Free Yourself!

Hello Health & Image Society!

The weather is great!
The sun is out!
The trees are calling your name.
Go rest upon them!
Take off your shoes, throw caution to the wind and run through the grass!
Be uninhibited!

Your Health & Image has to do with the way you feel on the inside and look on the outside!
What you put on the inside, reflects on the outside.  Don't eat crap, because that's how you'll feel and look.
I dare you to do something new today!
Something you've never done before that will aid in health, healing, happiness and bring a smile to your face.

*Get a fresh green juice.
*Buy a skirt and wear it, without undies even!
*Go and hug a tree! Who cares who's watching!
*Walk barefoot in the grass and allow yourself to feel the earth exchange energy with   you.
*Make a salad- but add new ingredients-Sundried cranberries, golden raisins, mushrooms, sweet peas,or pumpkin seeds.
*Take off your tie, undo 2 buttons instead of 1!


Be Free
Be Fashionable
Be Healthy
Be Whole
This is your life, you only get 1!
So YOU need to be in control!

Have an AWESOME day!!!!!!

Color yourself Happy!

Hello H.I. Society!

Spring is here!
Birds are chirping in the air!
Lots of new styles for our hair!
Beautiful colors are what we should wear!

It is a fact that the different colors have an affect on our feelings, mood and perception of others.
When we choose to wear dark colors, we tend to be more serious and people perceive us to be more serious than people who wear light and bright colors. Wearing dark colors all the time can make us feel dark and drab.

I challenge you to add some color to your wardrobe, you can always wear dark pants and a bright shirt.
You can start little by little. Start off with a bright pair of socks, or undies even!

Sometimes it's good that others can see an individual who is ALWAYS in dark colors come to work or outside with a coral or pastel colored suit.  They'd probably say "Wow, they do have joy inside", or "They're happy today!"

I will post a link to a very helpful page about psychology of color!  I Love color and prefer it daily!
It keeps my well of joy pumping and I happily share it with those who I come into contact with!

So Lighten up!
Literally!

Peace, Love, Health & Fashion!

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Hold ON! Change is Coming!

Hello H.I. Society, I hope everyone is doing well.

Even if you're not, know that weeping may endure for a night, but JOY is going to come in the morning! Your night may be 1 day, 1 week, 1 month or more even! Continue to hold on!

When You know where Your strength comes from, you have to tap into it.  If you don't know, then you have to find the source.

It can be God, reading your bible, doing Yoga, Listening to uplifting music, an empowering sermon, journaling, praying, meditating, chanting or just spending time with the Divine.

In Life there are times when we have to let go of things or people we don't want to. 

It can be mental, physical, or emotional.

Just know that God didn't bring you this far to leave you.

Be patient and Keep the Faith.

Your destiny is unfolding before your very eyes!

Hold On- A Change is Coming!

Ride the wave....I Know it gets tough sometimes and it knocks you under water, but you'll be back on dry land before you know it with your feet up in complete relaxation.

Aaaaahhhhh....

RESURRECT YOURSELF!!!!

Hello H.I. SOCIETY!!!!!!

It is RESURRECTION SUNDAY!!!!!!

What needs Resurrecting in your Life?
Submit and Humble yourself to the Divine!
Resurrect dead dreams in your life, dead relationships and dead situations!

You have the Power to resurrect anything. We too have power which comes from the Almighty!
Breathe Life into these things, just as The Lord has given you Breath!
Speak Life into it, just as God has given you a voice!

If you want whats the best for you, DO it!
Bring it to Fruition.
Tap into your well that runs deep. 

Don't wait for others to Lift you, what if no one ever does?

Activate the Activator within YOU!

We were made after the Image & Likeness of GOD!

How Special are we?

Doesn't that then mean that we too have resurrection Power?!?!

I know I do!

You do too!

 You may be Stressed, but take on the role and attitude of knowing You're MORE Blessed!

Peace, Love & Hope!
Get Healthy, Stay Healthy, in Mind Body & Spirit 
Aren't YOU worth it?

The well within....

Hello H.I. Society!

Just know that you have an unlimited reserve of goods and sources of strength within yourself to survive.  To overcome.  To keep moving forward.

Even when it seems dry....
You will find enough wetness to quench your thirst.
Enough to keep going.
To Persevere.

God didn't bring us this far to leave us.
A new day is on the way.
Another day to dig deep and bring the water to surface...

Peace & Love <3 <3 <3

Hello LOVES!

Hello Health & Image Society!

Dropping some love  and encouragement your way and making sure that you are Loving and taking good care of yourself!  It is vital to your Health & Image!

I am always encouraging people so that they can be the best person they can be on the inside and on the outside.
Lately, I 've been coming across many women who are NOT Loving themselves first.
Unfortunately they expect others, especially men to Love them and to take care of their hearts!
How can this be when you don't nourish and take care of your own heart?

I encourage ALL, women, men and in between to LOVE yourself.
Even if you don't Love yourself-Fake it 'til you Make it.
When you Love yourself you don't let people take your heart , mind, body and soul and wring it out, trample on it, spit on it, then hand it back to you!

I am seeing too much of this and it stems from Low Self -Esteem.
When you don't believe that you are worthy or deserving of Love...
So when someone does show you some attention that seems like Love to you, even in non-desiring situations, such as with verbal or domestic abuse, you accept it because you don't even have it in your being to set standards for yourself and boundaries for the what you are willing to accept.

It's Women's month!
We are worthy!
You are Worthy!
We were created for such a grand purpose.
Just remember when looking for Love,  to let it start with YOU.
Set standards for yourself and stick to them.
Let your expectations be made known.
Make building your Self- Esteem a priority always!
and remember- Don't settle for Less! You will end up with less than you settled for!

Peace, Love, Health, Love & some more Love!

What are you Eating?

Hello Health & Image Society!

What are you eating?
Is it benefitting you?
Are you becoming healthier because of it?

I just finished having my first meal of the day a couple of hours ago.  (I'm fasting so don't spank me for not having breakfast :-)

Cream of wheat, sprinkled with 2 tablespoons of flax seeds, blue berries, raisins and Pink Lady apples. I even sprinkled some in my cup of applesauce that I had on the side.
If you don't know Flax seeds are packed with POWER!  
Although flaxseed contains all sorts of healthy components, it 
owes its primary healthy reputation to three of them:

• Omega-3 essential fatty acids, "good" fats that have been shown to have heart-healthy effects. Each tablespoon of ground flaxseed contains about 1.8 grams of plant omega-3s.
• Lignans, which have both plant estrogen and antioxidant qualities. Flaxseed contains 75 to 800 times more lignans than other plant foods.
• Fiber. Flaxseed contains both the soluble and insoluble types.

Flax seeds can easily be sprinkled atop salads, fruits, oatmeal, even dry cereals that you add your milk to. 

Puddings, yogurt, the list goes on. A little bit goes a long way.

  

I watched Dr. Oz afterwards and found out about some Whole Grains that are super foods that will give us more energy and have more health benefits than other things we are already eating.

-Teff- a superfood, smaller than poppy seeds, has a sweeter taste than flax. It's high in calcium and has a high vitamin C content.

-Millet- Which Dr. Oz says he makes as an option to buttery grits.

- Kamut- We can swap out instead of regular bread, pasta and snacks, plus it has anti-oxidants.  It has high energy properties and omega 3 fatty acids which is great for brain support!  

- Buckwheat- an earthy, nutty whole grain which is not even wheat. Buckwheat is related to sorrel, knotweed, and rhubarb. 

We have to be aware of whole grain impostors as well. Just because things say 7 grain, multi grain, doesn't mean that they have to even carry whole grain.  Bran is not a whole grain either! Yes! Are you as shocked as I was? Part of the grain is in there.

The best way we know we're getting whole rains is by looking for  teh 100% Whole Grain stamp. That should be the first ingredient!!!

Well H.I. Society, when we know better, we do better!

Let's Do it together!

Eat healthy, exercise, meditate, pray, maintain a spiritual connection to the Divine.

Well those are some of my ingredients to a fulfilled and purposeful life.

By the way it doesn't hurt to Look good while doing it!

Check out these hot Alexander McQueens from Fall that I MUST have!!

Peace, Love, Health & Fashion!

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