Positive Thoughts

 We all at times struggle with keeping our thoughts positive...because we live in this fallen mortal world and life can be discouraging, we can let our thoughts get us down, its normal. We can pray, reflect on our Savior and release our negative and replace with light and positive thinking and allow the atonement power to lift us back up:)

Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words.

Keep your words positive because your words become your behavior.
Keep your behavior positive because your behavior becomes your habits.
Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values
Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny.

-Mahatma Ghandi

Simple Water Add -Ins:)

Simple water Add ins:)

1. In the morning first thing, a gentle cleanse for the body to reset is to squeeze a bit of lemon your water:)

2. If you find yourself dizzy or low blood pressure during the day, put a dash of some good sea or real salt in your water, and it will naturally lift you until you can get to some good food:)

3. Every time you drink your water, reflect on one positive word or scripture
that day so that you are reminded to see the good:)

Just Breathe...

I want to share with you a bit about our breathe. Breathe gives us life. When we feel unsafe or threatened our breathing becomes shallow, rapid and usually through the mouth. If you think of a baby when a baby is in distress, the baby cries and begins to mouth breathe. As soon as we put the binki in the babys mouth or nurse, the baby returns to deeper nose breathing and calms down. When we are in state of panic or anxiety the tendency is to run, cry and start mouth breathing as we have entered into the brain stem or fight or flight response
. Purposeful mindful nose breathing brings the body out of his sympathetic state and back into our parasympathetic or calm brain. Here is a small breathing tip you can use next time you are feeling stressed.

Inhale 5 counts, hold for 5, exhale 1 through the mouth with an audible release

Do this 5-8 times until you feel the body starting to come down out of panic state
It takes the body about 20 minutes to rid itself of the extra cortisal released when we are in a state of panic. As I breathe I also like to envision my Savior or a favorite calming nature scene or offer prayer. Hope this tool is helpful.

Sat Nam, Ashley