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Nutrition Instead of Drugs (Thomas Edison Was So Far Ahead of His Time!)

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"The doctor of the future will no longer treat the human frame with drugs, but rather will cure and prevent disease with nutrition." ~ Thomas Edison

Thomas Edison Quote About Nutrition

While “You are what you eat” is one of the best known quotes about healthy eating, I personally love this one from Thomas Edison a lot more.

“The doctor of the future will no longer treat the human frame with drugs, but rather will cure and prevent disease with nutrition.” ~ Thomas Edison

I would love to see more doctors discussing food with their patients – not necessarily more than medications that could be helpful but at leas as much as.  Whether it’s to prevent problems, help problems, or even alleviate them… the truth is the foods we eat can be incredibly helpful.

Problem is, not all doctors dive into nutrition (to be fair, lately, when would they find time do do any extra research?!) as a preventive measure let alone a cure. It’s often up to us to do our due diligence and research (from highly reputable sources, of course)…. then bring them up to our doctor and see what he/she says.

I asked one of my doctors, years ago, about an herb I’d read about being helpful for asthma. She actually wrote the name of the herb down and said she was going to look it up and research it. She apparently believed strongly in herbs and natural healing and simply hadn’t read enough about this particular one yet. She said she’d let me know what she’d found on my next visit and she did.

If you don’t have a doctor as cool as this particular doctor… find one!

Make each moment count double! ~ Joi (“Joy”)

One of the Best Approaches to Habits… Coax Them Down the Stairs (Advice from Mark Twain)

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Quote About Habits by Mark Twain

“Habit is habit and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time.” ~  Mark Twain

This is one of my favorite quotes about habits and it isn’t very surprising that it’s from one of the brightest minds to ever live, Mark Twain. Anyone who has ever tried to break a bad habit (let me tell you, I have a French fry habit that may just be my companion for life!) knows that it’s impossible to simply throw it out with the trash. I mean, you could try but it will almost always find its way back into your home.

Homing pigeons should return to roost as well as bad habits!

Not only should each individual bad habit be coaxed slowly and methodically out the door, we should always try to remember to deal with one bad habit (and/or implementing a new good habit) at a time. I think that’s why New Years Resolutions often fail. We aim at too many targets… forgetting we have but one arrow.

I wish you the best of luck in making and breaking any habits you have in your sights. You look perfect to me but if you have any you want to make or any you want to break, I wish you all the best. Take them one at a time, be patient with yourself, and when you cave in and have an order of fries at Culver’s, don’t beat yourself up. You can have the coleslaw NEXT time! (Sorry, that last one was for me.)

~ Joi (“Joy”)

P.S. Anyone else craving Culver’s now??

A Goal Without a Plan is Only a Dream (Harsh but True!)

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A Goal Without a Plan is Only a Dream. ~ Brian Tracy

“A Goal Without a Plan is Only a Dream.” ~ Brian Tracy

A few days ago, I was at my dining room table, doing what I do every year in the days between Christmas and New Year’s Day – writing down goals I want to accomplish in the coming year. When I got to number 4 (one that involved doing a better job monetizing one of my blogs), the Brian Tracy quote above came to mind.

I’m used to my mind arguing with itself, so I was unfazed.

I immediately began jotting proactive, doable, and sensible plans beneath each goal… because dreams are beautiful and essential, but they don’t buy the cat food.

Have you seen the price of cat food these days?!?! To add to the issue, my little divas (naturally) refuse to eat anything except the high-end brands. You know, the ones that are so hard to find now that grocery stores are marking them up as high as possible?!

So, yeah… I planned my work and intend to work my plan.

At the risk of being redundant, this Brian Tracy quote is so good, I think it’s worth repeating….

“A Goal Without a Plan is Only a Dream.” ~ Brian Tracy

Happy New Year to you and your loved ones!
~ Joi (“Joy”)

Delectables Squeeze Ups

One of my girls pointing to her favorite treat: Delectables Squeeze Ups!

 

 

The Secret to (LASTING) Change: Quote of the Day by Socrates

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Quote About the Secret to Change by Socrates

Quote Graphic About Change

What better time to focus our thoughts and energy on change than New Years Eve?! The thing I always try to tell myself is that I’m looking for “lasting” change instead of just change. I mean, I can MAKE myself drink more water for a day… possibly even a week, but what good does that actually do?

What I’m looking for is a way to make drinking more water an automatic part of my daily live. It’s the only way it’ll last. I’d know, after all, it’s been a resolution and goal for as long as I can remember! This year I’m trying to focus on BUILDING a habit of drinking 8 oz of water between my cups of coffee and glasses of raspberry tea.

It’s honestly my only hope I believe! That, and, another trick: By knowing myself and all of my funny quirks, I think I can work the quirks to my advantage. I love pretty and whimsical things and am just completely drawn to them. I have my favorite coffee cups, tea glasses, and travel mugs and happily use them daily. I associate each with the goodness they hold!

I’ve decided to buy myself the most charming, fun, and whimsically delicious water bottle on Amazon (Amazon link to water bottles) and keep it with me (refilling it throughout the day). I’ve found a few in my favorite color (purple). There’s also a VERY cool, soft and collapsible one (Amazon link) that can be fastened to a belt buckle for when I’m walking or working in the yard.

Socrates said,  “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” and I plan to carry this quote with me through all of 2022. It may be a helpful companion to you as well!

Best of luck with all of your resolutions and goals and have a very safe and happy New Year! ~ Joi (“Joy”)


Don’t Stress on What Was (Regret is a COMPLETE Time Waster!)

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Quote About Regret

Quote About Not Stressing Over What WAS

This quote about regret (not looking back, but looking ahead) is a great eye-opener. I thought it was also ideal for right about now, as we ready ourselves for the New Year and look forward to achieving goals and resolutions.

It’s just such an exciting time, isn’t it?! I honestly enjoy New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day almost as much as Christmas.

In its own way, New Year’s Day is one of the best holidays of the entire year. I hope yours will be extraordinary!

“Every day the clock resets. Your wins don’t matter. Your failures don’t matter. Don’t stress on what was, fight for what could be.”  ~  Sean Higgins.