My Philosophy
After years of trial and error, what I now realize is keeping things simple is the easiest, healthiest and most fulfilling way to approach life. These are five simple guidelines I stand by:
1) Truly listen to yourself: You are the expert of your life. Trust your gut and get more in tune with your body and what it is telling you. Eat when you are hungry or when you really want something. Deprivation is not a long-term solution, nor is it realistic. Try to recognize where a craving stems from, why it is present, and understand a little bit of satisfying a craving goes a very long way.
2) Try new things: Opening your mind to new ideas, your body to new activities, and your mouth to new tastes and experiences, can change your world. Only two things will happen if you try a new food: 1) you will make a funny looking squirmy face because the flavor or texture may not agree with your taste buds or tongue, or 2) you will realize you've just added a new food to your edible repertoire! With a larger array of options, you’re more likely to stick to consuming a variety of valuable foods and nutrients because you won’t get bored with the exponential amount of ways to join them together.
3) Get moving: Stand up, sit down, take a step and then another, wave your arms all around, etc. etc. In this day and age, the pervasiveness of technology has made us all too sedentary. We need to move. You don’t have to go to the gym or do a particular workout. Find something that you enjoy. Maybe it’s walking with a friend, working in your garden, swimming in a pool or lake, playing outside with your kids, or just dancing around the house. Staying active helps keep diseases at bay, your bones strong, and your mind sharp!
4) Support those around you: Be it your friends, family, neighbors, co-workers, and especially your local farmers and business owners. Building strong relationships and nourishing not just your body, but also your soul is crucial to maintaining overall wellness individually and within the community. Not to mention, fresh local produce you eat will have natural heavenly flavors you never dreamed of!
5) Smile: The very act lifts yours and others’ spirits. It may be hard to do sometimes and that’s okay. When possible, try to embrace what you are doing, find the positives in it and enjoy the experience as best as you can. Tune into that conversation with your friend, observe the nature on your walk, and savor that bite of dinner you just created. Appreciate the simplest of things.
And now, give yourself some credit already! Every journey begins with one small step. Set achievable goals and realistic ways to accomplish them. Change is change and you can’t change everything instantly. It takes time. Trust in yourself that you will get there.
I hope that by following my blog you will be able to see each of these concepts come to life and that we can make a difference together.
Thanks for reading,
Maxine
1) Truly listen to yourself: You are the expert of your life. Trust your gut and get more in tune with your body and what it is telling you. Eat when you are hungry or when you really want something. Deprivation is not a long-term solution, nor is it realistic. Try to recognize where a craving stems from, why it is present, and understand a little bit of satisfying a craving goes a very long way.
2) Try new things: Opening your mind to new ideas, your body to new activities, and your mouth to new tastes and experiences, can change your world. Only two things will happen if you try a new food: 1) you will make a funny looking squirmy face because the flavor or texture may not agree with your taste buds or tongue, or 2) you will realize you've just added a new food to your edible repertoire! With a larger array of options, you’re more likely to stick to consuming a variety of valuable foods and nutrients because you won’t get bored with the exponential amount of ways to join them together.
3) Get moving: Stand up, sit down, take a step and then another, wave your arms all around, etc. etc. In this day and age, the pervasiveness of technology has made us all too sedentary. We need to move. You don’t have to go to the gym or do a particular workout. Find something that you enjoy. Maybe it’s walking with a friend, working in your garden, swimming in a pool or lake, playing outside with your kids, or just dancing around the house. Staying active helps keep diseases at bay, your bones strong, and your mind sharp!
4) Support those around you: Be it your friends, family, neighbors, co-workers, and especially your local farmers and business owners. Building strong relationships and nourishing not just your body, but also your soul is crucial to maintaining overall wellness individually and within the community. Not to mention, fresh local produce you eat will have natural heavenly flavors you never dreamed of!
5) Smile: The very act lifts yours and others’ spirits. It may be hard to do sometimes and that’s okay. When possible, try to embrace what you are doing, find the positives in it and enjoy the experience as best as you can. Tune into that conversation with your friend, observe the nature on your walk, and savor that bite of dinner you just created. Appreciate the simplest of things.
And now, give yourself some credit already! Every journey begins with one small step. Set achievable goals and realistic ways to accomplish them. Change is change and you can’t change everything instantly. It takes time. Trust in yourself that you will get there.
I hope that by following my blog you will be able to see each of these concepts come to life and that we can make a difference together.
Thanks for reading,
Maxine