Gone Fishin'!

 

Yesterday was Friday.   For some reason, it seemed like that week consisted of 14 days, not 7.  It was a chilly, dreary, rainy day.    I got up at my usual 5:00 a.m. and headed for the gym.  I love going to the gym, especially on Fridays for my QiGong class.

After the gym I stopped to see my Mom.  She had surgery a couple months ago and is still pretty much housebound so I like to stop and see her often to check up on how she is doing and just to chat. 

By the time I got back home after doing errands, it was almost noon.  I headed for my studio and picked up my “to do list”.  The usual suspects, send out weekly invoices, pay some bills, answer emails, write a blog, start the newsletter, etc. etc. and, oh yeah, design gift basket to fill the waiting orders.

It was when I looked at the orders and saw that all of them were scheduled for delivery next week, I decided what to do next.  Nothing….  That’s right, nothing….

I shut my studio door  and put the "Gone Fishin'" sign on the knob, (mentally because there is no door to my studio and I don't have a "Gone Fishin" sign), poured a glass of wine and turned the TV to On Demand.  Don’t ask me what I watched because I couldn’t tell you.  I spend the whole day, doing nothing.  Well, I did finish crocheting that baby blanket for a friend who is due in a couple of months, but that doesn’t count.

Sometimes doing nothing is exactly what you need to do to.  Mentally, I was a chilly, dreary, rainy day and even though I could have made the gift baskets I needed to fill the orders, written my blog and newsletter and have done all of the other things I do in my job, doing nothing was the better choice.

According to the weather forecast, it is going to be chilly, dreary and rainy for the next several days, but I am back to feeling like my warm, sunny self and am recharged and ready to go.  Heading for the gym this morning, stopping to see my Mom and running errands again but I’ll be back at my desk later this morning rockin’ and rollin’.

The view from Laurel Mountain today is … re-energized.

Marie

P.S.  The photo is of our Gone Fishin" gift basket.

You Can Do It!

You are what you eat.  Living in one of the wealthiest countries in the world it is hard to believe that many of us are suffering from malnutrition.  It’s not that we don’t have enough to eat; it’s just that we are eating the wrong foods.

Diets high in fats, sugars and refined carbohydrates don’t give the body what it needs to work properly. A steady diet of these foods can lead to obesity, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, list is long.

The same goes for your mind.  You are what you think.  Diets high in negative self talk can lead to exhaustion, increased stress, depression, and so much more.

The way to get healthy is very simple.  Choose your food and your thoughts carefully.  Simple but it’s not necessarily easy. It takes work but being physically and emotionally healthy is definitely worth the effort.

The view from Laurel Mountain today is … live long and prosper.

Marie