Depression?

"Depression may be described as feeling sad, blue, unhappy, miserable, or down in the dumps. Most of us feel this way at one time or another for short periods.

Clinical depression is a mood disorder in which feelings of sadness, loss, anger, or frustration interfere with everyday life for an extended period of time." 

I was feeling depressed for a couple days my sadness didn't want to go away or maybe I didn't want it to leave me, who knows? All the sudden after a day at the gym I felt like going to the stylist and getting my hair cut! (guess I truly needed that movement) and to my surprise it was empty I was the only client so on I went to my hair cut all the sudden this short sassy lady came in with her quiet husband and told the girl she wanted a makeover for her husband (really needed one) and of he went with one of the males stylist all the sudden during my haircut this lady was by my side taking.  She had something particular it was her hat well the fact is she took it off and had no hair nor had eyebrows so truly yes she was a cancer patient.  She is on quimo at that moment. Well she was so happy taking about her experience and how she saw so waiting for her hair to grow and was so dynamic and yes here I am in my depression mode and here she was in her happy mode so yep I cried in front of her I said "OMG I am in my depression and you are so happy going threw a bad stage of your life"!!  Definitely an "Ahh" moment! She told me don't cry you look fabulous all is ok for me!  Well enough to say that when I finished had to give her a big hug and bless her! And yep truly my depression just went away!! 

The Lord wants us to be happy, always! Rejoice in the Lord always! Phil 4.4 "Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and sing praises to him, all you peoples." Rom 15.11. It took an encounter with a happy small bald woman to make me shake up from my depression mode!

Isn’t the Lord something! He takes us to places and situations for us to really take the proper steps that we needed!

Much Love to you all! Be happy in everything you do! No to depression!!

God's Promises!!

Last week my son Carlos Ivan came from Dallas, TX for a couple of days.  He was here for his cousins wedding and a little vacation with us.  It is so good to see how he has changed from a young boy that was never still to a young independent adult.  I remember all the work and the stress he made me go throughout his uprising days! Yep! It was hard! Carlos Ivan was diagnosed with ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ) a neurobehavioral developmental disorder. It is primarily characterized by "the co-existence of attentional problems and hyperactivity, with each behavior occurring infrequently alone" and symptoms starting before seven years of age. It is a problem with inattentiveness, over-activity, impulsivity, or a combination.

                                                                        

So you can see life was an ordeal for me! Well I say I just didn’t have a life! It was really difficult to deal with that disorder and with all the other problems that came by at the time!  But, God is so good that when Carlos Ivan put his life completely in his hand he started changing.  God has done a wonderful work in my son’s life. 

The same week he turned 18 yrs old I took him to start living his dream at Masters Commission USA, in Phoenix Arizona. A discipleship program at a Church where his life took a great big turn around and since then has been living on his own and moved to Dallas TX with the program and helped out in starting a new church. I have seen his transformation and today after being here in Puerto Rico when he got back at his job he received the good news of a promotion and a raise!

¡Dios es tan bueno que al regresar Iván de sus vacaciones le notificaron que tenía una promoción y un aumento de sueldo y otro aumento en camino!  Yo me lo estoy gozando porque todo esto es parte de una promesa de parte de Dios y de mi jornada de transformación!

I am happy because this is part of God’s promise for me and my family and a great part in my life changing journey!  What the Lord promises He delivers! Even when we think He will not deliver! (Truly I had my doubts this morning) I was having a big conversation with God this morning and the Lord answered me immediately!  

We got to hold on to His promises! It is hard but “He has plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future”! Jer. 29.11

Be blessed!!

BALANCE

Balance-A desirable point between two or more opposite forces.

Harmony- a state in which various parts form a satisfying and harmonious whole and nothing is out of proportion or unduly emphasized at the expense of the rest

Emotional Stability- a state of emotional and mental stability in which somebody is calm and able to make rational decisions and judgments

Today I took yoga class after arriving late to the gym because one of my car’s front wheels was damaged so kind of stressed me so there I was at my yoga class trying to calm down. Studies have shown yoga has many health benefits, including increased flexibility and strength and reduced stress, it is  a mental discipline.  I like it because I feel relaxed and it has helped me improve my flexibility in other routines I do.

Well, while meditating  I just come in contact with the Lord and have my own spiritual journey!  It is so unique to see how people could have different opinions about practicing yoga I just find it to be a great moment for me to be connected with the Lord! How many times you are so busy and don’t take a minute or so to connect with God! Tell me, how many times? I just go to the gym and spend my time in public with the Lord! Cool hu!  Today in my mind I was just thinking that so many stress and moments we just don’t take time for Him. Estar en la presencia de Dios es un momento tan precioso e intimo y en mi clase de yoga tengo esa oportunidad! Brutal! 

Lo espiritual y lo físico tienen que estar en perfecta armonía para poder lidiar con las situaciones diarias de la vida.  

Balance is the key to everything in life.  When you have balance between your body and soul you feel you can do much more than when not balanced.  You have stability. But when you are in balance with God wow more than amazing! Ever since I have been on my journey to lose weight I have taken it to the level of practicing the balance of my body and my soul.  It takes time but the results are amazing! We are God’s temple our body is His and He gave it to us to administrate it! We get lazy and start eating junk food and then we get sick and tired and all it is bad administration so we end up sick and fat or fat and sick it’s the same!  When we get a perfect balance we eat right, sleep right, do exercises, feel great and overall in perfect health, but we just love to mistreat ourselves to get out of the right track.  

I love the Lord and feel it is about time to reclaim His promises and His plans that He always has had for me! The past is gone I gave it to Him! The present is taking place and the future is in His hands!

Necesito balancear mi vida para así estar lista para lo que me espera! Para lo que Dios esta poniendo en mis manos hacer! Es en grande y tengo que estar en “shape” para hacer todo lo que voy a estar haciendo!

Need balance in my life! God has plans for me and I need to be in shape to do all that is required of me!

Look for the perfect balance of the Lord! It is the best investment you can do for yourself!

Be Blessed! Bendecidos!!

"Habit"

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle

Habits are routines of behavior that are repeated regularly and tend to occur subconsciously, without one being conscious about them. Habitual behavior often goes unnoticed in persons exhibiting it, because a person does not need to engage in self-analysis when undertaking routine tasks. Habituation is an extremely simple form of learning, in which an organism, after a period of exposure to a stimulus, stops responding to that stimulus in varied manners. Habits are sometimes compulsory.

A bad habit is a negative behavior pattern. Common examples include: procrastination, fidgeting, overspending, and overeating.

This morning I changed one of my routine I was reading a book by John C. Maxwell “Put Your Dream to the Test”. It has been life changing to me to get hold of the book and the handbook. Today it was about Habits he writes “psychologist estimate that up to 90 percent of people’s behavior is habitual”.  We do the same over and over and truly a lot of our habits are bad habits.  

¡Somos criaturas de hábitos! ¡Hacemos lo mismo una y otra vez! ¡La mayoría son malos hábitos!

We can change those bad habits!  Even small changes con make a difference in our lives.  I am changing slowly but constant my calorie intake, this has been difficult because I love to eat! I love junk food and that is truly a bad habit! Doing more exercises, no TV (well had to I do not have a TV right now!) so in a way it has helped me.  Got to read the Bible in 90 days and it has been very fulfilling!

The experts say it take from 21 to 30 days to change a bad habit for a good and productive one. They even make some recommendations like: Become aware of your bad habit, You have to want to change, Commitment, Consistent action, Perseverance, Keep it simple.  These are the experts talking and I just add Trust the Lord! Yes! This has been the key for me! Trust the Lord! When I am in my spinning class that really is tough and I feel like I am going to give up; I trust in the Lord! I close my eyes and call upon His promises and repeat to myself “metamorphosis!” and take another breath and wow!  I can finish my routine!

¡Se puede romper con los malos hábitos! ¡Sigue cambiando para bien!  ¡Sobre todo confía en el Señor! ¡El tiene grandes planes para ti y para mi!!!!

You can change your bad habits! Keep on changing for your good! Trust in the Lord! He has great plans for you an me!

Bendecidos! Be Blessed!!

Pss. Lost 1 pound this week! Yay for me!! 

"Plateau"

Plateau-A period or state of little or no growth or decline: to reach a plateau in one's career.

Diet Plateau: This is a stage when you are likely to feel the weight no longer coming off. This is termed as reaching or hitting a plateau. A stage when you are neither losing nor gaining weight. In all probability, it is not an uncommon occurrence. It is a very common occurrence prone to happen at some point or other with almost everyone who is on a diet.

Definitely that is how I am felling in this stage of my life changing steps on a diet plateau.  I have been counting my total calories intake on a daily basis, doing tons of exercises, weight training, spinning even 30 minutes of jogging.  I have lost 14 pounds but been in that number for more than 2 weeks well I’m not going to stop, I will not give up!  

Life plateau-a stage when you feel you are not achieving anything in your life when you feel you just got hit by a big wall in front of you!  You are neither feeling accomplished or getting anywhere in life. Many times we wake up and ask ourselves: What am I doing here? What about my dreams? My life?...well dare to tell you Life Plateau! Definitely I have been here! Where am I going? Where is my life heading?  I will not give up! I will not stop!

God plateau-when you don’t feel His presence, can’t hear anything coming from God. We scream God you forgot me! Where are you? Where are your promises? Definitely been in this plateau!

But in the mist of all these plateaus I got great news even for me!! It is not a permanent phenomenon! But, a temporary situation!  Isn’t that great news!! All I have to do is make some changes some adjustments! Change routine, calories intake, eat differently, etc. Make life changes! Read more, exercise, work in something you are passion about, change friends, do a makeover all positive things you can imagine! Take time to pray alone and in a quiet room, listen yes shut up and listen to God! Read the Bible, read inspirational books, etc. Just do some changes in al the aspects of your life and little by little you will see how those changes will help you succeed towards obtaining your goal!

So looks like I have to keep on working on my workout and never give up on the plans that the Lord has for me! Don’t you give up on the plans the Lord has for you!

No te des nunca por vencida en los planes que Dios tiene para ti!

Blessings!

met·a·mor·pho·sis

met·a·mor·pho·sis

1. Biology. A profound change in form from one stage to the next in the life history of an organism, as from the caterpillar to the pupa and from the pupa to the adult butterfly.
2. Any complete change in appearance, character, circumstances, etc.

A change in appearance, character and circumstances is what I am working on with God as my guide! These days have been of hard work for me because I am trying to loose weight and it has not been an easy task. God promised a complete change in my life a transformation and I believe it has to be in every aspect of my life.

For a women to feel complete it has to be in a balance physical, financial and spiritually way. When all these aspects are fulfilled all the rest flows well at least that is how I truly feel. I need to be in a good physical state of mind in a better health than I am at this moment to keep working on the other aspects of my life changing journey!

Necesito estar en perfecta armonía tanto físicamente, espiritualmente y financiera-mente. Para eso estoy trabajando duro para poder rebajar y completar mi transformación total. Se empieza con un paso a la vez luego se sigue el proceso de cambio.

Dios siempre tiene los mejores pensamientos para nuestras vidas esta en nosotras creerle a El y continuar!

God always has great plans for us, all we need to do is believe in Him and continue. So thus does my journey begin!!

Blessings!!