The video below is hilarious! Almost any woman in this culture could appreciate it! How many times have we found ourselves in the grocery store checkout in sweatpants when we run across about a thousand images of Hollywood women with perfect bodies? Regardless of how immune you think you are, after a while, you may begin to see your own body as inferior if you spend any time at all looking at the cover to almost any magazine. These pictures set us up for failure. Some people spend hours a day and thousands of dollars to look as perfect as those models; but, those models don't look like they do … [Read more...]
Are you a Hamburger, Burrito, or Salad?
We've all heard the phrase you are what you eat. If you are in the habit of eating salads and beans, you probably love that statement. It assures you that your body is made up of wonderful vitamins, nutrients, and energy. If you tend to enjoy fried, processed, sugary foods (like me), you are likely averse to analogizing that you are a Krispy Kreme doughnut, McDonald’s Big Mac, or Hershey chocolate bar. Sadly, I must admit that the previous statements, at least in part, are true. Our souls and personalities are obviously not defined by what we eat; but, our ability to function is greatly … [Read more...]
Get an Instant Face Lift for Free!
Do you want to get an instant face lift for free? Read on! As discussed in my last post, jealousy is ugly. It takes the glow out of your face and replaces it with wrinkles and frown lines. Jealousy leads to discontentment and a lifestyle of discontentment makes one miserable. But, when someone chooses contentment, joy, and self sacrifice, it instantly improves his or her appearance. No matter how unattractive people may be, when their faces light up, their looks instantly improve. Just a little while prior to leaving for college, my godmother confronted me about my attitude. I was going … [Read more...]
The Sugar Fast
A year ago today, Eric and I started a month-long sugar fast. In fact, it was not only sugar that we fasted – we also fasted anything with yeast, dairy, and coffee (among other items from which we were abstaining – it was part of the plan we were following). Eric researched the diet and thought that it was something good for us to do for our health. We agreed to wait until after the holidays to begin and I didn't think it would be so bad. After all, I can do anything for a month... just 30 days... right? January 2011 was one of the longest months of my life, bar none. I had no idea how … [Read more...]
What’s in Your Food? (Robyn O’Brien)
"What's in my food? What sort of question is that - and how does that have anything to do with relationships?" One of a human's basic drives is the need to eat... and what we eat impacts our health... and our health impacts the quality of our relationships. A mother who wants to nurture and nourish her family well will want to make sure she is giving quality foodstuffs to her family. Robyn O'Brien is a mother of four who thought she was doing just that until her life changed one day.... The below video is a TEDTalk given by Ms. O'Brien and it is worth your time. "TED is a nonprofit devoted … [Read more...]