Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Whats new




1 week to Christmas, soo exciting. I feel good this year. I feel I helped in giving more than last year in hopes of increasing it every year. I'm excited to give gifts and receive them tooo! Such a happy and fun time of year.

I'm also excited to see Wayne Dyer, he will be coming to our hometown in April so I cant wait to get tickets. He will also have a movie out in January that I pre-ordered on Amazon. Ambition to meaning.

Check it out:

http://ambitiontomeaning.com/

Friday, December 05, 2008

Putting it together

Yesterday I had the aha moment, linking the "now" with reality. One thing I've learned from reading different types of self help books, is to take what relates to you, have an open mind when reading and also remembering that an author is writing from their own experiences and research and does not necessarily be what you need.

What I learned this week is this :

*Live life in the present moment, allowing yourself to take in the beauty of the day and also having the awareness to be and act who you are and want to be. This can only be done by living in the NOW. Living day by day not looking to far in the future as worry will stump your growth. Set your goals and move towards them one day at a time.

*Leave those limiting thoughts aside. Self criticism is the most paralyzing factor we could ever do to ourselves. Love yourself with your flaws and all, no one is perfect. We can always learn and move forward from our mistakes.

*Be grateful for all that you have, from the smallest miracle to the biggest. Being grateful allows happiness and love to flow through your body.

* No need to be materialistic, but do enjoy those great pleasures we are blessed with. The truth is, we do live in a materialistic world and it is not wrong (as some books state) to have nice things. All we need to remember is to make sure that we do not make these materialistic things make who we are. Who we are is based on your inner self, how you treat people, how you love life and how you are making a difference in your world. If you can separate yourself from the materialistic things then you can just enjoy and be grateful for these pleasures.

So far this is what I have learned thus far, I will continue to post more aha moments as they come along. ;) Time to enjoy the weekend living and loving.

Thursday, December 04, 2008

The Diva in you- and the Now

So I'm currently facing a dilemma. Many of the current books I am reading about the "Now" way of living is not fitting in well with the way life is being lived by every single person and thing around us. Here's the problem. Living in the now, nice and calm etc is all good until you are slapped in the face with other peoples opinions and way of life. No one else understands the concept of the NOW and they are not living by it. In a way make me feel sort of like an outcast and not being able to relate to many people anymore...So how do we combine the NOW with realistic life situations. Because no matter how hard you try the EGO is EGO and with everyone elses ego circulating we really have no way out and our EGO is demanding attention too! (unless your on a private island, this is the only way I see it really working).... Ok, so Ive been taking a grain of truth from some situations and decided to change my ways. Going back to 2 years ago before the "NOW" to a book I read in front of the Punta Cana beach, called "I AM DIVA!"
This book talks about feeling good about YOU inside and out but showing it through Passion and Charm... The book has many related topics to the NOW but realistic to what we are facing everyday to things that matter. Feeling good about the way we look and dress and if that means wearing makeup or getting your hair done to feel good, then thats what we need to do!.... Even if it is feeding EGO! EGO is a part of life, a part of us... letting it go is like dying inside and pretty much BORING toooo.

I think I've ranted enough :) but I will write out some parts of the book I enjoyed;

"The trapped feeling comes from living a life governed by expectations"

"All the joy comes from living Diva!"

"style is a mode of expression, it doesn't come from reading fashion magazines or buying trendy items , it comes from knowing who we are, being proud of it and expressing in uniquely"


http://www.distinctivelydiva.com/iamdiva.html

Green Tea!






Jasmine Green tea is one of my favorites, a calming aroma and amazing green tea benefits.

Some sources I searched up online states the following benefits of green tea... So get drinking!

Green tea has antioxidant benefits which help regulate cholesterol and assist in weight loss. It also inhibits the cancer process at virtually every stage and much more benefits such as helping us live longer and healthier lives

But how much Green tea do we need to get these added benefits?...
http://www.greentea.com/ntabout.aspx Says about 3-10 cups... realistically we can find time for 3, maybe 5 in our busy days. The article also states to be careful of bottled green tea beverages, they do not have the same benefits as brewing a fresh cup of green tea leaves.

There is a lot of info online on green tea, take the time to research a bit and lets cleanse our bodies and look forwards to healthy long lives with green tea!