Satisfaction Sunday - The Journey Continues

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I am just getting used to this "Publisher" thing. I really enjoy it, but as with anything else enjoyable, those of us with a busy schedule, whether it be a job, a family, a new boy or girlfriend or a combination of all the above, it is hard to include simple pleasures to our schedules. Why? I guess we just don't feel we deserve it or something. Oh well, today, I think I deserve it...so here I go.

I had a great day today. I will be posting a couple of stories that are close to my heart. Again, SatisfyYourMind is designed to be a place to relax and enjoy experiences. You can chime in or just listen to mine. But this is not a "Reality" show kind of thing. This is the real deal. I will never compromise myself to try to intrigue or dramatize things - life is dramatic enough isn't it? The reason why I had such a great day is because I began it by getting in touch with my reality - which is at this point working to change my family's horrible eating habits (from missing meals, to eating that wonderful junk food) and changing our eating habits to include "whole foods" I will write an article about that later as I get more into it. But again - it is hard to do something that is infinitely GOOD for us isn't it? But I made the plunge. I work for a great lady - I am her Personal Assistant and in a way = she has been mine. She has taught me that it is ok to focus on myself and my family; she has taught me taht it is ok to be happy and enjoy the simple pleasures. I feel ashamed that I needed a human being to teach me this - because God's Word has been in my heart, home and mind for years - I just didn't get it - I guess I needed a visual - but I get it now. I started my family on the whole foods thing just a few days ago. Now if you know my family - (4 great kids - but addicted to junk food) you would realize that I expected anything from a total revolt to them packing their bags and moving out (not really - they know how good they have it here). But to my surprise - they are just as excited about it as I am. Which makes the "whole foods" preparation journey so much easier. My employer not only talks the talk - she walks the walk and she helped me buy a VitaMix machine - what a wonder! I have made homemade soup to ice cream in the same 15 minute period - now don't get me wrong - this is NOT a plug for VitaMix - I am just sharing - don't get worried, yall!

So, I am really looking forward to this week. Usually Mondays for me are full of stress because I am anticipating the activities that 1) I missed from last week that I need to catch up on; 2) the activities that are part of the regular week and the dreaded 3) the activities that come unexpectedly, unwanted, but that I need to handle. But today - I feel hopeful - I feel like I can do anything - if I can get 4 kids and a husband to be excited about raw vegetables and ice cream made with no sugar - then I can conquer the world!

I will be posting two new stories. One will be about Barack Obama - not as a political machine - but as a man - and unfortunately a sound bite.

The second story will be about spas - I love spas - but I started to realize that with everything - balance is key - so I wrote a story about the good and the bad about spas.

But for now - I will go and watch Cartoon Network with my husband (yes husband) and kids - and eat some "whole food" ice cream - hmmm who would ever imagine - least of all me!

Peace :)

Satisfaction Tuesday - The Beginning

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My name is really not important...well at least not yet. My grandmother always told me that it is best to let someone get to know you first by your actions and not what you call yourself. You know, like the Bible says "by their fruits you will know them." What a simple powerful phrase. I could say I am a luscious sweet peach and how will you know any different? But with my words you will be able to really see who and what I am without me calling myself anything. So if you are getting to read this on the first day of my Blog, 3.26.08, then you will understand why I chose the Georgia Peach as my Blog image - as you read what I write and hopefully comment, you will see me as you wish - that is fine and just how I like it.

I have come to this point of actually writing something like this because after a lifetime, I feel that I actually have something to say. All of my posts will be based on my life experiences. I will try not to get maudlin, but sometimes I will because my struggles are how I learned to satisfy my mind and how I come to the stories that I hope will help you SatisfyYourMind. You notice I said "satisfy my mind" - not wait for someone else to do it. I can promise you that everything that I post will be based on how I came to a thought or condition or process on my own. Needless to say that my experiences with others helps me get wherever I am going...but I don't wait anymore for someone to go there first before I venture out. I hold on to the hand of My Heavenly Father and I start walking and discover my satisfaction for the day with him. I wait until I can share something positive before I start talking about my journey.

So again SatisfyYourMind is here to inspire you to do just that. Let's begin the journey.

Peace

Article #1: This article was written from my heart. Due to an overload of stress in my life, my hair started falling out by the hands full. I was so afraid and terrified that as I saw it happening it felt like I had a terminal disease. I even started not going out of the house because I felt so helpless and hopeless. I went through a period of denial, but when the problem became so severe, I had to resort to wigs., But I soon realized that normal wigs that you buy at the beauty store or online did not work for me. I always felt more like a WIG than a person and like it was wearing ME and not me wearing it. I struggled with my self image for months, literally. But I soon realized like with anything else, I had to find a way to "satisfy my mind" - I had to find my own answer - no one was going to find it for me. After months of research, and months of making sure that my research was correct, I came upon the product that is described in my first Posted Article. I could have written about anything - there are so many things that you will read on my blog as time goes on and you may want to ask me - of all of the things you have gone through, why did you start off with a story about hair? It is simple - it was the journey not the destination that really satisfied my mind about what I discovered - it was that I worked hard to find an answer for myself and did not settle for less - or settle for what others thought was acceptable. I found what I needed and it works for me. So each time I see myself in the mirror - it reminds me how important it is for all of us to find our own satisfaction with God's help.

So I hope you enjoy my first post. The Title is:

Lacefront Wigs -how more women (and men) put an end to "Bad Hair Days"

You can find it on http://www.ezinearticles.com under "women's interests".

Peace

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