Read that again⌠and again, until it sinks inâŚ
Recently a girlfriend of mine was flabbergasted that I took the extra time and effort to sign her cookbook with more than one color.
Because she had commented that she wanted her book signed with such n such and such n such colors under one of my posts where I shared the several different colors of markers that I had purchased for signing my cookbooks⌠I did just that when I signed her book!
Why would I NOT do that?! I mean the extra effort and use of multiple âcolorsâ in the signing, was FUN, creative, showed I truly care, and brought me even more JOY to me to do!
âYou are what you repeatedly do, excellence then is not an act⌠but a habit!â
Signing her book with the multiple colors is a perfect example of my choosing to go the extra mile to achieve âexcellenceâ! AND she is deserving of my very best!
Furthermore, my âanythingâ and âeverythingâ mentioned in the title of this blogpost, are intentional, consistent and repetitive ways in which I choose to do the things in my life!
Throughout the years I have cultivated a system that #1, shows self-love, as well as shows my dedication to creating, JOY, Full-Fillment, Self-Empowerment and Inspiring situations, every⌠damn⌠day!
If you listen to my podcast, âEmpowered Conversationsâ regularly, then you will hear me say time and time again, that my âantennaâ, my âradio dialâ are tuned to that which is ALways seeking JOY, what is FUN and what is elatedly exciting!! I also expect to laugh every dayâŚ. like knee slapping, clapping, laughing every day! Does this happen every day, no, but is sure does happen âfor meâ a lot more days than it doesnât?!
How are you choosing excellence and every good thing you can think of in your every day?!
What are your antenna and radio dials tuned to?! How are you “living your best life?!”
Read that again⌠and again, until it sinks inâŚ
Recently a girlfriend of mine was flabbergasted that I took the extra time and effort to sign her cookbook with more than one color.
Because she had commented that she wanted her book signed with such n such and such n such colors under one of my posts where I shared the several different colors of markers that I had purchased for signing my cookbooks⌠I did just that when I signed her book!
Why would I NOT do that?! I mean the extra effort and use of multiple âcolorsâ in the signing, was FUN, creative, showed I truly care, and brought me even more JOY to do!
âYou are what you repeatedly do, excellence then is not an act⌠but a habit!â
Signing her book with the multiple colors is a perfect example of my choosing to go the extra mile to achieve âexcellenceâ! AND… she is deserving of my very best!
Furthermore, my âanythingâ and âeverythingâ mentioned in the title of this blogpost, are intentional, consistent and repetitive ways in which I choose to do the things in my life!
Throughout the years I have cultivated a system that #1, shows self-love, as well as shows my dedication to creating, JOY, Full-Fillment, Self-Empowerment and Inspiring situations every⌠damn⌠day!
If you listen to my podcast, âEmpowered Conversationsâ regularly, then you will hear me say time and time again, that my âantennaâ, my âradio dialâ are tuned to that which is ALways seeking JOY, what is FUN and what is elatedly exciting!! I also expect to laugh every dayâŚ. like knee slapping, clapping, laughing every day! Does this happen every day, no, but is sure does happen âfor meâ a lot more days than it doesnât?!
How are you choosing excellence and every good thing you can think of in your every day?! What are your antenna and radio dials tuned to?!
Now, before bedtime this evening, purchase yourself a notebook or journal. And begin to put that vision into words, and those words into actions.
First take 3 deep breaths; relax and center yourself. Then take 5 minutes and write down 10 or more things in your life that you are grateful for. The more you can think of the better.
Next, take 5-10 minutes and write down 2, 3 or more things that you want to see happen in your life. It is important to be very specific with as many minute details as possible! Write as though these things are already happening. For example, use phrases like, âI haveâ or âI amâ rather than, âI want.â This is because you want to be in the mindset of doing, not wanting. You can also write in âThank Youâ form: âThank you for the great such-n-such opportunity, thing, event that I have been wishing for.â
While you are imagining and writing, take note of your emotional state. Explore the idea of doing what you desire. Allow yourself to feel that, emotionally and energetically. Feel the happiness, joy, and energy are coursing through your veins when you are mentally place yourself in the place of doing what you want to do with your life.
Writing out what you want to do will help you internalize that notion and you will begin to do those things naturally.
Do this every single day for a minimum of 21 days (doing something every day for three weeks creates a sustainable habit). Over the next few weeks, watch how things begin to suddenly show up in your life⌠the very things you have been writing about.
A couple years ago, I partook in this weekend seminar that was all about âbeingâ and âcreatingâ from our authentic self. One of the interactive exercises we did, after writing what our dream life would look like, was called, âWhat Do You Want?!â
We sat across from a partner, and our partner would scream over and over really loudly, âWHAT DO YOU WANT?! WHAT DO YOU WANT?! WHAT DO YOU WANT?!â While the other person screamed out everything they had written in their âdream journal.â An example of something I wrote and screamed out was, âSnoop Dogg is performing at my custom designed lake-view home, house-warming party!â The sentence may not read very well⌠but you get the point!
This was an extremely powerful exercise for everyone, including myself. It raised my energy so much so, that I felt myself LITERALLY vibrating, like I was floating on a cloud. It also raised the bar. Will Snoop Dogg ever perform at my house? Iâm telling myself that one day he will! Reaching out to that fantasy allows me to float among many more measurable goals which bring happiness, joy, and satisfaction. Once those goals are met, the dream goals become easier to attain.
The daily writing of your goals is one of many extremely powerful ways to keep that vibration UP! Doctor Gail Matthews is quoted saying, âPeople who write down their goals are 42% more likely to achieve success than those who donât write down their goals.â
This also forces you to focus on positive outcomes rather than negative circumstances. When you focus on what you donât want or what you donât like in your life, have you ever noticed how much more of what you donât want or like shows up? Well the same thing happens when you focus on what you do want!
****You can also do this 1st thing in the morning or just when you have time during the day. The key is to get in this âgoodâ habit!
We all know that when we reach a stop sign that it means to STOP, however, if you ârunâ the stop sign, knowing it meant to stop means absolutely nothing.
The stop sign here is synonymous for the areas in our lives in which we clearly know that we should make a different choice. How many stop signs do you run in your every-day life?
Ponder the following questionsâŚ
Do you make the time every day to prepare healthy meals, cutting up fresh fruits and vegetables which you know add needed nutrition to your body or do you rush through your day, throwing frozen dinners in the microwave or going through drive-throughs and think youâre feeding your body with âfoodâ?
Do you take the time 3 or more days per week to fit some form of heart-healthy and fitness enhancing exercise or do you make every excuse in the world why you âcanâtââŚkids, not enough time, too tired, etc.?
Do you read books that enhance your mind and deepen your awareness of yourself or watch media that inspires and enriches your life or do you mindlessly fill your free time watching more than an hour of TV per day that is filled with mind-numbing reality shows, violent images and people embarking on doing the things in life that you wish you were doing, while you sit there and make excuses of âwhy you canâtâ do, have and live the way you want to do, have and live your life?
What types of people do you surround yourself with? Do you surround yourself with people who make you, âstand on your tippy toesâ -Lisa Nichols (make you want to be a better person) empower you, inspire you, and encourage you to âBeâ more, âDoâ more and âHaveâ more or do you mindlessly surround yourself with people who are drama, gossipy and settle for mediocrity in their lives, people who enable you to feel either âsuperiorâ or to settle for mediocrity in your own life?
What types of romantic relationships do you get into? Are they with people who again, enrich, inspire and empower you or do you settle for âwhat you can getâ with people who bring drama, pain and misery?
Do you live life from a sense of purpose? Do you know your worth and value? Do you show up in a way that screams, âI RESPECT MYSELF!â Or do you meander through life just getting by and never taking the time or putting in the effort to better yourself, or bring more meaning and value to your life?
When you take a good deep look, and ask yourself these questions, what answers do you come up with? Arenât you deserving of every possible positive, healthy, and amazing thing that you can bring into your life? If you are not living your life on your own terms and with a sense of purpose, what can you do to implement the necessary mind-set that will enable you to do so? Are you not worth the necessary fortitude and self-respect it takes to âbeâ the best version of yourself possible, hence allowing you to live a meaningful, prosperous, fuller, and more abundant life?
A couple years ago a friend of mine, who was 84 years old, crashed one of his personal planes and walked away with minimal injuries, just a few scratches on his nose! Yes! I just said, an 84-year-old man crashed a plane and walked away barely scathed! After the crash, he was transported to the hospital. The following day a friend of mine and I went for a visit. While we were visiting him, I was showing his wife a picture of his plane that had been posted on Facebook by their son. She took my phone, walked over to him and showed him the picture.
The words that followed out of his mouth were and I quote, âOhhh, I can put that back together.â
My point here is, what is Your state of mind? Is it negative or positive? Is it complaining and whining or is it optimistic and filled with tenacity? The only thing my friend was complaining about was wanting to get out of the hospital and go home. He had been placed in the ICU upon being released from the ER; I mean, he did crash a Fa-Rekin plane!!! However, all he wanted to do was get home, so he could start putting his plane âback togetherâ!
So⌠If you were in a plane crash, regardless of your age, would you survive itâŚbarely scathed?! The âplane crashâ here can be used as a metaphor for situations that happen in our every-day lives. How many âplane crashesâ do you survive barely scathed on a daily basis? How do you put your âplane crashes back togetherâ? What do you allow to derail you and squash your joy?
Our state of mind and how we âshow upâ in the world is in direct correlation to how amazing or not so amazing our lives are. My friend is one of these unique people who would most likely tell you that his life is amazing because he lives his life to the fullest, doing every day, that which makes him happy! He never developed the mentality of, âwell, Iâm too old to do what I did in my younger days.â I am most positive that when this guy leaves this world, he is going to leave it doing what makes him happy and nothing less!
Living a FullFilling life is key to quality of life and life satisfaction! Your mindset is also key to developing quality of life and life satisfaction. It is important to have a âgrowth mindsetâ rather than a mindset that is based on what is wrong, could go wrong and dwelling on what went wrong. You get what you focus on. Your mind controls what your eyes see. What do you want to âseeâ?
My friend does not even let a real plane crash derail him!
So, most recently he was working on the engine on another one of his planes; he is now 86 years old, when the oily rag he was using, fell into the engine. He bends down to get it and the propeller, which was running, hit him and lopped off the tippy top of his head! Fortunately, it was again, a minor scathing. The story goes; he grabbed this dirty, oily rag and placed it on top of his bleeding head and drove himself home, which is less than 5 minutes away. He walks in the house and says to his wife, âGetrude, we gotta go back to hospital againâŚâ
Your mindset is also in direct correlation to how quickly you bounce back from negative happenings in your life!
There are numerous stories of centenarians that attribute their longevity to the quality of life they generate due to self-care, connection with others and keeping themselves busy doing things they enjoy! The many elderly who allow themselves to become sedentary, look upon their later years as a burden to others and just allow themselves to âdieâ pass a lot earlier than those who keep themselves young by playing and enjoying life!
Like I mentioned above, when my friend leaves this world, he will probably leave it doing something he enjoys, which for him has everything to do with his planes!
Ingredients * One head of cauliflower cut into florets * 2 slices free range bacon * 2 Tbsp ghee or grass fed butter * salt n peppa to taste * 3/4C organic beef or chicken broth (possibly 1/4 C more) * 2-3 scallions sliced tiny *** goat cheese–optional (does make it taste mo delicious tho)
What I do * Place large pot or skillet with a fitted cover on your stovetop, add 1 to 2 inches of water and set to medium high heat. Place the cauliflower florettes into a steamer basket and lower into the pot; make sure the water is not covering the vegetables. Cover and cook until very tender about 12 to 15 minutes. * Meanwhile, cook the bacon until very crispy and set aside on a paper towel to drain the grease. * Test the Cauliflower with a fork by piercing it to make sure that it is mushable. Place the cauliflower into a food processor. * Add ghee, broth, salt n peppa, and goat cheese. * Blend until purĂŠed * Top with crispy bacon and scallions or mix the bacon and scallions throughout the cauliflower mash. *Pour gravy over top
Paleo Gravy *2 TBSP melted ghee *2 TBSP arrowroot powder or tapioca flour *2 Cups heated up beef, chicken or vegetable stock *Sea salt and cracked black peppa to taste What I do! *Heat a medium size sauce over medium heat *Add “flour” to melted ghee and whisk vigorously until combined with NO LUMPS. *Cook for 30 more seconds *While whisking, slowly pour in the heated stock. Continue to whisk and cook for 1-2 minutes. *Season with sea salt and peppa. *Pour over cauliflower mash and…….