The material presented
here is not Al-Anon Conference Approved Literature. It is a method
to exchange
information, ideas, feelings, problems and solutions on a personal
level.
I know some of you know who the fly lady is, thought I would share this Food For Thought from Her. It can be applied with what we are suppose to do in our program.
Moving in May isn't about parking a little further out at Wal-Mart and logging on a few extra steps on your pedometer. Nor is it just about stepping up your nutrition and eating better. These are components to Moving in May, but it's bigger than that.
There is an enormous underlying principle at work here and that is the fact that each person reading this Food for Thought right now is worthy of being loved and merits exquisite care. Each and every woman is worthy of being comfortable in her own skin, worthy of giving herself tender loving care and worthy of treating her own body like the treasure it is.
We love to complain about our stretch marks, zits, spider veins and other imperfections that seem to relentlessly grace our bodies. The older we get, the more plentiful the imperfections. I am guilty of reciting my long list of complaints, too. However, I am starting to realize with every step and every breath I take, that my life is a gift and that my body is my "transportation" for my life here on earth. This body is what houses my soul. In the bible, the body is referred to as a temple for the Holy Spirit.
It is worth everything I have to give the best care to the only body I will ever have. I'm not talking plastic surgery and masseuses and that kind of thing. I'm talking about the basics: reducing stress, living a life of gratitude, eating well, moving. I am worth more than nutritionally negative food, a sluggish, sedentary life, and holding on to resentment, anger and grudges that result in a cold, bitter heart. I am worthy of loving self care and so are you.
So in that same spirit of worthiness, here are 11 things to help you take care of every inch of yourself?you deserve the best:
1) Understanding that your life is a gift; the care your give your body is how you show your thankfulness for that gift
2) Recognizing that you are a child of God. You are precious in His sight.
3) Knowing that when you take care of yourself, there is room to take care of others.
4) Taking care of yourself helps your insides match up with your outsides.
5) Moving increases endorphins, wonderful hormones that help you feel good. A natural high!
6) One of the joys in eating real food means no more brain cramps trying to figure out what di-sodium phosphates and other scary additives are and what they are doing to your body.
7) Eating real food means you will no longer have to remove your children from the ceiling with a spatula. Your children are calmer. (just how much fruit is in "fruity cereal" anyway and why are "sports drinks" the color of anti-freeze and toilet bowl cleaner?)
8) Moving with music will help you not only burn calories, but help you "shake your groove thing" and show you that you can still move with the best of them! (turn on some Bee Gees and see what I mean? LOL)
9) Drinking water is going to give you pretty skin. Sure, more trips to the potty, but definitely prettier skin!
10) Not hitting the drive through will mean more money in your pocket. Stash some of that cash and go get a pedicure!
Enjoy the motivational tips, and do something for you.
Happy Mother's day!
Josey
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Julianne - It's best to move on. You cannot look back in anger in life. It's too short
Sorry ladies????? THANK YOU Josey!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I needed to hear that this morning. I've never heard of the fly lady, but lately my mind's been buzzin round some of the same ideas. In fact yesterday I walked 3,361 steps by the end of the day according to my new pedometer. I was joking with a friend in the chat room that it may not have been a herculian effort but it was approximately 3,000 steps more than most days
Anyway thanks for the early mothers day gift.....and Happy Mother's day to you and to all!
I have been thinking lately that I need an outlet for my stress and have considered joining a gym or the Y or something.When I was a kid and teeneager I loved volleyball and badminton,and always have loved to dance.Maybe Creedence Clearwater instead of the Beegees tho, lol.
I'm not a mom but I certainlly respect and admire all those moms out there.
I am a huge fan of flylady and of Sandra Felton who has much much understanding of chaos and mess in one's life. I also do understand however that I am not perfect and that sometimes I have to settle for having soup and chilli and stuff like that rather than make anything from scratch. At some point in my life I hope to be able to really work in the healthy diet and eat far far better but right now I cannot do that every day. And I simply cannot yet give up a really solid addiction to caffeine. The detox for me is accompanied by such stellar headaches. In time I will but not right this minute.
I also know from flylady and Sandra Felton (the messies) that organizing is an on going thing and for some of us it is years in the making. For me I have to set a few goals achieve them and then move onto other goals. I have to limit my process to those goals and my own process through a minefield of childhood issues otherwise I go on overwhelm, shut down and really don't get anywhere.
I needed to hear that this morning. I've never heard of the fly lady, but lately my mind's been buzzin round some of the same ideas. In fact yesterday I walked 3,361 steps by the end of the day according to my new pedometer. I was joking with a friend in the chat room that it may not have been a herculian effort but it was approximately 3,000 steps more than most days 
