Posts Tagged ‘affirmations’

Sisters of “Pink”

Friday, June 19th, 2009

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This story proves that the power of creating our body image revolution lies in social media! Case in point: I met this wonderful, vibrant , fully alive gynecologist named Dr. Lissa Rankin on Twitter. Dr. Lissa is a gem, and one of those women who has mastered using both the left and right sides of her brain. She is amazing… did I tell you just how great I think she is? :) :)

Lissa has created a community called Owning Pink. (You may also know Lissa from her work with Betty Confidential.com and College Candy.com. )

She contacted me because she felt we were sisters of PINKY POWER - both dedicated to helping women learn to love and own their bodies. We simply fell in love and a lifelong friendship has begun - from one single Twitter post! Yes, Twitter!

Lissa is a huge OnePinky fan, and she and I will be holding a workshop in September in Northern CA (you cannot miss it) called “Owning Your Body” and we want all of our Owning Pink and OnePinky sisters to join us!

Listen to what Owning Pink and OnePinky gals have to say about these programs:

“The past year has been a journey of discovery for me. I learned more about who I am and how I want to live my life than I ever imagined was possible. Never had I dreamt that there was so much depth to the universe and so much simplicity all the same. I go through each day with the philosophy that ‘thoughts become things.’ Therefore I simply have to imagine what it is that I want for myself and my life, visualize it, feel it, put an action in place that corresponds with my desires and anything I want is truly possible.”
–Megan of Owning Pink

“The big mental shift I have had since the joining OnePinky.com is the glorious realization that my body is a temple. It is loving, efficient vessel that holds all that is me. After that, health is pretty much a given. Prior to OnePinky.com or attending one of free Laura’s teleclasses on the phone, I took everything about my body for granted. Now it is simply a priority and feel today that it always will be, even though I am still young. I am back to working out regularly because regular exercise and conscious eating are important to and for my temple. Emotionally, there has been an awakening of the knowing that I am beautiful just as I am. NOW. Period. All the time. This prompts me to continually affirm this in my mind and heart. As a result, I AM more Free, Open, Peaceful and happy about my body. There is less judgment, pressure and comparing myself to other women. Whatever path my body is currently on is the right one for me. The time for my heart and body is NOW. Thank you Laura. You are a love.”
–Jennifer of OnePinky

Body Love, Pinky Power… Body Image Revolution… a Love Fest… I am blessed… to live in a time when we can connect at such rapid rates… and blend and support and hold one another’s work and movements.

If you’d like to help get the word out about OnePinky on Twitter, please feel free to do so here! Or tweet @LissaRankin …

Pinky Power! Pinky Promise! Owning Pink! YES!

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Falling From Grace Meant Rising Up, Pt. 5

Friday, February 13th, 2009

So, here I am. Months after my initial fall. And I am busy every day LOVING my body through its process of healing. Some days that means holding the space for the little girl in me to be sad or frustrated or even afraid. My life has changed, and I cannot know what that will mean tomorrow – or even a few years down the road. What I CAN know, however, is that I am willing to create enough self-love and self-care every day to love my body and honor it – even through limited mobility, or pain, or discord. My body is my HOME, and I love it no matter what. For today, that means that I am willing to embrace physical therapy to be as STRONG as I can and to create an energy of healing all around me.

What I have learned louder than anything, is that my body needs to move for my emotional well being. I am naturally a vibrant and happy woman – I have done a TON of inner work to be able to say that with conviction – and exercise makes me even happier. I KNOW that I will always create a life with movement and exercise – whatever that may mean at the time. Right now, it may mean swimming instead of aerobics, and when I’m eighty, it may mean chasing my partner down the hall in my walker.  But whatever it is as each day unfolds, movement makes my life richer, and for that I am grateful.  I will get back there, and patience is key.  Thank you God and body for allowing me to practice patience. How are you being patient with your body today?

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LMAO – 7 Tips to be Fit, Fabulous and Funny

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

If you are active in the “cyber” world of this 21st century, you know that LMAO means Laugh My Ass Off. If only it were that simple, because fat asses are really no laughing matter. Obesity and its related illnesses kill more people in this country than everything else combined.

But then again, why not LMAO? Laughter is the “best medicine” after all. Certainly what we’ve done so far isn’t working. We spend billions of dollars on diets and weight-loss gimmicks in this country, and we are still the heaviest people in the world.

So LMAO is the perfect little acronym for starting to build a life so filled with joy and great choices that we will stop eating ourselves alive. So what can you do to carpe the happy diem?

  1. If you have a long commute, listen to inspirational CD’s and great music to set the stage for an awesome day. (The only TODAY you get, by the way.)
  2. If you work somewhere filled with negativity, be an observer instead of a participant. (Complaining every day literally robs you of great health.)
  3. No buts about it, stay busy at work (and help others if you have free time). It will be great for your career and keep you from boredom snacking (great for your butt).
  4. Read and re-read positive affirmations that will remind you that you are so much more than what you do to make a living.
  5. If you live in a situation that is less than ideal, get out for long walks, rides, hikes, and chasing the kids around the playground!
  6. Stick with friends who make you happy.
  7. In fact, surround yourself with friends who energize and encourage you, who help you laugh at your troubles and remind you that the beat will go on.

The object of the game now becomes to make a life-long change that you can sustain – a personal sustainability. After all, this is not a sprint and not a race; it’s a personal marathon. Simple changes will add up to big results with consistency.

Learning to laugh is the key to your fit and slender self. If you don’t know how to grow a funny bone, don’t worry, they sell laughter everywhere you look! Unlike confidence and self-esteem – things we have to learn and earn, laugher is actually bucketed up and sold in movies and books, on the radio and on TV. So turn on SNL instead of CNN and laugh your ass off!

Finally, make a list of all your worries and throw yourself a turn-around-to-joy party. Rip that list up, stomp it under your feet, set it on fire and let it go. Put those worries aside and to start to digest all the goodness and joy around you.

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6 Simple Tools to Support Your Life

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

In your journey to success, what are you attached to (my”I am not enough” story) that is not serving you? And what is the impact that this is having on your career? The best plan for anything in life is starting small and taking baby steps. Small steps work as long as they get practiced consistently. If you want to increase sales and feel better about your bottom line, take care of YOUR OWN HEALTH first and success will follow. I suggest you try these simple steps that support you ‘being enough’!

Six simple steps to remind you that you are ENOUGH:

Step 1. CREATE A PLAN AS IF YOUR LIFE DEPENDED ON IT! Take 15 minutes in the next 24 hours to write out what you want to change in your life to support (your health, your career, etc.). What behavior(s) do you need to let go of that are limiting your success?

Step 2. PRACTICE SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY! Create a daily practice that will bring this new experience to you effortlessly. Write out what you want. Then do something small every day to support it. It could be reading a daily affirmation, journaling or listening to something positive that will embody this “new way of being.”

Step 3. SHARE YOUR PLAN! Share what you want to create with someone you feel safe with. Just doing this simple act will invoke change. I promise you that. Or hire a coach.

Step 4. ASK FOR A SEPARATION! Ask the voice of your critic, the one that says, “You’re not working hard enough” or “You shouldn’t have eaten that” to take a break. Let it know you need a separation for the next couple of months.

Step 5. MAKE NOTES TO YOU! Put notes all over your home, workspace, on your nightstand, your bathroom mirror, reminding yourself that you ‘are enough’!

Step 6. FIND A ROLE MODEL! Do an informational interview with someone you admire. Ask them how they broke through limiting beliefs and how their “being-ness” supported their success?

If you need more tools or have more questions, please call my toll-free, 24-hour pre-recorded information line at 1-800-376-0163, extension # 86017 for body esteem coaching.
You are worth the 5 minutes it takes to make the call.

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