Well Balanced Wellness
Holistic or whole person wellness is health and growth in the four major areas:
Mind (thought life)
Body (health)
Heart (emotions & relationships)
Soul (relationship with God)
But how do we become intentional about growth and balance in these areas. Here are is a simple ways to begin:
List each area (mind, body, heart and soul), next write things that you are currently doing (actions you are taking) in each of those areas. Here is what that might look like:
Mind
Reading a book
Be intentional about positive thoughts
Learning something new
Watching a TedTalk
Meditating on bible versus
Body
Exercise
Healthy eating
Rest
Drinking water
Heart
Weekly coffee with a mentor
Weekly hang out with friends
Calls with mom
Investing in the relationships in my life
Soul
Pray
Meditate
Read the bible
Go to church
These are a few simple ideas to start your own mini plan to bring balance and wellness to a deeper level in your life. Start simple and then add on more details. This is a great exercise you can do each week or each month. It also helps keep us on track during day to day life. From this exercise you can also begin managing your time, intentionally investing in your wellness and creating your schedule and your short term as well as long term goals!
Here is an example of what the next step might look like in adding more detail to your mini wellness plan:
Mind
Reading a book - a book that grows me spiritually or a book that teaches me something, read 6 books per year.
Be intentional about positive thoughts - become more aware of when I start focusing on negative thoughts and begin journaling about my thoughts.
Learning something new - pick up a new hobby or deepen knowledge on an existing one, watch a documentary or visit a museum.
Watching a TedTalk
Meditating on bible versus - write down a scripture to memorize and meditate on for the week/month.
Body
Exercise - write out a fitness plan (example; 3 days per week of 30 minutes of cardio and 2 days of lifting weights at the gym) and stick to it.
Healthy eating - eat more veggies. Take time each week to cook healthy foods. Cut back on refined sugar.
Rest - dedicate a whole day each week to relaxing!!!
Drinking water - cut back on other drinks and add more water. Carry water with me and pay attention to how much I drink throughout the day.
Heart
Weekly coffee with a mentor - meet weekly with a mentor (business, spiritual or relational mentor), talk to them about my challenges and ask for feedback.
Weekly hang out with friends - schedule 'fun time' with friends, make a list of the friendships I want to focus on investing in and growing this year.
Calls with mom - stay connected and engaged with family. Make time to visit also.
Investing in the relationships in my life - get intentional about growing the important relationships in my life. That might mean spending more time, energy or heart on them.
Soul
Pray - talk to God morning and before bed, also during my drive to work. Be more intentional about talking to God in my down times versus spending it online.
Meditate - listen and be present to God. Start with 5 minutes of quiet stillness each day.
Read the bible - begin a daily bible reading plan and devotional
Go to church - show up weekly and get involved (serve, give and get to know people)
The next step after this is to begin adding these things into your daily and weekly schedule. Put them into your calendar the same way you would schedule an important meeting or doctors appointment. Once you have added these action items towards deeper wellness you will have created a simple wellness plan!
Remember, all things in balance and progress not perfection. Start where you are and take small steps forward...these small steps will eventually yield huge results. Practice patience with yourself and celebrate each step you take!
May you be healthy and well!
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
10 Wellness Tips To Transform Your Life
10 Wellness Tips To Transform Your Life
1. Intentionality -
5. Water, Water, Water! -
9. Make it Fun -
1. Intentionality -
Make a decision to grow in your health and wellness - make a list of things you can focus on doing to make progress, then take daily steps to move towards balanced wellness in your mind, body and soul.
2. Create a Wellness Budget & Schedule -
Determine realistically how much time and money you have to invest in your wellness. Write out how and where you will divide up those investments and implement them into your weekly schedule. Schedule in your fitness, nutrition, fun 'you' time and self care as you would schedule a doctors appointment and honor those appointments as if it was a work commitment.
3. All Things in Balance -
Write down the following:
Mind (thought life)
Body (health)
Heart (emotions & relationships)
Soul (spiritual life)
What things do you do in each area to invest or grow? If after you make the list one area is lacking, find small ways you can begin investing in that area.
4. Food For Living, The Balanced Plate -
Nutrition is made simple through the balanced plate approach...all things in balance! Instead of eating 3 large meals per day, try 4-5 smaller meals. Each meal made up of a balanced plate (will show visually and describe). The balanced plate is 1/2 green veggies, 1/4 grains or dense carbs, 1/4 lean proteins - add an ounce of healthy fats and now you have a balanced plate!
5. Water, Water, Water! -
Our bodies need a lot more water then the old myth of 8 glasses of water per day. Typically the average person needs about 1 oz of water per body pound in weight. Many illnesses, diseases and even stubborn fat and cellulite can be significantly improved by simply increasing your water intake. Carry a non-carcinogenic plastic bottle with you to make proper hydration simpler.
6. Get Up & Get Going!
There are many ways to exercise, from exercises classes, to walking or other outdoor cardio, lifting weights, DVDs you can do at home...find what works for you. Many people focus on what they can't do, what they can't afford both financially and time wise. Decide what you can do and find a form of exercise that works. Try to move your body daily. Take the stairs, walk the dog, hit the gym, even do some free exercise videos from my web site or find exercise videos on Hulu or Youtube. Decide what you can do and do it...move your body!
7. Accountability -
Find a friend who has similar goals in wellness, ask them if they want to be 'accountability partners' with you. Schedule weekly calls with them and touch base, sharing your progress (not giving advice, but encouragement). When we say our goals out load to someone else it helps us to stay accountable to taking action on them!
8. Know the Why -
Know WHY you want to achieve your wellness goals. Be honest and clear with yourself. I want to be healthier, live longer, loose weight, feel more confident, feel more peace and happiness within myself. Knowing the why brings a deeper commitment!
9. Make it Fun -
Whether we are talking about growth and wellness in the mind, body, heart or soul remember to get creative and find ways to make it fun. You know the saying, 'All work and no play makes...'! Well it is hard to truly achieve longevity of healthy habits if we aren't able to enjoy the process. Find fitness buddies, if your single or in a relationship or married make hiking or walking a date activity, join a book club to challenge your mind, find a healthy foodie friend to cook with or exchange recipes and ideas. Find ways to make it fun! And if you try something that isn't fun, try something different. Don't give up!
10. Celebrate The Victories -
Remember it's about progress NOT perfection. Commit to doing your very best each day, realizing that your very best today will be different from your very best tomorrow. If we continue to take steps forward we are progressing towards our goals while developing the habits that will get us to success. Celebrate each step as a victory!
Sunday, January 5, 2014
Releasing Worry
Today I have a choice, in this moment I have a choice. I can either think on and focus on all of the looming challenges this life, this day, this situation, this moment has OR I can trust God. I can choose to trust him by turning my focus to his word, his promise, his support and encouragement that he is who he says he is and he does what he says he will do.
Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father keeps feeding them. Are you not worth much more than they?
(Matthew 6:26 AMP)
God is even more aware of my situations and circumstances than I am! How silly is it for me or you to worry that God might not come through. He designed this day and every day. He loves us and will take care of us.
Even in the midst of challenges WE can't see a solution for, God is already there and he already has a plan and a solution that he will provide in his timing.
The question is, in this day, in this moment can I trust God to be God? Can I let go and be a child and trust my father?
Release worry and instead rejoice in God!
For more information on Rachel Zeskind Wellness Ministries visit www.rzwellnessministries.org
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Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Getting Real...With Ourselves & Others
Two of the most challenging and frightening concepts for me are:
VULNERABILITY & AUTHENTICITY
One of the hardest things in the world is allowing myself to be both vulnerable and authentic with people. I think we all, to different varying degrees, have some challenges getting real (authentic and vulnerable) with both ourselves, God and others.
Both vulnerability and authenticity can be scary...what if I'm not accepted or loved? What if someone hurts me? I want to control what happens to me!
In my experience taking that approach to life got me two outcomes:
1. Isolation
2. Self sabotashing reliance
This effects our ability to grow and have true, deep and meaningful relationships....especially with God. He made us to need Him and to rely on Him....even if its scary sometimes!
Imagine your heart as a room with a door. Picture closing the door all the way and locking it. Now imagine being alone in that room surrounded by silence...is it a fulfilling a joyful image? It sure isnt for me! After a short time I would long for sound, people, happiness, smiles, hugs, firnedship, love and life! But nothing can enter through a closed door.
If your heart isnt full of love and joy my question to you is...
HAVE YOU CLOSED THE DOOR TO YOUR HEART
SO THAT LOVE AND JOY CAN NOT ENTER?
As we approch a new year, a new chapter or season of life begins if we choose to crack open the door and challenge ourselves to grow, fail forward and trust God. Learning to grow in the areas of vulnerability and authenticity takes willingness, intentionality and prayer...but the fruit is SO worth it!
Friday, November 29, 2013
Detox The Holidays Away
Detox The Holidays Away
By Rachel Zeskind
Most of us (myself included) can have a tendency to gallop off the reservation nutritionally this time of year. It's a season for giving, sharing time with those we love and of course...eating! Food and the holidays become interwoven as eating, drinking and being merry is a huge part of our culture. I think it is an important part of our culture as well. There was a time in my life when I stuck to my organic healthy meal plan 100 percent of the time, holiday or no holiday. I was so strict and so disciplined with what, when and how I ate that it negatively impacted my ability to enjoy friends, family and life's celebrations. Now, after a few seasons of yo-yo wellness (swinging from strict and regimented to lax and sloth-like) I believe more than ever that the key is ALL THINGS IN BALANCE! Being that strict and regimented was actually not healthy and certainly not balanced.
That being said, hopefully you, like me, decided to indulge in a few cookies, buttered breads and yummy meals (where you didn't ask or care if it was cooked with butter) and even some wine! I'm praying you enjoyed your holidays and those you love fully, in wellness and balance...meaning you didn't restrict yourself to much or over indulge or binge. Either way, 2014 is coming to an end and it is time to clean out the system and start the year a new!
So all the refined sugars, additional sodium (salt), carbohydrates, preservatives and fatty foods have left you a wee bit more toxic, dehydrated and flat out bloated then before the holidays hit. Most people make a huge mistake, they feel crappy so they jump on the scale (usually when they have food and excess liquids in their system making them even heavier versus the more acute first morning weigh in) in order to validate their negative feelings about their post holiday bodies. Ok, STOP! Fist off, that serves no one and nothing positive. We all know by how we feel that we need to clean out and reset...what we do not need to do is weigh in and make ourselves feel bad!
The first step is to stay away from the scale for 3-5 whole days! Give yourself a chance to flush the junk, release water retention and let your body readjust to a more healthy intake of nutrients before trying to determine how much weight you need to lose.
Here are some weight stats that may even help you avoid the scale (and the self abusive thoughts) completely...
If you decided to splurge straight through from thanksgiving through the new year you most likely have gained 5-10 pounds in water retention and somewhere in the neighborhood of 10-15 pounds. If this is you, ok...next year you may decide to make a stronger, more loving choice, as for now...MOVE FORWARD TO THE SOLUTION!
If you approached the holidays with a bit more balance and indulged in a few holiday meals, deserts and cocktails while returning to healthy eating in between you may not have gained any weight at all, you may simply be retaining 3-5 pounds of additional water weight from that added sodium and carbs. In which cases, good for you, hit 3 days of cleansing and get back to your regularly healthy balanced nutrition and fitness plan.
If you were more like the average person, you fell somewhere in the middle. The average weight gain I tend to see in people I have worked with and coached has been about 3-7 pounds of weight gain and about 1-5 pounds of water weight gain from water retention. Again, there is NO NEED TO ABUSE YOURSELF OR PUNISH YOURSELF! Life fluctuates a bit and so does our waist line, so we need to go with the flow. Move towards and grow in your mastery of healthy balance. YOUR VALUE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOUR BODY. In fact, my experience competing on a national level in fitness is that my body can be the outward best version of itself while my inside (mental and spiritual condition) is at its worst version! That combination is absolutely not the best version of myself! We must find that healthy balance from the outside in and the inside out. We need to have a healthy mental, emotional and spiritual condition as well as a physical condition in order to be the best us we can each be! Please remember that!!!!
So if you feel like a balloon, follow the cleanse below for 3-5 days and then get yourself committed to a healthy BALANCED fitness, nutrition and wellness plan that serves you creating or developing the best version of yourself....from the inside out and the outside in!
3-5 Day Cleanse
Eat more green veggies then you normally do in addition to a well balanced CLEAN diet! AVOID REFINED SUGAR, DAIRY, GLUTEN, PROCESSED FOODS & ALCOHOL.
During the detox write in your journal. Keep track of how you are feeling. Notice your mood, energy, bowel movements, sleep, etc.
Things you will need:
1. Psyllium Husk powder or capsules
2. Bentonite Clay
(Take the Psyllium Husk and Bentonite clay at the end of the day with water as directed on the labels).
3. Organic Lemons (4 lemons for every 1 gallon of water)
4. Dandelion Root Extract
5. Milk Thistle
(Mix lemon juice in water, take dandelion root extract and milk thistle 3X per day or mix directly into the jug of water that you will drink through out the day. READ THE LABELS ON ALL INGREDIENTS & NEVER EXCEED RECOMMENDED DOSAGES ON THEM!!!)
6. Candisol (Gets rid of all that nasty yeast that builds in your system...especially from refined sugars! Dosages vary so follow the directions on the label. You will dramatically increase the release of dead yeast if you follow up with a colonic.)
7. BPA Free Water bottle (I recommend getting a 1/2 gallon one).
Drink your body weight in ounces of water each day. Mix in a packet of electrolytes for every half gallon. Don’t buy the electrolyte packets with sugar in them!!! Drink Alkaline or Kangen water, it’s the best!
Sweat as much as you can during the cleanse. Cardio, walking in the sun wearing sweats, sauna, hot fitness classes. Always remember to stay hydrated!
Colonics are recommended in addition to the cleanse in order to completely clear you out and give you a fresh start! Your entire intestinal tract and colon will thank you...bye bye butt monkeys!
My recommendation is to use Psyllium Husk Capsules versus the powder. The powder will start to expand in the glass and have to be consumed very quickly, not everyone loves the texture of it so capsules are a huge win!
The lemon, dandelion & milk thistle 3x a day can be found in liquid drops, so we would take them like a shot OR mix with a days worth of water in one large container and drink through out the day. Also if you find bag/loose leaf of both the milk thistle and dandelion root extract, you can mix them in with hot water for a tea.
If Alkaline or Kangen water is not available, you can purchase PH balancing Alkaline tablets or drops at a place like Whole Foods.
For more extensive cleanse:
*Do a normal 3-5 days, then and do a colonic & stop the clay & husk capsules & dandelion & milk thistle for 7 days, then take clay & husk capsules for the 3 final days. Also do a second colonic two weeks after the first one. I know it doesn't sound fun but then again neither does colon cancer. We must take care of the plumbing that takes care of us!
By Rachel Zeskind
Most of us (myself included) can have a tendency to gallop off the reservation nutritionally this time of year. It's a season for giving, sharing time with those we love and of course...eating! Food and the holidays become interwoven as eating, drinking and being merry is a huge part of our culture. I think it is an important part of our culture as well. There was a time in my life when I stuck to my organic healthy meal plan 100 percent of the time, holiday or no holiday. I was so strict and so disciplined with what, when and how I ate that it negatively impacted my ability to enjoy friends, family and life's celebrations. Now, after a few seasons of yo-yo wellness (swinging from strict and regimented to lax and sloth-like) I believe more than ever that the key is ALL THINGS IN BALANCE! Being that strict and regimented was actually not healthy and certainly not balanced.
That being said, hopefully you, like me, decided to indulge in a few cookies, buttered breads and yummy meals (where you didn't ask or care if it was cooked with butter) and even some wine! I'm praying you enjoyed your holidays and those you love fully, in wellness and balance...meaning you didn't restrict yourself to much or over indulge or binge. Either way, 2014 is coming to an end and it is time to clean out the system and start the year a new!
So all the refined sugars, additional sodium (salt), carbohydrates, preservatives and fatty foods have left you a wee bit more toxic, dehydrated and flat out bloated then before the holidays hit. Most people make a huge mistake, they feel crappy so they jump on the scale (usually when they have food and excess liquids in their system making them even heavier versus the more acute first morning weigh in) in order to validate their negative feelings about their post holiday bodies. Ok, STOP! Fist off, that serves no one and nothing positive. We all know by how we feel that we need to clean out and reset...what we do not need to do is weigh in and make ourselves feel bad!
The first step is to stay away from the scale for 3-5 whole days! Give yourself a chance to flush the junk, release water retention and let your body readjust to a more healthy intake of nutrients before trying to determine how much weight you need to lose.
Here are some weight stats that may even help you avoid the scale (and the self abusive thoughts) completely...
If you decided to splurge straight through from thanksgiving through the new year you most likely have gained 5-10 pounds in water retention and somewhere in the neighborhood of 10-15 pounds. If this is you, ok...next year you may decide to make a stronger, more loving choice, as for now...MOVE FORWARD TO THE SOLUTION!
If you approached the holidays with a bit more balance and indulged in a few holiday meals, deserts and cocktails while returning to healthy eating in between you may not have gained any weight at all, you may simply be retaining 3-5 pounds of additional water weight from that added sodium and carbs. In which cases, good for you, hit 3 days of cleansing and get back to your regularly healthy balanced nutrition and fitness plan.
If you were more like the average person, you fell somewhere in the middle. The average weight gain I tend to see in people I have worked with and coached has been about 3-7 pounds of weight gain and about 1-5 pounds of water weight gain from water retention. Again, there is NO NEED TO ABUSE YOURSELF OR PUNISH YOURSELF! Life fluctuates a bit and so does our waist line, so we need to go with the flow. Move towards and grow in your mastery of healthy balance. YOUR VALUE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOUR BODY. In fact, my experience competing on a national level in fitness is that my body can be the outward best version of itself while my inside (mental and spiritual condition) is at its worst version! That combination is absolutely not the best version of myself! We must find that healthy balance from the outside in and the inside out. We need to have a healthy mental, emotional and spiritual condition as well as a physical condition in order to be the best us we can each be! Please remember that!!!!
So if you feel like a balloon, follow the cleanse below for 3-5 days and then get yourself committed to a healthy BALANCED fitness, nutrition and wellness plan that serves you creating or developing the best version of yourself....from the inside out and the outside in!
3-5 Day Cleanse
Eat more green veggies then you normally do in addition to a well balanced CLEAN diet! AVOID REFINED SUGAR, DAIRY, GLUTEN, PROCESSED FOODS & ALCOHOL.
During the detox write in your journal. Keep track of how you are feeling. Notice your mood, energy, bowel movements, sleep, etc.
Things you will need:
1. Psyllium Husk powder or capsules
2. Bentonite Clay
(Take the Psyllium Husk and Bentonite clay at the end of the day with water as directed on the labels).
3. Organic Lemons (4 lemons for every 1 gallon of water)
4. Dandelion Root Extract
5. Milk Thistle
(Mix lemon juice in water, take dandelion root extract and milk thistle 3X per day or mix directly into the jug of water that you will drink through out the day. READ THE LABELS ON ALL INGREDIENTS & NEVER EXCEED RECOMMENDED DOSAGES ON THEM!!!)
6. Candisol (Gets rid of all that nasty yeast that builds in your system...especially from refined sugars! Dosages vary so follow the directions on the label. You will dramatically increase the release of dead yeast if you follow up with a colonic.)
7. BPA Free Water bottle (I recommend getting a 1/2 gallon one).
Drink your body weight in ounces of water each day. Mix in a packet of electrolytes for every half gallon. Don’t buy the electrolyte packets with sugar in them!!! Drink Alkaline or Kangen water, it’s the best!
Sweat as much as you can during the cleanse. Cardio, walking in the sun wearing sweats, sauna, hot fitness classes. Always remember to stay hydrated!
Colonics are recommended in addition to the cleanse in order to completely clear you out and give you a fresh start! Your entire intestinal tract and colon will thank you...bye bye butt monkeys!
My recommendation is to use Psyllium Husk Capsules versus the powder. The powder will start to expand in the glass and have to be consumed very quickly, not everyone loves the texture of it so capsules are a huge win!
The lemon, dandelion & milk thistle 3x a day can be found in liquid drops, so we would take them like a shot OR mix with a days worth of water in one large container and drink through out the day. Also if you find bag/loose leaf of both the milk thistle and dandelion root extract, you can mix them in with hot water for a tea.
If Alkaline or Kangen water is not available, you can purchase PH balancing Alkaline tablets or drops at a place like Whole Foods.
For more extensive cleanse:
*Do a normal 3-5 days, then and do a colonic & stop the clay & husk capsules & dandelion & milk thistle for 7 days, then take clay & husk capsules for the 3 final days. Also do a second colonic two weeks after the first one. I know it doesn't sound fun but then again neither does colon cancer. We must take care of the plumbing that takes care of us!
Monday, September 23, 2013
Answering The Call - Wellness Ministry!
ANSWERING THE CALL
A few take-aways from the conference...
1. As leaders we must walk out wellness, not perfectly but intentionally and transparently.
2. Continually LEARN, GROW & SHARE!
3. God is moving! REVIVAL is happening thru wellness ministry.
4. Answering the call is not easy, but worth it!
5. A reminder, it's not about us...it's all about Him!
One of the take-aways I felt God revealed to me thru the conference was in the form of a tugging on my heart to bring clarity and unity in this vision of 'wellness ministry'. What exactly is wellness, what is wellness ministry? So often 'wellness' gets batched into 'fitness' or worldly definitions. God tells us...
I APPEAL to you therefore, brethren, and beg of you in view of [all] the mercies of God, to make a decisive dedication of your bodies [presenting all your members and faculties] as a living sacrifice, holy (devoted, consecrated) and well pleasing to God, which is your reasonable (rational, intelligent) service and spiritual worship. -Romans 12:1 (AMP)
and...
For no man ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and carefully protects and cherishes it, as Christ does the church, Because we are members (parts) of His body. -Ephesians 5:29, 30 (AMP)
In my book 'Wellness For Christians', I define Christ centered wellness as...
'Wellness is the (God focused) care and feeding of the mind, body, heart and soul. All things in balance, that is wellness. I would define 'self care' as the actions we take in order to tend to the needs and management of ourselves in order to breed health and wellness holistically (within the WHOLE person). Wellness is a means of worship, praise and obedience to Christ.'
(to purchase this book click link HERE)
To further clarify wellness ministry and the vision I feel called to share, the mission of a wellness ministry is to...
Resource members of the body of Christ to grow into the fullest maturity of wellness in Jesus, from the inside out and the outside in.
Church & community resources
RZ Wellness Ministries offers a number of resources, training programs and tools to resource churches and individuals in building wellness ministries and wellness ministry leaders.
Two of these are:
This connect group curriculum helps participants relearn the proper care and balance of their lives
(nutritional, health, overall wellness, fitnes and spiritual growth). Help your group:
1. Set new healthy, balanced and biblical habits
2. Create a wellness plan for all areas of their lives
3. Grow in their relationship with Christ
(individual Total Transformation work books can be purchased HERE)
To become certified as a Christian Wellness Coach and ministry leader...click HERE
Invite Rachel to speak at your church, conference, retreat or event...click HERE
For more information on RZ Wellness Ministries visit: www.rzwellnessministries.org
To experience our free resources; messages and moving meditations visit www.body-church.com
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
More Than A Rule, Wellness As A Path
Wellness is more than just a rule, it's a direction for the betterment of our lives. God commands us to...
'love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul and strength'
-Deuteronomy 6:5
This is His perfect direction for our wellness. Balanced self care (the steps we take that lead to wellness) is a means of honoring that command. whenever I have followed a command it has always turned out to be a HUGE blessing! It wasn't God giving a rule with no reason. What I have discovered, is that His commands leads us
to His perfect will for our lives and to His plan!
'For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome.'
-Jeremiah 29:11
Whenever God tells us actions to take or things to avoid it is like bread crumbs leading us to the best life He planned for us. Our job is to be faithful followers on this path, doing the work to pick up each crumb.
Step by step He leads us towards Him, towards health, maturity, wisdom, health, joy, love and peace. God asks us to participate by aligning our will with His in order to grow into His well-est version of ourselves...from the inside out and the outside in.
We need to love God with all of ourselves...mind, heart, body and soul. When we ignore one part or hold back from Him, we do not receive all that God planned for us. He is patient, loving, forgiving and merciful with each of us. He continues to throw the bread crumbs and lovingly encourage me to follow Him, even when I refuse to bend down and pick them up.
When I coach individuals in their wellness, each person has always known within their heart what they need to do. They simply need help, encouragement and support in getting back on the path and picking up the crumbs.
May you hunt for those crumbs each day and follow the path towards Gods wellness, one step at a time, enjoying the view as you travel!
'love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul and strength'
-Deuteronomy 6:5
This is His perfect direction for our wellness. Balanced self care (the steps we take that lead to wellness) is a means of honoring that command. whenever I have followed a command it has always turned out to be a HUGE blessing! It wasn't God giving a rule with no reason. What I have discovered, is that His commands leads us
'For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome.'
-Jeremiah 29:11
Whenever God tells us actions to take or things to avoid it is like bread crumbs leading us to the best life He planned for us. Our job is to be faithful followers on this path, doing the work to pick up each crumb.
Step by step He leads us towards Him, towards health, maturity, wisdom, health, joy, love and peace. God asks us to participate by aligning our will with His in order to grow into His well-est version of ourselves...from the inside out and the outside in.
We need to love God with all of ourselves...mind, heart, body and soul. When we ignore one part or hold back from Him, we do not receive all that God planned for us. He is patient, loving, forgiving and merciful with each of us. He continues to throw the bread crumbs and lovingly encourage me to follow Him, even when I refuse to bend down and pick them up.
When I coach individuals in their wellness, each person has always known within their heart what they need to do. They simply need help, encouragement and support in getting back on the path and picking up the crumbs.
May you hunt for those crumbs each day and follow the path towards Gods wellness, one step at a time, enjoying the view as you travel!
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