Creating Your Strength and Balance

Stop for a moment and ask yourself, " Is my life in balance?" How do you define your life balance??? According to Wikipedia, which most easily access, Work–life balance is a concept including proper prioritizing between "work" (career and ambition) and "lifestyle" (health, pleasure, leisure,family and spiritual).

Well, prioritizing can be a bit daunting at times...all though I know it is KEY!!! Just as all LIFE change and growth is a process...so too, creating your Balance is a PROCESS! Part of each process, one requires practice, which creates Habit! " Whether we experience a positive  force in our lives or obstacles to our desired goals, habits become ingrained through repeated actions."

And so I choose, to continue moving through all my obstacles and triumphs, trials and errors, learning from my experiences and actions. I have moved beyond my life symptoms with Chronic Disease, and I know I constantly require self-adjustments. Through my learned necessity to be flexible yet diligent, I know that without self-reflection CHANGE and GROWTH will not occur. Without clarity and proper prioritization, my health once ruled me and had me bed-ridden. "I will NOT ring the bell!!!"

If and when I may experience a flare-up, an obstacle with my prioritizing, or waver in creating my BALANCE..."I will NOT ring the bell!" I will not quit. "What does not quitting look like to you? What does NOT ringing the bell require from you?"  For me, as displayed in my pictures above, I require Faith, Physical Strengthening (staying active), Yoga, Healthy Food Choices, and my Passion.

I am currently creating more changes in my life, and I have wavered in my Balance. After self-reflection, I have my clarity to take action in participating in yoga again, and consistently. So, with that being said...it has been a while since I have shared with you all. Please forgive me. As I continue moving forward, adjustments will be made, and one thing is for sure...feed your PASSION! It is my passion to continue to impact as many lives possible and facilitating others in creating their optimal health. 

No matter what life my bring, I will NOT ring the bell, and I will continue to share!!! 

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" I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!" (Phil 4:13)

" Faith is the mental activity that draws God into our mind and imagination until a passion begins to inflame our wills, motivating us to action!" (Robert H. Schuller)

Building Up The Pieces

Puzzle Pieces

How many times have you attempted to connect a puzzle piece that you had perceived would match? My mom once taught me to build your puzzle border first, and the rest would come with ease. Life in general and our physical bodies can be very much the same assumption...and NOT. 

Let me first apologize for the amount of time that has passed before my next post. You see the puzzle pieces in my life have been tossed in the air, and I am prayerful as they return...In more ways than one, the new puzzle I have been working hard building, is now changing. We can reflect the border of a puzzle to be our foundation, and agree that without a foundation, life will crack.

"I stand on Christ the rock, and all else is sinking sand.." (The Solid Rock)

That can very much be applied to our whole self: mentally, spiritually, and physically! This is not the first time my life has experienced a shaky foundation and a big change. I can testify though, without my FAITH I am not sure if I would be present, or be where I am today! So, what about you???

Just because I am a fitness trainer and may appear whole and healthy, that does not mean that I do not face obstacles! I am just like you in many ways. I CAN relate.

I remain open to receive and I am always eager for positive change! The ketch is, what we perceive as positive, may not always be in God's eyes or in His timing! So, let us begin with the flip side of things, our physical body...going back to the puzzle scenario. Building a strong or skinny physical body may NOT always equal a whole and healthy interior. Interior...mentally, spiritually, and/or internal-medically speaking.

I am not sure about you all, but I will be honest, I have experienced it all. As a teenager I struggled with body image which led to an eating disorder for about four years. I have always been an athlete and for the most part, appeared strong and healthy. I am now 16 years abstinent from my eating disorder. I have, and sometimes still do, workout just to cancel out my bad choice of food intake. Mentally and spiritually, we all have our ride on a roller coaster! Many misperceive  having a relationship with God, will make life easier...and health, I am a walking billboard for misconception! I have Fibromyalgia and many other disease diagnosis/symptoms in my past. Yes, two plus years later I have worked hard to create a healing for myself, and yes flair ups can still return. So, I choose to share all this with you all to let you know that you are NOT alone, and I AM human. 

So, now as my life appears to be strong or falling to pieces...I rely on my FAITH and my will-power to rebuild my puzzle, according to His will. We must work from the inside out! Focus on your Whole Health: Spiritually, Mentally, and Physically. Try some meditation/prayer/yoga and try some Camp Gladiator! Try a little bit of this and try a little bit of that. Life is full of trial and error. We learn from our mistakes. We can move forward, create positive change, and grow!