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Simplify Your Food,
Simplify Your Life.
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Expletives, Beer & Inflatables - It's a Party!
Ok, maybe not a well thought out party.... but it seems like everyone wants an invite to this kind of event. I'm referencing the Jet Blue guy that lost his cool. (If you're out of loop watch this video.) He's being called a cult hero, has hundreds of thousands of Facebook fans, and t-shirts made about him. Intrigued with the public response to this story? So am I. Read on...
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Bursting like a wonka blueberry?
Find the Release.
(read here...or read from my New Blog)
So truth be told, what do you really think of the flight attendant's outburst? I know I wasn't outraged, and yea, you kind of feel for the guy - he has to deal with rude people all the time.
Well, we all can relate, right? We hold things in....we tolerate what happens 'to
us'...we don't express our true feelings... then we want to explode & let
it go!
We're like Violet turning Violet in Willy Wonka. (come on, just for fun, watch :) 
But really, who wants
to explode like a giant blueberry?
Wouldn't the healthier approach forgo the build up of tension and just maintain the balance so that we can ride the steady wave rather than the roller
coaster?
This strategy can be applied to our relationship to food, work, home, etc. In our modern world we tend to take on more than we should 'chew', and don't support ourselves in dealing with the excess. (In terms of food, have you ever been on a junk food kick... where you figure at this point, you might as well just keep eating junk until you can't stand it, and have to eat something healthier? Or maybe it's not that
extreme....maybe its just in that moment that you're feeling full, but you're still gonna eat that
dessert...until you feel so full that you're ready to burst at the seams). This is the same action/attitude as taking on too much work on the job - whether it's filling up with stress, or food...it's all the same outcome; when we feel too full, we get to a place of disgust and overwhelm.
In our relationship to food, the pushing to the extreme doesn't
come with a happy release... it comes with the guilt, the shame, the
sadness. the hatred. Likewise the pushing to the extreme with work comes with overwhelm, anxiety, hostility... The point is: food, work, life... we've got to find the release before we go beyond our limit.
So how do we find the balance before we get to that place that takes us over the edge? Well there are little things we can do that make a big difference: commit to 'releasing' on a regular basis/commit to your own down time: yoga, sitting &
breathing for 5 mins/day, taking a walk, calling a friend.
And if
those little things aren't enough, and the blueberry is still growing and
growing...then maybe it's time to take a look at the cause of the
'growing' problem, and make a change. Making that change all comes
from a place of self-love. Do you love yourself: enough to slow down?
Enough to recognize when something isn't working for you? Enough to
realize you've had enough? Enough to choose a way that will better
support you? Enough to say no? Enough to get support?
Acknowledging
your own worth is the first step to finding balance. You deserve to be
on the even keel.... you deserve to avoid the feeling that you can't
take it anymore - you deserve to feel good all the time. (And you canfeel these things - Violet escaped the pressure and so can you).
Know someone who could use this pep talk or a lil one-on-one support? Spread the love and forward this email their way.
ali@justbewellness.com
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Simple Recipe of the Month
Blueberry Salsa
Mix & Match.... these are approx amounts - use what you like!
2 c blueberries (1 c. chopped, 1 c. whole) 1 small red onion, finely chopped1 red, yellow, or orange bell pepper, chopped1/2 jalapeno pepper, seeds removed & finely chopped
1/4 c fresh squeezed lime juice1 dash sea salt
optional: 2 tbsp cilantro or parsley, choppedMix all. If possible, let stand for one
hour.
Serve with tortillas (baked into chips), or as a dressing on veggies. FUN FACTS: That
amazing blue color means blueberries are full of antioxidant
phytonutrients called anthocyanidins. And that means they fight age,
varicose veins, and support our immune system with lots of Vit C. And
their magical powers mean they can fight both constipation and diarrhea!
Have a friend who could use this info? 
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BE
in Touch
Ali G. Aiello
is a wHolistic Health Coach, certified by the AADP. She is also a Registered Yoga Teacher. Her purpose is to empower men & women to improve their relationship to food so they can find healing and happiness in all the areas of their life that feed them.
Contact Ali for
more info on YOGA classes and for a FREE HEALTH
CONSULTATION.
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