The Way of Simplicity: Doing More with Less

Greetings Friends!
I came across this poem called Time and Simpicity that I thought I’d share with you. Im always looking for ways to do more with less. What measures do you take to simplify your life. Share them with us won’t you?
Today, Meditate on This is a quote [...]

Create Your Convincers

Today is Wellness Wednesday with Life and Weight loss Coach Flossie Alexander of You Can NOW! Coaching.
Whenever you hear or read that someone has accomplished something that you would like to accomplish, you automatically go within and search your memory for experiences you have had, and conclude whether [...]

108 Breaths to Greater Productivity

Greetings Friends!
I multitask – a LOT! I phone, text, email and blog with amazing efficiency. What’s my secret? Breathing. Yes, breathing!
OK, not just breathing, but that is the most important weapon in my multitasking arsenal. Without proper attention to the breath my whole day would be in a shambles!
How Breathing [...]

Are You Better Than You Were Yesterday?

Today is Wellness Wednesday with Life and Weight loss Coach Flossie Alexander of You Can NOW! Coaching.
Years ago a fitness coach that I was working with told me: “The pursuit of excellence is rewarded.”
That might sound simple or easily dismissed as a trite self-help lesson. Yet put into action, this [...]

Inspiring Quotes to Float Your Boat

Everyone needs a little pick-me-up to get through the day now and again. Incorporating inspiring quotes is a great way to add a little sunshine to our daily routines.
How to find suitable quotes
It’s easy to find inspiring quotes online. A quick Google search will provide a wealth of useful motivational [...]

Lean Protein: The Natural Appetite Suppressant

Today is Wellness Wednesday with Life and Weight loss Coach Flossie Alexander of You Can NOW! Coaching.
Lean protein is a great appetite suppressant. It is an excellent choice when it comes to satisfying hunger and keeping blood sugar levels steady. These steady blood sugar levels [...]

Letting Go of Ravenous Relationships

Greetings Friends,
Several months ago I spoke about the importance of letting go. It seems recently there have been a lot of people – friends and first time acquaintances alike – that have been experiencing failed or failing relationships.
Ravenous Relationships
Then, as now, I asked what would keep you in a relationship [...]

Staying the Course with Your Fitness Goals

Today is Wellness Wednesday with Life and Weight loss Coach Flossie Alexander of You Can NOW! Coaching.
I’d like to know, do you eat and exercise according to what you want?
Think about that one for a moment. Do you consistently make the right food choices and lifestyle choices? Or do you [...]

What Exactly is Conscious Living Anyway?

Good Morning Friends!
Today I’d like to clarify what conscious living is all about and provide a few examples of how we can all incorporate this philosophy into our daily lives.
Michael and Bianca Alexander over at Conscious Living TV have the best definition of conscious living  I have come across which [...]

Overcoming Workout Resistance

 
Wellness Wednesday with Life and Weight loss Coach Flossie Alexander of You Can NOW! Coaching.
What causes you to avoid or stop working out? Common reasons we neglect out fitness training include:

Mental fatigue: Attempting to workout after a long day at the office can make your routine appear to be harder [...]

You are Not that Into You – Letting Go of Unhealthy Relationships

Good Morning Friends!
Have you ever found yourself in a relationship (or two, or 10) where you know you were being abused – on any level – or perhaps taken advantage of in some way? I found myself in just that situation during what I call my “learn it” years. This [...]

Help for Haiti

Greetings Friends,
I’ve been searching for a way that I can support Haiti in its time of need and thanks to blog buddies Kelly Diels and Danielle LaPorte I have found my way to donate.
For the next 30 days 75% of all proceeds from my writing efforts will be donated to [...]

Live Your Dream of a Healthier Life Today!

The Holidays are over, the kids are back in school and we are starting to think about the year ahead and keeping our resolutions to be fit and healthy.  Did you over-indulge during the lazy days or ate your way through the Holiday? Are you finding it hard to stick [...]

A Lesson In Every Tear

Greetings Friends,
I was listening to one of those online radio stations and heard Mary J. Blige’s song “Each Tear”. It is a very inspirational song about learning from the mistakes we’ve made and not giving up on a dream (at least that’s what I got from the song).
A few days [...]

Transcending the "Get Money" Mentality

Greetings Readers!

I was checking out al my social media hangouts and I’ve noticed a lot of “resolutions” revolve around the phrase “Get Money”. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with wanting more money (I’ll take all I can get if it’s being handed out [smile]). What I think we need to [...]

Lessons from 2009 and Growth in 2010

Greetings to all my wonderful readers out there!
I hope you all enjoyed a Christmas celebration filled with lasting memories and love! With three days left to before we enter 01.01.10 I wanted to sit back for a minute, grab a nice hot cup of vanilla chai and think about all [...]

Remember Those Less Fortunate – Blankets for the Homeless

“The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he is capable of receiving.” – Albert Einstein

As some of you may know, either from reading this blog or from knowing me personally, my family and I were homeless for about three years. In that time [...]

It's Good to Be Good

With Christmas season in full swing people are bustling about searching for gifts for their loved ones and friends. Although it’s the season of giving and miracles sometimes those less fortunate than ourselves get “lost in the hustle” and do not receive the consideration and love that we so easily [...]

The Weakening Effects of Being Judgemental

Greetings Readers,
My family and I recently started going to First Baptist Church of Indiana as a means to spend more time together and to strengthen our spiritual connectedness as well. A bus comes buy Sunday morning and picks up various families in our neighborhood and takes us to church then [...]

5 Fab Ways to Boost Productivity

Ever wish you had more time in a day to get just a few more things done? Everyone could use an extra set of hand or at least some good productivity tools to make their day a little smoother. Below are  five suggestions to give your productivity a jump [...]

The True Nature of Advice

“Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t.” – Erica Jong
We’ve all got problems and that’s OK. It’s part of being human. And like most humans we sometimes ask others for advice on how to solve those problems and that’s fine. Advice [...]

7 Amazingly Simple Ways to Evoke Change in Your Life

Our daily lives are chucked full of “To Dos”. A typical day can go something like this: Wake up, get the kids off to school, dress for work, don’t forget the expense report you’ve been working on, jump in the care to beat traffic, realize you left that expense [...]

3 Ways to Change Your World View

“You can learn a lot from people who view the world differently than you do.” – Anthony J. D’Angelo

I had a sort of epiphany the other day that came to me from my netbook and Mac computers. I was looking at my page on Twitter using my netbook [...]

10 Weight Loss Affirmations to use NOW!

I’ve ALWAYS struggled with my weight but around the time I transitioned from junior high to high school I made a shift in my thinking and how I RELATE to food. With that simple change in thought patterns – combined with a new found love of weight lifting, affirmations and [...]

Make It Happen!

“There’s no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love. There is only a scarcity of resolve to make it happen.” – Wayne Dyer

This post is for those of us that know our purpose and ignore it. It’s for those of us that, deep down [...]

You Have to Give to Get – And in That Order!

“When you pour your pockets into the pockets of others you just wind up richer in the morning that you were the night before.” – Agnes Lampion from the Dean Koontz Novel From the Corner of His Eye

There was something that hit a chord within me when I read those [...]

Nothing is Forever – Learning from Impermanence

“…We do not know where death awaits us: so let us wait for it everywhere. To practice death is to practice freedom. A man who has unlearned how to be a slave.” – Montaigne

Death has been on my mind more often than it usually is these past several months. Perhaps [...]

Faithfulness to Weather the Storm

“Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe.” – Gail Devers

I was doing some research on athletes to use in a future Wellness Wednesday post when I was re-familiarized [...]

Meaningful Meditation for Rest and Relaxation

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I’ve been a serious practitioner of Buddhism for about three years now and a fundamental part of practice is meditation. Meditation can be defined as focusing the mind for the purpose of attaining higher spiritual awareness. This does not mean that you “space out” but requires sincere attention on [...]

Please Say Thank You

“Saying thank you is more than good manners. It is good spirituality.” – Alfred Painter

On the way to class today I overheard a disturbing conversation that went something like this: Girl 1 – “Girl, I’m tired of being broke. All I do is work and I ain’t got [bleep] [...]