Setting Some Goals for a Healthy Me!

"Are you tired of chasing pretty rainbows, and aren't you tired of spinning round and round?  Pack up all the shattered dreams in your life, and at the feet of Jesus lay them down!"

"Give them all to Jesus," is the name of the song that I got those words above from.  I use to sing that song when I was a young woman in church.  I still find myself singing those words in my head often when it just seems that life is not going how I would want it to go.  So here I am to discuss setting some goals, yeah ok, I can do that.

What type of goals would be best for a girly girl?  Well, one would be to figure out the areas that make me feel anything but happy, and set some goals to change them. Ok, so what makes me unhappy?

Mentally - I am unhappy when I am stressed or worried, so the thing there would be to find what eliminates stress.  For me, reading the word of God eliminates a lot of stress, having everything around me clean and organized helps to eliminate worry, and getting plenty of rest and exercise relieves the tension that causes stress.

Physically - I am unhappy when my clothes don't fit me like they use to, so the for me to eliminate physical stress would be for me to work at putting my body into the shape that makes me feel good, dressing up and feeling pretty, and wearing make-up and soft colognes or body sprays to remind me of smelling and looking pretty.

Psychologically - I am unhappy when I am not giving time to God in worship and prayer, so eliminate my troubled soul I should meditate on God and his glory in meditation of song and prayer daily.

Mind, Body, and Soul are the three areas of my life that I need to consider for a healthy happy girly girl life.  So here I go, exposing my inner desires in setting some goals to be exactly what and who I want to be.

Hugs,
Pamy

Sensational Healthy Tips

Somewhere orer the rainbow way up high there's a land that I've heard of once in a lullaby...Somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.  Judy Garland ~




Rainbows are pretty in disguise beneath a silver lining
that are unable to exist without grey clouds.  Move forward on that
brick road of life to a land of beauty, poise and grace.

 
We all look for that dream somewhere over the rainbow, or that silver lining that seems to be what we need to find happiness.  I think that happiness dwells within each of us; however we look to rainbows and silver dreams thinking that there's something more to life.  In actuality there is so much more to life, but it's trapped inside of us.  Healthy aspirations entail so many categories, so to discuss health there are many variations such as what we eat, where we sleep, and how we spend our time.  In my research I found a very interesting philosophy that I agree with and so I will discuss the four basic rules of health.  A true girly girl will consider all areas of feminine stature, so here are a few suggestions I found during my research.

We tend to limit ourselves because we fear routine or not being apart of the crowd, almost as if we might miss something.  Ha!  I have been out there in the crowds and, oh yes, it's fun, as a matter of fact I would encourage everyone to try it once or twice; however nothing ever changes, same old stuff just different day, different faces, and fashion or music rotate around about every 10 to 20 years.  The basic rules of health just get better every year and with so much research and technology we have the ability to conquer many of our undisciplined habits.  The Circle of Life may continue to turn, but adding some routine to that circle could very well be the answer to looking and feeling healthy. :)


"4 basic rules of health."1. Move a Lot

We all know that movement is extremely important for our health, so walk, run, dance, exercise, just move! 

We were built for movement, and our health depends on it. Movement increases circulation, circulation fires all the complex and interdependent biochemical reactions that make a body go and keep it healthy for the long run. Movement builds muscle, encourages bone formation, each activity driving up your metabolism to use up the energy you consume.

2. Eat well and drink water

What else can I say? A lot of books have been written about healthy food and healthy eating, but I will repeat it again: we all know what is healthy and what is not.

 

Maybe there are some disputable products that cannot be considered healthy or not for sure. But who doesn't know that fruits and vegetables are healthy and alcohol is not healthy?

 

3. Get enough sleep and establish a daily routine

Lose the puffiness and rest your eyes through your sleep - Use a sleep mask, I love mine!

Sleep is considered to be the easiest of all beauty treatments, and it is also among the most effective.

Heard the term "beauty sleep"? Well it's not grandmotherly lore.

Try setting a "bedtime" for yourself and try to stick to it. Prescribed 7-8 hours of sound sleep is important for your health and beauty.

I should say that habits are important not only for sleep. Try to eat, exercise, work at the same time every day.

A good routine is a real gift to your body, this way it will always get ready for the next activity.

4. Avoid stress! Unmanaged stress does more to rob us of energy than anything else.

Stress generates negative emotions, disrupts sleep, fosters poor eating habits and interferes with exercise routines.

In addition, stress hormones can wreak havoc on our cardiovascular and immune systems.

The results can be disastrous for outsmarting the status quo. Learning proper ways to respond to stress is an essential life skill.

Yoga, deep breathing and meditation are all great options and should be incorporated into a daily routine. Your good mood is the key to success!

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Your good mood is the key to success!









Here are some great ways to improve your immune system and keeping yourself healthy ~         


Improve your immune system:The Art of Doing Nothing:
 
Sure, we all know how to do nothing. We all know how to lay around and waste time. But many of us are too busy to do it much, and when we do it, our minds are often on other things. We cannot relax and enjoy the nothingness. Doing nothing can be a waste of time, or it can be an art form. Here’s how to become a master, and in the process, improve your life, melt away the stress and make yourself more productive when you actually do work.

Start small
Doing nothing, in the true sense of the word, can be overwhelming if you attempt to do too much nothing at once. Do small nothings at first. Focus on 5-10 minutes at a time, and start your practice sessions in a safe place — at home, not at work or in a busy public place. You may also not be ready to do nothing in the middle of nature, so do it in your bedroom or living room. Find a time and place where there are not many distractions, not much noise, not a lot of people to bother you.Shut off all distractions — TV, computer, cell phones, regular phones, Blackberries, and the like. Doing nothing is hard when our communications gadgets are calling at us to do something.

Now, close your eyes, and do nothing. Yes, the smart-asses out there will say you’re doing something — you’re sitting there or laying there, closing your eyes. But we mean doing nothing in the sense that if someone were to call us up and ask what we’re doing, we say “Oh, nothing.” Don’t let them call you up, though. They are trying to distract you.

After 5-10 minutes of doing, nothing, you can quit, and go do something. But try to do this every day, or as much as possible, because it is not possible to become a master without practice.
                            Breathing

The first place to start in the quest for mastery over this art is in your breathing. If this sounds suspiciously like meditation, well, cast those suspicions out of your mind. We are not here to do suspicion — we are doing nothing.
Start first by breathing slowly in, and then slowly out. Now closely monitor your breath as it enters your body, through your nose, and goes down into your lungs, and fills your lungs. Now feel it as it goes out of your body, through your mouth, and feel the satisfying emptying of your lungs.
Do this for 5-10 minutes, if you can. Practice this as you can. When you start thinking about other things, stop that! Don’t beat yourself up about it, but bring your thoughts back to your breathing every time.

                                  Relaxing

An important part of doing nothing is being able to completely relax. If we are tense, then the doing of the nothing is really for naught. Relaxing starts by finding a comfortable place to do your nothing — a soft chair, a plush couch, a well-made, clean bed. Once you’ve found this spot, lie in it, and wiggle around to make it fit your body better. Think of how a cat lies down, and makes itself comfortable. Cats are very, very good at doing nothing. You may never approach their level of mastery, but they make for great inspiration.

Next, try the breathing technique. If you are not completely relaxed by now (and a short nap would be a great indication of relaxation), then try self massage. Yes, massage is much better when administered by other hands, but self massage is great too. Start with your shoulders and neck. Work your way up to your head and even your face. Also do your back, and legs and arms. Avoid any areas that might lead to doing something (although that can be relaxing too).

Yet another great way of relaxing is an exercise where you tense each muscle in your body, one body part at a time, and then let the tensed muscle relax. Start with your feet, then your legs, and work your way up to your eyebrows. If you can do the top of your head, you may be too advanced for this article.

Once you are relaxed, see if you can relax even more. Try not to relax so much that you lose control of your bodily fluids.

Bathing - an advanced stage

Those who are in the beginning stages of the Art of Doing Nothing should not attempt this stage. But once you’ve become proficient at the above steps, the stage of the Bath can be pretty great.

The bath must be nice and hot. Not lukewarm, but hot. Bubbles are also required, even if you are a man who is too manly for this. Just don’t tell any of your guy friends. Other bath accessories, such as a loofah sponge, or bath gels, or potpourri, are very optional.

Again, you must have all distractions shut off. Bathing is also best done if you are alone in the house, but if not, everyone else in the house must know that you CANNOT be disturbed, even if the house is burning down. If they break this sacred rule, you must turn upon them with the Wrath of Hell.

Step into your bath, one foot at a time, very slowly. If your bath is properly hot, it is best if you get into it an inch at a time. For more sensitive body parts, such as the crotchal area, it is best to squeeze your eyes shut tight and slowly lower yourself into the steaming water despite all instincts to flee. Once you are fully immersed (and you should go completely under, head included, at first), close your eyes, and feel the heat penetrating your body.

You may begin to sweat. This is a good thing. Allow the sweat to flow. You may need a glass of water as the sweat could dehydrate you. A good book is another great way to enjoy your bath. Allow your muscles to be penetrated by the heat, to be relaxed completely, and feel all your worries and stresses and aches and inner turmoil flow out of your body into the water.

A hot bath is even more awesome if followed by a bracing cold shower. Either way, get out of the bath once the water is no longer warm and your skin is very raisin-like.

Tasting and feeling

Doing nothing is also great when accompanied by very good beverages or food. Good tea or coffee, wine, hot cocoa, and other sensual beverages go very well with the Art. It’s best to take these beverages by themselves, with no food, and without a book or other distractions. Focus on the liquid as you sip it slowly, savoring every bit of the flavor and texture and temperature in your mouth before swallowing, and feeling the swallow completely. Close your eyes as you do this. Truly enjoy this drink.

Foods are also great: berries, rich desserts, freshly made bread, the best … soup … ever, or whatever it is that you love. Be sure you eat it slowly, savoring every bite. Chew slowly, and close your eyes as you enjoy the food. Feel the texture in your mouth. It is bliss!

Doing nothing in nature

Once you’ve passed the above stages, it is time to practice this gentle art out in nature. Find a peaceful place — in your front yard if that’s peaceful, a park, the woods, at the beach, a river, a lake — places with water are excellent. Places out of reach of the sounds of traffic and city life are best.

 Out here in nature, you can practice the art for 20 minutes, an hour, or even longer. There are fewer distractions, and you can really shut yourself off from the stresses of life. Don’t just let your mind wander everywhere — focus on the natural surroundings around you. Look closely at the plants, at the water, at the wildlife. Truly appreciate the majesty of nature, the miracle of life.

Incorporating the Art in daily life

This is the final stage of mastering this Art. Don’t attempt it until you’ve practiced and become competent at the above stages.

Start by doing nothing while you are waiting in line, at the doctor’s office, on a bus, or for a plane. Wait, without reading a newspaper or magazine, without talking on the phone, without checking your email, without writing out your to-do list, without doing any work, without worrying about what you need to do later. Wait, and do nothing. Concentrate on your breathing, or try one of the relaxation techniques above. Concentrate on those around you — watch them, try to understand them, listen to their conversations.

Next, try doing nothing when you drive. Yes, you must drive, but try to do nothing else. Don’t listen to music or news or an audiotape. Don’t multi-task. Don’t talk on your cell phone, don’t eat, and don’t do your makeup. Just drive. Concentrate on your driving, look at the things you are passing, and feel your breathing. Relax yourself, and don’t worry about the other drivers (but don’t crash into them!). Drive slowly, going easy on the gas and brake pedals. This technique has a great side-effect: better gas mileage.

Last, try doing nothing in the middle of chaos, in your workplace or other stressful environment. Just shut everything out, close your eyes, and think about your breathing. Try a relaxation technique. Do this for 5-10 minutes at a time, building up to 20-30 minutes. If you can do this, in the middle of a stressful day at work or with the kids, you will allow yourself to focus more fully on the task at hand. You will be relaxed and ready to concentrate, to bring yourself into a state of flow. (Warning: Doing nothing could get you in trouble with your boss, so be careful! But if it makes you more productive, your boss might not mind.)

The Art of Doing Nothing cannot be mastered overnight. It will take hours and hours of practice, of hard work (doing nothing isn’t easy!). But you will enjoy every minute of it! Try it today.

The origin of the article: http://zenhabits.net/ ZenHabbits.net – a great inspiration resource.

Copyright (C) 2007 Alain Georgette / Copyright (C) 2006 Frantisek Hliva. All rights reserved.

Ok, well this has been a long segment on some great healthy tips, next time I will finish up on healthy tips in calorie counting and calorie burning after all we are girly girls and as Audrey Hepburn says, Laughter burns calories, and happy girls are the prettiest girls.



This is me going through a big transformation.
Hopefully by summer we will see a less stressed
Pamy - Have a great day and be happy!

       Hugs,
          Pamy          

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Girly Girl Therapy is to Shop until you drop - Ha!  I guess I should try it soon.



Moving Forward towards Healthy, Wealthy and Wise



Find the Sugar in Life and display it with beauty



It's time for discussing a healthy life. The last few weeks I have worked diligently on my attitude and those characteristic traits that keep me grounded in a positive and peaceful state.  I am excited to get into the next area of the five areas I have been discussing to help me find the balance of being a happy girly girl.  We have discussed Attitude and Character, so it's time to move into the area of Health.  Finding the sugar in life and displaying it with beauty.  We all know that sweetness gets us further in life, so we should begin to understand where that sweetness comes from.  As a girly girl it's a part of being healthy.  Hygiene and knowledge will follow to complete our understanding of being healthy, wealthy and wise.

Being healthy is a term we all use to explain our over all wellness usually in the area regarding illness or physical being; however there are more areas  concerning being healthy than what we feel like, look like, or what our medical records express.  Let's discuss some of these areas before we move into the heart of a happy girly girl.

Illnesses, are a depressing factor in our lives when we are challenged by something that is afflicting our ability to maintain feeling and looking good.  There are so many women that deal with unpreventable situations such as cancer and female problems that have no certain elements of reason.  I applaud the many women that have been through these problems and have  survived them through surgeries, treatments and positive thinking.  Those that are still battling these trials, I pray that you find that inner strength that God gives us as women to find the purpose and the lesson in your suffering.  I believe in healing through Jesus Christ and I claim healing comes your way as you seek the understanding of God's reasons for your trial.  All things come together for good to those that love God and are called according to His purpose.  May your wisdom be big and your burdens be light as you keep your attitude positive, your character focused on God, and your Faith purposed towards the Hope of total and complete healing through Jesus Christ.  

Life is a wonderful experience as we learn to focus all trials and challenges towards the good of God's love for our suffering.  For great is the reward to those that have climbed the mountains of faith and reached the top honoring Almighty God for his guidance and strength.  Peace be to all of you in the midst of your   circumstances as we remember that the battle belongs to the Lord!

The heart of a happy girly girl comes from having a positive attitude, good character and positive feelings about health.  We women tend to put ourselves last in every area of our lives, and during those times where we decide to stop being last on the list we still have the problem of feeling guilty or inadequate about doing anything for ourselves when family members require and need so much of our attention.  How do we balance this need of taking care of ourselves without feeling guilty or burdened by others' needs?  Well, what I have learned in my walk is to learn to become number 2 in my life.  My God will always be number 1 in my life which affords me the position to be number 2.  My husband is commanded by God to love me as number 2 in his life as God should be number 1 to him as well.

 

Being number 2 is an even balance, as we submit before God and worship him with all of our heart and mind.  We experience being taken care of by two, God and our husbands'.  As we worship God and take care of ourselves we are by nature taking care of our husbands as God so commands us.  Those without husbands have much more concentrated time on our Lord, and if you are not concentrating on Jesus as your husband, I encourage you to refocus your mindset to giving the Lord all that He is worthy of and that is your attention to him as a wife.

As I look back to the history of women, I find that women were important in the home to making sure all was in order for their husbands, their home  environment, raising the children and taking care of themselves to be a beauty for their husband to feel pleased about supporting them.  Today, we women work and add to the support of the households, which I believe is honorable before the Lord.  We are considered help-mates to our husbands and our homes.  We do have to understand that as women that have children, our first calling in life is to be a joyful mother, raising our children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.  It is our duty to make sure our children are provided with the necessities in life to become children that are happy and God fearing.


How do we find this balance?  Is there a realistic measure in providing all the love and support required for our husbands', homes and children, while taking care of ourselves too?  I believe so!  It's all in keeping our attitudes in check, our characters based on God's principles and our health good.  Good health includes our mindsets, our bodies, our surroundings, and our desires in line with God's word.  Each one of us have a plan for our lives that is designed by our Creator, God.  We need to focus on the direction He is leading us to be all that we can be.  He has a beautiful plan for all of us to live in abundance, and I know that my desire is to find out exactly what

that plan is.  This is where my philosophy of being a girly girl has taken it's root in being what God wants me to be, or wants all of us to be, since female is what He made us.

The Healthy Girly Girl:

Looks into her heart for true thoughts of whom she really is.  Don't let other women persuade you to feel or think contrary to what your inner girl is comfortable with, and never let a man allow you to feel that you are in competition with him.  God never designed us as women to compete with men.  Men are a great creation of God's and we were created from the rib of man, for man, not to be better or less than man, but to be equally fit to love and be loved by man.

Looks to her mind for positive ideas to accommodate the blessings before her.  Don't let the dread of life take your mind to feeling like you don't have enough.  God provides us with all that we need to survive and how we take care of those provisions determines whether we keep them, lose them, or gain more.  God gives us enough and as we live thankful and disciplined in our actions with what God gives us, He rewards us with more, especially beauty.  Nothing better in life than a woman with beauty and brains in the held by the hand of God. 

Looks to her body for wisdom that tells her whether or not she is taking care of herself or not.  Never condemn yourself for the way your body looks, and don't praise it when it looks good.  Let your weight, your firmness or lack there of be a guide to whether you are keeping your loins girded up strong for a pleasant balance of beauty, poise, and grace. A depressed spirit will measure nothing good for your appearance, and a prideful thought will measure an arrogance that destroys the beauty that you have worked so hard to accomplish.

Looks to her soul for direction that tells her whether her communication with God is right.  Don't let the wrong spirits lead your conscience.  We all have that small still voice deep inside of us, and depending on what we let into our soul or very being is what controls our conscience.  Sometimes we have to focus on going against the grain of what we feel inside when we know that the feeling leading us is ugliness or wrong.  Doing right by ourselves or by God is not always easy because we have programmed ourselves to be like others or try to be someone else because we don't feel the real us would be accepted by those we have associated with.  I say be who God made you to be and if it means changing friends or being alone with God for a while then make the change for the good of God, you, your family and your life.

Looks to God for help with decisions and ideas to carry out His perfect plan for her life.  Don't underestimate the power of belief and faith to gain a balance in all things through Jesus Christ.  Where there is doubt and unbelief the power of God is quenched.  God wants all things good for us and we have to find it in our inner conscience to believe and to have faith that God will provide for those things we ask of Him when we ask for those things that He lays as a desire within our hearts.

Becoming a girly girl takes a lot of work from the inside out and therefore we have to be patient and willing to make the journey of being all that we can be to reach the height of knowing and connecting with our inner girl.  Being a healthy girly girl is important so that we can focus our minds on the fun things in life, such as feeling and looking pretty, discovering the gentleness of being a blessed woman, and the ultimate goal of being happy. 

Until next time keep your focus on seeking God for your plan.  Spend time in God's word and meditate on Him through worship and song.  Clear out the bad spirits in your life and find the leading of the Holy Spirit to help you become spiritually and mindfully strong and healthy.  I will address more health issues next time.  Until next time, find a quiet place to get real with God and yourself and be humble in all of your requests.  Remember the lyrics sung by Doris Day - Que, Sera, Sera, what ever we'll be we'll be, the future's not ours to see - Que sera, sera.  :)


Life is a wonderful experience when we live it with a healthy, girly-girl heart.









Setting some goals to address on my next post :)


Hugs,  
   Pamy