What Do You Like To Do For Exercise

What do you like to do for exercise?  I hear so many folks say "I only walk."  Any  exercise you do is better than no exercise, and in reality, walking is one of the best exercises you can do.  It offers great cardio benefits while putting little stress on your joints.  Some of my friends like to hike outdoors.  Arizona is a grwat place for outdoor activities.  I have other friends who bike for exercise in the great Arizona outdoors.  I'm personally not an outdoors person.  I exercise using dvds for cardio and yoga.  I also weightlift at the gym for strength training.  I try to do cardio followed by yoga 2-3 days per week.  I also weightlift 2-3 days per week.  I am not a morning person, but have learned to get up and workout at 5am. If I try to go after work, I usually flake out due to exhaustion.  I have learned to wake up and workout, which I've found actually helps me feel better during my day.  I'm far more alert with the extra boost of oxygen to my brain from working out.

I'd love to hear what you like to do for exercise 😊

Dealing with Struggles

Lately life has been quite a struggle for my family and me.  Lots of major family issues happening, combined with the stresses of work and finances, could spell disaster.  When I was much younger, I would have reacted with depression, anxiety, and poor ways of dealing with stress.  My biggest stress go-to was always food.  I am an emotional eater.  I eat when I'm happy, sad, angry, bored, lonley, and pretty much any emotion you can think of.  I have had to learn a better way to handle stress, but it is something I will always struggle with.  Like an alcoholic, drug addict, or a smoker, food is my addiction.  However, unlike other addictions, we can't stop eating.  It is hard, but one can cease drinking alcohol, smoking, or using drugs. One can't just stop eating and still live.  I have had to learn to workout, pray, read, and engage in other productive activities, rather than turn to food.  If all else fails, we have healthy choices food in our house rather than unhealthy.  Therefore, if I do slip and turn to food the damage isn't as bad.  

We all have struggles, hard times, challenges we must overcome in life, some are more difficult than others.  One thing we all have in common is the need for encouragement and support in the goid times and in the bad.  I try my best to be there in person, in text, by phone, through email, and in social media to offer encouragement, prayer, and hugs.  This is one of my favorite ways to be productive, helping others. 

What do you sturggle with?  How do you overcome it? How do you help others in their struggles?

Seek Him First

Do you worry?  Do you have anxiety?

Do you stress about finances, family, friends, work, school, and/or your health?  

YHWH (God) has an answer for you. 

"Don't worry about anything; on the contrary, make your requests known to God by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving. Then God's shalom, passing all understanding, will keep your hearts and minds safe in union with the Messiah Yeshua (Jesus). In conclusion, brothers, focus your thoughts on what is true, noble, righteous, pure, lovable or admirable, on some virtue or on something praiseworthy." Philipians 4:6-8

Our Father in Heaven loves and cares for you!  He will carry you in hard times.  We only need to seek His will, and He will guide us. 

"But seek first his Kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Don't wor y about tomorrow -- tomorrow will worry about itself! Today has enough tsuris already" Matthew 6:33-34

Recently, my church had a series called "Ask the Author."  It was focused on relationships and singleness as God calls us, not as the world calls us. Here is a link to the most recent teaching. 

http://pccwired.org/weekend/2015/03/29/a-gift/

The Pastor taught as the Bible does to seek God's will first whether in a relationship or single.  He wants to guide our paths.  He wants what is best for us!

"For I know what plans I have in mind for you,' says ADONAI,'plans for well-being, not for bad things; so that you can have hope and a future. When you call to me and pray to me, I will listen to you. When you seek me, you will find me, provided you seek for me wholeheartedly; and I will let you find me,' says ADONAI." Jeremiah 29:11-14

Have a blessed day seeking God first and taking comfort in knowing Adonai wants best for you always!!