Monday, August 31, 2009

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They're Back, Darn Allergies


How are your allergies doing? Mine started acting up last night with a vengeance. I think I have sneezed over one hundred times and used double the tissues.

I have endured the pleasure of dealing with allergies since I was very young. I remember feeling horrible and my eyes would practically shut completely, I would be sneezing, coughing, not being able to breath well, and blowing my nose till it was as red as Rudolph. I started every school year in this condition and it really could be embarrassing at times.

When I was young people did not bring their child to the doctor unless it was a necessity. My parents had the money to bring me but they never did. Instead, I would take over the counter medicine and put a heating pad over my eyes for days at a time. I would get so sick that I would miss days of school the beginning of every year. I got use to this, it was something I could count on happening every fall and spring.

After I was married and just couldn't take it any more I went to my doctor and told her my history. My doctor sent me to a allergist and I learned all the things I was allergic to even though, really, I already knew most. I figured the test were good because other doctors would see the proof for themselves. I also learned that I had asthma, that was a little bit of a shock but made sense from all the things I had gone through.

All this knowledge started a series of finding the correct medicine to work well for me. I have tried multiple allergy medications, some were prescriptions and then they turned to over the counter medicine. It seemed like every time you would discover something that worked they would change how they would sell it. When you deal with insurance companies, as I am sure you know, this can be a problem. I also have tried multiple inhalers, pills, and breathing machines for my asthma.

The worse part for me was I would try a certain allergy pill and it would cause my asthma to act up, twice I ended up in the hospital for these reasons. I had bronchitis, pneumonia, chronic asthma, and my allergies happening all at the same time. I spent five days in the hospital with breathing treatments, on a IV. I thought I was going to die, honestly. I think my family thought I was going to die to, my kids would just look at me as I struggled to breath. I have to say that I was seriously scared to death.

Well, you know I made it because I am writing this. The thing I want to share with you is if you feel that the medication that you are taking is not working for you then you have to talk to your doctor. It took me twenty years to feel like I am finally taking what works for me. It took me this long because I didn't question the doctor. I learned in the last twenty years that nobody knows my body like I do and I trust when I question the doctor that I am right to do so.

The reason my allergies acted up last night was because I was stupid and did not take the time to go to the store yesterday to refill my medicine. It wasn't smart of me at all, especially considering the time of year it is. Last night was a reminder to me of how I don't want to feel. Find the medicine that works for you and stick to it. When you feel to tired to go to the store for a refill, take my advice, GO!!

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Relaxing regularly and Deeply is the Perfect Remedy to Conquer Stress

Relaxing regularly and deeply is the perfect remedy to conquer stress.

Excerpt from Power Napper: Relaxation and Meditation,
an eBook by Julie Lusk, M.Ed.

The World Health Organization predicts that stress-related disorders and psychological disorders will be the second leading cause of disabilities in the world by 2020.

The good news is that we can each take action to prevent and/or cope with stress. It’s time to take stress seriously and learn to do things that really release stress and result in reducing muscular tension, regulating blood pressure and even relieving pain.

Is rest and relaxation a waste of time? Hardly!

* Isaac Newton made his breakthrough discovery on gravity while he was relaxing and watching apples fall from trees.

* Archimedes had his “eureka” moment in the bath tub.

* Albert Einstein was asked how he discovered the atom. He said, “I didn’t discover it. I meditated and it revealed itself.” Einstein also said,

“Play is the best research.”
“Imagination is more important than knowledge.”

Guided Relaxation is a valuable tool for your stress relief toolbox. The secret to gaining relaxed energy is to clear away the mental ruckus and emotional debris to make room for clear thinking.

One of the easiest ways of doing this is through relaxing the muscular tension held in the body by tensing and releasing muscle groups throughout your body using a reliable technique known as progressive muscular relaxation. Doing so not only releases physical tension, it also teaches you the felt difference between tension and relaxation. By knowing this, you can catch physical tension early on and before it causes painful headaches, back problems and digestive trouble. A calming effect for the body, mind, emotions and spirit is awakened as well.

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- Improve immunity
- Lower Stress
- Feel more refreshed; especially when you need it most
- Cellular rejuvenation and repair
- Better sleep
- More energy
- Greater mental clarity while reducing worry
- Increase creativity
- Enhance problem-solving and intuition
- Extra stamina and endurance
- More productivity
- Relieve pain
- Improve your outlook
- Better overall health
- And more!



Excerpt from Power Napper: Relaxation and Meditation,
an eBook by Julie Lusk, M.Ed.

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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Farah


I remember my two friends and myself pretending to be Charlie's Angels. I can laugh out load remembering us running through the field in the park down the road from our house pretending to hold guns in our hands. I use to have my hair cut just like Farah's, my hair use to look so much like hers that people always made comments. My friend had given me a clipping from a magazine of Farah's haircut and how it was done, it hung on the board at the back of my desk for the longest time.

What a truly remarkable woman Farah was. When you look now at the life she has lead and what part she played in making her life have meaning is fantastic. Her looks alone could have gotten her through but that was not what she was all about. She made smart decisions and showed people she was more than a pretty face.

She made some movies that I thought made a big impact on others. She probably was a good influence to many people with similar problems to the movies she was in.

Most of all Farah showed a tremendous amount of pride in the last couple years, going through this sickness and sharing it with the world. I think she thought that if she shared this sickness with others that they would see that all people have sicknesses and how they handled each day would be the most important thing they would ever do. It was very sad watching her go through all she did but I bet that many people, sick or not, learned and admire her more today than ever.

Farah's life had meaning beyond the word, she entertained us, gave us many memories, and taught us to live every day without taking it for granted.

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

These Are All Questions I Believe We Ask Ourselves Often.


Do you believe that your life is planned out for you before you are born? Do you believe when you die that it is because that was the plan all along? Do you believe that when an accident has occurred that alters your life that you were meant to be a role model for others?

These are all questions I believe we ask ourselves often. I, myself, have asked these questions many times in my life so I imagine that everyone does the same.

I don't know about the thought that your life is planned out for you before you are born but I think it is possible. Dying I have a hard time believing is planned only because I don't understand children dying so young or people being in so much pain. It is hard for me to understand the reasoning in that. Being a role model for others, though, because of an unfortunate accident I do believe.

I have had the unfortunate chance to witness this kind of experience first hand. My oldest sister was married to this absolutely fantastic man who use to play college football, he was very active, good job, and about to become a father for the first time. I was very close to my brother in law, he was always very good to me.

When I was around fifteen years old, I came home from school to find out that my brother in law had been in a bad car accident. He was driving for work and a car had crossed over the medium strip in the road and hit his car hard. He was in serious condition and there were doubts that he would be ok.

My brother in law thankfully did survive the accident but his face was severely damaged and he needed to have reconstructive surgery. After his surgery was completed my sister was told that he was blind and there was no surgery that could change that.

Imagine how hard it would be to learn that you would never see again. It was hard, hard seems to not define the effort it took to move ahead. My brother in law attended a school for the blind to learn how to read braille and function through the day as normally as he could. He eventually had a guide dog that helped him get around a lot better.

He didn't give up but I know it was not easy for him. He learned to golf, bowl, he even ran his own company. He had the chance to see his son at a very young age before his accident, and he had a daughter later on after his accident. How hard it must be to not be able to watch your children grow.

My brother in law is like a hero to me, he is someone I look up to and I believe many people that know him do too. When I got married he walked me down the aisle, he meant a lot to me.

Today my sister and brother in law have divorced and he has remarried and has two more children. Although I don't get to see him often, He is very special to me and he will always be someone I look up to.

My brother in law is an example of a person that is a role model for others. He is proof that life goes on and you can play an important in it. I'm sure that others that know him and know of him have learned through his experience and that he has helped many others in their times of need.

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Thursday, May 28, 2009

Pictures and Memories to Last a Lifetime

Pictures and Memories to Last a Lifetime

I remember your picture, the first thing I saw when I woke up that morning. A picture which meant more to me than life did itself. It meant my existence, my past, and my future. This picture was of the one I loved, but more, the one I lost. I can't begin to say the loss I felt, I can only say the feelings that were still inside me. They were undoubtedly strong, so strong that my insides were ready to erupt. My eyes filled with tears, good tears not bad. I loved, I remembered, I will never forget.


I was looking through a box I keep of old writings, newspaper clips, and poems that I use to write when I was in high school and I came across this older poem I wrote. Of course the poem was written from the ending of a special relationship I had been in for a long time and I was hurting a lot.

Pictures have to be one of the most sacred material things that we have. If my home were on fire and of course my family was safe, I would be frantically running around trying to grab my photographs. Photographs are the one thing that helps us remember all the good things we have had in our lives. It is good to look back and remember the people in them and the wonderful times in your life. It is fun to see and remember what your children looked like from the time they are born until the age they are at now. Some times pictures are the only thing we have left to look at because your loved one may have passed away or you have gone your separate ways. I can't think of anything that is more precious, materially speaking, than those pictures, photographs, and memories that last a lifetime.

Enjoy relaxation like you've never felt before.

Monday, May 18, 2009

My Grandmother


Every one has that one special person in their life that stood beside them always and loved you more, you feel, than anyone else. My Grandmother would be that person for me. I don't know what my life would have been like without my Grandmother. I was lucky enough to at least have her in my life for fourteen years before she passed away.

I spent a lot of time with my grandmother when I was growing up. At first when I was very little, I don't remember where she lived, but I remember waiting for her anxiously to come visit me. My parents house was very big and there was a apartment on the other side of the house, eventually she moved in that apartment.

While my Grandmother lived there, I think I spent more time with her than at my own part of the house. My Grandmother brought comfort and love to my life where my parents were not capable of those traits. I can remember playing bingo, rummy, and cribbage all the time with her. Her favorite shows were Parry Mason and Emergency, I watched them all the time with her. I loved grocery shopping with my Grandmother, she always let me pick out a couple things I really wanted. I also cleaned for my Grandmother regularly and it was something I actually looked forward to.

My parents traveled a lot so I was lucky that my Grandmother was always there to take care of me, I couldn't have asked for a better babysitter. When things got rough at home with my parents my Grandmother use to let me talk into a tape recorder and get out all the things I was feeling. I really don't think that she did this for any other reason than to help me vent.
She worried about me so much and I knew it.

My Grandmother was my constant, she was the one person I knew would always be there. When I was about eleven years old my Grandmother fell down from my back porch and broke her hip which had her laid up in a nursing home for awhile. The nursing home was not too far from my house so I didn't mind so much because I could walk there and I knew that it was only temporary.

When my Grandmother was better my mother decided that it was time for her to move into a senior citizen place to live. I was not happy at all for this decision and I will never believe it was what my Grandmother wanted. I still stayed with my grandmother every weekend, she lived close to my school and a couple of my friends so it worked out fine. It got to a point where I would even go down and join the functions that were going on there with her, all the older people enjoyed me very much. I took dance lessons for several years so I would put on shows for them and stuff.

Nearing closer to the time my Grandmother passed away, I didn't go there as much. I got involved in so many activities and boys came into my life. I still saw her quite a lot but not as much as before, I always felt bad about that. One day I came home to find out that my Grandmother had died in her sleep, it was the worst news I ever could have heard.

I missed my Grandmother more than words can tell but I am grateful for having her. I found out a couple years later that the night before she passed away that my Grandmother had called my aunt and asked her to make sure I was ok and didn't get married to get away from my house. I guess she kind of knew it was her time. My Grandmother cared for me right up till the last minute and I wouldn't give up a minute that I spent with her.

Grandmothers are so important, the role they can take on in a child's life is priceless. I named my daughter after my Grandmother and I hope she realizes how special that is to me.


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