Just Breathe

The town is putting in sidewalks and I missed the opportunity to leave my mark in the wet cement.  My intention was to write the word “Breathe” in a hidden corner of the new walkway.  A young friend reminded me that if you don’t grab the opportunity, cement doesn’t wait!

Capture the next moment and don’t linger too long, you might become thirsty, parched or hardened.   Your well being will not wait, you must act now.  Take a deep breath and remind yourself to breathe as often as possible.

In the attached article  “How to Get Smarter….One Breath at a Time”,  the evidence for brain growth is encouraging.  Find out more about why BREATHING is a powerful New Year’s resolution!

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1147167-1,00.html

Perhaps you can make a commitment to yourself as you practice “Excellent Self Care”.

Gently and compassionately remember to simply “BREATHE”.

Be well and stay that way!

Eating turkey, especially at Thanksgiving, does not make you sleepy. In fact, there is just as much tryptophan in chicken, beef and sunflowers to cause the drowsiness.  The amount of food and drink at the holiday meal, the relaxed atmosphere and the ease with which to catch some zzzzzzzzzzzz’s makes turkey a perfect excuse to catch a nap.

http://blogs.babble.com/strollerderby/2010/11/24/the-myth-of-the-turkey-crash-tryptophan-and-thanksgiving-dinner/

Napping is definitely an activity  to consider as you practice ” Excellent Self Care”!   There is new research and evidence which supports the fact that as human beings we were meant to have a mid-afternoon nap.  I remember as a youngster having to “put my head down on my desk” in school,  not as a punishment, but just to rest.  Maybe we knew more back then and we should do more of what worked.

Here are  five  good reasons to nap!

1.  Increases alertness and productivity!

2.  Less stress!

3.  Improves memory and learning!

4. Increases cognitive functions!

5.  Better health!

Check out the article and click on the “power nap”  for more ideas!

http://ririanproject.com/2006/09/12/5-reasons-to-take-naps/

Pretty Dreams!

Do you remember the last time you cleaned out

the cabinet or pantry and threw away the less

than crispy crackers, cobwebby rice, rubbery chips,

tasteless cereal or moth-eaten cookies?

Yuck!

Unless your perishables are packed in air tight

containers, they go stale.

Let’s consider the stale air you carry around

in your lungs.  The air that never gets recycled

because you don’t consciously do anything about it.

Here is an exercise to practice everyday that will

help keep your lungs and your breathing in

top notch condition.

In a relaxed state of mind, and remembering to

expand your belly, breathe in as much oxygen as

you possibly can.  Sip in the last few breaths and

hold it at the top of the “in breathe”.

Grasp the “in breath” for  five seconds (one thousand

and one, one thousand and two…etc.).

Now, slowly blow the air out of your mouth

as you exhale.  Push as much of the air out as

you can and force a big exhale at the very end.

Hold the “out breath”  of your unoccupied

lungs, empty longer than you did when you held

your “in breathe”.

Just before you turn blue, gradually, gingerly, and

ever so slowly, allow the air to enter with grace and

gratitude. Your lungs will fill with the fresh amazingly

sweet life force of breathe.

You can return to normal and natural breathing

and congratulate yourself for practicing “Excellent Self Care.”

Check out the Free Report for Self Care

loveyoursignificantself.com/

Let there be a sense of juiciness in your heart.

Where the day meets your spirit and your enthusiasm for living has the priviledge of being present.

The challenge is to cultivate a sense of mindfulness.

Jon Kabatt-Kinn says that “Mindfulness  means paying attention in

a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment and non-judgmentally”.

Living mindfully will give you a different frame to view life.

Activity slows down and you will begin to hear and feel the messages available to you.

Allow your intuition to speak through the sensations you  begin to notice

throughout your body.  Trust the process of coming to know the wisdom always

available from your inner core of being.

It’s my lawn that I want to keep
looking trim, green, and lush.  It
doesn’t take long for it to get over
grown and a bit shaggy.

The sight of a well groomed yard is
delightful and easy on the eyes.  When
there are bushes and shrubs, flowers and
trees to frame the picture, it becomes
clear that someone was paying attention
to the details.

How about your thoughts?  Do they get
overgrown with weeds of negativity,
doubt and discouragement?

Keep a close eye on the details of your mind.
Mow those negative thoughts down on a regular
basis. Notice when it is time to groom your
thinking in order to keep your attitude positive.

You can let positive thinking happen or make
positive thinking happen. When you choose to
Love yourself, you are tending to details.

You are in charge of the tractor or the mower.
Don’t make excuses, just get rid of the thinking
that does not support your success.

Love Your Slim Self and keep your mind
well groomed, looking good and working
for you.

For a FREE REPORT  http://www.loveyourslimself.com