Life for Today

It's been 9 days since I've written and wanted to make a post.  I returned to the office on Wednesday.  For most people this wouldn't be a good thing, but for me it felt good and productive.  I am setting up a new morning schedule between the two dogs and two cats, me, packing lunch.  What would I do if I had children?  LOL 

It's been a busy 9 days.  Princess Kate managed to get her paw caught in the front door the other day.  She's been limping around but its getting better.  I took her to the vet and they wanted $190 to x-ray it and if something was broken another $120 to cast it, plus the follow up visits.  To x-ray her paw they wanted to anesthecise her - and I said she was only 7 weeks old - forget it.  Fortunately she is doing better.  So, she got her first round of puppy shots while we were there and I'm shopping for a more affordable vet.

My organic garden is doing well. Thank you Elizabeth for your help in setting it up.  It's only a week old but I anticipate it will be bursting with color, fruits and vegetables soon.  It gets watered every morning when I fill the dog's water bowl.  So we have an outside routine too.  Doggies like the outside and it certainly gives the cats some time off.

I was asked to be interviewed on Shift Radio Talk Show and I'm looking forward to it.  SHIFT is a program I got involved in when I was looking to create a new relationship with food.  It is a hypnosis based weight management program that I just love.  I lost 45 pounds in the first year and plan to drop my last 45 pounds this next year.  I never had a diet or a "food plan"  I simply shifted the way I thought about the food I give my body and the weight just released itself.  Usually 1/2 to 1 pound a week which was is the healthy way to do it.  Rita Black is the owner of the SHIFT program and if you are interested in her work you can find her at http://www.maketheshiftnow.com/ .  Give her a ring and she'll let you know if she can help you out.  It worked for me and I've never been able to release more than 10 pounds on any of the other weight loss programs out there.

This is it for today.  I'm off to the office!

Eagle's Wings

 A friend sent this to me today and I just had to post it on my blog.  As I have faced many challenges, this description of how the eagle deals with life transition was too precious to pass up.

THE EAGLE And, no there is no wonder the bald eagle has such a significant symbolism to our country. What hope…!               When it rains, most birds head for shelter; the eagle is the only bird that, in order to avoid the rain, starts flying above the clouds... An amazing tidbit about the Eagle's eyesight: The eagle can probably identify a rabbit moving almost a mile away. That means that an eagle flying at an altitude of 1000 feet over open country could spot prey over an area of almost 3 square miles from a fixed position. No wonder God wants us to spread our wings and soar with eagles. God Bless all who share this.

Meet Princess Kate

Hi!  Meet Princess Kate.  We call her Kate or Katie for short but she is the newest addition to our animal kingdom.  Kate came from a litter of pups born in Compton on a small farm like property with horses, chickens, dogs and cats.  Needless to  say Katie is couldn't give Abigail or Daniel the time of day.  The cats are a little freaked out but they will adapt.  Kate was born on Sunday, April 30th to a litter of 11 pups and was just 6 weeks old when she came to her new home.  The first order of business was a flea bath and then she got to meet the rest of the family.  She is not house trained yet so we take a trip to the back yard  with Emily about once an hour.  We did real good last night and only had to go out once at about 3 a.m. and then we slept until about 6:30 a.m.  Her mommy has learned that the walk from the bedroom to the grass outside is a little too far to hold the bladder after sleeping, so she gets picked up and put onto the grass.  So far things are running well.  She can eat kibble and drinks water just fine.  Emily isn't into playing too much but once in awhile its fun to see them play together on the grass.

I went to a healing mass on Friday night with some friends and spent time focusing on receiving the Holy Spirit into my body.  While I believe the Holy Spirit lives within each of us, my focus was to allow my body to receive more of this devine energy to alow my body to heal itself.  To visualize this you can imagine the light that flickers within each of us is the love of Christ and I want this flame to destroy any negative energy taking place in my body.  The breast cancer cells that live withn my body need to go away and while I participate in conventional medicine, I also do what I can with alternative medicine as well as stregthen my spiritual "terrain"  to allow my body to do the natural thing ~ which is to fight off the cancer cells that live within my body.  I think this is one of the biggest challenges I've had to face in life so far.  I continually pray that my positive attitude and perception of how to approach this monster that lives within me will make me the winner when all is said and done.

On Monday I will begin setting up my organic garden in the back yard.  We will all learn more about this as we move forward.  Eating organic food is another key part of wellness.  Food is like medication and if we all took this seriously, I might not be in my situation and some of you might be able to save or make a major change in your life.  I've NEVER been the "organic" food type until I started to learn more about the foods we put into our body.  More will be revealed.

Have a fabulous Sunday

Shift Focusing

So many people have suggested that I start a blog, so here I am.  My blog is called Shift Focusing as I am continually having to shift my focus in life.  The realizations I've had over the past few years have been invaluable to me.  My friends and family thought others might learn something from my personal experiences.  I've chosen several books to use as guides for my transition and have reached to incredible people along the way.  I will share these resources with you should you decide you are interested in some new, or reinforced insight to my situation, or yours.  This is a personal journey of realizations and my blog is not meant to make anyone feel bad.  These shifts or realizations I have made are personal to me and and based on my perceptions.  I hope you enjoy the journey as this is about my life shifting focus to a new and healthier way of life.