Don’t Take Life For Granted

I was reminded at the weekend of how fragile our lives are.

My niece was getting married on Saturday, and her mother has had one kidney transplant which rejected and been on dialysis for nearly 20 years.

She’s had quite a few problems throughout her life and the main one is that her body has a disease which rejects new kidney transplants. Because of this she has had to endure dialysis on an almost daily basis.

This was the least of her worries until the week before her daughter’s wedding, when she was rushed to hospital as she was violently ill and had dangerously low blood pressure. She found out that she had contracted a Staph infection from a new set of needles used during her dialysis.

On Friday, the day before the wedding, she was given the news that the Staph infection had attached to a heart valve, which is very serious. She has had a pump installed in her arm which pumps penicillin 24 hours a day for up to 6-8 weeks. She accepted the news but all she wanted to do was attend her daughter’s wedding.

Her heart specialist agreed to let her go to the wedding as long as she was back in hospital that night. She made it and she looked really happy. She was exhausted when she left for the hospital, but at least she saw her daughter get married.

No-one knows what the future holds for her and it’s been a tough life for my brother and their 3 daughters as well. The one constant within the family though, is their love for each other.

Whatever you do, don’t take your life for granted. Live life to the full.

Obesity Is Reaching Epidemic Proportions

I was in an airport over the weekend and the one thing I noticed above everything else, was how many overweight people there were.

It was almost like an epidemic and the biggest shock was how many obese kids there were. But, I have to say, it wasn’t very surprising when I saw these kids tucking into burgers, chips, milkshakes, chocolates and just about everything else that was bad for them. And, the parents were the ones buying the food and drink.

What is wrong with parents today that they let their kids get this way? They have to take responsibility and not blame advertising or the prevalance of junk food. It’s up to them to teach their kids about being healthy and getting enough exercise.

I have 6 grandchildren ranging in age from 16 years to 20 months, and not one of these kids is overweight. Their parents monitor what they eat and they also regulate their exercise. They have all the computer games like X-Box and Wii, but their time on the computer is strictly limited and they are encouraged to participate in outdoor activities.

When I was growing up we were more active as we didn’t have the luxury of computer games and we also didn’t have so much junk food available to us. Our parents were not as affluent as most people are these days, and couldn’t afford to buy junk food anyway. About once a month our treat was fish and chips, and we were happy because we didn’t know any better.

Just think of the medical costs in the years to come when dealing with obesity. It doesn’t just affect the obese person, it affects the whole of society and we’ll be the ones to pay for it in the future.

We have to start educating kids from an early age how to be fit and healthy so that future generations won’t end up facing the same health problems we have today.

Spring Has Sprung…Time To Get Fit and Healthy!

Now that Spring is here in Australia, it’s time to get fit and healthy for Summer. It’s time to get rid of those few extra kilos put on over Winter and start the Fit Yummy Mummy Program.

We spend our Winter months eating comfort foods like curries and casseroles, so as a result it’s only natural that we put on extra weight. I don’t know about you, but I always feel a bit "stodgy" once Winter is over and can’t wait to eat lots of salads again.

It’s also the time to exercise and tone our bodies up once again. I’m not one for going out much in the Winter to exercise. For a start I don’t like cold weather and I like staying in my bed where it’s cosy and warm! I live in Queensland which has a very temperate climate, but I still feel the cold even though it’s a whole lot warmer than in the south of the country.

Motivating yourself to get out and exercise can be very hard for some people, myself included. I’m either extremely busy or can’t be bothered. Do you know someone like that? With the Fit Yummy Mummy Program, you don’t even have to leave your house. You can sign up for the FREE eCourse by clicking HERE.

If you’re happy with the eCourse and you’d like to purchase the complete program, one of the bonuses is an excellent meal planner, which is full of delicious, nutritious recipes, and will help you shed the kilos.

You can’t be fit and healthy without a diet and exercise program, and the beauty of the Fit Yummy Mummy Program is that it can all be done in your own home. Just think, no more gym fees and you get to eat delicious, nutritious meals everyday.

Click HERE for your FREE Fit Yummy Mummy eCourse today!

Is The Law of Attraction Working For You?

Have you been struggling to get the Law of Attraction to work for you? Do you feel like you must have some severe inner blockages that prevent you from attracting the things you really want into your life?

You may have the temptation to view the Law of Attraction as some kind of mystical power greater than yourself. You may often feel like you’re "begging" the universe to deliver your desires.

The Law of Attraction works according to your thoughts, feelings, beliefs and expectations! If you’re not yet living the life you want, you’re probably not putting out the right signals.

Think about what you really want, and not what you think you can get or willing to settle for - but what YOU want! If you could create anything at all right now, what would it be? Write it down in minute detail and let the Law of Attraction work for you.

Then, begin focusing on it as often as you can - FROM the perspective of already having it. How would you feel if you already had exactly what you wanted? You might feel calm, content, happy, joyful, grateful, blessed, excited, or relieved. Several times a day, experience those feelings as though you already had it and get your positive emotions flowing.

Learn how to detach emotionally from problems, upheavals and difficult people, as they can take away your focus. In essence, try ignoring them as much as you can. It will take practice, but eventually you’ll be able to consciously CHOOSE where to flow your energy - toward the good stuff!

Once you have your mindset right, miracles and opportunities will come flowing into your life and you’ll finally realize that YOU held the power all along. YOU are the Law of Attraction! You have an inner power that will work with you providing you take the necessary steps to achieve your goal.

You can find out more on the Law of Attraction by clicking HERE.

Create Wealth By Writing Daily In A Gratitude Journal

Have you ever considered starting a gratitude journal and writing down how grateful you are for the things you already have in your life?

There’s nothing wrong with wanting more in your life, as long as you appreciate what you have. Showing gratitude is the first step on your journey to abundance. You will not experience the richness you desire until you have expressed your gratitude on a daily basis.

Sarah Ban Breaknach says from her book Simple Abundance, "You simply will not be the same person two months from now after consciously giving thanks each day for the abundance that exists in your life. And you will have set in motion an ancient spiritual law: "The more you have and are grateful for, the more will be given to you".

When you start writing in your gratitude journal, wonderful things start happening. When you first start off and are trying to be consistent, you may find yourself nodding off to sleep then suddenly sitting up in bed and grabbing your journal, because you hadn’t written anything that day.

You’ll do or see things throughout your day which you know will have to be written in your gratitude journal and after a while you’ll actually start looking for things to be grateful for. What happens then is that whatever you look for or focus your attention on, will start to happen in your life.

If you’ve had an absolutely wonderful day, don’t be embarrassed to show how you feel. Jump in the air for joy, sqeal with delight or do a little happy dance. As the saying goes, "Let it all hang out!"

Dr. Seuss once said, "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind". Ain’t that the truth?

Start your gratitude journal today and live each day being grateful for what you have.

Being Healthy, Wealthy and Happy!

Being a healthy functioning person can actually change the way you think, and can open up your mind to possibilities you’d never thought of previously. It can bring happiness you’ve never felt before, and bring abundance into your life. Once your mind is clear and you’re able think about what you really want, then your imagination takes over. "First comes thought; then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination".…Napoleon Hill, "Think and Grow Rich" We all need a plan of where we’re going and it all starts with a thought. You wouldn’t plan a road journey without a map, so why would you set out to achieve a goal without a plan in place. "Understand that "images" are mental pictures that are made from thoughts, and the magnificence of the mind lies in the fact that it can "think".  That is to say, it can tap into thought and create whatever image it chooses. Everything we do is preceded by an image. We think first in order to form an image, then we do the work"…Bob Proctor, "You Were Born Rich" Bob Proctor is my mentor and his writings are a result of many years researching the greatest philosophers of our time eg. Napoleon Hill, Dale Carnegie, Wallace D Wattles, to name a few. To find out more about Bob and his teachings, click HERE.