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A Balanced Perspective Weekly
on Health and Wellness June 16, 2006 1. Who's Winning The Elections In Your Life? 2. Website Highlight Of The Week - Photographer 3. Cooking Classes 4. Improve Your Relationship with Food and Your Body --- 1. Who's Winning The Elections In Your Life? I recently read a log in a friend’s blog that I thought offered a thought provoking, holistic point of view that challenged and excited me. I want to share it with you this week with one request. Carve out some time for yourself to really think about this today, whether it be five minutes of focused quiet time, or during a meditative walk. It was written during last year’s government elections and requires you to think about how your life and body might support or protest how you govern yourself. ”With all the campaign ads running on TV and radio these days, local personalities voicing their support for candidates, candidates speaking out against other candidates, "normal citizens" praising the latest administration's reforms, it's had me thinking. The other night as I sat listening to yet another urge for support I thought to myself, "How hard can it really be to be mayor of New York City (or president of the U.S.)?" I mean, it seems in those jobs it's all about delegation. All you really have to do is find people who are experts in a specific area and commission them to do what's needed. Right? Yes, so you have to be a good judge of character, and you have to have a pretty good pool to choose from, but when you're at that level it would seem there'd be loads of people to choose from. Oh, and you have to be a good mediator when debates arise between your advisors, but at the end of the day that doesn't seem so challenging for a middle-child from a big family like me. Obviously, I am not the slightest bit politically inclined. Nevertheless, my thoughts shifted, as they always do - to me. I started to wonder what would happen if there was an election for my position as head of my life. Would I be an automatic shoe-in with my constituents? Or would my track record leave room for debate? For instance, would my liver and other organs protest that I've not supplied them with the federally recommended amounts of nutritional aid to at least balance the flood of toxins regularly forced on them? Would my finances protest that I have exploited them, that they are my weakest and most ignored demographic? Would my emotions accuse me of recklessly wasting them by over commitment in shallow relationships and under communication in deep life-giving relationships? What about my campaign allies? Who would support me staying in office? My ego? Would my ego be the crony who spoke up loudly, praising my ambiguous achievements and thanking me for placing him in his position of power? Would my heart thank me for the care and protection I've made top administration priority? In the light of these questions I think the candidate debates would be incredibly exciting. That is, if there were someone else running for position as head of my life. But there isn't. And I'm not so sure that's a good thing. Without challenging my own administration policies I'm afraid to find myself continuing in inefficient, wasteful, mediocre patterns. Like the next citizen, I want to live in a city that thrives. I want to be part of a nation that flourishes. But I am realizing that no matter how good the mayor is, my happiness and prosperity are less linked to his leadership, and more deeply dependant on my own." -http://www.rachelbulkley.blogspot.com What about you? How's the government of your life going? Relationships, Finances, Your Heart, Your Physical Health, Your Friends, Your Work, Your Nourishment? Are you supplying yourself with appopriate needs in all of these areas. Are you protecting yourself from abuse? Let me know what you think? I am very curious to hear. I will also be taking inventory of myself. If you find yourself wanting coaching to bring this into balance contact me for some thought provoking discussion on your own life this summer. Get some individualized feedback and make some serious progress!! Melissa ------ "Counseling with Melissa was so much more than what I'd expected. I started out thinking I was just going to be coached through a diet, but she helped with many other aspects of my life. She really took the time to get to know me and respected my values. We worked on my self-image and I have learned to be kinder and more accepting to myself. She helped me to develop a budget that was livable, ultimately leading to less stress in my life. We worked on how I deal with personal relationships as well. I am so much more aware of my needs and how to express them to those in my life. I also lost about 20 pounds during our six months of sessions and have still maintained that weight loss. I miss my telephone meetings with Melissa, but it's still very helpful to get her weekly newsletters. I would recommend her services to anyone! She is very balanced in her approach." - Kasey, Virginia, 2006 *Improve Your Body Image |
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