In your skin

How comfortable are you with your self-worth? Self- worth is important to the ultimate happiness you feel in your life because it is deeply tied into your ability to attain your desires.



In order to move forward with your desires, you need perseverance. So why do we sometimes give up so easily? Many of us feel that there are not enough hours in the day to pursue our dreams or we live in an environment that seems so far away from what we truly want. Are these just excuses? Who or what do we hide behind in order to stay in our comfort zone? Being comfortable doesn't mean we're happy where we currently are. It could be that we are afraid to step out of our comfort zone because we haven't learned to trust ourselves in creating and allowing our desires to come to fruition. This process may seem difficult at first, but it does get easier as you move into a better state of mind.



If your feelings and thoughts are positive, they are very powerful. If your feelings and thoughts are negative, they are also very powerful. We can think of this as an extension to the cause/effect theory, where your thoughts and feelings are the cause and the effect is what happens from them.

 For example, have you ever been unhappy in your job and thought, what if I can't get another job? Or maybe you've experienced a time when you were alone, without a partner. People ask things like, "Why can't I find anyone decent?" or "When will I ever find someone with whom I can share my life?" Thoughts like these generate feelings that go directly into your unconscious mind where they create more in the reality of lacking.

 However, have you noticed when you receive a job offer or find a new partner, often you will receive more job offers and meet more potential partners shortly thereafter? This is because you no longer have the unconscious sense of lack which perpetuates more feelings of lack. This becomes a prevailing cycle unless you begin to change the way you feel about yourself.

 The unconscious mind is very impressionable and communicates by imagery and feelings. So doesn't it make sense to use your creative mind to generate your desires into realization? You can use conscious and rational thoughts to generate images and feelings within you that attract your desires and help make you comfortable with the changes that need to take place on the way.

 Here are some ways to become more engaged to your own self-worth.

 Set time aside each day to daydream about what it is you really want. Be open to how you feel and how your thoughts progress. If anything makes you uncomfortable, focus on that for only a moment and then remove it and begin daydreaming again where you left off. The more comfortable you become with your new desire, the easier it will be to obtain.



Here is a technique that I use when I'm feeling blocked.

 Imagine that you are approaching a wall. It can be as big and tall as you like. On this wall is written what it is that is blocking a particular desire. Acknowledge what that block is and decide if you are willing to keep it or let it go. When you decide to let it go, find a way around this wall. Climb over it, go around it, find a way through it. On the other side of the wall is what life will be like once the obstacle is gone.


If you are hiding behind a situation or person, imagine what it would be like if they were to step aside and let you have what it is you want. Get comfortable with the idea of making the decision to move forward with your desire and notice what feelings it generates. Common feelings will be fear and nervousness. These are normal. Keep imagining a successful outcome and you will stay motivated to move ahead.

 Guided imagery allows us to test an experience we desire. It can help us make changes we want more easily. When you become comfortable with your desire, your conscious and unconscious minds work in unison to put it out to the universe so that you receive it faster.



As you do these things, you will find how much of your self-worth is tied into your reality. Becoming engaged with your self-worth can help you manifest your desires, bringing prosperity into your reality quicker and easier than you ever thought possible. By committing to stepping out from behind other people or negative circumstances, you can employ new strategies to help you have the life that you desire.

Prescription for a Broken Heart

Being heartbroken is a pain that no one can understand until they have experienced it for themselves. Healing a broken heart will take time, but is not impossible, though it may feel that way at the time. It is never an easy process to go through, but with the right prescription, you will be on your way to recovery and happiness again.

The first thing you should keep in mind is that it is okay to feel sad and grieve about what happened and that you are not stupid for doing so. It is perfectly normal to feel sad and cry after a break up. You have invested most of your time and all of your love and interest into your ex-partner; therefore will go through a sad and painful withdrawal. It is notable that you not grieve all on your own. Sure, there will be times when you will just want to be alone and undisturbed. However, it is important that you talk to your friends and family about it. Talking about it is not only healthy, but will mend your heart quicker because you will release the thoughts and facts that are hurting you so much. Seeking professional advice will be a great help to you as well because your mind will open up and see new perspectives and understandings of what happened. It will help you gather your strength, pick yourself up, and find the happiness you deserve to have.

Accepting the fact that you and your ex-partner are no longer together is a necessity if you are going to start mending your broken heart. If you catch yourself unable to function due to constantly thinking about your ex or repeatedly calling or visiting him or her for another chance, then chances are you are suffering from love addiction and should seek counseling. Discontinuing a serious relationship is emotionally challenging and can drive you to do things that are unhealthy for your self-being. To avoid entering such hazardous areas, keep yourself occupied. Go out with your friends and family to help get your mind off the break up. It is best to spend as less time alone as you can in the first few weeks of your breakup so that your emotions can slowly and patiently form back into their normal pattern.

Fight the thoughts that tell you that you are a failure and are to blame for the end of your relationship. When a relationship ends it means that the two of you were no longer compatible and that always takes two, not just you. Instead of beating yourself up over what has transpired, examine your ex-relationship by listing the things you enjoyed most about it and then the things that disappointed you and what you believe really caused the breakup. Look at the relationship as a learning experience and an opportunity to improve your relationship skills, and a way to realize what you truly need and want from a romantic relationship.

Learning to forgive yourself and your ex-lover will speed up the healing process for the reason that you will feel more peaceful and calm about it. Hating your ex will only build up tension and stress in your life, causing your emotions to slow down from getting back to order. One way to avoid bitterness against your ex-partner is to look at the breakup as a favor. Appreciate their honesty of no longer wanting to pursue the relationship, instead of giving you high hopes for a possible future together. It is always an advantage to exit a relationship that had no chances to survive than to be misled.

Conquer your fear of being alone. You need to help yourself understand that it is not abnormal to be on your own and that your values come from who are rather than whom you are with. Teach yourself that there is more to life than romantic relationships by spending quality time with your friends and family. Learn more about whom the other people in your life are and introduce more of yourself to them as well. Go out and do things together and treat yourself to something you enjoy, whether it is your favorite restaurant, shopping, going to the movies, or anything else. Learning to you be your own best friend will not only improve your relationship with yourself, but with others as well. As you begin to discover the other beauties of life and yourself, you will become more stable and stronger to face anything that crosses your path, such as a new relationship in the future.

Before you consider entering another relationship, take a step back and ask yourself why you want to do so. Make sure that you are not entering a new relationship on a rebound. This will only leave you with unfinished emotions and you will never have closure from your former relationship. Never begin a new relationship because you are afraid of being on your own, or feel the need to just be in a relationship. Form a relationship with someone new because you feel strong and secure on your very own and feel that you are ready to attempt a new romance. Take it one step at a time and keep in mind of what your needs and desires are from a person and observe closely to see if they show signs of the qualities you are looking for. As soon as you notice that he or she is not, then get out of it as soon as possible. Learning from your previous relationships will come in very handy because you will be able to prevent similar situations in the future, leading you to meeting the people who fit your description of a perfect partner.

Lastly, remind yourself that love is a wonderful feeling and experience and should not be generalized based on your past experiences. Do not use facts about your ex as a way to judge new people in your life. Leave your past behind you and focus on moving ahead. Get to know new people for who they are, not by comparing them to others, what they are not, or what they could be. Once you have observed their personality, values and everything else, trust yourself to make the right decisions without constantly doubting yourself. If you wish to try having a new relationship, then do so. If you do not however, then do not feel guilty to kindly walk away from the situation. You would be doing both you and the other a person a huge favor and saving time and emotions from being hurt. You have nothing to fear or worry about. After all, there will always be one person who will always love you, appreciate who you are and be there for you. . . and that is YOU.

What's in a word!!!

Motivation is something you need to see when you look in the mirror. The person staring back at you should be the reason to get excited EVERY TIME you see that person. You can always do better and be better than that person. That should be your goal, to be better than you were YESTERDAY!

What's in a word, and or phase. We go around searching for someones' quote to make us feel inspired. Lets take a look at the 10 most popular phase..


1."Just do it." This has to be the most motivating phrase ever. Nike certainly knew what they were talking about when they coined this phrase. It's simple, it's easy, it works. Instead of thinking about it anymore, or trying to understand why the bad thing happened, just get up and do it. Just go for a run, just clean up the house, just start applying for new jobs. JUST MAKE A LIFE CHANGE..

2."If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." I don't know who this phrase was written by, or first stated by, but it's been a popular one for a long time. I remember my dad telling me this. What this phrase means to me is that you should never give up, because if you keep trying, you will make it. I would be willing to imagine that hardly anyone does what they want the first time.

3."All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them." This is a quote by Walt Disney. What this means, is that even if you are afraid to try something, go ahead and try it. If you have a dream, you have to go after it. If you want a great new lifestyle, you have to go after it. If you want a spouse, you have to go out and date people. Whatever your dream, do something working towards it, so you can make it happen.

4. "If we did all we were capable of doing, we would literally astonish ourselves," by Thomas Edison. How I see it, if we really put our minds to it, and sometimes our bodies, we really can accomplish our goal. You may think that 25 mile marathon is out of the question. But, if you really train for it, if you really take the time and effort to build up to it, you will surprise yourself and end up being able to run that 25 miles.
5. "Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great," by Mark Twain. He really pinpointed it. If someone else is making you feel down, then ignore it. Realize within yourself that you can do whatever you set out to achieve. Just because the ex boyfriend didn't believe in you, or your jealous boss fired you, that doesn't mean you are worthless. It means they had their own problems. Now, take care of yours.

6. "Happiness depends upon ourselves," stated by Aristotle. So, you actually have to take responsibility from this point forward for making your own happiness. you can't blame your state of mind on someone else. If this isn't enough to get you motivated, I don't know what is!

7. "Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance" (Samuel Johnson). In other words, keep going after your goal. Keep trying for that new career. Eventually, you will get somewhere. Sometimes, it can take an author submitting her book 100 places before she gets published and becomes a best seller. If that author had given up after one submission, where would she be today?

8. "When you shoot for the moon and you come up short, you still end up among the stars," (Les Brown, author and motivational speaker.) So, always shoot past your goals, and then when you almost reach them, you will find you in fact did reach them.

9. "And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." (John F. Kennedy) If you're really down, stop thinking about yourself and go do something for someone else. It will end up making you feel better as well. This quote also means to me that it isn't always about you. If you go help others, the world will become a better place in general.

10. "What the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve," by Napoleon Hill, author of "Think and Grow Rich." If you come up with it and believe in it, you will be able to do it. If no one had ever had the idea to travel into space, and believe that it was possible, no one would ever have set to achieve this goal. Think about it.

Now why can other people motivate you and you are unable to motivate yourself. This is why WE ARE, ARE OWN WORST ENEMY.

Start a new work on yourself inside and out... Want to get out of the rat race and live a life worth living.. Join me or watch me.. its your decision.

Why Walking is Healthy for Your Body

Did you know that walking, a feat most of us mastered as babies is very healthy for your body? Not just in terms of physical health, but walking is also excellent for your mental health.

Walking is considered to be one of the easiest exercises in terms of the limited amount of strain it places on the body. Walking is kind to tender joints and muscle cartilage. Just about every fitness level accommodates walking. With the exception perhaps of those who become morbidly obese and mobility is diminished, and those of course who have suffered serious injury or who have medical conditions that make walking impossible.
For most of us walking is a part of our everyday existence. We walk to the bathroom to relieve ourselves and to the breakfast table to feed ourselves. We walk around the office while going about our work and walk the malls in search of that perfect skirt. How many of us though, think about how walking is healthy for our bodies?


As already stated, walking is an easy form of exercise that almost everyone can and is doing on a daily basis anyway. Walking keeps the joints and muscles of the body limber so that we can move about with ease and without the stiffness that comes from muscles and joints not being used such as with sedentary lifestyles.


Walking is good for those wanting to lose weight. Walking gets your metabolism going and that in turn burns fat. Walking is especially recommended for those who have a lot of weight to lose and because of their weight may be unable to do other forms of exercise, or their size may lead them injury as a result of more strenuous exercises.


Walking can help to tone and firm stubborn areas such as the thighs, buttocks, and waist, that are hard to tame with just weight loss.


Walking encourages your heart and lungs to work more efficiently. Walking pushes more amounts of oxygen through your lungs and body to help your whole body to function at its best. Walking also encourages the different internal-mechanisms in your body to work together, the more in-sync your whole body is, the better, more energetic you feel.

Regular walking increases the strength of your immune system to ward off germs and bacteria that cause illness.


Walking raises the levels of hormones in the body and this leads to better concentrating, powers of recall, and to more stable moods. The more balanced your hormones through your body, the more balanced you feel.

You can alternate the days between vigorous cardio-workouts with walking a mile or more, to keep your body in shape.

Walking is recommended during pregnancy because it can help build up the strength of muscles used during the birth process. Along with strength, walking increases the resilience from the stretching of muscles.


Walking is wonderful when done with family friends. Share gossip or a favorite recipe with your pal while the two of you steam your way up a hill. Walking will quickly become a favorite family activity if you spend the time walking together as an opportunity to catch-up on what happened in everyone's day. Or challenge each other to small walk-athons to see who can walk the furthest

Let Me Introduce..

I have discovered a wonderful small business, “Peace Love and Buttercream” and I had to share this with you ladies and Gents. Owner Charo Phipps is in one word amazing. She has a gift and is sharing it with the world. Charo is a baking “queen” if you ask me. She can create almost anything you can dream up. Ms. Phipps bakes custom order cakes, cupcakes, cookies/cookie bouquets, chocolate suckers, and other candy creations. The great thing about this small business is she is affordable!!


It’s rare to find quality at a price you can afford. Ms. Phipps bakes her cakes/ cookies from scratch all the way down to the icing.

Click on the link Peace love and Buttercream ... to see more

Some of her pricing:

Cakes:

A deposit of 50% is required after an agreement has been made on the cake.... When deposit is paid cake will be put on calendar..

All fondant cakes inbox me or email me at Kreate4you2@yahoo.com for quote..Thanks

Cake size and portions

9x13 1/4 sheet feeds 20pp

12x18 1/2 sheet feeds 45pp

full sheet feeds 60-80pp

Layered Cakes

Price:$30.00

Flavors:

Red Velvet, Lemon, German Chocolate, Double Chocolate, Caramel, Vanilla Butter, Spice, Strawberries and Cream and Carrot Cake

Bundt Cakes

Price: $15.00 and up
Flavors: Red Velvet, lemon, Marbel, Chocolate, Banana nut, Spiced pumpkin

Pound Cake:

Price: $20.00

Original, Lemon and Sock-it-2-Me

Round 2-Layer $2.50 per serving

6in feeds 6pp

8in feeds 10-12pp

10in feeds 16-20pp

12in feeds 22-24pp

14in feeds 25-36pp

Square 2-Layer $2.50 per serving

8in feeds 12-16pp

10in feeds 20-25-pp

12in feeds 30-35

Cheese Cake

Price:$20.00 and up

*Price $30.00

Flavors:

Original New York, Caramel Apple, Raspberry Swirl, Lemon, Strawberry, Pumpkin Swirl

*Red Velvet, Caramel Macchiato Cheesecake, Tiramisu Cheesecake, Brownie Bottom and Triple Chocolate.

Cake Pops (minimum order of 24/1 flavor) $1.50

Cheesecake pops (minimum order of 12) $2.75

Brownie pops (minimum order of 12) $1.75

Dipped in you color or choice, bagged in cello w/ ribbon

Cupcakes (minimum order of 12)

*Regular-$16

*Oversize-$20

Specialty cupcakes-$25.00

*If adding picks or fondant decoration inbox me for quote

Ice cream cones cupcakes (minimum order of 24)

$1.25 each

PHAT VS. FAT

Poem by Veronica Blakely


Sistahs’ are P-H-A-T phat and fine
With shapes and figures oh so divine
They wear their weight quite well
Some are thick and some are chunky
Or maybe even a little bumpy
They still look good as others can tell.




When it comes to selection
Of a mate for affection
Brothas’ don’t seem to know where it’s at.
Instead of a plump African Queen
When he shows up on the scene
With other races of women who are F-A-T fat.




Now what’s the difference in their size?
Other than the color of hair, skin and eyes
They are all practically the same.
But for some reason or another
Brothas’ would rather choose other
Races of women who have practically the same frame.




Some Sistahs’ are wide and curvy
Oh but don’t you worry
They still know how to please a man.
They can cook and they can clean
Along with everything in between
If Brothas would include them in their plans.




So Brotha don’t ask a Sistah to lose weight
Unless you would rather negate
Your ability to choose and be wise.
A Sistahs character and personality
Should stand for something unilaterally
Rather than you worrying about her size.

Meditation lose your belly fat

Relaxation Through Meditation

Meditating is actually easier than you might imagine. Most of us have dabbled in meditation by participating in conscious relaxation. Maybe during an exercise class or to manage pain at the dentist or anxiety before a test. We start by paying attention to our breathing. The practical effort to focus completely on our breathing takes our minds away from the "mind clutter" that constantly tries to invade our mind and eliminate feelings that will lead to a time of calm. With repeated effort the goal of clearing your mind – to think of nothing, does occur and the process of meditation takes on its own energy. The result is, and I guarantee this, peace, serenity, calmness, eventually opening yourself to new insights. That stress weight you hold around your mid-section will be easier to lose.

With time and faith in the commitment to practice frequently, (daily meditating is ideal), during your meditation time you may "leave the moment." A feeling of separation exists where the mind is clear, clean and blank. You will still hear sounds around you, but they will not interfere with your meditation.


Getting ready:

1. Make sure you are in a quiet room with no distractions.
2. Allow some time for your meditation. These meditations last from 3 - 10 minutes. The duration of each meditation is listed below so you can plan your time accordingly.
3. As you listen to the words of the meditation, picture the images that are being described in your mind.
4. Be open to the meditation.

Now it time:

Create a quiet place. Sit comfortably. Both feet touching the ground. Your arms may rest on the chair. Your hands in your lap. Close your eyes. Pause a moment.


Begin to be aware of your breathing.

Inhale…

Exhale…

Allow each inhalation to be slower, longer. There’s almost a pause before you exhale. Slowly… longer.

Inhale…

Exhale…

Your body will sink deeper into the chair. As you relax, your body will feel heavier and very still.

Inhale…

Exhale…
If your mind begins to wander, return to consciously paying attention to your breathing.

You will become aware that your mind is clear. No busy clutter interferes with your ability to relax. Quietness envelops you.

Inhale…

Exhale…

Continue this as long as you are able. Some days it will be as long as half an hour. Others, it may only be five or ten minutes. Whichever, you will feel refreshed from the brief pause.

As you end your meditation, you will feel yourself almost awakening. Pause.

Sit still a moment. Take several deep breaths and return to whatever activity awaits. You are ready.

Any time during the day, remember how good you felt during your meditation. You will begin to automatically be able to return to that mind-body sense of peace. You will touch it with your mind whenever you need to.

Use this meditation every day. Eventually it will lead you to deeper meditations.