Cheers to "me time" Mornings

I decided Monday, after many weeks of trial and error that I'd actually start getting up early and take some time to sit, enjoy some coffee and write in my blog in the morning.  So far I'm 2 for 2 and I'm enjoying it, despite the fact I've had 2 late nights.  1. because Sundays for some reason I just can't go to bed early, I don't like saying good bye to the weekends. and 2. I was up last night finishing part of my baseball players gift for our many celebrations we have coming up <3

I have a lot of inspiring women in my life and to give honor to those women this morning I'm going to share some of the "inspiring things" we pass along to each other.

This on is apparently taught at Stanford...hmmm
"I just finished taking an evening class at Stanford. The last lecture was on the mind-body connection - the relationship between stress and disease. The speaker (head of psychiatry at Stanford) said, among other things, that one of the best things that a man could do for his health is to be married to a woman, whereas for a woman, one of the best things she could do for her health was to nurture her relationships with her girlfriends.

At first everyone laughed, but he was serious. Women connect with each other differently and provide support systems that help each other to deal with stress and difficult life experiences. Physically this quality “girlfriend time" helps us to create more serotonin - a neurotransmitter that helps combat depression and can create a general feeling of well being. Women share feelings whereas men often form relationships around activities. They rarely sit down with a buddy and talk about how they feel about certain things or how their personal lives are going. Jobs? Yes. Sports? Yes. Cars? Yes. Fishing, hunting, golf? Yes. But their feelings? Rarely.

Women do it all of the time. We share from our souls with our sisters/mothers, and evidently that is very good for our health. He said that spending time with a friend is just as important to our general health as jogging or working out at a gym.

There's a tendency to think that when we are "exercising" we are doing something good for our bodies, but when we are hanging out with friends, we are wasting our time and should be more productively engaged—not true. In fact, he said that failure to create and maintain quality personal relationships with other humans is as dangerous to our physical health as smoking!

So every time you hang out to schmooze with a gal pal, just pat yourself on the back and congratulate yourself for doing something good for your health! We are indeed very, very lucky. Sooooo let's toast to our friendship with our girlfriends. Evidently it's very good for our health."

Strong Person
A strong person knows how to keep their life in order.  Even with tears in their eyes, they still manage to say "I'm Ok" with a smile.
God is good.  Change is coming.

In 2009, to start off the new year, my aunt forwarded me this in an email--I kept it and reefer to it often:

1. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate antidepressant.

2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. Buy a lock if you have to.

3. Buy a DVR, tape your late night shows and get more sleep.

4. When you wake up in the morning complete this statement, "My purpose is to ____today".

5. Live with the 3 E's--Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy

6. Watch more movies, play more games, and read more books than you did last year.

7. Always pray and make time to exercise.

8. Spend more time with people over the age of 70 and under the age of 6.

9. Dream more while you're awake.

10. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants 

11.Try to make at least 3 people smile each day.

12. Clear the clutter from your house, car, and desk

13.Invest your energy in the positive present moment.  Don't waste your energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you can't control.

14. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn.  Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class...but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime

15. Life isn't fair but it's still good

16. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone
17. Don't take yourself so seriously.  No one else does.
18. Agree to disagree. You don't have to win every argument.
19. Don't compare your life to others'. You don't know their journey.
20. Ladies- Go on and burn those special candles, use the 600 thread count sheets, the good china, and wear your fancy lingerie now.  Stop waiting for a special occasion, every day is special.
(that ones my favorite and I think about it every time I say ohh I should wait)
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Forgive everyone for everything.
23. What other people think of you, is none of your business.
24. Tim heals almost everything, give time, time!
25. However good or bad a situation is, it will change
26. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will, stay in touch with them.
27. Envy is a waste of time. God provides, remember.
28. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up, and show up.
29. Do the right thing
30. Call your family often
31. Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements: "I am thankful for___." "Today I accomplished___."
32. You are too blessed to be stressed.
33. Enjoy the ride. Remember that this is not Disney World and you certainly don't want a fast pass. You only have one ride through so make the most of it and enjoy the ride.

Here are the women who have shared with me :)

My GG and I- Grandma Gail

My mommy