Natural and Sustainable

1. FOOD: Eat the healthiest, freshest, most colorful foods, organically grown when possible. And remeber that “best” also includes what you have a hankering for right now.

2. MORNINGS: What you do in the first hour of your day sets the tone for the remaining 23. If you fit in some spirital practice (prayer, meditation, journal writing), a little yoga, and a good breakfast, you’ll feel terrific about yourself when you leave the house.

3. SELF-CARE: Choose products that align with your goals, practices that nurture your body and soul, and a health-and-grooming regimen you’ll stick with no matter what.

4. SUPPORT TEAM: You want the top doctor, therapist, trainer, coach, lawyer, or accountant-not necessarily the most expensive, but someone you can relate to, respect, and trust.

5. FRIENDSHIPS: Every person is valuable, but not everyone is ideal company. Favor those whose energy enlivens you and whose personality complements yours. You’re the most important person in your life and you deserve to be with great people. Cut ties with those who don’t bring out the best YOU.

6. TOLLS OF YOUR TRADE: If you’re an artist, you are entitled to quality brushes and quality paint. If you sew, you’re worth great fabric and a well appointed sewing room. If you work in an office, you deserve good lightling, a properly maintained computer, and a desk that holds your basic supplies and has drawers that don’t stick.

7. LITERATURE: Light reading can be a delicious diversion, but really fine books let your brain travel first-class. People who write well and tell their story in a way that’s clear and rich bring that clarity and richness into your life.

8. SPEECH: Take time to choose the optimal words, whether you’re talking to yourself or to someone else. Speak from a place of confidence and self esteem, yet always be kind to others. They’re looking for the best in life too.

With little changes and some taking time to change us, but in that time the changes will give us the quality of life we all seek out. There are people around each and every one of us today that we wish we could be like. Find what it is about that person your admire and make positive changes within yourself to show that characteristic. It doesn’t take unhealthy, unnatural ways to be the best person you want to be. It takes time and effort to become a great outstanding person. You are the one that has to have the mid-set to change who you are. The ultimate change that should never be altered it the characteristic of being OURSELF. Be who you are and let it be known to others who you are.

*Natural and Sustainable Living Tip: Yoga is a natural, body and mind changing exercise. If you practice Yoga for 2 weeks straight 20-30 minutes a day, the changes within your own body and mind will show through. Yoga can relive stress, ease menstral cramping, clear your head, as well as aid in weight loss. Try it for 2 weeks and see the difference in your own self. I did!