
A couple of scientific studies mention the optimistic outlook of a cancer patient living many months longer than expected, while the pessimistic patient died much earlier. A story I learned of this morning, listening to one of my many Webinars on Demand this one by Dr. Bernie Siegel, through the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, gave a true picture of this idea. A man, upon learning he had a terminal illness and would live for only two months, decided to spend his savings doing all of the things he wanted to do, travel, eat glorious foods, see wonderful sites, and many other positive, enlightening activities. After the two months was over the man was not dead, in fact he was healthier, more vivacious than he had ever been in his life. The man did not die and that fatal disease, gone. Of course now he had no money left, but the moral of the story is that he was happy, stress free, and enjoying his life and this, saved his life.
Something that I have learned, especially over the past two years, was that life doesn’t wait for you to make decisions, it keeps moving on, with or without you, life does not suck, it’s challenging at times, but we all learn and grow from our challenges.
Two weeks ago I was ready to withdraw from my health coaching certification program. I felt overwhelmed, tired, sad, and quite frankly lazy. I thought to myself, what do I need this for, I don’t need to start a business, I have an awesome job at the University, I get a nice paycheck, great benefits, and a really nice retirement package. I don’t need to be in school, what I really need is to relax, do nothing, and enjoy life. What I found out is, 0nce I made that decision, my life didn’t seem all that enjoyable because now I wasn’t able to do what I love which is working with people, helping people, learning about nutrition, learning new ways of healthy cooking, and having awesome clients that rely on me for someone to bounce ideas off of, and learn for themselves about being healthy and happy. In the end I didn’t withdraw, I just toned things down, a lot. I’m so glad I didn’t withdraw because what I am learning is changing my life. I know all of you are interested in health and nutrition so if anyone reading this blog would like to learn about the school see below for information on a scholarship offer that I’ve been blessed to give to two individuals interested. I’ve put the information in red below.
Set intentions for your day, here are some suggested ideas from Depak Chopra:
- Open my heart to happiness
- Follow my joy
- Be happy for no reason at all
- Awaken to love and happiness
- Live with a light heart and spirit
Oh and one last shout out to my buddies Melissa Dasgupta Smith and Graham Smith on this Memorial Day Weekend, thanks for your service to our country!
