Be Comfortable With My Age.

Not only do I need to accept my age, but also to celebrate my age. With age comes wisdom and good stories.

Redirect Negative People

Redirect people when they are being negative. I can ask them what do you want or ask them to tell you something good that has happened to them today at work etc. I have found these to be a complaint stopper when people get on a negativity kick.

Stretching Myself

Do one thing today that takes me out of my comfort zone.

Ownership Of My Health

About a month ago I was diagnosed with Osteopenia. This is often a precursor to Osteoporosis. My bone density is less than a healthy density, but it's not as severe as osteoporosis. My doctor told me I needed to take 1200mg of calcium per day, 800 IUs to 1000 IUs of Vitamin D per day, and do weight bearing exercise 5 times per week. I always thought of myself as a healthy eater. I was already walking 5 times per week, doing hand weight exercises 3 times per week and taking 1000mgs of calcium per day. Since I felt like I was already doing everything right and it didn't help, I stopped everything.

Now it is time for me to take control of my health again. I researched calcium and it turns out I was taking a form that needed to be taken with food or an acid drink such as orange juice. That wasn't mentioned on my calcium supplement, but now I know. Tomorrow, I will go out and buy a calcium citrate supplement with Vitamin D added. I will walk and do my weights. I will come up with a plan to incorporate calcium into my diet by eating calcium rich foods.

I am getting back on track to live a healthy life.

Thankful

I will spend the next week writing daily in my journal about 1 thing I am thankful for. I will write about things that I have not written about since I started on my journey of gratitude.

Update:Day 1 – I am thankful for heat on this very cold day.
Day 2 – I am thankful for moisturizer to counter the effects of wonderful, indoor heat.
Day 3 – I am thankful for leftovers for dinner after an 11 hour workday.
Day 4 – I am thankful for Christmas carols. I'm sorry, but I adore them.
Day 5 – I am thankful I remembered to slow down and enjoy this time with my daughters.
Day 6 – I am thankful for the opportunity to put on the brakes, breath, appreciate all the positive aspects of my daughter's misadventures and all the good decisions she made.
Day 7 – I am thankful for the opportunity and gift of hugging and telling the people I love how grateful I am to have them in my life.

Thanksgiving and Gratitude

The anticipation of the day, company, family and all sorts of yummy food to eat. Preparing the menu.
greeted by the smell of turkey cooking all day. An apple pie baking in the oven. Laughter in the kitchen as my girls help me prepare the big meal. The backdrop of the Macy's parade and all the oversized balloon caricatures making their way down the crowded avenues. The words of thanks from all of us sitting around the dinner table. The blessings of being surrounded by family and friends. Thoughts and feelings of gratitude and love.

What are you thankful and grateful for?

Thanksgiving and Blessings

Remember to be thankful to be surrounded by family and good friends. Overlook the negative feelings that family can sometimes evoke and instead bask in the delight of having people that care about us in our life.