Each Day is New

I am going to live my day to the fullest by enjoying every moment of it as I Mindfully; See, Feel and Touch everything that I experience throughout the day. I already started doing so; watching the cereal fill the bowl & filling my eye of the different textured shapes & colours, and by eating my breakfast so that I explored the taste and texture of each small bite of food which helped slow down my eating. I find that it also keeps me full for a longer period of time helping me lose & maintain my weight. There was much more to my eating schedule that makes me appreciate foods & liquids (especially water) and where it came from and how it was produced.  I will probably go into this in later posts about my opinions about organic/non-gmo/local/fair trade foods and how we need to take care of our water sources.

I am going out this afternoon and will be using my Mindfulness Practice, as I do my travel watching the clouds, trees, people, etc, when on the bus so I can see the beauty and complexity of the world around me.  I will be doing some Art today at a studio that offers many opportunities to do things like pottery, drawing, mixed media & much more but will not decide till I make it there and find out what rooms are available.   I've been drawing a lot lately but want to use my Archival Ink pens to polish things off because I really like the feel and visual concepts it gives to the art piece.  Plus going to the studio today will help my get out of the house and feel less anxious at being stuck inside the house all day.

Before going out I will be cleaning & organizing around the apartment which is one of the least favourite things to do in the day but is something that I have scheduled to do this morning than just get sucked into the internet and not do anything productive and have the mess make me anxious and depressed.  While doing so I am going to play some high beat music and again use every moment to explore my surrounds and have exercise at the same time.  Yes, housework is exercise especially to someone with inflammatory arthritis and brittle diabetes which I will explain in later posts. :)

Have a Great Day!!!!

Mindfulness Links:

• Mindfulness
• Everyday Mindfulness Exercises For Stress Relief
• Mindfulness, Meditation and Mental Health
• Mindfulness Meditation
• Mental Health Matters - Mindfulnes

Rain & Shine

This is a great quote that I'm going to use as a inspiration for me on rainy and windy days...

“It’s not what happens when the sun shines that defines you. It’s what you do when it rains.”

—Kute Blackson

 I saw this on my facebook feed under: Positively Positive  (https://www.facebook.com/positivelypositive) and found this quote helping me to get outside of the apartment for a few hours today...

More unde picture

picture from: http://www.positivelypositive.com/2013/02/27/its-time-to-come-out-of-the-closet-and-quit-hiding/

I made it out of my apartment and was pleasantly surprised to temporarily see the sun peaking from the overcast skies realizing that I would of missed it if I stayed inside.  I also enjoyed a cup of herbal tea (raspberry) at one of my favourite coffee stops and was able to handle my anxiety when someone came in and started talking very loud and made a bit of an disturbance.  I have learned in the past  to help my anxiety by doing the following: deep breathing, practicing mindfulness and/or listening to the radio on my cell phone and doing some activities like writing and drawing.  

I am a very active internet user and have many interest outside my home that I will be including in the blog which will help me and maybe others in their healing process.  First of all, I will list my variety of interests and things that I want to start incorporating in my life through small goals to become habits.  These small steps will become habits after having them in my life for more than 10 weeks and continuing them in a diagram showing me how I was able to climb that particular hill and adding it to my life journey. I will also make a list of things that I have added to my life and that I will not give up the momentum I've already started on.

In my blog will be my 2 cents & journey through the healing practices, guidance and goals in the;

• Journal & Blog writing (opinions, thoughts, feelings, adventures, musings, views, reflections, journey, growth, perceptions, gratitude, inspiring stories, good/bad times, etc...)
• Relationships (love, husband, parenting, teenagers, family, friendship, etc)
• Mind-Body-Spirit
• Recreational Activities (walking, urban exploration, swimming, chair exercises, stretching, stationary bike, etc...)
• Healthy Living (mediation, mindfulness, relaxation, good sleeping habits, etc.)
• Spirituality (multi/inter faith, earth-spirituality, buddhism, ethics, experiences, community engagement, activities, etc...)
• Environmental Health
• Cooking & Food (organic, gluten-free, pescetarianism, recipes, nutrition, cuisine, etc)
• Disabilities, Diseases, Physical Health, & Health Care (Type I Diabetes,  Bipolar II Disorder, Seasonal Effective Disorder, Hypothyroidism, Psoriatic Spondylitis Arthritis, mental health, self-help/improvement, recovery, advocacy, education, etc...)
• Arts-Crafts-Hobbies (drawing, mixed media, painting, pottery, photography, gardening, , etc)
• Books/Literature (self-help, non-fiction/fiction, fantasy/sci-fi, etc..
• Social Media (Faceook, Google+ Twitter, U-tube, Stumble Upon, etc)

I look forward to be able to share and explore these goals and experiences within this blog to help with my on-going healing of Body, Mind and Spirit.