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Quotes That Inspire Us
Know yourself but keep expanding! “Such as we are made of, such we be.” ~William Shakespeare
You are worthy! Expect even more for yourself. “Celebrate what you’ve accomplished, but raise the bar a little higher each time you succeed.” ~Mia Hamm
“The basic lesson of Zen is: Forget Yourself.” — Robert Aitken
“A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything but the value of nothing.” — Oscar Wilde
“A bad day for your ego is a great day for your soul.” – JillianMichaels
Did You Know?
∞ Being a Do Gooder helps you age better. Our brain’s plasticity responds positively by making new connections and forming new neurons with novel situations — learn, teach and share new ways to help others.
∞ Your body doesn’t distinguish between psychological and physical stress. Stress can lead to serious health problems. Chronic stress (which the vast majority of Americans live with) can damage your cardiovascular and respiratory systems. ¶ Stress causes premature aging. ¶ Chronic stress causes you to store fat at 3xs normal rate. ¶ Stress is America’s Silent Killer.
Quick Tips
∞ Olive Oil isn’t just a friend to Popeye. Eating olive oil instantly makes blood healthier, helps strengthen (by keeping arteries clear, and vessels more elastic therefore stronger) arteries, and sends oxygen and nutrients to your organs. What a gal!, I mean, oil.
∞ Tips to stop over-eating. 1) Train yourself to think about the consequences over instant gratification; 2) plan: overeating starts in the grocery store, plan meals, buy accordingly; 3) for a rush of “feel good” go for a walk, go meditate, just…stop thinking about the things that are triggering you to eat.
∞ Sleep happy! Proper sleep is restorative, rebuilds your body, brain and wellbeing, and helps you live longer. Eating to sleep well just happen to be the same foods as Good Fats (next) and you can add spinach and beans to the list.
Suggested Media
TV: I usually don’t note shows on premium cable on purpose, but Showtime’s comedy ‘The Big “C”‘ starring Laura Linney’s character with terminal cancer (but not a show about cancer) who begins to learn to live for the first time — is funny and true life fabulosity about growing up into the woman you always meant to be before it’s too late.
FICTION:
The Mastery of Love, Don Miguel Ruiz
The Celestine Prophecy, James Redfield
Sphere, Michael Crichton
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, Mark Haddon
The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho
The Sugar Queen, Sarah Addison Allen
NON-FICTION:
Ask and It is Given, Esther and Jerry Hicks
The Divine Matrix, Gregg Braden
The Path to Love, Deepak Chopra
The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous and Broke, Suze Orman
The Millionaire Next Door, Thomas Stanley Ph.D. & William Danko, Ph. D.
The Brain Chemistry Plan, Dr. Michael Lesser with Colleen Kapklein
Alchemy of the Mind, Diane Ackerman
PopSmartsZen: Shop. Think. Pray. Pop Culture for Carnal Spiritualistas, by Simone da Rosa
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