My Goals: IN ONE YEAR Learn to EAT, PRAY, LOVE ... My Way*


1) Find Health and Strength for Me and my Family (Physically, Emotionally, and Spiritually).

2) Have a Love Affair and Long-Lasting Friendship with my EC (Eternal Companion).

3) Be Available for My Children through their Triumphs and their Trials.


*As I followed Elizabeth Gilbert's journey through "Eat, Pray, Love" and now as you follow me on my journey, perhaps a world of possibilities will open up for you too. Where do you want to go? Who do you want to be? Me? I'd just like to learn to be my loving, happy self and live long and healthy enough to enjoy the outcome. And you? I encourage you to challenge yourself. What would you like to do next? What direction are you going? Our talents and uniqueness bless our world ... and someone is always watching, always following in our footsteps. My prayer is that our footsteps may always be worth following.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

290 Days to Go - Planting Seeds


One topic I generally avoid during this challenge of mine is my health. Listed as my first goal, being my most important, it is also the hardest. Health. All-encompassing good health. Physically, Emotionally and Spiritually. My health. Not my children's, which I am pretty good at, but my own. Ugh!

The concepts sound great. The reward would be awesome. The follow-through requires discipline.

So, I am going to create the possibility of being a Healthy Person. It's like planting a seed. As it grows and more people see it and enjoy its beauty, I will be more fulfilled. ... No, as it grows and I see it and enjoy its beauty, I will be more fulfilled and people around me will be benefited as well.

As my weight falls too low or my fat packs on, whether I am stressed out or depression sets in, even when I am too out of shape to climb a flight of stairs without stopping to rest and breathe, I know that it is up to me to change my way of being.

Today I ate healthy food. Surprise! Today I went to a seminar. Less of a surprise. Today I watched 3 hours of a TV show series that I am interested in. Typical.

I like the idea of planting a seed for better health. It is a small act that transforms as it is nurtured.  Maybe that's what I am learning to appreciate the most today: I can Nurture Myself.

That feels like a wonderful hug I just gave myself. Yeah for me! (smiles)
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3 comments:

  1. The most important thing anyone must do, is eat healthy every day. Even when your feeling down ore depressed, my experience is that when you eat a proper meal that you are more able to fight your bad feelings.As you might know, i'm recovering from a depression and i'm following a training of mindfullness to cope with stress. And i need all the energie. Right now, food is my worst enemy,i don't like it and every time a meal comes up, i have to forse my self to take it. Because i know my body needs it. So i'm keep on eating.I'm gonna be alright

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  2. Thea,

    You are so right! To eat a healthy meal at a proper mealtime whether you want to or not is really good advice for me.

    In addition, I find that going outside and getting fresh air is helpful too.

    Lauri

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  3. I walk every day just to get my exersise.
    It is important because you need to burn the energie to get energie. I mean, i'm tired all the time, but when i go for a walk make ride on my bicicle, it learns me that i get more energy and a good night of sleep.

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