of Parmesan cheese.
2 teaspoons of White wine or chicken broth.
Instructions for Asparagus & Chicken Pasta:
1. Cook the pasta in a pan of boiling water for about 8 minutes.Meanwhile: 2. Trim the Asparagus, cut in to 2 inch pieces and set aside. 3. Cut the chicken in to strips, and fry in the oil over a medium heat. Cook for about 3 minutes. 4. Add the wine, cheese and seasoning to the chicken. 5. For the last 3 minutes of cooking, add the Asparagus pieces to the pasta.6. Drain the pasta and asparagus. Toss with the chicken and serve.
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Well Today I am thankful for technology, I love my computer and my new phone that allows me to be connected with the world. I have made so many friends that I would have never known without it! I am blessed to call many people all over this world my friends due to technology!! I am thankful for sure!!
Thanks so much for you! Taking the time to come and visit, don't forget to bookmark me and comeback everyday! Comment and ask questions! Lisa

Time to Live for ME

Wow here I am at 45 years old, and I feel nearly dead. My health has been so bad for so many years and only getting worse, I am TIRED of being sick!!!! It is time to LIVE A BETTER LIFE FOR ME!!!!!! I have been a stay at home mom for 25 years now, Seth Graduates from high school this year, so I feel that it is time to take ME back. It has been along time coming, I will need lots of encouragement, prayers, help, love, support and new activities to find me again.

I am asking for your prayers that God will allow me to get healthy again, I want to be healthy, I don't want to be sick anymore!!

I am hoping that I can do one positive thing FOR ME everyday and blog it here. I want you to follow me, add to things that I can do that will help me find me and my health again. I need to do things that make me happy, have fun, Stephen and I want to enjoy things. Please I ask you in complete faithfullness to Jesus that you will pray for me lst and foremost!! That is the biggest step for me, once I can get myself on track, the world is at my fingertips~~

My Quote for the day is "It's better to die with a good name than to live with a bad one."

A good name is better than precious ointment; Ecclesiastes 7:1

I will blog in the morning, and hopefully I will blog that night to let you know what has happened in my life to better it that day!!

Well it is 6:15 pm A very long day but I am proud of myself

*Go get my blood taken 3 attempts by finally she got it~!

*Go to my dr. good news nothing MAJOR that he says can't be fixed!!

*Then off to the drug store again!!!!

* Do some christmas Shopping and then lunch with my sweetheart Stephen!

*Back to shopping, I have done most of it and the giving money for the rest of it!!

*Go look for a new couch again!!!!

*Finally find one, and call Stephen! Yeah That is DONE!!!

So today I bought me 2 new books Reflexology and Complete Well-Being! So I will share with you what I find that is going to help me live a better life!

I know I can do this, with God's help and a little help from your prayers!!

If you have questions about things, email me and I will try to find the answer and post them here too!

Power TIP for the Day- A power food we must eat is Asparagus
If you love asparagus, you'll really love that it's a nonstarchy vegetable with only 5 grams of carb per serving and nearly 2 grams of dietary fiber. It is also high in the B vitamin folate, vitamin C, and a health-promoting antioxidant called glutathione, says Jeannette Jordan, MS, RD, CDE, a Charleston, South Carolina-based registered dietitian and advisory board member for Diabetic Living. Glutathione may help boost the immune system and promote lung health by protecting against viruses.
The cardiovascular benefits of folate and other B vitamins have been studied in relation to homocysteine, an amino acid in the blood that has been linked to a higher risk of coronary heart disease. The American Heart Association recommends including foods containing folate and other B vitamins in your diet to help lower homocysteine levels.

So Tomorrow that is on my menu, Blessings till we meet again~ Lisa