If you are one of the many feeling like you have over-indulged this year you don't have to wait to change that. All it takes is 1 healthy choice and you are on your way! The best time is always now : )

Dec. 29th Food for the Hungry Heart Post

"Do you have trouble accepting yourself because of your outside packaging? Inner beauty is what matters, the rest is subject to change."-Cynthia Rowland McClure

~to add to this great quote of McClure's above, my Great Grandmother always said, "Pretty is as pretty does."~

Self hypnotize for happy, healthy, stress-free holidays. Deeply inhale through the nose and as you exhale imagine that you are letting go of a 20 pound back pack that you have been carrying around all day. Hear your big sigh of relief as you release all excess tension, toxins and concerns...

Having a hard time incorporating exercise into your schedule this time of year? Use a reward system! Think of a planned reward each time right as you are thinking of all of the reasons not to exercise that will be a better benefit than not exercising. Keep that reward in mind the entire time you exercise. Rewards can be as simple as having extra energy, better mood, more control over other habits or maybe taking 5 minutes to rest. By training your brain this way it will begin to associate exercise as more positive than anything else you could be doing at that particular moment.

Feeling Sluggish? Clean up your nutrition with a fruit boost! Fruit is a natural cleansing tool for the body. Make a point to wake up and eat only fruit until lunchtime-you can have as much fruit as you like just make sure it is organic, washed and fresh (no dried or dehydrated fruit)-we don't want to look dried or dehydrated so we wouldn't want to eat fruit that way. At lunch and dinner have a nice, fresh salad with plenty of veggies and a clear broth based soup. Use fruit for snacks as well and your digestive system will have a nice cleansing the more often you do this. Think of fruit as miniature scrub brushes for your insides helping to ease away the gunk!

Feeling thankful today for people that truly care about helping others to help others more efficiently! (I had to read that one twice!) Thanks to Dave Doerges for an amazingly powerful workshop last night- The Master Networkers Workshop

When we are grateful to people, rather than attacking they respond differently and are more apt to help us on our mission. In the same way, showing gratitude to our bodies and minds will enable us to work with ourselves rather than against ourselves. Showing gratitude for unseen benefits is one of the highest forms of gratitude and will help us to acheive are goals.

Weight loss tip of the day: consider the size of your stomach when you begin eating. Look at your serving(s) and remember there is only so much room in there. Be nice to your stomach (and digestive system)-it is your friend!

1 minute relaxer- An artist asks you for inspiration for thier next masterpiece. In your mind (or even out load if you want) describe your favorite relaxing place in great detail so that they can properly convey the details. Allow your mind and body to absorb all of the details, colors and most importantly the feeling that goes along with this favorite relaxing place of yours.

And it gets even better when you learn more by teaching/helping someone else...

The best discovery is when you find something you already had within you