There are some moments in life...that just happen...
they fall into place and suddenly you are in the right place at precisely the right time and you actually have enough of your wits about you (in that moment) to know...this is supposed to be happening!

Yes, pretty deep thought to open up with...but when it happens to you and I am sure it has...it wakes you up!
I attended a Health and Wellness Conference recently and knew that I was destined to be sitting and listening to EXACTLY what I was hearing - if only for the pure purpose of acknowledgement that Joe and I are on the right path....to wellness.

The Speaker line up was incredible...Laura Ziskin (movie producer who started "Stand Up" to Cancer organization...what a Dynamo! I spoke to her one on one afterwards and she told me - passionately, that she would continue to get the word out - to let her organization bridge doctors to researchers to patients...so that when patients received their diagnoses that their doctor would know they could be saved and give each patient hope. She is living with cancer right now and had more energy and zeal than half the people I know! Inspirational!

Also, Kathy Freston (Quantum Wellness, Author) and Rory Freedman (Skinny Bitch, Author) both spoke and told of easy changes and adjustments that we could make everyday to live just a little healthier...with a little more energy...and they both favored the mind, body, spirit approach.

Again, just the validation that we are headed in the right direction with more tools on the way - regarding organic food, medical care and healthy preventative choices...it's exciting...and I will now be looking to list all of the tid-bits that I learned - in the next few weeks on this blog.
Heck, we could become a Skinny Bitch or Skinny Bastard just by trying a few of Rory's tips! Who Knows! But let's dwell in possibility for now! D

40 is the new 20!!

Age is something that gets people's attention...
or is it just a number?

Ever since elementary school...when we were commonly asked our name and age...people noticed.
For example: When the class bully declared he was 10 and you played the ace..."but I'm 11"!...he never bothered you again! Nice.

But somewhere along the line - the age status pole, switches...sometimes not flaunting that you are older becomes the norm...
Why?

Is it a measuring stick?
A point of pride?
A depressing digit?
A distinguishing benchmark...

It's something that we have been mulling over in terms of Wellness for awhile now...and a friend sent us this fun little AGE link...we laughed and now enjoy our "NEW" ages...we hope you reveal yours! I'm actually 22 according to this test...Love it! YES! (Ahh, not that it matters)!

Rock your age...click here!

What is wellness and can I buy it on ebay?

What is wellness?

It's such a general term - that is thrown around so much...it's easy to confuse it with so many other generic concepts!
We have been on a quest over the past several years to discover wellness in day-to-day living...being raised completely mainstream...we did not feel comfortable jumping into hourly wheat grass consumption and swearing off all personal products..we didn't want to go extreme...but rather make small adjustments and tweaks to our everyday lives...thus our wellness evolution!

We decided that wellness is absolutely based in the power of 3...
Mind, Body and Spirit

MIND = the most powerful tool we have at our disposal...individually we all weld it on ourselves in a positive and negative way...everything from the Pity-Party Self Talk to the uplifting soar of a belly laugh! The mind is a HUGE element in wellness!

BODY = this is probably the most obvious component...everywhere you look - especially in advertising you are presented with airbrushed images of 'perfection'...(future rant on this forthcoming) but the wellness that is 'preventitive health' such as exercise, eating right and just thinking of your body as a finely tuned machine - (we may not be Lance Armstrong)...but we can be our best selves - ever! Spa treatments are not only a treat..but really a great way to maintain balance for your body...and who doesn't enjoy spa treatments! Much more to come on spa treatments and tips! Aaaaahhh

Spirit= It really doesn't matter what you believe...as long as you believe in something other than yourself...a professor once told me that was his theory of why most people enjoyed visiting the shore...was that they became intensely aware "that life did not evolve around them"...and that's such a relief on so many levels!
Modern Meditation is a great form of a time out...one of the master teachers I enjoy, has stated that praying is like talking with God...whereas meditation is like listening. Nice!

This blog hopefully will touch on all aspects of wellness - in the most casual way possible - which of course includes movie quotes thrown in for good measure!
Relax & Enjoy Wellness!