Our Comforter Is Within Ourselves

Often, we look outside to feel good about ourselves, in control, and worthy of life. Yet, everything you need is within you, and everything outside of you will guide you back to yourself. So, take this time during the coronavirus pandemic to get to know yourself.

Make this lifetime great!

Timika

How Can You See Clearly During The Coronavirus Storm?

Do you see the Coronavirus storm as an attack or a time to be still? For Clarity? To Achieve Inner Peace? To remember why you are here?

Listen to Create A Generational Love Cycle today. Remember, you are greater than the storm. But, storms bring out the things we need to address within ourselves”¦.all of our baggage.

Healing from the Inside Out Series #42: Why a Pure Heart is Necessary for True Self-Expression Create A Generational Love Cycle With Timika S Chambers

Keywords#hearthealth #emotionalhealing #generationalhealing #persongrowth #motherswordsofwisdom #forgiveness.Each of us has to decide how we will protect our hearts. I share how one of my mother’s words of wisdom from my book, The Inner Garden, can help us lessen the “weeds”—the persistent negative emotions that can taint our purpose.Takeaways1. Storms are an opportunity to gain clarity about our experiences. We can choose to see them from a healthier, more grounded perspective.2. Persistent negative habits can slowly work against us from the inside out. An inner decline often begins long before anything becomes visible on the outside.3. Whatever remains in the dark will eventually come to light. We have both the power and the divine right to correct our persistent patterns of thinking and behavior.For continued support in cultivating harmony, health, and peace, check out my eBook: The Inner Garden 53 Life Principles Rooted in a Mother's Wisdom for Cultivating Harmony, Health, and Inner Peace. You can also sign up for my weekly reflections, Notes on Life: Empowering You to Be You! https://mailchi.mp/fe2da5c9163a/seven-spiritual-truths
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What’s The Best Way To Increase Antioxidant Rich Fruits In Your Health Plan

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The amount of fruit depends on your age, height, physical activity, and sex. On average, adults need 1 to 2 cups of fruit daily. You can find general recommendations for daily fruit intake here. 

There are no shortcuts to obtaining the nutrients (antioxidants, fiber, vitamins, and minerals) from fruit. Many fruits (blueberries, cranberries) are antioxidant-rich foods that help keep our cells, including those in our eyes, healthy. 

However, some people tend to avoid fruit because of the fear of diabetes or prediabetes diagnosis, reducing their intake of necessary nutrients. And some people eat large servings of fruit, increasing their risk for high blood sugar (hyperglycemia). Therefore, to achieve a perfect balance of fruit in our health plan, we must remember that:

  1. Fruit contains sugar (mostly fructose).
  2. Too much of anything can be potentially harmful to your health. 
  3. There is always a way to achieve something. 

Some of the ways you can maintain the recommended intake of fruit for your body and eyes are by:

  1. Including one serving of fruit with each meal. Stick to the small to medium sizes to decrease the risk of having too much fruit at one time. Remember, the more you do something, the more it becomes second nature. So as you become more consistent with eating fruit at every meal, you’ll know something is missing when you forget your serving of fruit.
  2. Adding fruit to your favorite foods/snacks (i.e., fresh strawberries on cereals, ice creams, smoothies, kabobs, yogurt-parfaits, and others).
  3. Replacing canned toppings with homemade toppings. For example, I use 1 16 ounce bag of frozen peaches, 1/2 cup to 1 cup of Swerve, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, a pinch of nutmeg, 1”“2 tablespoons flour to make my peach filling for peach cobbler. 
  4. Including your favorite protein (peanut butter, cottage cheese, cheese slice, etc.) and others with an apple or other fruit for a snack. I love eating raisins with a handful of almonds or walnuts early in the morning before my cardio workout.
  5. Including fruits in your salads and making homemade fruit salad dressing with olive oil and Swerve. 

As always, you are worth the energy, money, and time to achieve the health you deserve.

Make this lifetime great!

Timika

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