Merry Christmas to All

And what to my wondering eyes should appear, a jolly fat man and eight tiny reindeer ...

And he said out loud as he flew out of sight, Merry Christmas to all, thanks for the IsaDelight!

Almost Christmas!

I'm finally getting excited about Christmas. Just a little. I'm hanging out with my friend Wendy, something we haven't done in a long time. It feels good to just relax and enjoy some holiday cheer!

Mele Kalikimaka!

Golden Light

There's this breathing exercise that uses light in yoga.

Stand in a horse stance, feet firmly planted, arms outstretched in front of you, eyes closed -- then imagine a ball of golden light between your hands. Play with it, roll it between your hands, watch it grow, see it change shapes, feel its warmth.

Then when you're ready, exhale fully and inhale the ball deep into your belly. Pulling it in with your hands ... pushing into your hara or center.

Feel it energize you. Feel its heat. You are golden!

Wishing you peace and positive energy today!

IPOD Inspiration

Ok, so I skipped another Martial Arts World class tonight. Maybe I'm just not ready to go back to working out with others yet. I have to accept that.

I did however FINALLY GET MY IPOD!! YAY!!!

It had been lost in the mail and finally got to me! Try jumping rope without music. It sucks! But now, I got my new IPod, it works great! I went to ITunes and downloaded great workout songs! I'm so excited about the new exercise phase. Finally, I said it, I'm excited about exercise!

Breakthrough.

Plus today I was so back on program. I realized how much I missed it and how much better I feel when I stick to it. So today was another good day! Something to be celebrated after the past few days of the cranky curmudgeon!

Weekend Warrior ... NOT

This is a quick post between so many holiday weekend events ...

First part ... salt craving has been over the top for the past two to three days ... plus I spent most of Friday and some of Saturday suffering from occasional bloating and lots of irritability.

Even though I cleansed on Friday, it was a really lame cleanse ... by that I mean, I was craving salt so badly during the middle of the day I succumbed to the bags of Lay's potato chips I'd bought while on autopilot in the morning. But I kept cleansing. Then I finished some pasta left over from the night before ... And kept cleansing. Hey, most important, at least I didn't give up.

Then I saw a picture of this Salt. It reminded me of one of the most impatient muppets lurking inside my head ... the one who wants it all and wants it NOW! Hence, the crankiness. I did want everything and I wanted it NOW!

Next was yesterday, something to celebrate ... for the first time in the longest time, I put on clothes and didn't worry about 'looking fat.' Using Isagenix can be very freeing. I put on my clothes they felt HUGE, even though my previous day's cleanse was totally lame. It was great to have that feeling!

Of course then I had to sabotage myself again last night by going a wee bit round the bend food and drink wise. Holiday spirit and all ... oh boy. Fun, but today I really feel the effects of it. My stomach feels bloaty and my system feels like crap! Perhaps this time it's lesson learned. After about a day and a half of pseudo-program, I feel the negative effects.

I'm not saying going wild will never happen again, I'm just saying there's really a ginormous difference. And it isn't the feeling I want to live with regularly.

But I did it, and it's over. I think tomorrow will be a good day to a real cleanse.

Did have lots of fun this weekend, some big Aha's, lots of family and friends and joy and celebrations. Most important was the dawning of clothing that's been untouched in my closet for more than three years! Tis the season to celebrate indeed.

Inspiration ...

I needed a little reminder of this today ... thought I'd share with anyone else who's like-minded.

We all have the power to create what we desire! Success is merely wishes and dreams combined with hard work and good luck!

Meet a Muse

I was searching for a Muse today and came across this lovely lady. She's the today's inspiration for what I'm about to do.

Ok, yes, I am in need of something different. The road to creating health and longevity is not always paved and smooth. Sometimes there's rocks and stuff that have to be traversed carefully or in this case completely ignored.

At those times you just have to say 'what the heck' and go where the Muse will lead you. Perhaps a few solid hours of spontaneous ditching will fuel my inner imp. He is in need of an outing! There's mischief to be had somewhere, I tell you.

I'll admit I'm feeling a bit prickly today, and I'm not sure what that's all about. Other than the usual holiday stuff, which is about to be chucked out the window right now, in favor of a hike up Fern Dell in Los Feliz.

Since I can no longer turn to food as the solution, maybe some exercise and a mini photo safari will improve my sour mood.

I warned everyone this is a truth zone ... let's see how I feel after get out for a while. Will share pictures of the adventure tomorrow. Thanks to this Muse for caring enough to whisper something to get me out of this funk!