Worm Inside a Radish

Consider a worm born inside a radish. The worm sits in there and supposes the whole world is as bitter, dark and small as the radish in which it was born. However, when it manages to pierce the shell of the radish, it becomes amazed and says,“I thought the whole world was just like this radish in which I was born, but now I see in front of me a great, enlightened, and beautiful world.”

Very similar to this worm are those of us immersed in our emotional and spiritual blockages. We must remember to keep working at piercing through this hard shell and trust that there is something better out there for us. Because there always is.


By Yehuda Berg 


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See how happy the little worm is!! She broke though!!!

I thought this was a great blog by Kabbalahist Yehuda Berg. It seems lately I have come across so many people feeling trapped, hopeless or fearful of going after what they want and creating the life they desire. It's frustrating because I believe in them but I want them to believe in themselves and escape the darkness. Perhaps by helping Yehuda share this message it will touch some of you struggling in your own radishes and provide you with the inspiration and strength to fight for and create the life you want. We all deserve sunshine and happiness...if you open your mind with positive thoughts, forgive, and take action towards your dreams you will find this ray of warm light has been right next to you the whole time... just waiting patiently for you to say hello and welcome it into your life.

Health and Happiness,
Christine

7 tips for reaching your 2012 goals!

It has arrived!!! 2012. There are crazy rumors going on about the importance of this year. Is it the end? Is it the beginning? My interpretation is if you haven't been living your life to the fullest then start 2012 like a bull out of the gates and start living!!!! When 2013 hits I promise you there will be no regrets only huge celebrations!!

So. Have you made some new years resolutions? Let me guess...

1. Lose Weight

2. Eat healthier

3. Work out more often

3. Lower some debt

4. Improve a relationship

5. Advance in or change a current job

6. Focus more in a chapter of your life you feel you have been neglecting

7. Spend more time doing things you enjoy - Travel, hobbies, time with family and friends....

8. Buy a new car or move

Now. We are 2 weeks into the New Year. Have you been sticking to or working towards these goals???

Here are some tips to maintain and reach your New Years Resolutions.

1. Set realistic goals The more difficult your goal is the less chance you will reach it. Set goals you KNOW you can reach. If you want to lose 10 pounds allow yourself a healthy 2 months to do so instead of 1 week. In addition, specify your goals. Instead of just lose weight, decide on how much exactly you want to lose and work towards that number.

2. Baby Step your way to your final goal Small accomplishments will lead to larger accomplishments if you keep the final accomplishment in mind. If you want to start to work out 5 days a week, start with 2 days per week and set that goal for the first month. The next month work out 3, the next 4 and the next 5. With each baby step you take you are much more likely to take the next! And it's easier!!

3. Find support sista! When you are held accountable for your actions you are much more likely to do as you promise. Find someone to achieve your goals with, or someone you know will hold you accountable. Another option is to hire a trainer/coach to keep you focused and motivated. When you invest financially into your goals you are more determined to keep them.

4. Keep track of your progress When you can visually see your results over time you tend to stay more motivated. Find a pretty journal or keep a chart somewhere convenient to track your goal reaching progress. This task can be a goal within itself so keep your tracking material in sight and set a time of the day and week to record. Right before bed is a good time : )

5. Remove Temptations Trying to lose weight - don't bring home ANY sweets. If they are not in your pantry you won't eat them. If you are trying to save money skip the mall or eating out and get creative with your current wardrobe and that new, trendy cookbook! Who doesn't love a woman who can cook? ;

6. Accept setbacks We are all human. If you mess up and a container of ice cream sneaks into your basket, onto your couch, and into your tummy....and this massive amount of guilt overtakes you like an erupting volcano....take a minute to reflect on how far you have come and realize the oops isn't life ending, it was just a minor set-back. Instead of weakening into a 3 day junk food binge CHECK YOURSELF and get back on the horsie. 3 days of binging - which leads to missing workouts, as we all know,  is much more destructive to your goals then a little bit of ice-cream. Forgive yourself and move on. 80% success, 20% failure. You will be just fine!!

7. Reward yourself! This is a biggie because what is better than the award or pat on your back at the end of the race for all your hard work! You finished it!! Think of what will be a great reward for you - be it a relaxing, well deserved massage or a new pair of shoes! Don't stop until you are on that table or they are in your closet!!

It takes 21 days to create a habit and 6 months for it to become part of your daily life. If you mess up today, remember tomorrow is a new day. You have only failed if you quit…so be realistic, reward yourself for baby steps, and keep on keeping on!

For help with reaching your goals contact me! I am excellent at holding you accountable!!

christine@glamorouslyhealthy.com

Health and Happiness,

Christine Campbell

Happy Holidays!!!

I just want to say Happy Holidays to all my beautiful friends out there. I know many of you stress out during this time of year and the holiday ends up being more about shopping, and lists, and travel, and party planning and spending money. If you find yourself feeling this way - STOP. Take a breather. Reflect on what this time of year is really all about. It's about spending quality time with your family and friends. It's about joy, laughter, celebration, good food and conversation. It's about surrounding yourself and sharing happiness and LOVE. The best gift of all to give and receive is the gratefulness of all that you are blessed with ~  your health, your life, your loved ones.....even if you are in a slump and times are tough - there are always things to be grateful for. Make a list of a few - just as a simple reminder... and remember....it's not the gift, it's the thought.

Wishing you all an abundant amount of health and happiness this holiday season,

Christine

www.christinecampbell.com

Vitamin C Boost Juice Recipe

Yummmmm! Absolutely Delicious! This Vitamin C Boost Juice recipe is great for newbie juicers whose taste buds have not yet adjusted to the 75% Veggie juice. This one is 75% fruit but still delivers a huge amount of beauty blasting nutrients to your body. It is also jam packed with Vitamin C so if you are feeling a little under the weather this is a great natural immunity boosting pick me up ; ).

Using all fresh Organic ingredients juice or blend the following...

1 Orange
2 Green Apples
1 small bunch of Kale or Romaine Lettuce
1 Lime's juice

If making a smoothie add 1 - 2 cups of filtered water to help with the consistency. Kale can make smoothies a little crunchy if not blended well. Play with the quantity of each ingredients amount to your desired taste.

Healthy facts

Oranges ~ Vitamin C and Fiber

Green Apples ~ Low amount of Vitamin C and Fiber but a good source of flavonoids (special compounds that are anti-oxidant, anti-carcinogenic, and detoxifying)

Kale ~ Great Source of Protein, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron and Fiber - Very high in beautifying anti-oxidant's and has been proven to be an anti-inflammatory!! (It can't get much better than that!!)

Limes ~ Vitamin C and Flavonoids (the recycling of vitamin C in our body depends on the presence of flavonoids)

Enjoy Lovelies!!

xo Christine

TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS

Have you ever been faced with a big decision that throws you into the emotional ambivalence of whether to follow your mind over your heart or your heart over your mind? The battle between common sense versus emotions, right versus wrong, comfort versus risk, facing fears versus security.

We have all experienced this. It's frustrating, confusing, draining and can be very wasteful of your precious time.

A career challenge, relationship problem, a move, an opportunity for growth, a family issue...perhaps all. These are life altering decisions that are imortant and hard to make but there is a way to make the decision easier.

The answer comes from within you. It's your gut instinct. It could be as strong as a sudden blow to the stomach that follows with anxiety and hurt or as subtle as a constant silent voice that you hush with fear or comfort....again, you know what I am talking about.

I am a true believer that your instincts will always lead you in the right direction. If you can learn to calm the battle between your heart and mind and really listen to and feel what your instincts are telling you - whether that means facing a huge fear, letting go and free-falling, having to hurt someone through blunt honesty... it will bring you the happiness, success and healthy life that you desire.

Learning to follow your instincts takes practice. It's the game of trust - with yourself. Take a few small risks and see what happens. Perhaps you should go on that weekend getaway that your conservative, thrifty mind is saying no to - but your heart is yearning for...what does your gut say? Take a risk and just do it?? Perhaps you should give that cute, persistent neighbor a date. There is a reason you haven't made a decision yet. Perhaps do a biggie.  Finally end that challenging roller coaster relationship that has left you exhausted for years and open yourself up to allowing real love to enter your life...the peaceful, giving, emotionally secure kind.

Practice listening and following "the feeling" and take note of the outcome. I promise, once you TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS, they will never lead you astray.

Love yourself first. Do what you need to do to make yourself happy. Be selfish when it comes to you so you are much more capable to then give to others.

Deep inside you know what the answer is. It's the right one.

With love,
Christine

Lean, Green & Powerful Wheatgrass!

What if I told you there was a natural, magical liquid remedy that could help you;

• lose weight
• balance out your Ph levels
• purify your liver
• clean, rebuild and neutralize your body of toxins
• extend your life span
• fight body odor
• potentially cure acne and remove scars
• slow down the aging process
• improve the quality of your skin
• prevent your hair from turning gray
• improve your digestion

AND on top of all that

• Increase your strength, endurance and over-all well-being?

Would you believe that after all the beauty, diet and health products you have tried you haven't discovered this simple and delicious "all in one" remedy yet??

Well my lovelies, this powerful elixir does exist and I'm sure it's only a hop, skip and a jump from your front doorstep. You know what I'm talking about....the green GRASS that has everyone acting like Popeye!

Beautiful, refreshing, cleansing and oh so good Wheatgrass!!!!

It truly is an amazing creation by god. It offers so many incredible health benefits far beyond what I mentioned above. I've been sipping, swishing and shooting this green beauty juice lately and I feel great!! It really does taste better and better the more I drink it!

Let me give you the low-down....

Wheatgrass juice is extracted from the young wheat plant by a special slow speed juicer created to keep the grasses molecular structure intact. You will not get all the benefits of fresh squeezed wheatgrass if it is juiced in a regular juicer. Consume it as quickly as possible once juiced - within seconds it begins to loose its potency! If you can handle the taste swish it around in your mouth to facilitate assimilation and digestion.

Here are some additional amazing facts based off the research of many different doctors and scientists....

• 70% of Wheatgrass content consists of Chlorophyll (the basis of all plant life) and has the same acid-alkaline balance as our blood. Ph 7.4. (That's a great thing - more PH balance = more beauty benefits!)

• Wheatgrass is an excellent supplier of digestive and metabolic enzymes, essential amino acids, trace elements and all known minerals.

• Wheatgrass is high in Oxygen - your brain and all body tissues function at optimal levels in highly oxygenated environments.

• Enzymes in Wheatgrass can restore sex hormones due to its high magnesium content. Farmers have been known to feed Wheatgrass to sterile cows and bulls to restore fertility.

• Wheatgrass is super detoxifying. According to Dr. Earp-Thomas, 15 lbs. of wheatgrass is equivalent to 350 lbs. of carrots, lettuce, celery and so forth!

• Liquid chlorophyll washes drug deposits from the body, neutralizes toxins, purifies the liver and improves blood sugar problems.

• After seven to eight months of use, along with a healthy diet, Wheatgrass juice has been known to cure acne and even remove scars.

• Orally, Wheatgrass can prevent tooth decay, eliminate toothaches, fight gum bacteria, and heal mouth sores as well as pyorrhea.

• Wheatgrass helps with skin problems such as eczema and psoriasis.

• Wheatgrass juice is an excellent natural skin cleanser.

• According to Dr. Birscher, a research scientist, "chlorophyll increases the function of the heart, affects the vascular system, the intestines, the uterus and the lungs. Nature uses chlorophyll as a body cleanser, rebuilder and neutralizer of toxins"

• Wheatgrass is known to dissolve scars formed on the lungs from breathing acid gasses. Chlorophyll increases the production of hemoglobin which minimizes the effect of carbon monoxide. (Are you hearing this X-smokers??)

• Wheatgrass reduces high blood pressure and enhances the capillaries as well as can remove heavy metals from the body.

Now, if that is not enough to have you hooked on this stuff forever then I don't know what else to say. It's available at most of your green juice bars and health food stores such as Whole foods and Jamba Juice. If it is not easily accessible to you it is possible to buy the grass and juice it at home!!

Give it a try! I would love to know your thoughts and health results!!

To the beauty of you,

Christine

George Carlin's Views on Aging

Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we're kids? If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about aging that you think in fractions.

'How old are you?' 'I'm four and a half!' You're never thirty-six and a half. You' re four and a half, going on five! That's the key .

You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump to the next number, or even a few ahead.

'How old are you?' 'I'm gonna be 16!' You could be 13, but hey, you're gonna be 16! And then the greatest day of your life . . You become 21. Even the words sound like a ceremony . YOU BECOME 21. YESSSS!!!

But then you turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound like bad milk! He TURNED; we had to throw him out. There's no fun now, you're Just a sour-dumpling. What's wrong? What's changed?

You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40. Whoa! Put on the brakes, it's all slipping away. Before you know it, you REACH 50 and your dreams are gone.

But wait!!! You MAKE it to 60. You didn't think you would!

So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50 and MAKE it to 60.

You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that it's a day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday!

You get into your 80's and every day is a complete cycle; you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30 ; you REACH bedtime. And it doesn't end there. Into th e 90s, you start going backwards; 'I Was JUST 92.'

Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a little kid again. 'I'm 100 and a half!'

May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!

HOW TO STAY YOUNG

1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay 'them.'

2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.

3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. 'An idle mind is the devil's workshop.' And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.

4. Enjoy the simple things.

5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.

6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.

7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.

8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

9. Don't take guilt trips.Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.

10.Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.