Where Is Your Home Base? Back To Push Ups!

Run Home And Relax!

"Yeah, doesn't that sound great!" I am sure you are thinking, "easier said than done!" I totally acknowledge that! That is exactly why, life just happens... Sometimes, we as Spiritual beings require an intervention to RELAX! That is just what happened to me last week. I was going through the flow of my busy schedule and one morning woke up with a sore throat. I continued on, like I normally do and all of a sudden it hit me HARD! Sometimes in life we require that "slap-in-the-face" to receive clarity about our present purpose... I had not been that ill with flu-like symptoms in around ten years. Well, apparently God decided to intercede and slow me down!

So, let us reflect on the times we may have experienced a baseball/softball game, running through (or watched) all the bases...Or, perhaps playing hide-and-seek with your children running home to base as your safety spot. In both games, you become laser-focused on the base with your adrenaline pumping knowing where you have to go for a safe haven. Once you arrive on base, you can breathe and create your peace knowing you are safe. IMAGINE.

Where do you run to for safety? Where do you feel safe now? Whom do you turn to? When you are experiencing trials in your life (relationships, work, parenting, health, etc.), whom do you run to??? Do you run to God? Practically speaking, we tend to trust in ourselves more than we trust in God. God can provide us with knowledge and ability, but it can never replace the act of surrendering our wisdom for His!

"Come to me, all you who labor and have been burdened, 

and I will refresh you." (Matthew 11:28)

Let us stop hiding behind a self-sufficient exterior, and be honest, true, and authentic with ourselves and God about our fears and doubts. True peace and rest cannot be found in our own efforts, yet be found in our one and ultimate "home-base..." God! And, once you have arrived at your  home-base...BE renewed, refreshed, and restored for your next big dream. "FAITH IS...Expanding the base." (Robert H. Schuller) 

"You enlarged my path under me;/So that my feet did not slip." (Psalm 18:36)

Now to return to a home-base, expand your foundation, and grow in strength...below is an exercise I really enjoy that is great for your whole body!!! ~Be Safe and Enjoy!

     

Dolphin Push Ups

Push Ups are a great exercise that anyone can do, and anywhere! There are always modifications available and no gym is necessary! So, NO EXCUSES! Doing push ups increases your whole body strength, with the addition to a concentration of your upper body muscle groups. The dolphin push up starting point is in pike position on your toes, or as others may call, downward dog on your toes. Next, place your forearms flat on the ground, interlocking your fingers into a prayer position. Then, pull in your belly button, engaging your core for lower back support, as you shift your body weight forward into a plank position. In this low plank position, it is necessary to create a flat back and align your shoulders with your elbows. To complete, push back into the beginning pike position, with a focus on squeezing your pectoral muscles as you rise. And, Congratulations!

~With Love, Light, and Optimal Health!

Celina Acosta

"Slow and Steady, It Works if You Work It!"

It Takes Time

Life is a process, and it takes time to receive, create, and achieve! God has a plan for us all spiritually, physically, and emotionally. Nature and all of humanity flow through God's timing and process. When we trust, surrender, and remain watchful for His signs we will be equipped to do our part. He patiently tries to get His message through, as we are to be patient in creating our desired RESULTS!

To get results, we must create our self-control and take hold of our lives through discipline..."For this reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge, knowledge with self-control, self-control with endurance, endurance with godliness." (2 Peter 1:5-6)

We are all warriors. All of us have the power to be patient and endure all things. Our bodies have been created to work in harmony. Every system in our very being is vital to create growth and development. Just as making unhealthy choices over a period of time results in sickness and obesity, making healthy choices over time CAN create optimal being. Results, take time! Regular physical activity will build your strength, provide mental clarity, and lift your spirit.

It takes time and YOU can do it! Stay COMMITTED, be CONSISTENT, and you will create your CHANGE! I created my change and will CONTINUE to create my HEALTHY LIFESTYLE! Love yourself for who you are today and for whom you will become tomorrow!