Are You Drowning in Life?

Have you ever felt that you are being completely smothered by your life? Like you have slipped under the current and now you can’t catch your footing? Like you just can’t seem to catch a break?

Well trust me, I know exactly how you feel. In fact, it seems that a lot of people that I have spoken to recently are having a difficult time with life in general right now. It is easy to get swept up in the urgency of things; the meetings, lectures, due dates, planners, assignments, responsabilities, etc… Life moves quickly, and if you cannot learn to juggle all of the demands that you have placed upon yourself or allowed to be placed upon you, then you will most certainly drown. 

So are we all doomed to a miserable, hectic fate? I am happy to say NO! Absolutely not. There is not reason that we should spend our lives been swallowed by stress and pressure. That’s no way to live. There is no enjoyment in that. 

Tell me this, which group of words sounds better?

A. Chaos, busy schedules, deadlines, appointments, assignments, tasks, to-do lists, meetings, projects, chores, requests, bills, letters, phone calls, alarms, text messages, e-mails, memos, reminders, jobs, expectations, rushing, demands…..

B. Beauty, awareness, relaxation, appreciation, gratitude, acknowledgement, vitality, energy, tranquility, free time, hobbies, peace, simplicity, bliss, joy, improvement, opportunity, possibility, dreams, passion, pleasure, fulfillment, adventure, nature, travel…

Honestly…which life would you chose?

Well, with the help of Elaine St. James, I am choosing option B.! Elaine St. James is the author of the books “Simplify Your Life”, “”Living the Simple Life”, and “Inner Simplicity”, and she is an expert on simplifying your life and making room for the things we truly enjoy. I adore her books, and over the next several weeks as I read them all, I am going to share some of the best tips with you, so that you can benefit from her amazing amounts of wisdom and make some space for yourself in your own life.

Fruit: Nothing But Sugar and Carbs?

So, another huge myths out there is that you need to limit the amount of fruit you consume, because fruit is really high in sugar and carbohydrates. True? HEEELLS NO!

That’s complete crap. Fruit is the food of life. Literally, fruit provided life in the garden of Eden. (EDEN WAS VEGAN!) Anyways…. fruit is full of water, which hydrates our bodies. It is low in fat, and provides us with complex carbohydrates which fuel our bodies and are rarely ever stored as fat. The glucose in fruit is transformed into instant energy. I eat fruit before my workouts, and I can definitely feel the energy boost! The fiber in fruit helps to keep our digestive system moving, flushing waste from our bodies, removing toxins. It is stuffed full of minerals and vitamins that provide essential nutrients to us, as well as amino acids, cancer fighting enzymes, flavanoids, and tannins. It is easily digested by the body. Fruit is amazing, your body needs it.

Fruit offers vitamins, minerals, water, carbohydrates, phytonutrients, and fiber that aid every bodily function!