Hmmmmmm... Interesting Pictures of Men and Their Cats

Sometimes I see things and really don't know quite what to say.  I saw this on www.littlewhitelion.com  and it made my day.

Well they love their cats I guess but their expressions are a little interesting......

Enjoy a man and his cat/cats.

Absolute Worst Pictures of Men and Cats

Wow… speechless..

(source: ranker)

Nike Just Do It Ads-Inspiration For Your Day!

One of my favorite posts for inspiration so reposting!

 

I remember many years ago when Nike came out with the Just Do It ad campaign and I was hooked and loved it! They had wonderful ads that motivated and spoke to me-they hit home because it seems we all in one way or another can relate. Here are a few of my favs! Enjoy some inspiration for the soul.....

“Sooner or later, you start taking yourself seriously. You know when you need a break. You know when you need a rest. You know what to get worked up about and what to get rid of. And you know when it's time to take care of yourself, for yourself. To do something that makes you stronger, faster, more complete. Because you know it's never too late to have a life. And never too late to change one.” Nike

"Too often we are scared. Scared of what we might not be able to do.
 

Scared of what people might think if we tried. We let our fears stand in the way of our hopes. We say no when we want to say yes. We sit quietly when we want to scream. And we shout with the others, when we should keep our mouths shut. Why?

After all,we do only go around once. There's really no time to be afraid. So stop. Try something you've never tried.

Risk it. Enter a triathlon. Write a letter to the editor. Demand a raise. Call winners at the toughest court.

Throw away your television. Bicycle across the United States. Try bobsledding. Try anything. Speak out against the designated hitter.

Travel to a country where you don't speak the language.

Patent something. You have nothing to lose and everything everything everything to gain. JUST DO IT." -

1992: Barry Sanders

"All your life you are told the things you cannot do. All your life they will say you're not good enough or strong enough or talented enough, they'll say you're the wrong height or the wrong weight or the wrong type to play this or be this or achieve this. THEY WILL TELL YOU NO, a thousand times no until all the no's become meaningless. All your life they will tell you no, quite firmly and very quickly. They will tell you no. And YOU WILL TELL THEM YES." - Unknown Nike

"Why are we so hard on ourselves

                  and so much easier on others? Did somebody

say something once that stuck in our brains and won't

go away? Did we mispronounce something in French,

did we trip in front of some guy, did we make some

huge mistake that we've never gotten over?

What haunts our fine bodies and our fine

hearts and makes our heads spin with an image

of ourselves we can't accept? We tell our

friends not to be so hard on themselves and we tell our

loved ones not to be so hard on themselves and we tell

ourselves

we're just not being hard enough.

We are such funny women sometimes. We

blame ourselves when blame does not apply (terrible

word, that blame). We feel guilty about what we should

have done better (terrible word, that should). We are

harder on ourselves, harder than we would be on

anybody else, anybody. Complete strangers! Big dogs!

People we don't even like!

And the things we expect are so darn

weird, things our mothers once said we should be

able to do or our fathers wanted us to achieve or our

great Aunt Charlotte wanted us to try and they didn't

know that their words would stick

like glue to our hearts with a list of

expectations wrapped around it. Look: all these

expectations get old, real old, and only you know

when to yell uncle.

Uncle. Uncle. Uncle.

Because for one moment of your life you feel like

feeling ... perfect. You feel like dashing into those hills

or those open roads or right into the air itself

and that's just what you might do

so Ha

You feel like that rusty old image you carry

is slipping away, right over the edge of a mirror and out

of view. You feel like moving and if you trip, you trip, if

you fall, you will get up. And the air feels like it will

carry you and push you and it's like nothing your feared

it would be. And of course everything you expected it

would. Nike

The last paragraph in the last ad is the one that I can relate to when I run! I feel so free and the world is behind me and I can do anything in that moment."

So as Nike says (yes I'm being cheesy here)..JUST DO IT:)

Eat Some Red Cabbage And Lose Some Of That Baggage!! Delicious And Healthy! Oh And A Recipe Too!

I have gotten really lazy lately at blogging but trying to get back into the swing of things!  I found this incredible recipe at:
 http://goodveg.squidoo.com/recipes/sandwiches-salads/lime-and-chile-red-cabbage-salad that I actually for once made and followed their directions and not mine which usually end up with a complete kitchen disaster.  I am no chef and so this was quite a feat for me even though it was so simple.  I have been trying to come up with tasty ways to eat my vegetables healthy!  So if you are looking for a simple, healthy and delicous way to change up your veggies I recommend the above recipe and site.  I love her ideas!!!!!

And to think I never thought twice about red cabbage until now and cannot get enough and not only is it delicious but very nutritious just look at all the benefits of this beautiful vegetable (I mean who else has quite that color and design-she is the prom queen of veggies:).

Eat Your Red Cabbage and Lose Some Of That Baggage!

-Red cabbage is rich in vitamins A, C, and E which boosts immunity, helps in oxidation (which delays the aging process) and helps maintain clear eyesight as well as moisturization keeping your skin smooth and supple!

-Anthochyanins and Indoles have both been linked to helping protect your body from cancer and red cabbage has both!!

-No more icky ulcers-Red cabbage has for many years been used in the treatment of ulcers in the form of it's juice!!! It has a large concentration of the amino acid glutamine that is a helpful healing property.


MMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!

Congratulations Mr. President! Obama Wins-Hope For The Future!

I am never one to throw my religous or political beliefs out there but I was relieved that Obama was reelected. I feel in many way the tide is turning in this country towards acceptance and more openmindness and I think he is a big part of that. None of us are perfect but I believe he can lead us in the right direction. His acceptance speech was inspirational on many levels that I felt went beyond just politics.  Below is my favorite part of his actual speech-it gave me goosebumps.

Congratulations Mr. President!

"I have never been more hopeful about America. And I ask you to sustain that hope. I'm not talking about blind optimism, the kind of hope that just ignores the enormity of the tasks ahead or the roadblocks that stand in our path. I'm not talking about the wishful idealism that allows us to just sit on the sidelines or shirk from a fight.

I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting.

America, I believe we can build on the progress we've made and continue to fight for new jobs and new opportunity and new security for the middle class. I believe we can keep the promise of our founders, the idea that if you're willing to work hard, it doesn't matter who you are or where you come from or what you look like or where you love. It doesn't matter whether you're black or white or Hispanic or Asian or Native American or young or old or rich or poor, able, disabled, gay or straight, you can make it here in America if you're willing to try.

I believe we can seize this future together because we are not as divided as our politics suggests. We're not as cynical as the pundits believe. We are greater than the sum of our individual ambitions, and we remain more than a collection of red states and blue states. We are and forever will be the United States of America."

After A While.............

One of my all time favorites since as long as I can remember.  When I make a mistake in trusting or believing someone these words come back to me and I am comforted. Hope they comfort you too!





After A While


©1971 Veronica A. Shoffstall



After a while you learn

the subtle difference between

holding a hand and chaining a soul

and you learn

that love doesn't mean leaning

and company doesn't always mean security.

And you begin to learn

that kisses aren't contracts

and presents aren't promises

and you begin to accept your defeats

with your head up and your eyes ahead

with the grace of woman,

not the grief of a child

and you learn

to build all your roads on today

because tomorrow's ground is

too uncertain for plans

and futures have a way of falling down

in mid-flight.

After a while you learn

that even sunshine burns

if you get too much

so you plant your own garden

and decorate your own soul

instead of waiting for someone

to bring you flowers.

And you learn that you really can endure

you really are strong

you really do have worth

and you learn

and you learn

with every goodbye, you learn...

Facebook-Which Type Are You? Funny!

Ok so this isn't really health related but maybe it is because it is funny and creates laughter and laughter promotes good health so enjoy!!!!!

Source: urlybits.com via Julie on Pinterest

Nuts For Coconuts!! My New Favorite Conditioner-Coconut Oil! Dry hair, Skin or FlakyScalp-The Coconut Soothes It All!

Bye, Bye Frizzy and Dry-To Coconut Oil say Hi!!

I am always looking for more natural ways to do things whether it is cleaning the house, getting rid of weeds or something to do with me. I recently read somewhere that a great natural hair conditioner is……. Coconut oil. Awhile back I saw where the Victorias Secret model Miranda Kerr was using coconut oil to help her from the inside out and claimed that it helped with her have great skin, soft hair and maintaining her weight so of course I thought that I would try it. I did and like most things (except my diet Coke) I got lazy and stopped taking the tablespoon a day (but I do think I noticed a difference in my skin but not weight so oh well).

After reading about coconut oil as a conditioner and looking in the mirror at my frizzy, dried out, bleached hair that had me putting it up in ponytails as to not look like I had put my finger in an electrical socket I decided to try it and I LOVED it! Coconut oil has long been heralded as one of the healthiest oils and is packed with fatty acids that can moisturize your hair. There are a variety of ways you can go about using the coconut oil in your hair but what I did was put it on dry hair starting at the bottom almost to the top but NOT on the roots (unless you have a dry flaky scalp then coconut oil works great for this) and left it on about half an hour. After washing the oil out and drying it I was very impressed that a little jar of coconut oil could do what so many expensive conditioners and treatments could not and that was to give me smooth, soft hair that actually looked decent. When doing this conditioner I would recommend to put too little rather than too much and find what amount best suits your hair. I also saw where some people mixed the coconut oil with other things such as mayonnaise and different oils or used a shower cap or dampened their hair. I think it just takes a little experimenting to find out what you like. I did read that the best type of oil is the organic extra virgin coconut oil which I used and purchased at a local health food store. I have also started cooking with coconut oil because I don’t see how it can hurt and I love using it on scaly dry skin too!!!! Who knew the coconut could do so much? We even had a local man in the Bahamas cut them open and make drinks and used the coconut as a glass!!! I guess what it comes down to is that I am nuts for coconuts!!!