Clean eating is a pretty commonplace phrase lately don't you think? Paired with eating real foods, or eliminating GMO's, Mosanto and a whole bunch of other things that have been floating around the Internet, my Facebook feed and even Pinterest.
All of these terms got me thinking and piqued my curiosity so I started to do a little digging and research on my own. I started to find awesome resources online places like Food Babe, The Herb Guy, Natural News, Raw for Beauty and Just Eat Real Food. And you know what? The things I was learning was scary. The chemicals being put into our foods, modified organism, preservatives, animal by-products, it was enough to actually cause me to consider going vegan for a moment! But then I realized that eating healthy doesn't mean I need to nibble on nuts, sprouts and greens all day. I can eat meat and dessert and have awesome food minus all the crap.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Friday, January 4, 2013
Letter from a Positive Person
Dear Hopefully Open-Minded Negative or Realist Person,
I'm one of those people you hate. One of those glass half full kind of people. Always smiling, always happy, always seeing the "good" in situations and people. I annoy the crap out of people (and even myself sometimes) and people just don't "get" me at times.
I'll let you in on a secret though right now. Just because I'm always smiling and saying things are great doesn't mean bad things happen to me. It just means I react differently than you do.
It means that I get into a car accident and the first thing I think is I'm alive. Maybe I'm hurt, or maybe my car is damaged but I'm alive and then I process the next steps of what has to be done. Call the cops, go to the hospital, contact insurance etc. I see the process as a game plan of what comes next and I look at it realistically if you will. I divide and conquer and I move forward always looking ahead.
It means when I find out my grandmother has cancer I thank God she has led a long, healthy life til now and then support her by any means necessary. I don't dwell on the fact that she's sick and could potentially die, I celebrate the here and now and eventually celebrate her going into remission.
It means if I lose my job I am grateful that I have money in the bank and a husband with a good job he will return to in the morning. I re-budget our finances and hit the ground running sending out my resume.
It means I always demand more out of life.
If you have followed my blog closely you will notice how increasingly important faith has become to me. Not religion mind you, but faith. Faith is about a relationship with God, but more on that at another time. One scripture in particular comes to mind in regards to all this:
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits. Proverbs 18:21
Yes this is essentially referencing positive thinking and positive speaking. It is often said we speak what is on our hearts and minds. Negative words and actions often come out of someone who feels very heart heavy, someone who is down and letting the world get the best of them. But someone who walks around with their head held high, speaking positive and has a smile on their face is someone whose heart is light and full of joy. No one can steal that joy from you no matter how terrible of a situation you may be in.
Positive thinking will get you a long way in life. Ask the most successful person you know how they go to be where they are today. I can guarantee you they didn't find success thinking they were never going to make it. Thinking you will fail does not breed success. We don't get "lucky" and get a break, we have to forge our own way to empower and achieve our dreams. Luck only exists when playing lotto and even then, it is more of "chance".
Your dreams can and will become a reality if you never let go of them. And as in never - I mean NEVER. It may take a day, a week, a year or a decade but if you never give up and are willing to go the distance to fight for your dream, to believe in your dream and see it as a reality in your mind it will happen.
My name is Kristin and I am a dreamer, I am that annoying positive person (though I won't throw it in your face). I don't believe in fate, luck, jinxes or anything else of that sort. I believe in God, myself, and my dreams. I believe that everything I want out of life will happen, I believe that every dream is attainable if you believe in it enough and are willing to hold on for dear life to it.
Will you?
I'm one of those people you hate. One of those glass half full kind of people. Always smiling, always happy, always seeing the "good" in situations and people. I annoy the crap out of people (and even myself sometimes) and people just don't "get" me at times.
I'll let you in on a secret though right now. Just because I'm always smiling and saying things are great doesn't mean bad things happen to me. It just means I react differently than you do.
It means that I get into a car accident and the first thing I think is I'm alive. Maybe I'm hurt, or maybe my car is damaged but I'm alive and then I process the next steps of what has to be done. Call the cops, go to the hospital, contact insurance etc. I see the process as a game plan of what comes next and I look at it realistically if you will. I divide and conquer and I move forward always looking ahead.
It means when I find out my grandmother has cancer I thank God she has led a long, healthy life til now and then support her by any means necessary. I don't dwell on the fact that she's sick and could potentially die, I celebrate the here and now and eventually celebrate her going into remission.
It means if I lose my job I am grateful that I have money in the bank and a husband with a good job he will return to in the morning. I re-budget our finances and hit the ground running sending out my resume.
It means I always demand more out of life.
If you have followed my blog closely you will notice how increasingly important faith has become to me. Not religion mind you, but faith. Faith is about a relationship with God, but more on that at another time. One scripture in particular comes to mind in regards to all this:
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits. Proverbs 18:21
Yes this is essentially referencing positive thinking and positive speaking. It is often said we speak what is on our hearts and minds. Negative words and actions often come out of someone who feels very heart heavy, someone who is down and letting the world get the best of them. But someone who walks around with their head held high, speaking positive and has a smile on their face is someone whose heart is light and full of joy. No one can steal that joy from you no matter how terrible of a situation you may be in.
Positive thinking will get you a long way in life. Ask the most successful person you know how they go to be where they are today. I can guarantee you they didn't find success thinking they were never going to make it. Thinking you will fail does not breed success. We don't get "lucky" and get a break, we have to forge our own way to empower and achieve our dreams. Luck only exists when playing lotto and even then, it is more of "chance".
Your dreams can and will become a reality if you never let go of them. And as in never - I mean NEVER. It may take a day, a week, a year or a decade but if you never give up and are willing to go the distance to fight for your dream, to believe in your dream and see it as a reality in your mind it will happen.
My name is Kristin and I am a dreamer, I am that annoying positive person (though I won't throw it in your face). I don't believe in fate, luck, jinxes or anything else of that sort. I believe in God, myself, and my dreams. I believe that everything I want out of life will happen, I believe that every dream is attainable if you believe in it enough and are willing to hold on for dear life to it.
Will you?
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Happy 2013!
Happy 2013!
If you are reading this it means you are a success. It means you lived through and possibly survived another year. Or maybe you danced your way through a year or perhaps you crawled through it by the skin of your teeth with dirt under your nails from clawing your way through.
No matter how you did it, you're here and you should be proud of yourself. A new year means new beginnings and new possibilities. Don't think for one second you are a failure ever. Every day is a new day and a new opportunity for things to go perfectly right. There is always a second, third, fourth or even hundredth chance. As long as you are willing to pick yourself up and go at it again, you earned another opportunity to succeed.
I never make resolutions because I feel like they confine me to do it now, succeed now or you failed and have to wait again until next year. But I just don't agree with that. Why can't a random Tuesday be the day for me to start something new? It's time to stop looking to the future with thoughts of "I hope to" and start with thoughts of "I AM".
Tell yourself I AM a success, I AM a winner, I AM going to get that new job, write that book, get married, start a business, rectify a broken relationship. Whatever it is you know you need or want to do, do it now. Be that change you want to see in your life and be it now.
There is an infinite truth in the thought process that you can be anything you want to be. If you believe it enough anything is possible. My favorite scripture is Mark 11:24 which states "Therefore I say unto you. What things soever ye desire when you pray believe that ye receive them and ye shall have." Anything is possible at any time, any place....all you have to do is believe.
If you are reading this it means you are a success. It means you lived through and possibly survived another year. Or maybe you danced your way through a year or perhaps you crawled through it by the skin of your teeth with dirt under your nails from clawing your way through.
No matter how you did it, you're here and you should be proud of yourself. A new year means new beginnings and new possibilities. Don't think for one second you are a failure ever. Every day is a new day and a new opportunity for things to go perfectly right. There is always a second, third, fourth or even hundredth chance. As long as you are willing to pick yourself up and go at it again, you earned another opportunity to succeed.
I never make resolutions because I feel like they confine me to do it now, succeed now or you failed and have to wait again until next year. But I just don't agree with that. Why can't a random Tuesday be the day for me to start something new? It's time to stop looking to the future with thoughts of "I hope to" and start with thoughts of "I AM".
Tell yourself I AM a success, I AM a winner, I AM going to get that new job, write that book, get married, start a business, rectify a broken relationship. Whatever it is you know you need or want to do, do it now. Be that change you want to see in your life and be it now.
There is an infinite truth in the thought process that you can be anything you want to be. If you believe it enough anything is possible. My favorite scripture is Mark 11:24 which states "Therefore I say unto you. What things soever ye desire when you pray believe that ye receive them and ye shall have." Anything is possible at any time, any place....all you have to do is believe.
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