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Long ago, when your life was new, there was a light that shone brilliantly and freely within you. You carried this creative, loving, joyful spirit with you into this world. This light and power within you was your energetic life force. Time passed. You learned the ways of the world. You began ...
The end of a delicious feast is often marked by coffee, an after dinner drink, and a sweet dessert. Dessert time not only provides perfect closure to a memorable meal, but also assists digestion, aids assimilation, and creates space for good conversation. End of the year reflection is like the ...
In our rush to meet the daily obligations of work, family, and social life, we tend to overlook our own needs. As a result, we feel exhausted to the point of emptiness. What's missing is a relationship with ourselves. We need time to get know ourselves, time to nurture our spirits, and time to ...
Do you often ask yourself, “Why am I so tired throughout the day?” Is it difficult to concentrate, stay focused, or spend time on your favorite activities? Life can be quite drag when you are feeling dog-tired fatigue and can hardly keep your eyelids propped open. If your energy level isn’t what ...
If someone were to ask me, “What is self-love?” I would reply, “A growing ability to be true and compassionate to yourself. For it is only when you are filled with the love of who you are that you can share this gift with the world.” To be true to ourselves is a lifetime jou ey of ...
“Every New Year's Day, I start a new diet. What suggestions do you have for helping me stick to the diet this year?” Congratulations on your persistence to achieve a goal that is important to you. Resolutions are a noble effort to begin the New Year with your most important goals on the front ...
The giving and receiving of compliments may be one of the simplest and most underused tools towards gaining inner peace, serenity, and a sense of self. However, often we find it difficult to take in positive messages and compliments. We get nervous or defensively brush off the kind words of ...
For the past three weeks, I've been experiencing writers block. Previously, inspiration had been flowing. It was a beautiful experience. Ideas fell neatly into place, difficult concepts were easily expressed, and I had words! I was living in the land of milk and honey. Then one day I woke up ...
One of the great things about the movies is that the hero always manages to lift up from life’s troubles. While the rest of us mere mortals would curl up in a dark corner, the hero commits fully to the jou ey ahead and finds a way to restore the world’s balance. If we look ...
Have you misplaced your inspiration? Does it feel as if someone literally sucked the motivation right out of you? One day you were moving forward on your goals and dreams. Life was smooth sailing and the sun was shining. Then you got up one morning only to discover your creative passion had gone ...
"With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now." Ralph Waldo Emerson Every day we wake up, eat, go to work, eat, sleep, and do it all over again the next day. We find a system makes life run smoothly and that adds to our productivity. And it works - for awhile. But ...
Are you stuck in the same old rut, feeling uninspired, tired, and bored? Are you wondering how to gain motivation for the things you really want to do? Motivation is an ongoing process, a behavior that you can nurture and expand, but motivation cannot be forced. If you are ready to live a ...
Every one of us has the potential to successfully move through the unique problems that face us. Yet, creating success often involves first identifying the many ways in which we continue to think negatively and the many ways we limit ourselves. The next step becomes replacing ineffective ...
Everyone needs to feel appreciated on a regular basis. This stems from our very human need to know and feel that what we have done is right and worthy of notice. We feel good when someone gives us their love and approval. However, being overly dependent on approval from others, and fearing ...
Losing weight is about fewer calories in and more calories out. Right? The problem with eating fewer calories than we burn is that intentionally cutting back on food intake inevitably makes people hungry. As you cut back on your daily intake, there is a sense of deprivation, your body goes into ...
Jou al writing is one of the most powerful tools for self-growth and enriching your life. The benefits are almost too many to mention. For starters, when you write down your words, you can see what you are thinking and work with your thoughts in a new way. Writing can give voice to intense ...
"I don't want to be controlled by food (or alcohol, poverty, unsatisfying relationships, etc.). I just want to feel good. I know there is more to life than this." Although filled with anguish, these are beautiful words. They signify the beginning of new possibilities. Your current life may no ...
Become Aware of Stress In Your BodynStress is something we have all experienced. But we generally haven’t stopped to define stress and understand what is really going on. One of the most common definitions of stress is, “a physical, mental, or emotional response to events that causes bodily or ...
Have you heard the phrase "attitude is everything"? Indeed, your attitude determines the quality of your life. Your attitude can have a great impact on your level of success, including how you deal with challenges and obstacles. It's your attitude that determines the path you take as well as ...
It is not untypical to find ourselves stuck in an unhealthy pattern of living. Our habitual behaviors and actions keep us living within pre-set and unchanging levels of joy, love, success, abundance, and health. To increase well-being and happiness requires that we engage in personal growth and ...
The potential causes of overeating, emotional eating, stress, or depression are numerous. Using food to deal with difficult life situations and complex emotions, or feeling despair and hopelessness about your life can be linked to your own personality, problem-solving abilities, and capacity to ...
If you want to overcome your difficulties, achieve your goals, and live a better life, then recognizing your effort and success is the most powerful strategy you can implement. Yet, often we do not own our successes. We minimize our effort, attribute a success to luck, or fail to take credit for ...
Change does not happen on its own. As much as you might wish your life would suddenly take a turn for the better, no one is going to ride up on a white horse and lead you into the land of happily ever after. That does not mean you cannot live the fantastic life you dream about. Instead, it means ...
During the course of our lives we experience many transitions. Some of these beginnings and endings are sudden and unexpected, such as an accident, divorce, illness, death, or the loss of a job. Other transitions are a self-imposed process of transformation such as weight loss, marriage, birth ...
Karin has struggled with food for as long as she can remember. Intellectually, she knows that food is not going to make her feel better about herself, but she just can't seem to quit eating. Every morning Karin starts out with the best intentions, but by the end of the day, she's munching on ...
Do you find yourself worthy? Self-worth is your ability to appreciate, accept, and value yourself independent of success, failure, or the opinions of others. It means having an overall favourable opinion of your self, believing in your right to feel good, and therefore choosing your thoughts, ...
Love is a consuming passion for our own happiness. It is a choice we make to be excited, safe, secure. Love and joy are available when we decide we are important. To decide means to conclude. Not based on any proof or accomplishment and not waiting for some magical moment when someone gives ...
Another year is about to close it’s doors, and a new year will open before us. For most, this past year was undoubtedly filled with many challenges. No matter how you faced these obstacles, whether you succeeded or failed in overcoming them, they also came with the wisdom of valuable life ...
If you refuse to quit - you will succeed. We have all heard this basic advice that persistence is your key to success and making your dreams come true. It is your ability to remain committed to your goals, dreams, and aspirations despite many obstacles along the way. Persistence involves ...
How are you feeling today? Me, I'm tired. As a result, I need more than my usual daily mini-breaks. Today it's time for a heavy dose of tender loving care. Many of us have so many responsibilities in life that we forget to take care of ourselves. The mind reasons that it's silly to take a bath, ...
It happens to all of us at some stage - you want to achieve change in your life, but just cannot motivate yourself to do it. You really want to reach success, lose weight, or eat differently, but just do not have the push or willingness to take action. Every time you think about getting started ...
What is Comfort Eating? Almost everyone engages in the act of comfort eating from time to time. It is common to reach for food when we are unhappy in life, feeling stressed, depressed, bored, or disempowered. Eating is an attempt to feel better in your body, have comfort, de-stress, stave off ...
As a nutrition therapist, counselor, and healer, I understand that the path to creating a life of greater joy is a mysterious event. Each individual person has the power and control over his or her own healing. No matter how many times you fall, get back up, and then fall again, the most ...
Do you ever have the sense that there has to be more to life than what you are presently experiencing? Those are the moments in time where you become consciously aware of your problems, and awaken to the possibility that change could occur. Perhaps you’ve noticed yourself seriously considering ...
“Food is an important part of a balanced diet.” Fran Lebowitz The Iranian movie, “The Fish Fall In Love” is a film that speaks of eating and falling in love. It is based on the premise that people fall into two categories; some that eat their food with no passion and the others who eat ...
Everyone is in the process of seeking greater happiness. We are each involved in the search for feeling good inside our bodies. What may come as a surprise is in the midst of a binge, anorexia, bulimia, or other addiction process, happiness is essentially at the core of what is being sought. The ...
On your jou ey through life, you will undoubtedly face disappointment, both large and small. In fact, the more you aspire to step into a greater life, the greater the risk you face of being disappointed. However, it’s how you deal with it that counts. Disappointment can build character and ...
One very powerful way of learning to hear beyond the noisy chatter of your mind is through the practice of meditation. Hold on! Don't run off. Meditation doesn't always mean people sitting in strange cross-legged positions repeating "ohm." There are other easy and effective ...
How many days out of the week do you feel excited? How many times are you happy? If you are feeling stressed, depressed, overwhelmed with an eating or weight issue, involved in an addiction, or struggling with a lack of self-confidence, turning your life into a happier experience is ...
Does it seem like some people have all the luck? They lead happy lives filled with abundance, vitality, successful careers and rewarding relationships. Are they just born lucky? Maybe, but what matters most is knowing if we have the ability to change our own luck and improve our lives. People ...
Cigarette smoking is a personal choice. However, if you are considering stopping smoking, you may already realize that quitting requires more than willpower or scaring yourself with statistics of why smoking is bad. Conventional smoking cessation systems often don't work in the long term ...
What could be more wonderful than to relax and be comfortable in your own body? Yet few of us have truly reached a place of peace, security, and joy to have created a balance between who we are and our physical bodies. Loving your body is not about how you look, but about how you feel about ...
Can we love our bodies? As the years go by, each decade brings new and unexpected changes. We move from adolescence to young adulthood. For some, the transition is into motherhood. Most of us eventually enter into maturity and beyond. Our bodies are affected by stress, environment, sadness, and ...
Self-confidence is your assessment of your own self-worth. It plays a large part in determining your happiness through life. So how do you create confidence? Well here's a surprise - you take action! If you don’t currently have much self-confidence, let’s explore the options on how to ...
Do you want more joy in life? Who doesn't! Most of us have experienced moments of joy. Yet, there are many people are walking around habitually sad, depressed, anxious, stressed, worried, angry, burned out, shut off, or numb. Is it possible to have more joy in life? The answer is a resounding, ...
Author Melodie Beattie explains to us, "Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes ...
We are officially into the holiday season and that mean parties, get-togethers, and lots of food and drink. If you are like many people who are interested in staying healthy, feeling better, and maintaining your weight, making wise holiday food choices can be challenging. Thankfully, help is ...We are officially into the holiday season and that mean parties, get-togethers, and lots of food and drink. If you are like many people who are interested in staying healthy, feeling better, and maintaining your weight, making wise holiday food choices can be challenging. Thankfully, help is here.
Winston Churchill is quoted as saying, "Success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm." If you are attempting to achieve a big goal, such as weight loss, overcoming depression, or ending an addiction, your jou ey may often seem like one difficulty after another. The key to ...
Years ago, I realized that our most difficult personal challenges offer a unique opportunity to raise our sights, explore new potentials and possibilities, and cast off beliefs of limitation and doubt. Personal challenges are a way of working things out for ourselves and discovering new creative ...
I should be eating healthy. I should not eat that. I should have lost more weight by now. I should start exercising. Have you fallen into the habit of trying to motivate your weight loss efforts with "should" statements? You might not see anything out of place with these statements. However, you ...