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What “perceived limitations” have held you back?
Do you have any current or past “perceived limitations” that have held you back? I know that I have ever since I was small and I was told that I wasn’t fast enough or smart enough it all went in my mind and stayed there and it limited in the things that I would try to do in life. I would automatically think that I couldn’t do certain things without even trying them because of past mental programming. How sad that because of these perceived limitations I gave up on myself…I never even tried to see if these limitations were true or not. Here is a powerful video from Marc Accetta that shows you how these limitations are affecting your everyday life.
Things Always Change
He is my God, and I trust him!
“I say to the Lord, “You are my place of safety, my fortress. My God, I trust in you.””
Psalms 91:2 ERV
http://bible.com/406/psa.91.2.erv
6 Signs You’re Not Eating Enough Protein
Our bodies need protein for pretty much everything. It’s the building block of all the cells in our bodies—skin, muscles, bones, cartilage, hair, you name it. Eating enough of it every day is essential for our bodies to repair damaged cells and to create new ones. When you get too little protein, over time, it can impact every aspect of your health.
Most people get the protein they need most of the time, and full blown protein deficiency is uncommon in the U.S. and other developed countries. But if you’re sticking to a regimented diet, it’s possible you’re not giving your body the protein it needs, which can lead to food cravings, impede your fitness goals, or have other wide-ranging effects on how you look and feel.
The amount of protein each of us needs varies depending on our age, sex, height, weight, and activity levels. As a general recommendation, the USDA suggests 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight (divide your weight in pounds by 2.2, then multiply by 0.8). “Most young adults who consume a widely varied diet will easily meet their protein requirements on a daily basis,” Dana Hunnes, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D., senior dietician at UCLA Medical Center and adjunct assistant professor at the Fielding School of Public Health, tells SELF. But, she adds, “calorie-restrictive diets sometimes can lead to decreased protein intake.”
The people most likely to be low in protein are those who are chronically ill or who undereat, Alissa Rumsey, M.S., R.D., spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, tells SELF. “Some vegans and vegetarians are at risk if they aren’t including enough plant-based protein in their meals,” she adds. (There are plenty of plant-based proteins to choose from, though, if you don’t eat meat—here are some great options.)
Here are some signs you might not be getting enough of this important macronutrient.
1. You crave protein.
If you’re not eating enough protein, in the short term, your body may tell you by craving it, Hunnes says. You should give into these cravings. If you’re really jonesing for a chicken sandwich or a bowl of lentil soup, listen to your body and eat up.
2. You crave sugar.
“Protein (along with fat) digests slower than carbohydrates. If you eat a meal that is mostly carbohydrates, with not enough protein, it will digest more quickly and will cause your blood sugar to rise,” Rumsey says. This rise is followed by a drop—and when blood sugar is constantly spiking and dropping, we crave more sugar. The key is to eat protein with carbs so that everything digests more slowly, and the blood sugar changes are more gradual over time.
3. Your hair is thinning.
Hair is made up of mostly protein (keratin, specifically). If you’re consistently not getting enough protein, over time, you may notice your hair start to thin or even fall out. That’s because your body stops using protein for non-essential things like hair growth in an effort to preserve its stores.
4. Your nails and skin are weak.
Protein is also essential for nail and skin cells to grow. If you’re not getting enough of it, eventually your nails may get weaker and your skin may get flaky, Rumsey says. Hunnes adds that protein deficiency may also cause rashes or other dermatologic problems.
5. You get sick often.
“Protein is needed to build the components of our immune system,” Rumsey explains. “If you are under-eating protein, over time your immune system may weaken.”
6. You feel tired or weak.
“For most people, eating too little protein over the course of one day will not make you feel less energy or strength, particularly if you are getting a sufficient number of calories in that day,” Hunnes says. But long term, your body may break down your muscles to try and supply your body with sufficient protein, leading to loss of energy and strength, she explains. Low energy and strength can also be impacted by overall diet quality, sleep, stress, and lack of physical activity, so if you’re feeling this way often, it’s important to check in on all of your lifestyle habits.
|By Amy Marturana via Self
20 Things the Rich Do Every Day
Today I came across this article that a friend of mine posted online and I read it and apparently there were some people that felt offended by the post and others didn’t. I read it and found it intriguing and more than anything motivating to make some changes in my life in order to fall into the category of wealthy. Now one thing is that some people view that wealth is dealing with Money, however I don’t feel that way, I think wealth means in all areas of ones life. Being Wealthy in your relationship, wealthy in your health, money, socially, etc. So you read it and come to your own conclusion. I wish you a great 2014 may you say blessed throughout the year and may you become wealthier in all areas of your life. Thanks Roger for the post!
Tom Corley, on his website RichHabitsInstitute.com, outlines a few of the differences between the habits of the rich and the poor.
1. 70% of wealthy eat less than 300 junk food calories per day. 97% of poor people eat more than 300 junk food calories per day. 23% of wealthy gamble. 52% of poor people gamble.
2. 80% of wealthy are focused on accomplishing some single goal. Only 12% of the poor do this.
3. 76% of wealthy exercise aerobically four days a week. 23% of poor do this.
4. 63% of wealthy listen to audio books during commute to work vs. 5% of poor people.
5. 81% of wealthy maintain a to-do list vs. 19% of poor.
6. 63% of wealthy parents make their children read two or more non-fiction books a month vs. 3% of poor.
7. 70% of wealthy parents make their children volunteer 10 hours or more a month vs. 3% of poor.
8. 80% of wealthy make Happy Birthday calls vs. 11% of poor.
9. 67% of wealthy write down their goals vs. 17% of poor.
10. 88% of wealthy read 30 minutes or more each day for education or career reasons vs. 2% of poor.
11. 6% of wealthy say what’s on their mind vs. 69% of poor.
12. 79% of wealthy network five hours or more each month vs. 16% of poor.
13. 67% of wealthy watch one hour or less of TV every day vs. 23% of poor.
14. 6% of wealthy watch reality TV vs. 78% of poor.
15. 44% of wealthy wake up three hours before work starts vs. 3% of poor.
16. 74% of wealthy teach good daily success habits to their children vs. 1% of poor.
17. 84% of wealthy believe good habits create opportunity luck vs. 4% of poor.
18. 76% of wealthy believe bad habits create detrimental luck vs. 9% of poor.
19. 86% of wealthy believe in lifelong educational self-improvement vs. 5% of poor.
20. 86% of wealthy love to read vs. 26% of poor.
To read the original article posting visit: http://www.daveramsey.com/blog/20-things-the-rich-do-every-day
Let’s Not Forget What Memorial Day Weekend is Really All About!
Just something I came across online and wanted to share with everyone….
Grilling burgers? Going to the lake? Sports on TV? Weekend Getaway?
Memorial Day is about none of these things.
It is a Federal holiday honoring members of the United States Armed Forces who have died in war or while otherwise serving their country. Our country. It began as Decoration Day following the Civil War, because the living would honor the dead by decorating their graves. This tradition endures, especially at military cemeteries like Arlington National Cemetery where an American flag is placed on every single grave. In non-military cemeteries the fallen are likewise honored, usually by friends and relatives, but anyone is free to pay their respects to those who made the greatest possible sacrifice so that the rest of us can continue to do what we enjoy doing. The traditional time to visit cemeteries or war memorials is at 3PM local time on Memorial Day, which is Monday. U.S. flags will be flown at half-mast until noon. According to the US Government’s website, you can also “Pay tribute to the U.S. men and women who died during military service by observing a minute of silence at 3:00 PM, local time.”
To the members of the United States Armed Services, past and present, thank you for your service.
“The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission.” John Fitzgerald Kennedy
5 Things That Shouldn’t Be On Your Facebook
I just read an interesting article about crimes that were committed and solved on Facebook. In one of the featured stories was a break-in in a victim’s house by a man, whom she later found out had just befriended her on Facebook a week before! After reading that article I wanted to share some of the information that was provided in that article to help those that are NEW to Facebook, Internet and/or Social Media!
This just goes to show that the things you put on Facebook: your private details, your photos, your thoughts and preferences; they can be used against you. So despite the feeling Facebook offers you, you really should take into account what you put on your Facebook page.
Here is a list of five things that are suggested that should not be on your Facebook page, beginning with:
1.People You Have To Answer To 2. Photos Of Everything 3. That Sensation of Always Tagging Where You Are 4. Angry Statuses Or Comments 5. Birthdays1. People You Have to Answer To:
The friend’s list is a very personal place. Where am I going with this? Keep bosses, managers, supervisors, or even colleagues out of your friend’s list. No matter how strong your relationship is with anyone from these categories, it is best to keep your professional life separate from your personal life. For starters, if work gets you down, you can still write statuses about it without having to look over your virtual shoulder all the time.
While it may not be a good career move to speak ill of your work place, it is a valid form of stress relief, particularly when you get to vent without worrying about a backlash. Leave that option open for yourself by keeping your Facebook territory free of work-related people.
2. Photos of Everything
We can’t really resist sharing photos of our lives. For some, it is a funny, heart-warming or proud scene that is warmly shared with friends. For others, it’s a boost for the self-esteem. Albums after albums of homes, kids, the workplace, a drinking party, purchases, vacation trips, pets and family mark attempts to paint a picture of what a wonderful life I have; how’s yours?But when you share too much info on your page, it’s an invitation for trouble, particularly, if you readily post pictures of your home, your furniture and belongings, where your kids go to school, what you gave your wife for her last birthday or your latest gadget purchase of the month. Showing off is fine but you don’t want to be revealing more than what you want to roaming eyes.Plus, it kind of throws your argument of “wanting to keep whatever’s left of your privacy private”, out the window. You have control over what pictures to post. Use it.
3. That itching need to constantly tag where you are
Are you a prolific serial tagger? You have to get that addiction cured. It’s not really advisable to constantly tag your whereabouts, especially when you even tag where your home is (believe me, there are people who do that). Experts have always advised us to not confine our lives to predictable routines because that’s how criminals know when to break and enter your home. And that was during the pre-Facebook years.On top of that, stop announcing to everyone when you will be away from home (in Phuket for the whole of next week!) or when you will be alone at home (Alone at home, googly-bear has a conference in Australia, again).The only thing missing are photos of where you keep your keys and valuables, but let’s not make it easier than it already is right now.
You can call it paranoia, but if you look at some of your friend’s Facebook Walls, and do a bit of homework, you can actually pull off a mini-heist or two. For the record, we’re not daring you, but now you know it can be done.
4. Angry statuses or comments
It’s never a good idea to write an angry letter or email about anyone to anybody. But the inhibition level is not as high when it comes to Facebook statuses. Regardless of how private you keep your page, there are people who are watching what you type. What they see paints a mental picture of you in their heads, which gets altered all the time, as they get to know you better.
Being too critical and calling people four-letter names never help. And as much as you may think that this is my Facebook page and I am entitled to write whatever I think or feel at the moment, even you know deep down inside that it will come back to haunt you one day. Your opinions and thoughts will vary as you grow older, but Facebook statuses stay forever. Note to self: This cliché will come back and haunt me one day.
5. Birthdays
Of all the things on this list that you shouldn’t post, if you can only choose one, it should be this. Keep your birthdate figures a secret.Why? Do you know what birthdays are good for apart from reminding everyone to add another candle on your chocolate cake? Yeah, passwords to emails, online accounts and websites. Do not deny it.When asked to provide a 6-to-8 character password, the first thing that pops into your mind will probably be a variation of your birth date or the birthdates of someone close to you. But if you have to put your birthday up (just to feel the love Facebook reminders have to offer), consider not revealing the year you were born.
Here’s a great video that we filmed when we were in Singapore in 2011. Check it out and remember “SINGAPORE IT’S A FINE CITY!”
In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
These are some of the words that I came across from Martin Luther King as I took some time tonight to read pasts quotes that he had and also watch some videos of the late Martin Luther King.
Since I was small I would be excited when we would have MLK Day and I knew his speech and what he looked like, but I was young. I didn’t know about the rest of the world out there and what differences there were in the world. I hope that you take some time out to do something on this years MLK day to spread his vision, his words and his message. Here are some of the quotes that I’d like to share from Dr. King.
In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others? Never succumb to the temptation of bitterness. Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
A man can’t ride your back unless it’s bent.
Lastly here are some of Dr. King’s most famous speeches including the final speech he made the night before he was assassinated!
Have a great day everyone no matter where in the world you are or when you are reading this, remember it is up to each one of us to create a change and make a shift in the world, in our community and our lives!
Monico Perez 