Land of the Living!

I am studying Natural Medicine to become a qualified Naturopath.  Why? to make lots of money, to have a career, to feel important, to see people live in the most ultimate health possible?  to see healing from natural nutrients and minerals, herbs, food?  to see light come back into peoples eyes because their depression is gone? I imagine myself in the mountains , living on land, where the trees are strong, the grass is green and thick, the sun shines and my veggie and herb garden is full, where people come and visit me, where i am full of joy because i am doing what i love, living as a person that honours her body and those around her.  I don't want to just live, i want to live excellently and be an example of life to those around me.  I had a prophetic word last year about bringing people into the land of the living, ahhhhhh what a great word for me, so encouraged me.  BRING PEOPLE INTO THE LAND OF THE LIVING!

Water!

The importance of water!

here are some of my notes that i used as this may be beneficial to read. Enjoy!

Dehydration Symptoms :

Tiredness (water is a source of energy in the body), migrane, constipation, muscle cramps, irregular blood pressure, kidney and skin problems (skin is our largest organ), dark urine and strong urin odor,

11 Benefits to drinking water :

1. loose weight – flushes down the by-products of fat breakdown, reduces hunger and has zero calories

2. natural remedy for headaches – headahces and backpain can be associated with dehydration therefore simply staying hydrated can eliminiate these issues

3. Look younger with healthier skin – you look younger when your skin is properly hydrated as it replenishes skin tissue, moisturizes skin and improves skin elasticity

4. Improved Productivity – as the brain is made up of mostly water drinking water helps the brain become more alert and able to concentrate

5. Better exercise – hydrates, fuels and gives energy to improve exercise times as well as regulating temperature

6. Helps in digestion and constipation – water keeps everything moving and raises your metabolis

7. Less cramps and sprains – because joints and muscles are lubricated

8. Less likely to get sick – water helps fight against flu, kidney stones and heart issues, water can strengthen the immune system and flush out toxins

9. Relieves Fatigue – water helps flush out toxins as mentioned above and also if you are dehydrated your heart has to work harder to pump the blood around your body which puts extra strain on your organs and you end up exhausted

10. Improve mood – your body feels good… you feel good. Simple!

11. And finally, reduces the risk of cancer – by flushing out!

Alkalizing your water :

Our bodies are made up of a huge amount of water 70% and our blood 94%, therefore if we are drinking the recommended amount of water (33 x body weight = # mls / day of water) For example I weight 47kg so 3 x 47 = 1.5 mls water / day (which I would probable try and double)

So if we are drinking that much water a day and the water is acidic in nature what is this doing to the environment in our bodies (we want to create an alkaline environment, not acidic, pH more than 7 = alkaline)

Alkalinising our water can be done with water distillers or ionisers but a simple step that can be taken is putting lemon in your water.

Just afew warnings about water :

Don’t drink with a meal as this dilutes the stomach acid and will disrupt digestion

Drinking water late at night can have you up all night needing to go to the bathroom

Plastic bottles and baby bottles contain BPA which can effect endocrine function, therefore when possible use stainless steel or better yet glass.

January 31st 2011

We are one month into this 2011. Today i had a really great day and really enjoyed just being today. I listened to some of the Wellness Seminar that Beni put on and it just encourages and inspires me so I am going to listen to the rest and take notes i think, i also was thinking i should do my own little videos about health because i think talking out loud about it will help me learn. anyways thats enough for tonight. Blessings and Peace!

Dream!

"A woman without a vision will always return to her past." DreaM! what dreams do you have. It is my goal this month to look into dreams of old and discover some new dreams that will draw me into this new year of 2011. God is always faithful. And as Forest says .. "Life is like a box of chocolates .... "

Rain!

We have been blessed with rain and the dams are full! The drought is over. Thankyou Jesus!

Gently peaceful!

Next week i have my herbal exam and so today i did some study for it and it wasn't that much fun. quite overwhelming. I am going to make banana ice-cream soon, that will make it better ;)

January 3rd 2011

Today these two goofs worked hard in the garden, ate dinner and then watched Bourne ;). This is my dad and my Uncle Wayne. Funny guys! Cheesy smiles :) My mum and Auntie have taken off to the farm for a couple of days so these two fellas hung out for a little. Twas a good night ;)

January 2nd 2011

This photo was taken in Middle Park on Beaconsfield Parade. It was early morning walk and the sun was coming up and it was lovely.

January 1st 2011 - Picture a day!

This picture was taken at Albert Park on sunset. I was with Liz on a walk that was quite long but very beautiful. The clouds looked amazing! all pink and fluffy. 2011, new year, new decade, new.. :) Can't wait!

New Year, New Decade, I'm Excited!

So we are now in 2011. I am excited and have expectation for this year. I can feel it in my bones that it's gonna be a good one. It's my year. Im looking forward to the end of the year and all the stories that I can share with you. Today at church we were challenged to dedicate to the Lord this year to immerse ourselves in his presence, to live from his presence, to share him freely as the spirit leads to those around us to see his love and his freedom transforming where we are.

This reminds me of stories that I have heard, heres a few just to inspire and encourage.

The man who became a christian and felt the Lord ask him to share the gospel with 10 people everyday so he would stand on the streets of Sydney with a pamphlet about heaven and Jesus and ask people if they knew whether they were going to heaven or hell when they die and give them the pamphlet and he did this everyday for 40 years and if he missed a day he would do double the next day. He NEVER heard back from anyone about how this step had impacted thier lives but the story of this man was moving across the earth, people all over the world had been impacted by his obediance to the Lord and a week or two before he passed away a young pastor that had been meeting all these people all over the world who had come to know Jesus because of this man was able to share some of the stories with him. Can you imagine the homecoming in heaven this man had and the treasures that he stored up. Amazing. For all those years he remained obediant even though he never heard back from anyone. That is faithfullness.

Another story, a lady i know was talking to her brother who is not a christian, she is the only christian in her family and she asked the Lord for a picture / story for the day and while she was talking to her brother she felt the Lord say to share this picture with him while she was on the phone. Her brother already thinks she's abit wacky but she was obediant and did it anyway. He basically laughed at her and that was the end of the conversation. The dream was to do with his heart and she saw all her family at his wedding (he is single and not in any relationship) and everyone was joined together there and it was on an island. A couple days later this lady was relaxing because she had a cold and so she missed a couple calls from her brother and her sister so she called her sister to find out what was going on and her sister said, "I don't know what you said to (brother) but he is freaking out." Turned out that he had a call from a girl on the other side of the world that in the past had been in a seroius relationship with but she now lived with her family on the other side of the world, so out of the blue this girl calls him and says hey we are moving to melbourne, my whole family and me and we are stopping in at Fiji on the way and I would like you to come and meet me and we are going to get married there. So this totally freaked the brother out because this was exactly the dream that his sister had and now this girl had called. So the brother was so desperate to talk to his sister but he couldn't get onto her so he got in his car and drove from sydney to melbourne and during his time in melbourne he gave his heart to the Lord. How amazing is that. It was all because she asked the Lord for a picture and was obediant with what she felt the Lord saying. Amazing!

Some new fun places to visit!!!

http://good-good-things.com/

Make good food a value in life long pursuit!

So i want to win this amazing cook book so that i can continue to nourish myself and those around me with yummy goodness and this book looks AMAZING!!! did i mention that ;)

It's called the SPUNKY COCONUT COOKBOOK by the AmAzInG Kelly B....

Grandeaux!

Today is going to be a magnificent day! The sun is shining and I have a day full of "things to do" so its going to be fun and productive. I also have prophetic group tonight so that is great!

I am in the middle of writting a prophetic word at the moment for someone because it was part of our homework and theres a song that i want to give so i am trying to get the lyric while to song is playing which is a little bit difficult cause its a fast song . ;)

Have i mentioned that I love my family so much, they are so great. At the moment my mum is in Thailand being amazing!

I made Banana Coconut Ice-cream last night, hope it tastes good ;)

Ballerina!

Ain't love grand!

LOVE!

Love!

Love is always good.

Love makes you smile and gives you rosey cheeks.

Love is holding hands.

Love is grandmas cooking and grandpas hugs.

Love is sunshine and rainy days.

Love is my dogs yawn everymorning and night.

Love is friends and good food.

Love comes in many different shapes and sizes.

Love!

Peace!

Peace is freedom!

Peace is joy!

Peace is the wind!

Peace is the smell of spring!

Peace is laughter!

Peace is blue!

Peace is refreshing!

Peace is that sigh at the end of a beautiful day!

Peace is herbs growing in the garden!

Peace is a baby sleeping in your arms!

Peace!

Joy!

Joy is alive!

Joy dances!

Joy is sweet!

Joy always smiles on the inside!

Joy is real!

Joy is truth!

Joy is yellow daisies!

Joy is belly laughs!

Joy!

And Jesus came that we might have life and life in abundance, a life filled ultimately with Love! that brings Peace! thats full of Joy! That our faith may increase, even more, even now! The world awaits...

Love!

Ballet

Tonight I went to a ballet class for the first time. I have been wanting to go for years and year and years and so I just bit the bullet and off I went. I really enjoyed it. I danced and pranced and bobbed and jigged.. well gracefullt of course. So i am going to go every Friday night to ballet class and prance around with all the other people in my class :)