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Where Are You Headed?

July 28, 2011 by Joi Leave a Comment

Autumn Road in Kentucky

“If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.” – Lao Tzu

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Filed Under: Daily Quote Tagged With: Daily Quote, quotations, quotes

Looking to Get Fit and Fabulous?

July 28, 2011 by Joi Leave a Comment

Denise Austin App

“Never miss an opportunity to move — your muscles don’t know if you’re in a gym or in the kitchen! Turn idle time into toning time by doing squats while you stir batter, leg lifts while you chop veggies, and push-ups on the countertop while you wait for your water to boil. Talk about multitasking!” – Denise Austin

I should go ahead and admit it. After all, my husband, daughters, and cats already know it. You might as well, too. I’m an app freak.  A delirious app happy freak.  A few days ago, I was scrolling through my apps on my ipod touch and my husband asked, “How many apps do you have?!”  Without looking up, I told him, “You don’t want to know.”

Besides, I was too busy app dancing to count.

One of my favorite health and fitness apps is Denise Austin’s Health and Fitness App.   It was actually one of the first apps I grabbed.  I have her books and dvds, I figured I might as well have her app as well. (If it were only that easy to get her abs…)  This is one of the apps that I use on a daily basis.  I recently began taking up yoga again (an injured foot had me sidelined for a while) and I’m loving every minute of it. Fortunately I wasn’t on the DL long enough to lose my flexibility or ability to hold the poses.  I use Denise Austin’s app for my yoga and exercise routines.  Her smiling face leads the way.

And her abs, mustn’t forget those.

The Denise Austin App has the following:

  • Workouts
  • Yoga Poses
  • Information about nutrition, exercise, and eating healthy
  • Advice for raising healthy, fit kids
  • Tips for staying motivated
  • Ways to keep dining out from sealing your fate
  • Tips for de-stressing
  • Recipes!

If you have an iPhone or iPod Touch, this is a fitness app you’ll really love. And, get this, it’s free!

If you don’t have one of these devices, you can still benefit from Denise Austin’s expertise, motivation,  and  inspiration.  Just visit her website, Denise Austin.com.

Filed Under: Fitness, Health Tagged With: apps, Denise Austin, Fitness, health

Quote by Mahatma Gandhi

July 25, 2011 by Joi 1 Comment

Gandhi
Gandhi
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Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. if I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it, even if I may not have it at the beginning. – Mahatma Gandhi

Filed Under: Daily Quote, Self Awareness, Self Confidence Tagged With: Mahatma Gandhi quote, quotations, quotes, self confidence

Instead of Turning Things Over in Your Mind…

July 25, 2011 by Joi 4 Comments

Note to Subconscious Mind

As soon as we stop worrying, a solution pops up. – David DeNotoris

I’ve always been a firm believer in trusting your  subconscious mind. In fact, I think we’d all be a lot closer to our life’s goals and dreams if we trusted this wise inner voice more often.  A while back, my husband turned a problem over to his subconscious mind and was blown away by what it had to say.  He has been planning a particular website for a while now.  Given the fact that he works full-time (I guess a 50 hours a week constitutes full-time!), planning stages can sort of drag out.  He finally got around to picking out the perfect domain name…. and naturally it was taken.  And (again, naturally), the owner was doing absolutely NOTHING with the domain.

I contacted her for my husband, asking how much she’d want for the domain.  I’m still laughing over her answer.  I replied that she surely misunderstood; we didn’t want to buy her home, cars, pets, furniture, and children. Just the domain.

We aren’t lottery winners, so my husband began thinking of new domain names.  He decided to stop worrying and to even stop thinking – and to “turn” the problem over to his subconscious mind and see what it could come up with.  Mere hours later, he had the perfect domain name. Yes, even better than the one that remains unsold, unused, and over-priced.

It’s simply another illustration of what we can do when we stop WASTING energy worrying, fretting, and over-thinking and start HARNESSING untapped mental power.

The answer lies inside of you.  Always has.

I’ve had a favorite approach when it comes to problem-solving that I’ve used for many, many years.  I used it before my self help blog existed and long before I even acknowledged the subconscious mind’s existence!  One of my favorite approaches to a problem, question, dilemma, or decision is to “flip it.”  I approach it this way: I imagine that someone I know is the one with this very problem.  I then “tap into” the advice I would give them. Approaching the situation from this vantage point takes self completely out of the way and allows you to view the problem logically, clearly, rationally, and with an open-mind.

Basically, it’s just another way of allowing your subconscious mind to take over where you’ve left off.

Not long ago, I read about another approach. I’m ALL about index cards and post it notes, so I jumped on board without a moment’s hesitation.  Some people write a particular problem in the form of a question on index cards or post it notes and leave them in places around their home, car, and office.  The notion is that your subconscious mind will see and “register” the question even when you don’t realize it.  Even better, it’ll be working on a a solution or answer even when you don’t realize it.

When will you realize it? When it hands you the solution!

You have to write the problem in the form of a question, though. That’s the most important thing.  Also, be very specific. See the post it note I made and put at the top of the post?  Don’t ask vague questions. If you do, you’ll get vague answers.  Be specific and bold, never vague and shy.

Why You Should Turn Your Problems Over to Your Subconscious Mind:

  • Worry just walks around in circles.
  • Bitterness sulks in the corner.
  • Stress eats away at your life.
  • Anger eats away at your relationships.
  • Giving up? Never an option.

The next time you have a decision to make, a problem to solve, or a dilemma to iron out, call upon your subconscious mind.  Whether you mentally turn things over to your subconscious mind and head off to bed, write questions to stimulate its thought processes, or “flip” things entirely, the point is this:  The answer is inside of you. If you invite it to take center stage, it’ll do so. You may love what it has to say, you may hate what it has to say. Either way, you’ll have your answer.  A subconscious mind is a terrible thing to waste!

Filed Under: Problem Solving, Self Awareness, Self Help Tagged With: problem solving, self awareness, subconscious mind

Weekend Round-Up of Great Links

July 23, 2011 by Joi Leave a Comment

A Survivor from the SS Zam Zam Sharing His Lunch with a Cat Aboard the German Prison Ship Dresden

A Survivor Sharing his Lunch with a Cat
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Sharing is the essence of cool. And in the case of the adorable dog above, sharing is often very smart.  If you live out in a remote area as we do, you’re all too familiar with skunks – so you know the rules, they go where they please and they eat what they please. Crossing them? Out of the question!

Smart dog.

I love sharing useful links, tips, articles, and recipes. Keeping them all to myself would just be tacky. Below are some great articles that I’ve enjoyed this week – I was raised to share, so here goes.  Mom would be so proud.

  • 8 Nuts that are Crazy Good for Your Health – It gives health nuts a whole new meaning.
  • Skin Cancer Self Exam – How to know when it’s more than just a mole. This is information that could save your life.
  • The Ultimate Anti-Aging Smoothie! – Smoothies are healthy, addictive, and delicious. Who could ask for more?
  • 12 Foods that Fight Cholesterol – Tastier than Medicine any day of the week. With no side-effects.
  • State of the National Parks– They face more challenges than most people realize.
  • How to Cope with Excessive Heat – Talk about timely information.
  • Ancient Greece – Fascinatingly educational and educationally fascinating.
  • Drink this Tea for a Better Memory – Sounds good to me!
  • This is Where the Story Really Begins – Ever notice that the most inspiring stories are the true stories?
  • Personal Growth in the Garden –  Finding peace amongst the weeds!

 

 

 

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