“Shedding Light was the beginning of a wonderful new awakening for me.”
My Balanced Living dream is to help others as I help myself find a more balanced life. I recently started a group on Gather called Shedding Light that introduces women to healthier choices through a series of steps. The motivation is to lose ten pounds while shedding light on their inner selves. The feedback from the group posts has inspired me to learn more about the positive elements of a healthy lifestyle from nutrition, exercise, inner peace and mental clarity.
I am a 59 year old writer/artist who lives in three different places. I love Boca products because they are a perfect complement to a healthy diet. The development and discipline of an individual diet plan is a discussion topic in my group.
Since I live my life with the priority of helping others, I would like to expand my group concept with an award from the BOCA Balanced Living Challenge. Specifically, this funding will be used to create an interactive Web site for Shedding Light together with inspirational videos.
I would also like to take a series of classes from vegetarian cooking to Yoga. These classes will brighten my spirit, restore my confidence and renew my energy. They will balance my life by improving how I work with others.
My inner light will shine for all as I enter my 60th year on May 9th. Thank you. Salud
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Thank you Susan, Jessie, Jennifer, Patricia. I appreciate each of your comments. Salud
I wouldn't mind taking a vegetarian cooking class....however to find one in our area, but that's an idea, thank-you, for my creative expressions committee for an organization I'm working with.
I was out with the president of the organization yesterday, and we were making great strides in getting some things accomplished. She just started weight watchers, and she knows I'm a vegetarian and asked what I ate, as she couldn't imagine how that would be satisfying. So now she wants to bring a vegetarian dish to a dinner we are having next week. I thought that was very nice of her.
And, this is definitely my year for yoga.
Well, it is 50 here and should get up to 60. So, out to my hiking path. I'm going to start working on upkeep of it today....Zen like raking for an hour, then walking the rest of it. I'll probably be out in the woods for approximately 3 hours.
Jerri
Jerri - Sistah Shed - Thank you and I'll send you a note later regarding your new venture! If you need any ideas at all, please let me know. I get a California Yoga magazine free from our produce store and if I get more, I can mail it to you.
Zen raking is excellent - in fact, if I didn't have cats, I'd have my own box of sand and rake it each day - the hub does that with our gravel in his own little creation out front.
J - thank you - you inspire me - and I thought you would enter this contest as well!!
Stacey - oh Sistah Shed - how nice of you to always be there for me and the others. You radiate a special light force and we all appreciate you and your organizational skills.
Tim, bless your heart - your photos are amazing and I really appreciate the ten!!
Priscilla, my energetic friend - how you manage to help so many folks with their travels and still comment on all my posts simply amazes me. I wish I had your energy!
Thanks to all who have taken the time to comment or to view. Salud
Keep on keepin' on and doing what you do!
Thanks Lucky!
Bless your heart, Rose!
Thanks Pam H.
Thanks so much, Curt! Thanks everyone. Salud
Cheers, Pat.
Good luck in the contest M !
This is an amazing idea. I would love to see this happen. I know the group "shedding light" is helping me very much as I know it is the others in the group as well. I hope you win so this idea can become a reality for everyone
Great as you usually do. I gave you a Ten (and thanks for the great photography) that you did at the Jeanerette Museum. ALPEAUX
Godspeed as you wade out into golden pond....
Great entry, chica!
Great metaphor for losing a few pounds.
As for vegetarian cooking, you have found in this kitty a vegan who has been on the veg road since I turned 14 =)
Salud...
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A terrific concept for your inner self and what you are doing for others. The best of luck on the Boca challenge!
Cheers,
Colonel Possum
This is wonderful....what a great idea. Can I come along and join your group. Though I don't need to shed pounds, I do need to explore the possibilities of a healthy lifestyle. In June, after forty years of teaching I will retire, I think I need a new plan for the next 30 years.