Hello Everyone & Welcome to my new blog! :) I am sitting in my apartment, about to go visit a friend. My day has been nice & relaxing, i felt a great need to sleep this morning.
My work day was busy yesterday, and i was so tired! I am so grateful that in the midst of my busy schedule at work i am able to make it to mass every week. It makes me so much more centred!
I am becoming addicted to International Delights Creamer. But i know i am just trying to enjoy life a bit more. Some things we will never fully give up. It is about balance.
I watched the movie Peaceful Warrior last night, and in the interviews afterwards, Dan Millman says health is just about having a balanced meal & exercise, and sleep. He doesn't say in there that he never has chocolate, or eats just organic fruits & veggies. It's true what he says about balance. I'm sure a cupcake or piece of pie is good along with International Delights creamer, but exercise, sleep, and not living on a diet of ice cream are obviously very important no matter how much we practice "The Secret" or Rhonda Byrne's new book "The Power." which i am currently reading.
Eat, Pray & Love. So true. The movie & the book. I am waiting until her new book "Committed" comes out in paperback before i read it. I think life is also about being flexible, and believing in ourselves despite our injuries, bank accounts, age, wrinkles, gray or in my case sometimes frizzy hair.
I always wanted wavy hair and it was straight when i was young. Now mine is wavier, but on days i run out the door early to work without time for a shower, or out to meet a friend, it can be a bit wavy, not just flat. I said to someone at work yesterday, my hair is so frizzy, she said "No it's just got a nice wave to it."
We don't need to be so hard on ourselves. I myself would love to lose another ten pounds, and women i know struggle with this too. Some of us are out there trying boot camp when we're not ready, then frustrated when we pull a muscle. I know it's not always good to just tone up right away to lose that weight, but i know intensive cardio really tightens the muscles.
I myself like yoga. Gentle flow. It's funny i have two easy flow DVD's which i've done, and i feel ready for a higher level. Then again my neck is sore off & on, and after working a long week, i feel really sore & tired. Just do some gentle stretches & wake up the body. I think for me yoga or swimming is the best way before getting into cardio to lose that weight.
I have actually made it to the gym a few times! Yay! It's hard to get that energy up right away, so exhausting! But one step at a time, and as much as i want to, i think the weights should be avoided until i get my energy up.
I don't think i will ever completely give up my coffee & ice cream. Certainly not my teas! :) Coffee is something i have learned to love & certainly International Delights, makes it yummy! But don't be too hard on ourselves & remember to make our lives yummy!
Plant a seed, grow a new crop, and remember to make lemonade out of lemons. I like to refer to it as Pink lemons (seeing lemons out of pink colored glasses).
Love you all & wishing you Pink Lemons! (Opportunity!)