Breathe.... and be happy!

Did you know you CAN NOT  TALK  while  Breathing in?  

It is a natural function that humans need to shut up to breath in.  Yet, we seldom take a breath between sentences.  And we wonder why we feel tense, irritable and anxious, with pain in our shoulders from being tight.  Digestion all messed up, difficulty relaxing until we  sit and sip a cup of coffee.  Our Body Screams for us to STOP and control our breathing.  We ignore this and develop various illnesses. 

Did you know that when you are Stressed, worried or feeling anxious you are breathing Shallow?  Which increases the feelings of stress, anxiety, worry and irritability.... and even anger.

What to do when your really stressed out, feeling anxious, feeling worried or out of control about life......

"STOP"  

1.  Stand with Arms Raised above your head 

     Close your eye's and take in a deep breath through your nose 

      Palms towards each other  and directly over the head

      almost covering your ears with your arms

      this will lift your rib cage up and diaphragm up 

2.  Then OPEN the mouth  - dropping and RELAXING THE JAW and 

       Sing......  AHHHHHHHHH  with a single tone AS YOU EXHALE 

      through your mouth  

      while slowly dropping your arms to your side with palms face down

      NOW.... feel yourself  pulling your stomach into wards your spine

                    NOW....Feel your shoulders drop down  away from your ears 

                                                 as you relax your arms .... 

THEN...... 

Draw up air into your lungs as you again raise your arms  with palms face up and hands directly over your head

REPEAT  2. 

Repeat this 3 to 7 times !  

Deep Breathing IN and OUT

Very Important aspect of this is:

Think   as you breathe in through your nose that....  you are BREATHING IN PURE Energy  "The Breath of GOD"

                                                     See yourself in a peaceful place 

Think   as you release your breath ... you are RELEASING the TOXIC energy of frustration, anxiety, worry, stress and or any "negative" feelings you may have.  BLOW THEM AWAY!!!!

You will become

 relaxed & peaceful    

This type of breathing  increases the Oxygen in your  body

especially your Brain cells ( Thinking)  and Heart  cells (Emotions) are filled with life giving oxygen.

                        Every Cell in your Body needs Oxygen to properly function. 

Hummmm..... 

        In the process of CPR - Breathing is checked before  the Heart beat!  

                               Without Oxygen the Heart can not function

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Genesis 2:7

 Then the Lord God made man from the dust of the ground. And   He breathed into his nose the breath of life.      Man became a living being.

We are nothing but "DUST OF THE EARTH" 

without GOD'S PRESENCE IN OUR LIFE

Maybe, just maybe this is why we are to "raise our hands" and praise the Lord!

As we raise our hands and SPEAK words of Praise to our Savior AND the Word of GOD PROMISES that  it  WILL change the quality of our breathing!  

CHANGE THE QUALITY OF OUR LIFE!

                                  Just a thought  

Ciao

To your Health and Wellness  

INSOMNIA a Time of Healing and Restoration?

The other day I was sending a little word of encouragement to my daughter and wishing her "sweet dreams".  I call these my   "Moments by Mom".  
I thought of the  scripture verse was about the Angels of the Lord Protecting her and her family and God laid on my heart about "difficulty sleeping" 

It then  popped into my head to title it on Facebook  "Cure for Insomnia". (can't say why I ever saw a real connection.... until NOW)

 Scripture verse was Psalms 34:7

The Angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him

 (who revere and worship Him with awe) and each of them He delivers.

THEN, last night before bed I reached for my Bible
  (better than a sleeping pill) and read a little of the story of Esther. 

 A Women who's story inspires me, Esther.... ah, Esther  

Plus, I am amazed and  love this part of the story  of 
how  Women had 

TWELVE MONTHS of beauty treatments!   

Esther 2:9 The young woman pleased him and won his kindness. He quickly began her beauty treatments and gave her carefully chosen foods. He also gave her seven servants selected from among the palace servants and moved her and her servants into the nicest rooms in the women’s house. .........¹² Now when the turn of each maiden came to go in to King Ahasuerus, after the regulations for the women had been carried out for twelve months.....

beauty treatments: 

six months with oil of myrrh 

and 

six months with sweet spices and perfumes 

and 

the things for the purifying of the women...

Lordy Lordy... 
Caring for oneself
"now that is: respect of God's Creation"

                          But,  here is what stayed in my mind as I feel asleep.

The KING had INSOMNIA!   Doggon it.... there is is again!  I think the Lord wanted to help me with my sleeping habits that have become a challenge. 

The King had Insomnia...  a very important part of the story that I'd never paid attention to in the past when reading and it set in motion the turn of events.   

The Story of Esther' is about her love of for her people (the Jews)  and her courage to save them from being murdered.  (Boy, do we need to do this today.... stand up and protect the Jews  who ARE our family!) 

anyway......

 

Esther 6: 1-3 
That same night, the king simply couldn’t sleep. He had the official royal records brought in, and his young male servants began reading them to the king.  They came to the report about Mordecai informing on Bigthan and Teresh. (They were the two royal eunuchs among the guards protecting the king’s doorway, who secretly planned to kill King Ahasuerus.)  “What was done to honor and reward Mordecai for this?” the king asked.

His young male servants replied, “Nothing was done for him, sir.”

Wow, another side thought is the King offered Esther HALF his Kingdom!  But, she choose saving her people the Jews!  In return God Blessed her richly  ( ya gotta read the end of the story). 

Anyway, the point is this.   

The next time you have a restless night and can't fall back a sleep ask the LORD 

"oh lord, I why am I awake at 3 am?  

Ok, Lord... I will use this time to pray and worship you!  Take this time   .... for such a time as this.... to  revere and worship you with awe 

(as it says in Psalms 34:7).

Right!   Maybe this is the ONLY time the LORD can capture your attention!  Think about it.  Middle of the night.  No distractions.  

 It's quiet, the phone isn't ringing.  No one is asking you for anything.

Take this time (middle of the night)  to feed and heal your soul

1.  To think and ponder about how amazing God is.  To list your blessings (kind of like counting sheep).  

2. To Pray for those you love who maybe you have concerns for or worry about.  

3. Maybe this is the time when you need to harness your resentment or frustration at someone or something and give it to God so you can have peace in your heart.

Just a thought.....

Maybe it's not a coincidence that you are awake in the middle of the night. Maybe the Lord is trying to get your attention.  Maybe this is the TIME you need for feeding and healing your SOUL.

As they say:   Take Lemons and make Lemonade

Take Insomnia and turn it into a blessing 

ahhh  ..... to feed and heal your soul

Ciao and Salute to your health and wellness

(anyone want to be my editor?.... LOL)

What to Eat for Breakfast or Bowl of Spiritual Truth

Are you  discouraged?

Are you ready to give up?

Maybe it's time to 
FEED your Spirit

 a big bowl of Spiritual Truth

 (The word of the Living God: read the Bible)

Maybe it's time to 
EXERCISE your Spiritual being

with Mind Aerobics 
(speaking Gods truth out loud)

Hey! Maybe you need some Vitamin B! 

When facing challenges stop and look at 3 areas of your being:   

Physical, Mental, Spiritual

these  are ALL CONNECTED and interlaced

 Get Balanced! Get Healthy! 

What I find as a Registered Nurse is that  people fail at seeing the big picture.  They are usually very single focused.

If they have a physical ailment.... they run to the medicine cabinet or Doctors office

If they are over weight.... they seek out a "quick fix diet" or "diet pill"

If they are depressed or hopeless  .... again  run to  the medicine cabinet or Counselor

None of these choices are wrong.... just "incomplete"

All three of these examples scream out to me "unbalanced" is where you start when you have an issue to address

ALL diagnosis, ailments, injuries.... 

 can and should  be treated with a "balanced" approach

Our culture today is rich in "quick fix" ideas for problems that usually 

only address the Physical and Mental aspect of life.

I can not stress enough

WE ARE SPIRITUAL BEINGS PEOPLE

WAKE UP!

it's time 

If you have been seeking an answer and keep coming up empty every time you try something, think about this spiritual story:

A Parable 
He said,“Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.” (fish) When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish. John 21:6

The disciples were SO discouraged because they were unsuccessful in finding fish.... they were tired, hungry and "broke".  

They needed  to deal with their situation "spiritually" 
Turning to Jesus and listening  and trusting what he said, his word.


OUR Greatest Mistake is when we listen to the world that encourages people   act like they are a God.
(Eve, in the Garden of Eden was deceived by the Devil to believe she didn't need God but could be her own God)


.... when you fail or have fallen

.... when life has kicked you in the gut

.... when you feel betrayed, robbed

.... when you feel alone and helpless or hopeless



  FEED            your Spirit a big bowl of Spiritual Truth

 EXERCISE     your Spiritual being in Mind Aerobics

That my friends and family is my blog for the morning

I pray you become more consumed with Feeding your Spirit and Exercising your Faith than...... focusing on "what to eat for breakfast!


Salute to your Health and Wellness !

Eating Pretzel M&M's...Yummy

When it comes to weight loss the issue is ......

                 YOU can NOT SEE IMMEDIATE RESULTS OF YOUR  Choice !

So, when you stuff your face with chocolate covered Pretzel M&M's and eat a whole bag of Mindt Milano Cookies..... saying "It's ok.....   I'm just going to treat myself this weekend"

                    Who will you scream at when you step on the scale on Monday Morning?  

 self-indulgence and self-gratification is an ugly thing

 I've always wondered why it's such a tremendous struggle to lose weight
I'm perplexed why having the  knowledge of how to lose weight isn't enough
I'm baffled why it's a daily struggle when we know what to do  and we do not do it

Matthew 26:40-42

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: 

the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

This picture is "my" reminder that when I face a situation, choice, challenge
my  immediate action  WILL RESULT in a consequence
It also reminds me that the "Guide" who instructs me when, if  and how to paddle
needs to be the LORD

Jesus  is  my Guide  (I just forget to listen to him sometimes)

I truly, truly truly believe it's because we are NOT balanced

We fail to address   our SPIRITUAL BEING 

We feed the flesh (treat ourself... indulge ourself.... gratify ourself)

This is part of our Nature.... to satisfy our flesh

I found this picture

 How Perfect..... it's all about how we Think

Hummmm, let me "think" about that

So, if my thoughts were bathed in the word of God (TRUTH) 
then my Actions would reflect my Thoughts
 and turn into HABITS 
which then define my Character 
that leads to my Destiny!

Hummmm,  I think I like that 

Healthy choices, Healthy habits!!!

Then in order to become sucessful at "losing weight" 

I need to SUBMERSE myself in Truthful thinking

Dog gone it... that's what I've been saying in my blogs for 2 years now. 

Weight Loss Failure is because 

we lack FEEDING the SPIRITUAL Being Truth 

Matthew 26:40-42

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: 

the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

"Long term"  Weight Loss Success is when we change our thoughts about "food and exercise"

acknowledging the truth that our flesh is weak

we NEED to draw our strength from God's Truth

The end result of our thoughts 

is  success or failure

the scripture verse that states "watch and pray" is to See temptation of self gratification as a sin (eating a bag of Pretzel M&M's)  and Praying is nothing less than our thinking spiritually with thoughts centered in truth .....

HUMMMMM,  that's a thought! I need to think more about this

Ciao and Salute to YOUR health and wellness

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 This was not intended to be placed on my "Health & Wellness Blog" however,
FB wouldn't allow me to post it.... long story, short pier.

Enjoy!