Day 2 "The Secret"

Hey everybody..

I am going to write my thoughts,  and inspirations on book "Daily Teachings" which is part of The Secret Collection. Day two discusses that in order for your life to change and get better you have to use gratitude to take your thoughts in a different direction! So as a task from the book I have to write 100 things I am grateful for each day until I feel myself changing.

1. I am alive.
2. I am healthy (Aside from my chronic illness)
3. I have a roof over my head
4. I have a family who loves me
5. I have family that are not related to me..but know amazing people.
6. I am continuing my education.
7. I am grateful for the bad times that made me stronger.
8. I have gained opportunity to see the holistic way of life.
9. My passion is nutrition and helping others and I am grateful I was able to learn this at such a young age.
10. I have energy to wake up and live my life. Some people do not have the opportunity to live..truly live..
11. I have traveled to a few different states and one other country..
12. I graduated high school :)
13. I worked my petunia off to buy my own car and almost have paid it off.
14. I am gracious that I had the chance to work in a customer service environment..and learn a lot about business and how much I cared about others.
15. I am grateful that my smile can change someone else's day.
16. I am thankful that my TMJD changed my life for the better and I am heading on the right track.
17. I am in love with essential oils!
18. I am thankful I have a diffuser..
19. I am thrilled I have a computer to write this list on.
20. I am glad I have been writing in my journal..and staying up to date with it!
21. I do not drink alcohol and I am glad that my experiences with drinking were short for a teenager and taught me I do not need that in my life.
22. I am grateful that I have been with my boyfriend for almost four years now and we are happy together.
23. I am thankful I can take a bath and a shower every day or when I need to.
24. I have clean drinking water when I need it.
25. I have clothes on my back.
26. I have enough clothes that I can give some away..and do...
27. I am thankful for the very floor I am sitting on.
28. I am grateful for the actual warmth I feel right now.
29. I am thankful I have money to spend.
30. I have somewhere to sleep at night.
31. There is gas in my car right now.
32. I have working electricity. :)
33. I have a phone that is working and able to call, and text!
34. I have two very good friends that are there for me.
35. I have the most adorable toy poodle pup in the whole ruffin world.
36. I know what pain feel likes.
37. I am kind..(May seem weird but I would hate to be one of those debbie downers)
38. I have been through severe depression and near death experiences due to my depression but I came out alive. (Will discuss more on this in the future)
39. I have been self harm free for a year and 1 month this Saturday!
40. I have a yoga mat and a yogi for a sister ;).
41. I now have different uses for self improving myself.
42. I do not judge others.
43. I can eat. (Weird again but due to my illness it was very hard and some people cannot due to this illness and other illnesses).
44. I can walk.
45. My illness is not life threatening.
46. I have goals and I am going to accomplishment.
47. I believe I have inspired some people so far which is my ultimate goal in life.
48. I have internet that works.
49. I have experienced REIKI.
50. I have had many massages which helped me so much..(If you have never had a massage..ASAP CALL NOW)
51. I have food to eat at all times.
52. I have been to yoga classes before.
53. I eat pretty healthy
54. I am giving up unnecessary sugar and I am doing okay with it..thought I would do awful.
55. I have a closet..(I have a lotttt of a close..seriously I think a parking lot full lol. Just kidding but there is a lot)
56. I have 55+ things to be gracious for.
57. I have a washer and dryer where I live.
58. I was able to take a small out of state trip this year. It was fun.
59. I am learning yoga.
60. I went to the park a lot this summer.
61. I am happy I experienced this summer a lot more and did not work as much as usual.
62. I recently quit a job that made me really unhappy and that I had many harassing situations at.
63. I was able to live with off one job.
64. I have experienced a 100% organic/gmofree diet before and would do it again in a heartbeat if I had the money.
65. I know what GMOS are. (Check it out, check it out. ;)
65. I have tried being a raw vegan before and it did not last long but I enjoyed the experience.
66. I  was a vegetarian for 3 years.
67. I was a vegan for a few months..
68. I was able to afford to be a vegetarian/vegan etc..both healthwise and moneywise.
69. I am life smart.
70. I question everything. Which I am happy about because it makes me learn a lot more.
71. I love learning new things and I have a drive to learn.
72. I love helping others and it makes me really happy. This is something I do whenever possible and want to fill up 75% of my career with.
73. Soda makes my throat burn..An unusual thing to be grateful for, but I am because I was educated enough to give up soda due to caffeine and high sugar it now makes my throat burn whenever I get the slightest sip.
74. I was able to experience college in a few different aspects.
75. I write poetry and I am okay at it..
76. I tend to be a positive person.
77. I have the ability to experience new adventures.
78. I have health insurance for now!!!
79. I can go to the doctors when I am sick and not cost a fortune now.
80. Even when I did not have health insurance I still had access to a doctor which in some countries they do not..
81. I have experienced having my own apartment.
82. I bought my books for next semester today.
83. I am in much better place then I was 1 years ago at this time.
84. I received a papasan chair for christmas. (Seriously what is not to be thankful for about that?)
85. Through the ups and the downs my parents have continuously supported me.
86. I have glasses for my horrible vision :)
87. I have that crafty spunky personality and am very creative.
88. I am seriously grateful pinterest was invented.
89. I have a Lilly Pulitzer planner and now I use it on a daily basis and I am thankful I am sticking to it!
90. I have a nice camera I use to take photos and I love creating those memories to capture.
91. I am bettering myself everyday by trying to maintain positive and help others.
92. I have a lot of lotion for my super dry hands..
93. I have been camping and learned I love it!
94. I have a 2.8 GPA which means there is room for improvement.
95. I am innovative and thank heavens for that because I get into a lot of sticky situations. (Speaking of I think I sat in gum today..where is the PB?)
96. I have been to the farmers market..
97. I love veggies and fruit which I am certainly thankful for because get a lot of nutrients from there.
98. I chose to educate myself on the way society is flowing and where our food industry is heading.
99. I made it this far for thinks I am thankful.
100. I am trying to be more positive and happy.
101. YOU read all these. :)

Chronic Pain

Hey everyone,

Today I am going to write a little more about what I previously touched on in post "Four Letters". If you have not read it I encourage you to scroll down and read a little bit about it and it's a fun exercise I came up with! If you would like to read this post, I am going to allow you to do something crazy..Well maybe not that crazy. Remember when you saw Suzie Q (Anybody you love, Mom, Dad, Grandmother, lady on the street) in pain and you wished so hard you could help her, you wished you could know what she was feeling, take that pain away, be in her shoes, relate to her but all you could do is sit and watch or wonder how she felt. Today, I am going to allow you to understand feel how I feel and what I feel. Although everyone's pain is different, I cannot guarantee that the person you are thinking of right now felt the same as I do but what I can do is change the way you look at that Suzie Q. I can change your out look when you see someone in pain and think there is nothing you can do. Let me tell there is something you can do and that is put yourself in that person's shoe and try to relate to them..

This post discusses my chronic illness TMJD.

Let's start out with a little exercise. Sit in a comfortable position where you can read this and feel relaxed. Start off by relaxing each part of your body from your scalp to your toes. This should take about 5 minutes and you may not feel completely  relaxed if this is your first time doing this exercise.

Congratulations you just mediated! Woot Woot. Now time to get on to the partying. Anyways, now think and maybe some of you will not have to think. Is there any pain in your body. Anywhere whether it be in your ear, your inner thigh, your lower back, your feet. Do you feel any painful tingly sensation?

What does this feel like?

I feel more calm and soothed. Although, this exercise is not meant to alleviate pain it is meant to relax you. This is not magic but good to do at least once a day and it only takes 5 minutes! Now back to the blogging. 

My pain feels throbbing but still.

Beating up and down but nowhere to go

Sitting but pacing

I am sure you have experienced a headache before at the least. A migraine is a headache in a much harsher form. Remember that feeling. Think back to your most recent pain experience. You can feel that pain emotionally now and whether it was intense or not you know how that feels. Relate.Put yourself in the person shoes of whom you love. When it feels like you are no help just smile, think positive and always give that person positive vibes...You know how they feel deep down and while you can't help maybe physically you can certainly be a emotion friend to lean on for them..