The Stairs of life

Some day's are just plain crazy and stressful.  Circumstances and Situations that we didn't ask for or create.

This thought came to me as I was talking a walk on a very "glorious and beautiful" morning.  As I came to an area of my walk that has about a gazillion steps up and back down.... I noticed that on my way down the steps I had to  concentration was watching my feet on the steps.  (Many Emergency room visits are because of falling down stairs).
Although I didn't want to hold on to the rail (Lord knows what disgusting germs are inhabiting the hand rail, another health risk) I had my hand ready to grab on. It suddenly dawned on me that   I was unable to enjoy the fantastic view in front of me unless I stopped to look up.

I then drew the analogy from walking down the Stairs.... (as I often do.... )

"Analogies prove nothing, that is true" wrote Sigmund Freud, 

"but they can make one feel more at home.  

On our journey through this life of ours, we at times are faced with "stairs"... aka challenges (a positive way to say stress).

Stairs challenges:

Our Body because they take an increased energy and strength.  Just walking up several fights of stairs causes our leg muscles to burn, and our heart has to pump  harder to pull in more oxygen to meet the demand of our muscles...  the increased need for the oxygen can sometimes our lungs to feel like they too like the muscles are burning... A lot of physical manifestations of our challenge.

Our Mind has to concentrate, although we may believe we're thinking about something else, listening to our ipod ... sub consciously our eye's and ears and touch are sending messages to our mind to keep us from falling.

Our Spirit.... dah!  again.... I go back to this concern... what's our spirit doing during this challenge?  We, as spirits are  always in a state of being, without consciously being aware of  this and what is  happening in us and around us. Unknowingly our Spirit is always "active".

The Stairs represent our challenges and our ability to handle the stairs is our condition, Physically, Mentally and Spiritually.

But more importantly in my thinking about this is the fact that the Stairs are a distraction.


We need to focus "the  stairs" when we have to use them. 
(Are you always looking for the elevator? Sorry,  but the fact of life is sometimes you have to take the stairs)

We are sometimes hit from all sides with challenges and changes.  Illnesses, conflicts in relationships,  financial issues... whatever.  No escape from conflicts and challenges.

Walking "THE STAIRS of LIFE" can take us from enjoying the beauty around us. 

They can be a difficult and painful time in our life. 

BUT, as I said

I then STOPPED took a deep cleansing breath while walking down those stairs and  LOOKED UP and took in a brief moment to enjoy the sights and sounds and fragrances that surrounded me.  And for that brief moment, I   lost thought  and sensations of my burning muscles ... And  then had a chance to whisper in my Spirit.... words of gratitude, thoughts of Praise for my Creator... I became lost in that moment. I felt then refreshed to continue.

Knowing no matter what was happening AROUND ME... 

I was able to get in touch with what we happening IN ME!

Physically

Mentally

Spiritually

Keeping my goal of Feeding and Exercising  and Balancing "ME"

You CAN NOT help others if your  ill, unbalanced, weary, unhappy, angry, resentful, unforgiving, judgemental, critical,lazy.....

When your Balanced,  healthy, energized, happy, satisfied, tolerant, forgiving, non-judgemental, positive, focused on goals....

YOU ARE HEALTHY and WELL to help others. 

You can take on the Stairs of Life.... You can BALANCE!

Take care of YOU so you can take care of OTHERS and therefore Others will not be burdened with taking care of YOU because YOU don't take care of YOURSELF!  

There... I said it (now I have to re-read what I said, cuz I kind of confused myself...)

Stop making excuses that You can't STOP on the Stairs of LIFE to take a deep breath... refocus and HONOR yourself by eating healthy, exercising and feeding your mind and Spirit healthy ideas and thoughts (the Bible is the "bread of life").

I can't turn back the hands of time, I can't live tomorrow today.... 

I can only capture the moment and seize the opportunity I am IN.  

Now .....Stop, close your eye's and have a "little" talk with yourself.... (oh, and a little "Talk with Jesus" too)

Ciao


Salute! To your Health and Wellness 


P S 
Two things I noticed while blogging
One:  Stairs take us to a new level in our life.... good thing!


Two:  PMS  = is the Acronym  for Physical, Mental and Spiritual.... as well
             as  Pre Menstrual Syndrom other wise known to some as -

             Pretty Mean Sister 

Got some Procrastination?

"Whatever your hand finds to do,

do it with your might; 

for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom 

in the grave where you are going."

 Ecclesiastes 9:10

Only put off until tomorrow what you 

are willing to die having left undone. 

Pablo Picasso 

Procrastination is the grave in which opportunity is buried. Anonymous

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no delay, no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.Lord Chesterfield


Procrastination is the fear of success. People procrastinate because they are afraid of the success that they know will result if they move ahead now. 
Because success is heavy, carries a responsibility with it, it is much easier to procrastinate and live on the 'someday I'll' philosophy.
Denis Waitley

  "What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?" 

The attempt is the "courage to be", and our well-being depends

 on our moving forward with this courage in our lives

They are WAITING for you!  

Salute! to Your Health and Wellness

Go to the Well and draw Water for Life

The thought of the women at the well.

No, not the typical story (wonderful as that is) about Jesus coming to the women at the well...

John 4:13

  Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, ¹⁴ but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. 

Indeed, the water I give them 

will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

ahhhh  the well.  The Source of Water.... the well that holds water that sustains life.

How careful and responsible would you be if your only source for water was a well that you were in charge of taking care of?

It would only take a drop of  a lethal chemical  to ruin the whole well of water!  Hopefully, you'd never allow waste, trash... to be dropped into the well ... you'd be so careful to protect the water from becoming polluted.  After all, once the water is contaminated... certain illness and death would happen from drinking water from that well.

Same truth when it comes to our body, mind and spirit.   It's a responsibility to not contaminate our mind, body and spirit with pollutants... chemicals, garbage.... lies, gossip...
anger.... un-forgiveness.. resentments... fats, sugars, ... processed foods...fruits and vegetables laced with pesticides.... hormone feed meats...

Simple truths.... So why does it happen?
We've been blinded by _______ (you can add in the words).  Because we seek "that which brings us immediate pleasure"  and

Garbage and poisons are packaged in up like a beautifully wrapped Christmas gift under the tree.  We "stupid.... sheep" are lead to the slaughter... because we are caught up in deception and lust.  It's easy to choose laziness... takes no effort.

Think about how amazing  sweets and candies  "looks"...  ahhhh the pastries that you hear people say "are to die for".... That's the truth.

Think about how unforgiveness and anger looks to us... packaged up in "justice" .... surrounded by ribbons of "how dare someone do this to me.."

Think about how attractively the  fancy wrapping is on "self help... self improvement programs...  new age philosophies" .. the contents of these things are an attempt to rob us of a Real relationship with our Creator and Savior.... to make us our own Gods of the Universe.  A certain Spiritual Death.  An futile journey.

So today I say "Go organic".... 

Fill up on Foods and Thoughts that are pure.... void of pesticides and lies.  Environmental illnesses are on the rise.  And people like sheep are having their souls lead to the slaughter.  True?

Fill your Body, Mind and Spirit .... 

"fill yourself up" and produce the fruits of your choices

 Ciao
Salute!  To your Health and Wellness

ps
no matter what you face today, you can draw strength from the well of living water

Simple K I S S for yourself

BODY
   Fullness   Strength  Sunshine Happiness Peace
Others feel the warmth and light of your presence

MIND
Fragrant  lingering pleasant soft comforting
Others experience the  Up lifting Aroma of your thoughts

SPIRIT
Humble Thankful Servant Courage Tenderness
Others benefit from the Character of your Spirit

Simple
That's what it should be

Place a picture in your mind today that FRAMES your thoughts and brings a PASSION and DESIRE to reach stretch and grow....

Physically, Mentally and Spiritually  

"Balanced"

Ciao
Have a Wonderful Day walking towards the Light and Seeking along the way
                              HEALTH and WELLNESS in all your choices today

Salute!  To your Health and Wellness

tick tock goes the heart - fa la la la

What do we really control?

Interesting info on the Heart:

If you examined the cardiac cells under a microscope, one by one, you would see that each one beats at a different rate. This is a most astonishing, but also a most miraculous state of affairs: Far from being a sign of any irregularity, this actually indicates an impeccable order. The heart beats in a rhythmic and synchronized way: The cells literally know when to contract and when to expand, in line with this synchronization. God has inspired in each cell the time frame in which it will beat. That's why each beats at different speeds and sequences. 

When you put together two cardiac cells that beat at different rates, 

they immediately begin beating in rhythmic harmony through an extraordinary mechanism. 

When these intelligent cells come together, 

they all work in harmony and maintain a rhythm that will best pump the blood. 

The flawless harmony between the cells is one of the proofs of our Lord's artistry.  

We control our choices -   Yes or No?




Do we:
Choose to eat healthy
Choose to exercise
Choose to feed our minds healthy thoughts, sights and sounds
Choose to feed our spirits truth, love, faith


Choose each moment how we will react
Choose each moment how we will respond
Choose each moment what we will say


Choose to control our choices


Those things that are not in our control ..... do not control us, unless we
Choose to allow those "things" to control us

             Make your choice today.... to choose,  if you choose to not choose you're still choosing.

fa la la la

All energy (molecular) has always existed 

it can not be destroyed 

there is a pattern of order and harmony even 

in an explosion

energy is just changed into another form

it always has existed and always will exist

tra la la la la

Salute!  To your health and wellness

ps
Yes I know I'm strange especially after a long long day