The perfect balance to meet your needs–inside and out.
It’s awesome when things come in pairs. It makes it easy to remember and easy to digest (no pun intended). 😉
Let’s start with the easiest: food. Our bodies function at their best when they’re given high quality, whole food. Just as God intended–hence why He created them! 😉
For our bodies, we need to have a balance of whole food providing us nutrients, fiber and healthy fat (aka beneficial oils.) Try pairing these things together this week:
- Tomatoes and avocado
- Cucumber or carrots and olives
- Butternut squash and almonds
- Sweet potato and pecans
- Apple and walnuts
For our spiritual health–equally as important to be mindful of–try pairing these together:
- Grace and Forgiveness
- Mercy and Love
- Empathy and Compassion
- Obedience and Faith
- Kind-heartedness and Joy
It’s easy to throw around these terms and to read them in our Bible or even to study them, but to be truly mindful of practicing them can be a different story…
>> Final thought: Pick one pairing from each category (body and soul) and take action on it as soon as possible–even now if you can. See what other perfect pairings you can begin to spot all around you. The most perfect of all is that God chose to pair himself with you.
A more perfect pair could never have been made. 😉 You are loved.
Your sister in Christ,
~Dr. Melody
P.S. I’ve got another perfect pairing for you: Your health and my expertise–a match made in Heaven. 😉 I’m giving a live training today at 4pm PST called “Reclaiming Your Health“exclusively for my VIP members. We’re about to kick off an awesome month of July to shed unwanted pounds, rock new healthy habits and kick-butt together all inside my new exclusive VIP membership.
You’re worth it.
Your health is worth it.
Let’s get healthy–together.
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We’ve all head of self-talk, but how hard are you trying to put yours in check?
And how are we REALLY supposed to change years of thoughts, input, ingrained sayings, family patterns, habits and messages from the world around us…how much can we really control and regulate that?
I was having a conversation with a friend the other day and we were talking about the challenges of weight loss, juggling motherhood, work, life in general and how and when are you supposed to eat right, prepare ahead and exercise, for heaven’s sake!
Some things I started to notice were the nonchalant phrases of “it’s going to take me forever” or “life is so busy I just can’t do it all” or “it’s impossible to….” and it really began to become apparent to me that the problem was not as much overwhelm, excuses or lack of motivation–the was simpler than that.
It started with a thought.
And that thought gets repeated enough that the brain literally begins to believe it--starts to act on it–starts to see “evidence” of it’s validity everywhere we go. Therefore it reiterates to us that it MUST be true.
Not so. Have you heard Henry Ford’s classic quote:
“If you think you can or you can’t, you’re right.”
Our thoughts are things.
Let me say that again: Our Thoughts are Things.
So yes, if you tell yourself you’re never going to be good enough, it’s never going to happen, it’s going to take too long, there’s too few hours in a day, life is too busy to make your health a priority and on and on and ON….then YES. You’re correct. If you don’t like that reality, then it’s also in your power TO CHANGE YOUR THOUGHTS. To put a new spin on it. To begin to see life in a new, more positive, supporting and opportunistic way, and when you do….guess what?You’ll begin to see it materialize at first in little ways, then in bigger ways, then eventually everywhere you turn and everywhere you look, and every thought you think will be supporting and spurring you on toward your goals and toward the reality of your new thoughts.
But it STARTS with the thoughts in your mind first.
So being aware of them, learning to censor and weed out the negative ones, transforming them consciously into positive ones…over and over and over until it finally sinks in….will begin to transform your life, your outlook and your goal achievement–but it all starts with that little sneaky voice inside your head…
>> Final thought: If thoughts are things, how well are yours serving you today? If you’re not happy with your outcomes and your current reality, start by regulating your thoughts and watch the world around you begin to change…
Your sister in Christ,
~Dr. Melody
I lead a free private FB group specifically with that purpose called Worthy To Be Me.
Even though we’re not in person, we are still a hub and community focused of friendship, faith and uplifting each other through life’s ups and downs–and of course with a positive health focus as well. If you need to up level your surroundings, start by joining my free group online. We’re happy to have you and be an additional source of God’s light, love and positivity in the digital age. 😉
It’s true. I can’t deny it. No matter what I do or how I look at it, the facts remain the same.
I am an all-or-nothing type of girl.
If I get an inkling of an idea, something catches my eye or sparks my interest, you’d better get out of the way because I’m going in FULL-FORCE.
And this applies for ANYTHING: throwing a party, diving into a new hobby, starting a business (I’ve started at least 4 new business ventures…lol)
So it stands to reason that this new endeavor is NO DIFFERENT. I honestly can’t help myself. When I commit to doing or creating something, I go full out. Whether it’s for myself, for my family or a friend, 50 people or 500 people–the result is the same.
All I have. Everything I can do. Taking out all the stops.
And that’s what I’ve done here.
I had an idea of a fun program to lose weight and feel great by 4th of July. Of course I could have moved forward to create it because I knew it would be great and you would love it, but I asked others if it sounded interesting, and if they had suggestions on the types of things they’d like to see, and the response was overwhelming!
So then it REALLY got my gears turning and fire revved up to make it happen and make it AWESOME!
And here it is: The 61 Day Summer Slim Down.
We kick off this Sunday, May 1st, so if you’re interested, learn more and get signed up now (for an insanely minimal joining fee) so you’ve got a few days to start looking over all of the awesome resources and content I’ve been putting together for you, and actually I’ve still got more planned to add, but I didn’t want to make you wait any longer to jump in and start getting ready for the kick-off!
Together we’ve still got the best of Summer ahead of us and we’ll be rocking that new party-dress come 4th of July!
~Dr. Melody
P.S. I forgot to mention I’ve got a special bonus reserved for the FIRST 3 who jump on board…;)
