News for You and Your Pet
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March 1, 2010
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Dear ,
 -What's new with Ingrid?
Today is a very exciting day for me - The Conscious Cat is one year old! The celebration will continue throughout this week, so be sure to visit and enter a chance to win our fabulous Anniversary Giveaway, and to help us observe this milestone.
And if that wasn't excitement enough for one week, I'll be holding a Book Signing and Discussion this Thursday, March 4, at 7pm at the Reston Barnes and Noble store. I enjoy all my book events, but this one is extra special to me: this store is my "hometown" bookstore, and I would love it if you would come out and support me and the store at this event.
-In This Issue:
Digestive enzymes can help your pet maintain optimum health and fight the degenerative processes that come with aging. Find out why.
Have you ever used a vision board to help you manifest your desires? Read about my personal experience with this powerful tool.
With warm regards to you and your furry family members,
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Benefits of Digestive Enzymes for Pets
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By Ingrid King
I previously wrote about how to choose healthy foods for your pet. In the article, I said that I was not a proponent of a raw food diet, because I felt that the risks outweighed the benefits. However, I have since come to the conclusion that feeding raw food is truly the healthiest way to feed our pets. We know from human nutrition that the less processed our foods are, the better for us, and the same holds true for our pets. Additionally, cats are carnivores, and as such, they are designed to eat raw meat. That being said, some pets, especially cats, can be difficult to transition to raw food . For those pets, the next best thing for achieving the same results you get from raw feeding may be supplementing your pet's diet with digestive enzymes.
The reason raw food is so good for our pets is because it still contains all the digestive enzymes. When food is processed and cooked, enzymes are destroyed. Enzymes aid in food absorption by breaking food down into simple, soluble substances that the body can absorb. Enzymes are important building blocks for a multitude of metabolic functions and can help the body fight the degnerative processes that come with aging, aid in better absoprtion of vitamins and minerals, and help build a healthy immune system. Enzyme deficiency can show itself in poor haircoat, allergies, intestinal problems, and voluminous stools, often with the fat still clearly visible.
If you're not able to feed raw, you may want to consider supplementing your pet's diet with digestive enzymes. There are numerous products on the market. One I like is Dr. Goodpet's Feline and Canine Digestive Enzymes. In addition to enzymes, it also contains probiotics. It also has absolutely no scent or flavor, which can be an issue with cats.
The research, and testimonials, for the benefits of digestive enzymes, are convincing. Like pets on raw diets, enzyme supplementation can help your pets look and feel great. Pets on a raw diet tend to have glossy coats, clear ears and eyes, and better teeth. They maintain their ideal weight. They don't have allergies or intestinal problems. If you're not able to feed raw, enzyme supplementation can help you achieve the same results.
Please note: if your pet is diabetic or immuno-suppressed, digestive enzymes may be contra-indicated. Check with your veterinarian before changing your pet's diet or adding supplements.
(c) Ingrid King 2010
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The Power of Vision Boards
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By Ingrid King
In the early days of the human potential movement, you would often hear the catchy acronym CBA used to summarize the process of conscious creation. CBA - Conceive, Believe, Achieve - reflects the steps involved in reaching goals and making dreams come true. Visualization has always been an important part of the process. In recent years, especially since the immense popularity of the movie The Secret, visualization as a tool to achieving one's desires has been brought to the attention of a wider audience, particularly through the use of vision boards.
In the "old days," vision boards used to be called collages. They can be as simple as a single sheet of paper, or as elaborate as a giant posterboard. The process is simple, all you need is scissors, glue, some free time, and a stack of magazines. Start cutting out pictures that appeal to you and that represent what you want to manifest in your life. This goes beyond just things, you can also use pictures to represent less tangible desires such as love, peace, fun, fulfillment, abundance, and happiness.
I constructed my first vision board more than fifteen years ago (and yes, it was called a collage back then) when my life was going through several major upheavals. My marriage ended and my mother passed away, all within a four month period. It's the kind of confluence of events that makes you take a really good look at your life. My vision board at the time focused on meaningful work, peace, and inner strength.
About a year ago, I attended a vision board workshop hosted by one of my mentors, Cheryl Harris of Conscious Creations. In the days before the workshop, I remembered the fifteen-year-old board, long forgotten and shoved in the back of a closet. When I pulled it out, I was stunned that almost everything I had represented on the board had manifested in my life: I had changed careers twice since the creation of the board, coming ever closer to living my passion. I had found inner peace. I had become a strong and independent woman.
The workshop made what would have been a fun experience all on its own a very powerful exercise in really reaching beyond just surface wants and desires to what we really wanted to manifest in our lives. The shared energy of the group enhanced the process. I created a vision board that is hanging on my refrigerator to this day.
I "see" the vision board every day, several times a day. While I may not always consciously look at it, it's always there, reminding me of my goals and desires. It's keeping them in my energy field.
And the other day, it hit me that one of the really big things that I represented on the vision board is about to come true. I had placed the photo above, of the Reston Barnes and Noble store, next to a photo of the cover of Buckley's Story, symbolizing that I wanted to see my book in that store, and that I wanted to be invited to a book signing at the store. It's my hometown bookstore, I've been going to the store since it opened its doors, and the thought of my book being sold in the store some day was always part of the dream.
The store has carried my book since before Christmas. On March 4, the store will be hosting me for a discussion and signing.
There is no doubt in my mind that vision boards are powerful tools to consciously create what you want in your life.
And if you're in the Washington, DC area, please come and join me for the discussion and signing on March 4, and help me celebrate making another part of the dream that is Buckley's Story come true!
(c) Ingrid King 2010 |
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Upcoming Book Signings
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 March 4, 2010
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Barnes and Noble
Reston, VA
March 19, 2010
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Super Pet Expo
Chantilly, VA
March 20, 2010
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Barnes and Noble
Manassas, VA
March 21, 2010
12:00noon - 2:00pm
Super Pet Expo
Chantilly, VA
May 25-27, 2010
Book Expo America
New York, NY
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