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  Sometimes feeling unmotivated is not a terrible thing. Although it may come at the worst of times we can work through it and use it to our advantage. First, we have to look at where it stems from. Feeling the lack of motivation come over you can come out of fear. The fear may be an obvious or subconscious feeling within us. If we are tackling an important project that we know must result in perfection, it can be daunting to think of where to begin and what to do. Another reason for a motivation-less attitude could be from stress. If there is too much going on within your life it can be hard to focus on one task. Instead of sitting down to complete one project your mind wanders into the could have, should have, would have thought process of events of the past, present, and future.

  No matter what the cause is, we have to go within our minds and listen to what the root cause of motivation is. If we are too tired, then go to sleep. A well rested night can leave you with a clear and organized view of ideas in the morning. Of course, leading a completely rich lifestyle entails listening to our mind and body, and nourishing it as needed. If we are simply stuck for ideas, sometimes retreating from the situation altogether is the best medicine. Go for a walk, take a hike, go to an exotic restaurant, try and new fruit or vegetable. Do something you have never done before. The new experience may lead to a whole variety of thoughts, sensations, and emotions. These feelings may very well give you the nudge you needed to become motivated and brainstorm new ideas. Another form of self help in times like these are to clean your living quarters. Sometimes the clutter within our homes reflects our thought process. We know that we are leaving behind clutter, and dust and that is exactly what is reflected in our work.

  Motivation is not always an easy thing to come across. However, the bottom line is, we create our own motivation. Even if we find something inspiring from another person that motivates us to do something, we are still taking it upon ourselves to find motivation in outside sources and use them to aid us. Feeling a lack of motivation may be your body and minds way of telling you that you are doing too much. By acknowledging this thoughtless feeling and deciding to take it easy for a moment and assess what is going on in our lives, we are able to free our minds of stress and clutter. In turn, after we free our minds, we are able to tackle projects and complete the day in a motivational manner. The final result?, gaining another step towards living a completely rich lifestyle.

Warmly,
Sara Dawn

Health Coordinator @ NYW
Nutrition Specialist
TriVita Business Affiliate
Aspiring Yogi

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  What do you appreciate? Do you appreciate being able to afford the car you want or being able to eat at lavish restaurants? Do you appreciate you and your families’ good health or the quiet moments you have to sip some tea or coffee? What is it that you value enough to feel appreciative for? Do you find yourself ever stopping and really being in the moment enough to feel a satisfactory display of appreciation at all? Appreciation. Know it. Recognize it. Appreciate it.

&nsbp: While we have been discussing many topics that do entail money and health there is a certain level of mind frame that we must first discover before we can decide how and why money means something to us. For instance, as a child my family and I hardly ever ate outside of the home. It was a big deal to go out to dinner or buy food that was not made from scratch. Usually, when we did go out it was to a lavish restaurant because our taste buds were geared towards the highest quality and freshest, cleanest tasting of food. However, as I entered high school, and now age in my adulthood I find myself eating outside of the home more than ever. What used to be a big deal, and real treat, is now a regular social form of entertainment or a quick fix for meals when I am on the go. As my income grew so did the flexibility to unconsciously agree to eating at restaurants, cafes, lounges, you name it! For quite sometime I lost the sense of appreciation I once had for “dining out.” The ironic thing is, I hate dining out! I love eating at home. I value chopping the ingredients I cook with, and smelling the sweet sensations the food gives off as I prepare them with love. I appreciate eating at home.

  Like my situation with dining environments, we often lose the sense of appreciation for many things as they become easier to obtain, and more common. However, we must, must, go back to our roots. We must break things down to their most simplest cosmic form in order to reveal appreciation for everything that is a part of our lives. If we do not do this, we end up like many celebrities. Celebrities are a great example because we as outsiders see the changes that occur as they morph into super stars. Many celebrities who were once humble people working a common job who valued being able to have a car, and now nothing but stretch Hummer limousine will suffice.

  It is not material objects that bring joy to us. It is the most basic ways of life that bring joy and eternal happiness. A car will never bring happiness. A car can get scratched, dented, stolen, broken into, carjacked, totaled, repossessed, and is losing value every moment you drive it. When was the last time you laughed with a love one and lost value because you were laughing? Never. When was the last time you drank your cup of coffee or tea so slowly so you could taste each sip and feel it warm your insides enough to appreciate that particular moment in time? Probably not lately. When was the last time you made a fire at home or in the backyard, and consumed its natural warm energy? Who knows. Our lives move quickly, and so much of our time is stolen by inanimate objects or “things” that are never good enough to appreciate thoughtlessly. Appreciate the moments and things that have a true value and will reward you for the rest of your life, not just the moment. When you build an appreciative foundation for the simple things in life you are able to make more wise decisions for lavish and luxury items that you will appreciate.

Warmly,
Sara Dawn

Health Coordinator @ NYW
Nutrition Specialist
TriVita Business Affiliate
Aspiring Yogi

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The Completely Rich Lifestyle: Accepting Others

  There are times when we simply need to let things go. Have you ever encountered a time when you did not get something you wanted from someone else, and therefore acted out because of it? Generally, we tend to ask for a favor or opinion with an answer we would like to hear already in mind. The moment the opinion or favor that you have asked for isn’t as you planned in your mind you become flustered. Suddenly we find ourselves lashing out or complaining. Nine times out of ten it is something rather silly on top of it. Sometimes this one moment of our day can format what the rest of the day will be like as well.

  It is times like these when we need to obtain a clear mind the most. Yet, it is times like these when obtaining a clear mind is the most difficult. Whether instances like these occur between your boss, your significant other, your children, your parents, the department store sales attendant, your friend or anyone else we dive into asking questions with a pre notion of what we would like to hear in return. What we need to remember is that we are asking for an opinion in order to get one. For instance if you already know what you want to eat for dinner then why bother asking? Why not suggest what you are in the mood for, and go from there? Or if you need help cleaning your car then why not say so? Instead of asking “Will you help me clean the car later?”, explain that you simply cannot do it alone, and anytime during the weekend would work. Or be prepared to accept the fact that the other person may be busy, tired or simply not want to. Believe it or not these are all acceptable reasons whether or not you think they are. Overall, if you already know that you sincerely need help cleaning the car then say so otherwise you will find yourself diving into a stressful relationship with the other person as well as a stressful lifestyle.

  A stressful lifestyle leaves us feeling unhappy, and a major cause of this is when we do not get the response we had hoped for. A few of the many things that can happen between yourself and the other person are a change in attitude toward the other person, an argument, the cold shoulder, and unnecessary negative energy placed into a shared atmosphere. In order to reduce arguments, and obtain a clear mind at home we have to take certain measures. As always, by taking certain precautions or changing the way you think you are one step closer to living a completely rich lifestyle.

  You must prepare, and accept others in your life. You will not always get the response you hoped for, but we must learn to expect whatever it is that comes from another person. Without letting go of pre-connotations we are setting our lives up for stress. We risk not having a clear mind at work, a clear mind at home, and a clear mind in general. We take such drastic measure to alleviate stress from our lives by paying for fancy vacations, drinking extra coffee, going to a spa, and much more, when all we need to do is look into our daily approaches to our own lifestyles to help ease stress. The more accepting we are of our lives and the environment we live in the greater experience we will have with our time on earth. The first step is to clear your mind, change the way you think, try accepting others in your life, and eventually you will be able to live a completely rich lifestyle.

Warmly,
Sara Dawn

Health Coordinator @ NYW
Nutrition Specialist
TriVita Business Affiliate
Aspiring Yogi

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Learn How to Be Mentally Sound

  I want you to take a moment before we focus on your Sunday dose of living a rich, healthy lifestyle, and after reading this paragraph just simply embrace the following words:

  ”You are waiting in line to pay for your usual Starbucks Mocha Late. Your mind starts to ponder about how lovely it would be to take a much needed vacation. You would love to spend time with your loved one or family, that you so rarely devote enough time to because of work. You are working the hardest you ever have to earn money, and are simply unable to be there for loved ones as you would like to be. In the back of your mind your usual excuse is “I have to work so that I can pay the bills, and provide, but one day I’ll retire to a new lifestyle.” You are still waiting in the Starbucks line, and you begin to envision the warm beach of the vacation you so wish to take. It is theafternoon, and the sun is glowing as the delicious sea blown air enters your body. You take a moment to sigh as you embrace this beautiful moment. You know that tomorrow, all that is on the agenda is to swim, eat delicate food, and soak up the sun.
  Just at that moment your heart feels as if it has skipped a beat. It feels as if your chest is becoming tight,and your left side burns like ice. You drop to the floor as everything becomes fuzzy, and you see dozens a people gathering around you. The feeling isunlike anything you’ve felt before. Until it goes black.
  You wake upunknowing of where you are. Was it adream? No, you have just survived a transient ischemic attack (TIA), and this the doctor informs you, was a stroke. You are lucky to have had an ex-medic near by who knew just how to save your life until help arrived. Your life, and all that encompasses it, finally hits you. Finally, the hustle, bustle, and “no-time” for anything, but work, has caught up.”

  Now take a moment, and embrace this scenario because it happens to thousands of people every year. We live in a society, a place, where we can catch a taxi in under 4 seconds, and eat a meal without notice, in 3minutes. We are concerned with one thing, and one thing only …do it better than the next person. Through all of this we forget to take care of the most important thing, ourselves.
  If we do not take time to keep ourselves as I like to call it “mentally sound” then we are unable to perform in the way our lifestyle demands. Can you imagine how much easier it would beto wake up each morning if we took time to organize our nightly tasks in a way so that we were able to get at least eight hours of sleep. One may laugh at the thought of ever seeing eight hours of sleep, but we shouldn’t. This is the one and only time our bodies refuel itself. Our bodies literally repairs damaged done throughout the day, complete digestion for the meals eaten that day, create new cells to keep us going for tomorrow, and even reset our brains to “full.” If your Blackberry cellular phone had one bar of batterylife left, would you race to charge it or would you let it die, and tell it “Maybe I’ll charge you a little today, and little tomorrow.” No, you would not. In fact, I can imagine how many of us carry a phone charger compatible with our cars, laptops, and home adaptor. We fear the thought of losing life to our cell phone, and now is the time to start fearing losing the life to our bodies.
  You will never enjoy the money you earn without taking time for yourself to be mentally sound. Whether it is setting aside time to take a hot bath, meditating for as little as 5 minutes, working on a hobby car, making a cup of tea, reading a funny joke, going for a massage, or anything else that brings you peace of mind, you must do it. Being mentally sound will help you to embrace all that you have created, and it will fuel you to obtain any goal. Thank you for joining us.

Warmly,
Sara Dawn

Health Coordinator @ NYW
Nutrition Specialist
TriVita Business Affiliate
Aspiring Yogi