Author: Raised from the Ashes

Life can be very discouraging.  As we look around and interact with others, often individual’s “ugliness” surfaces in actions that are not “becoming” or enjoyable to be around.  It can be easy to see the negative in our surroundings and also when interacting with others who criticize and always have something to say that is… Continue reading Life Gives us Opportunities & Choices

We all have days (and weeks) that go sideways on us. When they happen, which inevitably they will, you have to be in the right mindset to not go too sideways on your eating and exercise routines and decisions. Last week was one of those times for me and I have to admit that one… Continue reading We all go sideways sometimes

This week we just look at some more avenues of ways to approach our “eating”.  Take some time to look through the list and if you want, there’s others listed in past post and find some things to start doing.  However, just make one change at a time until it becomes habit and then add… Continue reading Exploring More Substitutions

This week as I was struggling with my emotional mindset, I asked God for some serious and immediate help. He graciously sent me a couple of very dear friends to "accidently" cross my path exactly when I needed them. As I was "bawling" through my 2nd box of klennex (as Keith Moore would say in… Continue reading Finding Peace in the Chaos

We’re going to review the step is to look at how we “see” our bodies Do you appreciate and treasure your body? Would you like to feel good about your body, instead of being aggravated and unhappy with it? This is one of the most important shifts that we will do to bring change into… Continue reading I am Learning to Love My Body

As you continue to change the way you think by what you say, begin to appreciate and celebrate who you are in a way that can let you start to “like” yourself so you can move to the level of being able to “love yourself”. When you can care more about taking care of your… Continue reading Learning to Love Yourself

Steps to a “Turn-a-round” How do I see me? 1st: Make a list of the good qualities about yourself. 2nd; Don’t focus on the “negative” aspects that you are aware of, except to make the decisions that certain issues are things you would like to address and change. Start with your good qualities: (some examples)… Continue reading Going from where you are to where you want to be

I got totally “sidetracked” from staying on my goal to not have any more interruptions in my blogging post. I got discouraged and went into the mode of “is anyone getting anything out of any of this that I am doing?” It just seemed to be something “out there” that was a dream to do… Continue reading It’s Easy to Get Sidetracked

It’s a New Year which always brings our thoughts to turn toward “new beginnings” and things we would like to do different this year in our lives. Realistically, most New Year’s resolutions don’t make it very far down the road as a permanent change in our lives. We mean well but things come along and… Continue reading New Attitude for a New Year

Greetings and a "Happy New Year", So this is the day everyone focuses on “new beginnings” and getting new habits that we plan to “do”. My thoughts are that every day is a day for new beginnings. And it’s also a day to do and follow through with the choices we made and might be… Continue reading A New Beginning