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Want a better body? Think better thoughts. Our beliefs can be our world, good or bad. Thoughts can also control our eating. Happy thoughts can equal healthy eating – negative thoughts can cause destructive eating, eating to “feel” happy, eating ourselves into oblivion.

My coach Carolyn McCormick (who certified me as a coach) states every emotional and psychological pitfall comes down to the following 5 thoughts:

1. I am not enough or good enough
2. I am not loved or lovable
3. I am not right, or something is wrong with me
4. I am a failure
5. I am not safe

Narrow these down further and the core belief is: A lack of self love.  Happiness is an inside job, we all have it in us. Our job is not to be like others. Rather, it is to embrace our unique qualities, the divine design of our life.

He who knows others is wise, he who knows himself is enlightened  Lao Tzu

Are your thoughts getting the best of you? Watch a sunset, listen to a kitten purr, or see a dog’s tail wag… these simple things in life can lift your energy to a higher vibration. If given the opportunity… spend time with a baby – John Gray states, babies are the closest thing to being like God. I know my 3 year-old grand niece gives me the warmest of  fuzzies! My heart does cartwheels when I am with her.

We can Age Less, On Purpose! Next post will give more reasons and ways to love yourself despite the world around us.

Whose making your bed? In the literal sense… as a young child, most likely your parents. As we get older and figuratively speaking… we make our bed. Not liking how your life is shaping up thus far? Not enough leisure time?

I’m a true believer in balance… balance between work, rest, and play, balance of the body, mind, and spirit (your emotional, spiritual and physical health), balance between the amount of exercise and rest you get, balance between what goes into your body and what comes out, not just quantity but quality as well. Even the tires on your vehicle need balancing. Without balance, neither our vehicle nor ourselves would be around long. Balance is the key to your long-term health and naturally good looks.

I am forever a work in progress… learning and growing, and doing my darndest to shine and share complete health, healing and happiness with others… this is my purpose!