Saturday, May 29, 2010
Take Responsiblity For Your Own Life...
I know it isn't easy to do the things one needs to do to be healthy. But if you aren't willing to put forth a little effort and make a few sacrifices, then don't complain when you don't feel well or get sick!!

Unless you live under a rock you know that in order to get and/or stay healthy you need to eat right, exercise, and reduce stress. Yet I hear from people all the time who are looking for fast and easy. They don't want to eliminate the foods that are weakening their bodies. They don't want to get up off the couch and go for a walk. They aren't willing to take a few minutes each day to mediate and to eliminate the things that create stress.

Believe me, I am far from perfect. But I have learned the hard way that if you are not willing to support and nurture your body eventually there is a price to pay. I've suffered the consequences of not doing what is right, and that is why I am so passionate about warning others when they are being complacent about their health. Good health is a gift...a gift that comes from properly caring for our bodies, minds, and spirits.

Don't wait until you've lost your health to start doing what you need to do!! Start eating healthy, nutritious foods and stop eating the garbage that weakens your body. Get some exercise - some is always better than none. And find ways to eliminate the stressors in your life because they too are bad for your health. Feed your body, mind, and spirit...and in return you will be blessed with the rewards of good health and inner peace!! ~ Andrea
Written at 8:11 AM by Andrea.
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Saturday, May 8, 2010
Even Miracles Take A Little TIme!
I was browsing in a gift shop and came across a plaque with a message that really touched me: Even miracles take a little time. I bought it because in this "hurry-up I want it now" world we live in I often find it difficult to be patient and seem to want what I want instantaneously! I keep this plaque on my desk as a reminder that the best things in life are often the things we have to work or wait for.

No where are miracles more evident than in nature, especially the transformation from the dreary harshness of winter to the lush beauty of spring. Just this week I was reminded of the small miracles that Mother Nature performs. We had colder than usual temps in the South this year that lasted for much of the winter. Tropical plants obviously don't do well in freezing temps, and so we thought we had lost quite a few plants and shrubs. We tried to have an optimistic outlook and were hopeful that many of the the plants were healthy enough to survive and would come back to life. But by late April many still looked like dried sticks, and we decided it was time to replace them. But lo and behold when we went to remove them we were met with one of nature's little miracles: green buds sprouting from those dried sticks!! Actually some of the plants had already been sprouting leaves!! What an amazing reminder of the magnificence of nature and the cycle of life... and a profound example that even miracles take a little time! ~ Andrea :-)


Check out the beautiful leaves growing back on one of the plants...and if you look closely you will see the others beginning to sprout new leaves too:


Written at 9:18 PM by Andrea.
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