Archive for June, 2010

Last week it was 89 degrees
and I baked three pies!

This week it is again 89 degrees
and I took a nap!

A glance at my watch told me it
was only six o’clock in the evening.

A justifiable decision was made to
take a load off my feet, put my head
on my pillow and just rest my eyes
for a few minutes.

An hour and a half later, I woke from
a pretty dream and realized naps are
emphatically delicious; almost as good as
the blueberry rhubarb pies I made
a week ago.

Will you give yourself permission to
take more opportunities for rest and
relaxation?  

Not only will you be soothing your eyes,
but you will restore equilibrium to your
physical body and take a break from
the mental chatter of your mind?

Balance your activity and remember to stop,
refresh and liberate yourself from the
personal expectations you have all day long,
all week long, all year long, in fact,
throughout your life time.

Learning to become your own best friend,
is a technique to help you listen to
inner wisdom and offer yourself scheduled
time to be easy and comfortable.   

Don’t wait for exhaustion to set in. You might
be putting yourself at risk of not maintaining
health and well being.

Engage with your pillow as a second best
friend and rendezvous for more sweet dreams.

The best part….”No calories”!

Smiles,
Gena

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It’s 89 degrees outside and I am
making a blueberry rhubarb pie!

One of my favorite things to do,
when I have a little time to fuss
in the kitchen, is to make a pie.

There was a moment that I thought
I must be crazy to bake in such heat,
but my attention was captivated by
what my hands were doing.

Without any prompting, the appendages
of digits on my forelimbs, had a
mind of their own.

I watched with amazement as my hands
wandered in and out of the flour
container measuring and sifting
the ingredients to prepare the
pie crust.  

The  memory of shape and thickness
came naturally as my hands grabbed the
rolling pin and began flattening
the dough.  They knew exactly when
to stop rolling.  

A moment of tender reflection
twinkled in my mind, as I remembered
my mother’s love of baking pies.

Take time to stop and watch the
actions of your own hands. Perhaps
you can pay attention when you are
driving, typing on the computer,
gardening, knitting, cooking,
brushing your teeth, eating dinner
or getting dressed.

Smile at your hands and say out loud,
“thank you”.  Offer this gesture
of gratitude to your hands for all
they do for you.

Loving your hands is a simple
and honest way to connect to your
body.  Loving yourself is the
beginning of connecting to your joy.

Enjoy the pie!
Smiles, gena

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What does Horse Training have to do
with loving yourself?

On a sunny afternoon, I had a
delightful opportunity to
visit Claire and Mystery, two
beautiful horses. They were
charming, majestic and very
well behaved.

But horse training????
How can that possibly help us
love ourselves.

The Parelli Method of Natural
Horsemanship is a way to have
fun with horses and achieve
amazing results.

The basic philosophy is that there
really are no problems, just solutions
waiting to happen.

The first principal is that
HORSES are fine just the way
they are.

The next consideration is that
the only training aids are love,
language and leadership in
equal amounts.

Simply stated it is relationship,
communication and trustworthiness
that makes the difference.

I was able to capture the strength
and beauty of Mystery on video.

Think about your journey to training
yourself towards self love.

Check YouTube Love Your Slim Self or try the link

http://www.youtube.com/user/LoveYourSlimSelf#p/a/u/0/ex5ii6wMnOE

Are you just fine, the way you are?
Are you cultivating love and positive
inner self talk as you lead yourself towards
a happier and a more joyous life?

Consider the relationship you are cultivating
with yourself. You are precious and your effort
to fall in love with yourself is the foundation
for personal health, happiness and well being.

Be well and stay that way,
Gena

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It was a treat to be a tourist in
New York City on a beautiful day.
Off the tip of Manhattan, we took
the ferry boat from Battery Park
and began a day down history lane.

In the harbor of New York City,
Ellis Island sits in the Shadow of
the Statue of Liberty.  It is a
historic museum of memories,dreams,
triumphs and struggles

From the 1830’s until the 1920’s over
12 million immigrants passed through
the port to make a better life for
themselves.

There is a display, in the foyer
of the museum, where bags, baskets
and suitcases are piled high depicting
the worldly possessions of such brave
people.

Many of the ancestors had only the
clothes they were wearing.  And they
carried courage, boldness, fearlessness,
trust and faith in the pockets of their
hearts.

Their dreams kept them moving forward
with conviction to make things better.
The stories are still inspiring.

The self love and unconditional acceptance
they held for themselves became the foundation
for well being and prosperity.

What are your dreams today?  What kind of
suitcase will you pack in order to make
the day better and more positive for
yourself?

You do have ancestors, whether or not they
came through Ellis Island and those relatives
had faith in themselves.

You  have some of that amazing “DNA”.
You are charged with remembering your
essence and your own magnificence.

Love the parts of yourself that carry YOUR STORY.
Let the journey continue with you…towards
your own happiness, well being and joy.

Be well and stay that way,
Gena

p.s.  Here is a link to the photos from the past!
http://ellisisland.org/photoalbums/ellis_island_then.asp
or just google Ellis Island…and be inspired!