"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us most... We were born to manifest the glory of God that is within us.
It's not just in some of us; it's in all of us. And when we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

Here is a great link to look at...

101 Ways To Live Your Life To The Fullest

Your Lifestyle Stress

Stress, stress, stress. Everyone has it and not many people are good at handling the pressures that come with a busy lifestyle. Usually people deal with these stresses in a variety of different ways. Some tend to have nervous breakdowns when life squeezes, others bottle everything up inside, becoming a tense and skittish person. Still others try and deal with stress in unhealthy ways, such as drinking, drugs, ect.


So here are some simple, healthy ways that can be used to alleviate stress:

1. A BIG stress reliever is exercise. Studies have shown that an average of 30 minutes to 1 hour of physical activity a day (ie: running on the treadmill, walking with a friend through your neighborhood) can help with easing the buildup of stress. Just imagine your worries slipping away as you pound out the miles - with an added bonus of being a great weight lose program too!!

2. Drink plenty of water throughout the day and eat well balanced meals. A sharp mind and body are fueled by the energy that is manufactured from our food. Thus, eating McDonalds 24/7 (which is packed full of carbs and sugars with very little fiber or protien) is probably not going to go far in helping with keeping you alert throughout the day. Also, sugary diets are not good with keeping your body going all day long. The sugar spike will keep you awake for a little while, but when that starts to wear off, you are left with a "sugar hangover" like no other. So eat your greens (vegetables), lots of fresh fruit, and plenty of clean water.

3. BREATHE!!! Not many people stop for a second in their frantic rushing around to just take a full breath of air. Taking that one minute out of your micromanaged lifestyle could be the key to unlocking your personal stress reliever. So just take a moment right now to clear your mind and meditate, pray, ect. I swear, it will help!!


These three simple distressing tips is an attempt to ease the crushing wight of responsibility's and stress in your daily life. These techniques can be used and implemented into your lifestyle with no humongous changes seen and can be used throughout the day.

So today I challenge you to take your dog for a walk, eat an apple and simply breathe.

It. Is. That. Simple.

How would you die?

Do you ever wonder what you would do if you only had 6 months to live? If you knew the exact moment at which you would die?

What would you DO??

For some people, it would be to curl up in a corner. For they are the ones with no drive to continue.
For others it would be to spend the time with family. For they are the ones that put family first.
For still others, to be with their God would be enough. For they are the people who are grounded in their spirituality.

But for me, I would live. I would actually experience the leaps that would otherwise be considered too risky. To walk the tightrope across Niagara Falls, as some people would say. I would decide to do all the things that have been in the back of my mind but that I was to scared to go through on. I would complete the list of my life. The legacy I would leave. My bucket list of sorts.

I would see the wonders of the world. The colors mixing in a sunset, creating the portrait of the sky. I would walk the sands of the beaches, marveling in way the water carves the landscape. I would simply stand on a mountaintop, silent and still in awe of the view. I would see the Tibetan flags waving and the Russian children playing. I would hear the silence of a temple in Thailand and and the elephants stomping on the plains of Africa. The laugh of a teenager in Ireland and the cry of a babe in Saudi Arabia. I would like to hear the stories of a grandmother in Brazil and the wisdom of the old man in Germany. To taste the spiciness of the curry in India but the sweetness of cakes in Italy.
To see, taste, touch the wonders and undiscovered places of this great world. So I would die a person who has the dirt of adventure on her feet and the breath of fullness in her lungs. I would like to be buried having known the happiness of a baby's laugh and the tears of a wife who's husband was killed in war. I would know the heartache of the struggling and maybe, just maybe I could leave a mark on someones life. I would change that one life for the better, so even though I would be gone, my spirit could live on in the life of a touched person.

I would die a person that saw. A person who listened. A person who loved. A person who was. A person who experienced. A person with a legacy.

Simply Being

Do you ever look at the world around you and think about it? The way colors and shapes mix and converge creating a picture for us to see. Do you ever think about the way the world operates and how fast we are moving along in this tide of technology?
The way it was for my grandmother growing up is far in the past. While she was driving a buggy to a one room schoolhouse, we are driving our BMWs with music pumping to a multi-thousand student high school. It amazes me how much has changed in the past 100 years... how much our world will change in the future. I love to speculate on what I myself will be thinking when I am nearing 90. Will I laugh at how excited we are that the new iphone 5 is coming out, or that an improved electrical-motorized car is now on the market?
Few people stop to think on these things as they rush to the next event. The next meeting, phone call, party. People are so busy being caught up in the "sheer bloody panic" of not being up to date in the newest and greatest, that they often forget to stop and think, ponder, enjoy a moment. They are to frantic to notice that a moment, an hour, a day has gone by while they are looking at tomorrow. They have lost the chance to enjoy life.
I think that is one of the problems in American society. We do not have time to enjoy the little things in life. The moment, however fleeting, when we look at an object, person or event and glean something from it. The lessons and personality we would encounter in simply living a life of moments would be timeless. Much more important than waiting for a text message or floating around in our little bubble.
Many cultures around the world practice the art of peace, tranquility and just being. Yoga, meditation, ect are ways of life for many and ways to stop time for a moment and just breathe. To focus on the little things. The way the wind feels through your hair. The way the sun kisses your skin. The far-away music of a nightingale. These stolen moments are like a boost to your mind, body and soul. They rejuvenate you so you are ready to take on the next stress in your life. They help cleanse and refresh a tired brain by making worries fade and a new kind of vibrancy creep in.
So my thought for you today is: Have you taken a moment to live??