be well :)

hi friends!

thanks to the Walgreens employee i spoke to yesterday, i have a new thought for you all...he was telling me how the company has a new phrase that they tell people.  this phrase, be well, struck me as very important.  not only does being well mean being physically healthy, but all around well. over and under, right to left, up and down, everything in alignment...

but,
since when can we humans attain perfection..? we can't, but God is.  when we let Him be our guide, trust in His incredible plan, and believe that all will work according to Him, our minds and mentalities become well.

it doesn't take a psychologist to tell you that when the different pieces of you are healthy, the whole you is healthy.  when you are healthy, you can be well.

sometimes all it takes is a step back from the controls (i really need to remember this) to let God guide us, and we see our own vibrancy and health shining around us.  God is so good, my friends, let Him be your Guide.  let Him help you to be 100% well.

smile my friends, and be well :)

roadtrip?

hi everybody :)
when is the last time you took a roadtrip? they are a lot of fun, aren't they? is life fun? overall, life is pretty fun...do you know why? because life is a roadtrip.

the goal of a roadtrip is to enjoy the journey just enough to keep the anticipation for the destination high.  in life, we see every experience as good, bad, or normal.  the normal is like the long stretches of interstate, calm and regular.  the bad might be the terrible gas mileage of your vehicle or that annoying click your car makes (personal experience).  the good is the time spent with your travelling partners, the memories made, but also the knowledge that when you reach your destination, it will be worth every single second, good, bad, and normal, of the trip.

appreciate all moments of life, my friends.  although you might have a bad day, it is still one day closer to our heavenly destination.  enjoy what God has given you, relish the beauty of today.

safe travels!
smiles everyone!

just keep swimming...

hey!

a blue fish taught us all a valuable lesson...when the road seems impassable, just keep going, keep pushing, if its meant to be, it will be. well its finals time in the semester which means those of us in school are over stressed, over-caffeinated, and sleep deprived. you know what?

besides attempting to cut down on caffeine, get some sleep, and get some valuable nutritious food..that stress won't go away until its cause goes away..

i can't make the end of the semester come any more quickly, but i can tell you to keep swimming. every day, make sure you accomplish at least one extra thing than the bare minimum...the end is near.

best wishes and good luck!

keep swimming! (and smiling)

if you don't have finals...keep swimming through whatever big stressor you have right now...God made a way for us to survive, and He promised to not expect more of us than what we can handle. believe Him.

stay strong my friends!

:):)

a healthy brain

hello everyone!
your body requires lots of different things to run efficiently, that much is obvious. good-for-you food, water, oxygen, sunlight, the list goes on...

but...

the brain requires more than the physical healthy helpers.  the brain needs happiness, pleasant interactions, positive outlooks.  your brain needs to be happy.  all the good-for-you stuff only works when you have positive emotions.  those positive emotions cause happy things to flow through your body, and in turn cause a fully functioning brain, body, soul, and smile.

take time to spend with your family and friends, read a good book, eat a piece of chocolate, take a nap, drink extra coffee, eat cool-whip from the container, do the same with nutella...all these are simple things you can do to send some positive emotions through you.

don't forget, a smile can also send happiness through you :)

so my friends, go out, be happy, and focus on giving yourself a healthy brain!
hugs, smiles, and sunshine!

:):):):):):):):):):)

don't forget to look for the blessings...

long time no talk my friends...life has become crazy busy. one thing i notice when i become overly busy is that i forget to notice all the blessings in my life. i feel as if i am not the only one...any of you have that week when you are so busy that you forget not only to be thankful, but you also fail to notice all of God's blessings? its a terrible thing, but it seems so very common.

here is a fix that works for me...take a few minutes each morning, besides your normal personal daily devotions, and focus on your beautiful life.  no matter what is going on, there are blessings evident.  take that awful cold shower, the intense traffic (we don't get much here haha), the bad roads (those we definitely get), the long lines...take anything that makes you less than joyful and remember that in that, there is a blessing.  the traffic might be stopping you from being in an accident, the bad roads make you appreciate, and be thankful for, the good roads even more, and those long lines might just mean that once you get to the front, your food will be fresh (happened to me yesterday at Panda Express...fresh fried rice after waiting in a long line!!) whatever the annoyance is just don't forget, God put it there for a reason.  so...

DON'T FORGET TO LOOK FOR THE BLESSINGS...they are there, somewhere. take joy in the search and move on in life...every day when you wake, remember, God gave you that morning, so be happy, thankful, and humble.

don't forget to smile either...
love, hugs, blessings, and smiles...

you are beautiful...

today i want to share something very important with you. it has a lot to do with God's creations and how we treat them. so let me ask you a question. would you intentionally bash your car into a tree? would you intentionally yell at your pet just because? the answer should be no. so why do we intentionally degrade ourselves? God created trees, pets, AND you. all things God creates are wonderful, magnificent, beautiful creations. including you. open your eyes and look around! would God create something ugly? who decided that women need makeup, lots of jewelry, and skimpy clothing to be beautiful? God says you are beautiful and worthy. believe it.

YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL, because God says so.

have a good day! smiles!

the importance of you

hey all, i have some news!

YOU ARE IMPORTANT.

end of story.

just kidding, i have more. ever think about how small you are compared to everything else? ever wonder if you matter to anyone? well, you do. you matter to God. why would He have created someone who didn't  matter...? also you matter to me. i don't know some of you, but because i can put this out there, have people read it, it makes me feel like i can reach out. you don't just matter, you are important. you are the lead actor/actress in your life...and God wanted you there. He picked you for you. you are the best version of you, because God said so.

take a break from your computer. go look outside, but first, if you are a MN resident, put on some extra layers. :) see the sun? that is God's smile. He loves you!

take a chance today, go out and change someone's life. the next stranger you encounter, smile at them. then comment, and tell me what happened...please?

continue smiling my friends, life is a beautiful thing! :)