“The mind and body are not separate units, but one integrated system. How we act and what we think, eat, and feel are all related to our health.” Bernie S. Seigel M.D. From the book Love, Medicine & Miracles.

I love this book and I think that Bernie is a phenomenal human being. This book was incredible and I highly recommend it for anyone who is interested in life! :)

Now, into the inspiration for today. We can often feel like our minds and our bodies are separate. That if something is going “wrong” with our bodies we feel like our body is the enemy! That it is us against our body and we need to fix, change, and fight it! And, we also can think that if our mind is agitated it doesn’t influence our bodies. But everything effects us like Bernie said, how we think, what we eat, and the emotions we are feeling are directly correlated to our health.

We are integrated and we are all unique! So, what works for one person might not work for another. This is the great experience of being alive, figuring out what works for us! I know that sometimes I can hope that someone will have an answer for me, or some “guru” will be able to show me the way. But, what I am realizing is that it is all up to me. I have the choice to be aware of my emotions, what I am thinking and eating and what I am doing on a daily basis. This awareness and conscious choice of how I want my life to be is the key to health.

When we are happy, we are going to be healthy. And, it is more than just saying, “yes I am happy.” You have to believe it. You have to really feel it and experience happiness and joy as your truth. When we do that, our cells rejoice, and celebrate in bliss. From this place of inner happiness we then are more inspired to workout, to eat healthier, to think happy thoughts and feel happy emotions!!

Everything makes a difference. One positive thought leads to another. It is living one moment at a time and being aware of how we are showing up and then saying “Yahoooo” if it is congruent with our desires and if it is not then we have the power to stop and say, do, think, eat something different! We always have a choice!

It is actually quite fun when you really take it on as an experiment and getting to know this fully integrated Thing called You! :)

A Glimpse of My Goddess Life

MIND – I feel really happy today. And, extremely blessed and grateful for how my life is unfolding. It feels good to feel happy in my mind. There is something to this whole happiness thing! ;)

Meditation 5:15-615

Universal Mind Meditation 45 minutes

BODY – I got about 6.5 hrs of sleep and I feel amazing. I love having the commitment of getting up at 5 am. There is no I am tired, I want to sleep in, turning off the alarm rolling over and getting another 1-2 hrs of sleep. I get up with enthusiasm and know that this is going to be an awesome day and that I am going to meet the beautiful sun! :) And, my body loves these cycles and rhythms of waking up early, moving my body every morning, and eating regularly. I feel like I am giving it the perfect environment to revitalize, renew and purify each one of my cells! :)

Diet –

6:45 Green Tea

8:15 Papaya and pineapple

9:30 Peanut butter and jelly sandwich with red rice (gluten/wheat free) bread. Omg I love pb & j!!

11:00 Detox drink

12:30 Salad (the first one I made here – we have been ordering in everyday!) and dark chocolate with a coconut water

4:00 papaya and pineapple

4:30 6 oz beet, celery, parsley, cucumber juice

5:30 sliced potato, and ginger cucumber soup

6:00 6 oz green juice

Workout – 1 hr of Goddess movement (this is a mix of all that I have learned, yoga, fitness, sfactor) :)

Massage 10 am to 11 am

SPIRIT

My intention/mantra for the day – PURIFY – My body and mind are purified!

I maintained my intention for most of the day! :) which is awesome! It is amazing the difference between feeling connected to God/Source and not! I have to say it feels so much better to be connected! It is amazing to feel the difference and then be able to choose to connect again.

FUN/CREATIVITY – Watched Ali G the movie – random, but funny :)

MY FAVORITE BLISSFUL MOMENTS – Cuddling with Brian this morning and waking up and meditating (had an awesome meditation), eating papaya twice today, yummy! :) And, the enjoying the bath I am about to get in… :)

APPRECIATION FOR THE GOOD, GREAT & BEAUTIFUL – I appreciate my life. It is truly stunning. I am grateful for all of the knowledge that I am receiving everyday. I appreciate all of the teachers that I am reading. I appreciate going to the bathroom (number 2 style :)) I appreciate my healthy body. I appreciate all of the books that we brought with us to Bali. I appreciate money!

FINAL THOUGHTS OF THE DAY – My salt, milk, lavender, ylang lang bath is waiting for me, I am off to enjoy and then off to bed to have blissful dreams… :)

“Today, no matter where I am going, no matter what I am doing, it is my dominant intent to look for what I am wanting to see.” From Money, and the Law of Attraction

Brilliant! Just reading that makes you feel good doesn’t it!?! :) It does for me! No matter what happens today I am going to look for what I want to see. Because what I focus on is what I attract into my life. If I look to the lack in any area of my life, I then attract the vibration of lack, which will just gives me more things to feel bad about! Not so much fun!

You may be wondering what the hell does “attract the vibration” mean!?! I don’t know the physics of it, but to keep it simple and practical… I know from experience that when I focus on the good, I get more good and I feel happy and really good! When I focus on how much my life sucks, life seems to give me even more reasons why it sucks and I feel really, really bad.

Try it out for a week. Focus on only what you want more of and see what happens! My guess is that you will feel better! A bonus exercise is to notice how much you complain, blame, criticize and bitch!! We all do it but most of the time we aren’t consciously aware of how often we do it! It has become a habit for most of us! And, every time that we do not see the divine perfection of people, the world, we are creating more dis-harmony in our thoughts, our body and in the world!

So, instead of complaining, say, “Oh I can see what I don’t want (which is what I am complaining or criticizing about)… What is it that I do want?” And, when you find out what you do want, focus on that! Simple enough eh? :)

Example would be, “The traffic sucks I hate driving every single day for an hour on the freeway” to something like, “I am open and receptive to finding a job or creating a job that is close to my home, so I can spend more time with my wife and kids, and have a short commute!” :) Fun!

I made a note this morning and put it by my bed so I can read it soon as I wake up that says. “Today, no matter where I am going, no matter what I am doing, it is my dominant intent to look for what I a wanting to see! And, to feel GOOD! I look for evidence of wellbeing, success, happiness, love, abundance, joy, prosperity.”

I feel my vibration rising as I write!!! Yahooo. Cheers to attracting all of our desires! :)

Glimpse of my Goddess Day

Up at 4:30

Mind –

Meditated from 5:10-6:10

Master your mind audio – 11-12

I feel realy good today. Positive, happy and fulfilled. It is so much fun to look at all of the positive aspects of my life. There is always more good than not! I am loving the practice of looking to the good!!

Body

I feel amazing in my body today! And, it is so great to be experimenting with my diet. I have done a variety of diets from the typical bodybuilding diet, to 100% rawfood, to eating whatever I want diet :) And, now recently have been introduced to Ayurveda! All of them are fascinating and I have to say that the sexiest one for me right now is the rawfood plan. I love my juice, smoothies and salads. Yum to the E! :) But, I don’t want to be attached to a certain dogma. I want to continue to be open and receptive to what makes me feel the best when I eat it and after I eat it! :)

Diet –

6:00 detox drink and tea

7:30 paypaya and pineapple

9:45 Quinoa/Millet, ghee, honey, rice milk

12:00 dark chocolate

1:30 eggplant bharta, spinach, & potatoes

3:15 Grilled veggie, feta salad and yerba matte tea

4:30 2 dried figs

545Green juice

6:15 – Millet and Braggs

Workout – light 30 minute yoga practice

Massage 2:00 – 3:00

Spirit

Intention for the day/mantra – I feel good. My intention is to feel good! :)

It is so wonderful to feel into my higher self. To really feel it and know that I am here to enjoy, and live out my joy! And, that all of my desires are God talking to me. The one’s that I am not sure I can do, that is God whispering in my ear saying… “Yes! Yes! Yes! That is for you!” I am feeling really comfortable with who I am and knowing that it is my divine right to be who I am and allow God to flow through me! Can I get an Amen sista!?! :) AMEN!!!!!!

Fun/Creativity – I made Brian an appreciation note of all the things that I love about him :) Had half a day of silence which was really nice. It is fun to be in the same room with B and not talk! We write things down if we want to say something, but it is really a great time for both of us to get into our own space and creativity!

Circulation of Wealth/Service – I blogged today. Wrote today.

Paid Tini for massage. Paid Kafe and Bali Buddha for food. Paid Made and also Ibu. And, there is no doubt that they were grateful and excited about the money that they all received it is so great! A win/win we are happy and they are happy! :)

My favorite blissful moments of the day - The incredible thunderstorm this morning. Waking up at 4:30 naturally! :) Eating that yummy dark chocolate! Watching B taking a nap and giving him positive energy! Getting a yummy massage. Philosophers Forum at the Yoga Barn where B teaches every Tuesday it is pure bliss to see him living out his dharma and expressing his genius!

Appreciation for the good, great & beautiful – WOW! I appreciate the luscious rain. I appreciate the little doggies Ming and Susu they bring me so much joy and many smiles when I see them! I appreciate the yummy food we eat everyday. I appreciate our abundance that allows us to be living in Bali “working”! I appreciate my beautiful body and all that it does to keep me alive and well! I appreciate my breath!

Final thoughts of the day – I am living in Bliss! I have the most amazing live ever and it keeps getting better and better! I now go to bed and rest and rejuvenate this luscious body and mind!! Xo

“When people come to me with a problem, I don’t care what it is – poor healthy, lack of money, unfulfilling relationships, or stifled creativity – there is only one thing I ever work on, and that is LOVING THE SELF. I find that when we really love and accept and APPROVE OF OURSELVES EXACTLY AS WE ARE, then everything in life works.” Louise Hay from You Can Heal Your Life.

This is a practice I am working on all the time. I find that I have moments where I am totally embodying it and then others when I am not! And it is amazing how self-criticism just sneaks in there. For example, as I love to write and express myself, and I have never been an “A” student in English and Grammar. :) I just write because I LOVE it!

But my self critical voice comes up once in awhile that says…”you are not a professional writer, you write stupid stuff, you should really learn how to write, your grammar sucks, you should be embarrassed that a woman with a college degree doesn’t write better.” And, these are often subtle thoughts and unless I am really paying attention it sneaks in my mind.

But the thing is after we allow one negative thought in our mind, more keep on coming until eventually I convince myself I am not a writer and shouldn’t be writing and stop and feel uninspired and stupid. So, yea that isn’t very fun and inspiring!

So, I totally agree with Louise in loving ourselves and accepting ourselves just the way we are. When I am having these thoughts I turn them into; “I am unique and different and if I was inspired I could learn better grammar and writing skills. But, right now I just love to express myself and if at some point in the future I decide to refine I will. :) Thanks for sharing, critical mind I know that you are just trying to protect me from looking stupid. I appreciate it and I feel really good and happy when I am sharing, so I am going to keep on doing that!” I then feel alive and excited and happy to be writing these words and fully accept who I am right now.

It is all about loving ourselves and who we truly are. We are worthy right now and maybe we want to improve and transform our self image which is fantastic we are here to grow and evolve. I love the affirmation. I am worthy right now of love and acceptance; I do not need to be anyone other than who I am right now. I love and accept myself!

Watch out for the negative, critical thoughts, and learn to love and appreciate yourself more fully!

Glimpse into my Goddess life

Up at 5 am Meditation 5:15- 6:15

Yoga Nidra – 30 minutes

Workout – 1 hr of yoga

Diet –

6:30 Peppermint tea & aloe vera drink & blood cleanser juice

8:35 Bowl of papaya and pineapple

9:45 Bowl of quinoa, with ghee, honey

12:30 hot lemon, ginger honey tea, big salad with tempe and tofu, potato wedges

2:30 Dark chocolate

4:15 pineapple and detox drink (lemon, honey, ginger, aloe mint)

5:30 chips and guacamole and small bowl of stir fry and brown rice

Mantra/intention for the day – Health. I am health! I choose health!

Mind/Body/Spirit – It feels so great to wake up at 5 am and meditate and then drink some tea and juice and then workout. If I do these things everyday I am happy and I feel really good! Oh, and also write in my daily journal! ;) It is amazing to feel excited to meditate and to workout! Before they both were chores for me, something that I wasn’t inspired to do, but I just did because it was the right thing to do. Now I am in the flow of connecting to my body, mind and spirit and it is a daily practice I intend on keeping!

Fun/Creativity – I created this awesome affirmation note with my intentions to feel good! It is nice and colorful and brings a smile to my face when I read it!

Gratitude – I am grateful for my life and for my amazing mind!

Thoughts on the day – I am reading Ester and Jerry Hicks, Money and the Law of Attraction right now and it is amazing! I read like 100 pages today and I can’t wait to finish it tomorrow! There work was what they based the movie The Secret on! Good, good stuff. I feel really good and resonate with what I am reading!!

I have always wanted to get up before the sunrise. Intuitively, it always felt right to get up before or at sunrise and then go to bed a few hours after sunset. I have had some short term success with this. But it always seemed to be a struggle, and the idea of getting up when it was still dark, just didn’t inspire me! ;)

This all changed when I moved to Bali. And I got really in tune with the cycles of nature and craved the silence and serenity of the early mornings! Now, I am up at 5 am every morning and in bed by between 8:30-10:00. It has been amazing and the best part is I didn’t force it, it just naturally happened.

I think the key factors for me are daily meditation practice in the early morning as the sun is rising, as it feels really good to greet the day this way. And, also I haven’t been using electronics after 6 pm. So, I am not on the computer late at night, or watching tv.

This has been one of the best practices that I have incorporated in my life. And, I am now committed to waking up every day at 5 am and doing my hour of meditation. To me this is priceless and gives me so much joy and connection! I look forward to 5 am now! What an amazing gift!

Try it out and let me know how it goes!! :)

Glimpse into my Goddess life

Up at 5 am Meditation 5:15- 6:15

Workout – 45 minute goddess movement

Massage 1 hr

Diet –

6:15 Yerba matte & coconut water

7:00 Green juice

8:45 Banana and pineapple

9:45 Belly juice

10:15 Scrambled eggs with grilled veggies

12:45 Carrot, Ginger soup

1:15 Salad

5:15 Veggie Rolls, samosa, and pesto broccli soup

6:00 hot lemon, honey, ginger tea

Mantra/intention for the day – Appreciation – I appreciate everything

Mind/Body/Spirit – We got woken up in the middle of the night from the Ming, Charley’s dog, barking. She was chasing a mouse and couldn’t find it in the shed! She was determined!! But still committed to waking up at 5 am. It feels so amazing to do that everyday!

I felt incredible all day today!! And, had so many fun, creative ideas that I am looking forward to implementing!

Fun/Creativity – bought some fun comedies – designed my website – creative brainstorm

Magic, Miracles and Serendipitous Moments – I was thinking ordering from Kafe and Brian said let’s order from Kafe 2 seconds later! Magical meditation this morning!! We couldn’t find FedEx today but serendipitous our driver went to get gas and we saw it! Yea!

Gratitude – I am so gratefull for brian’s creativity and business knowledge. I am one lucky Goddess! :) I am grateful for my new website. I am grateful for all of my creative ideas! I appreciate this time in Bali, to read/write/study!!

Thought on the day – Amazing day! WoW. So excited to go to bed and dream sweet dreams and then wake up to another ideal day on this beautiful earth!

“Follow your bliss.” Joseph Campbell

Bliss has always been one of my favorite words. I have had this quote in my thoughts many times over the last 10 years. Follow my bliss. Follow my bliss. And, then looking to find what gives me the most joy and then doing it!!

This has led me down some amazing paths, and full of joy and creativity, and adventure. But it hasn’t always been sunshine achieving my bliss. The reality is many times I have known what my joy and bliss have been but I didn’t follow it. It hasn’t always been so called “normal”. I didn’t fit into society’s idea for a Midwest girl!! So I was confronted… I had found something that gave me the most joy, and I didn’t know anyone who is doing it. I let fear stop me and went with the pack and said. “Maybe I should try to be more normal and realistic?”

So, I looked to follow other people’s bliss. Not a good idea! Never felt alive and fulfilled, and it was very draining for me to try to follow someone else’s path! To quote Campbell again, ”People say that what we are seeking is a meaning of life. I don't think this is what we're really seeking. I think what we're seeing is an experience of being alive.” Can I get an Amen I love Joseph!! :)

I could care less about the meaning of life actually. I want to feel alive, I want to live out my dreams, I want to be happy! I want to feel connected to the life force that flows through my body and I want this for everyone else on the planet as well!!

I don’t know about you but I tend to complicate things. I can start to analyze things, and start asking “why do I want to do that? Is that my ego? Is that really what I want to do? I don’t see myself doing that in 10 years, why would I do it now?” Who the hells cares!!!! I have these desires, these dreams and they make me feel really good right now. So, follow that piece of bliss and go for it!!

An example in my current life right now! I love love love to train and to live the athlete life. There is something that is so invigorating for me. I love to get better, stronger!! I also love to be beautiful and radiant. So, for me right now fitness shows gets me fired up because I can combine the two and it is a fun and dynamic!! So, I feel excited and then I start to have thoughts like.. “I am not a bodybuilder, I don’t want to focus that much on my body, what a selfish goal, it doesn’t serve anyone but myself, it is superficial, promotes a false sense of beauty…” blah blah blah the list can go on and then any bliss I felt when I first got inspired is gone and I am no longer sure I want to do it!! Funny how our minds work huh? :)

So, today I made the decision to go for it! Fitness Show Goddess coming at ya! :) How can I be the most radiant fitness goddess possible is the question I ponder now!?! How about you is there a bliss in your life that you desire to follow!?! Follow it, feel alive and inspire the rest of us with accomplishing that dream! :)

Glimpse into my Goddess life

Up at 5 am Meditation 5:30- 6:30

11:00 -12:00 Kelly Howell (brain waves – destiny)

7:30-8:30 Kelly Howell Universal Mind

Workout – 30 min walk – 20 minuet stretch

1 hr massage

Diet –

7:00 detox drink & ginger, lemon, honey tea

8:00 Beet the heat drink

8:45 Pineapple

10:00 Buckwheat pancakes with berry compote

12:30 Green juice

1:00 Grilled Veggies, feta salad & hot cocoa with soymilk

5:15 coconut water & Indian Plate

Mantra/intention for the day – I actually didn’t create one today! Oops!

Mind/Body/Spirit – Woke up a bit groggy! And funny, last night’s meal wasn’t all that great health-wise! And it had my body overheated I woke up in the middle of the night hot. I have experienced this before when I eat less than optimal food and too much sugar. It was amazing to feel and I don’t need to do it again! :) I didn’t have dark chocolate today! YEA!

I am really inspired to compete and creating more and more desire everyday about the process and how I can have as much fun as possible!! I am loving doing 3 mediations a day! Truly remarkable to do 3 hrs of meditation and subconscious/guided visualization work! AMAZING! I feel my mind and brain transforming!

Fun/Creativity – created a fun collage of my affirmations with markers

Magic, Miracles and Serendipitous Moments – I love the synergy between Brian and I. It is so awesome as we are both creating a new website right now and we both have such amazing ideas, it is really magical to see the process unfold!! Miracle is that I got clear on what I am committed to in the next 6-12 months!! Magical to feel the deep commitment and knowing that everything is going to work out perfectly and better than I can even imagine right now!

Gratitude – I am so blessed to be living in Bali. I appreciate daily massages, and yummy food, and meditation, and my bose headphones (they are rockin), I appreciate my creativity, I appreciate my passion for growth and expansion, I appreciate Kelly Howell, and I am grateful for the Indian Plate I am about to go and eat! :)

Thought on the day – Amazing day!! I am becoming more of my higher self everyday. I feel it, I can see it and I know it!! It feels so amazing to be writing everyday. I thank you for reading and I am excited to share all of my ideas with you! :) Good Night! xoxoxooxoxox