Spirit
God is very deliberate in His attitude about His children and how they should behave, think, love, eat, sleep, and interact with one another. Psalm 139 illustrates this for us quite well. “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be” (Psalm 139: 13-16, NIV).
Have you ever taken the time to sit down and really ponder what God is saying through this piece of Scripture? Allow me the liberty to give insight into how God may want us to view His Word and ourselves in the process. Let’s take a few bites out of this wonderful offering and taste the saltiness of our loving God.
…you knit me together... Our manufacturers tag would read “Made by God.”
…I am fearfully and wonderfully made... A lot of thought went into our creation.
…your works are wonderful I know that full well... We trust that God is truthful.
…My frame was not hidden from you... God is fully aware of our physical limits.
…your eyes saw my unformed body... Even as dust, God knew us.
All the days ordained...written in your book... God is always aware of our life’s journey.
By Linda Goldfarb
Certified Physical Fitness Specialist
Have you ever taken the time to sit down and really ponder what God is saying through this piece of Scripture? Allow me the liberty to give insight into how God may want us to view His Word and ourselves in the process. Let’s take a few bites out of this wonderful offering and taste the saltiness of our loving God.
…you knit me together... Our manufacturers tag would read “Made by God.”
…I am fearfully and wonderfully made... A lot of thought went into our creation.
…your works are wonderful I know that full well... We trust that God is truthful.
…My frame was not hidden from you... God is fully aware of our physical limits.
…your eyes saw my unformed body... Even as dust, God knew us.
All the days ordained...written in your book... God is always aware of our life’s journey.
By Linda Goldfarb
Certified Physical Fitness Specialist
Mind
Change yourself.
“You must be the change you want to see in the world.”
As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world – that is the myth of the atomic age – as in being able to remake ourselves.”
If you change yourself you will change your world. If you change how you think then you will change how you feel and what actions you take. And so the world around you will change. Not only because you are now viewing your environment through new lenses of thoughts and emotions but also because the change within can allow you to take action in ways you wouldn’t have – or maybe even have thought about – while stuck in your old thought patterns.
And the problem with changing your outer world without changing yourself is that you will still be you when you reach that change you have strived for. You will still have your flaws, anger, negativity, self-sabotaging tendencies etc. intact.
And so in this new situation you will still not find what you hoped for since your mind is still seeping with that negative stuff. And if you get more without having some insight into and distance from your ego it may grow more powerful. Since your ego loves to divide things, to find enemies and to create separation it may start to try to create even more problems and conflicts in your life and world.
Ghandi
“You must be the change you want to see in the world.”
As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world – that is the myth of the atomic age – as in being able to remake ourselves.”
If you change yourself you will change your world. If you change how you think then you will change how you feel and what actions you take. And so the world around you will change. Not only because you are now viewing your environment through new lenses of thoughts and emotions but also because the change within can allow you to take action in ways you wouldn’t have – or maybe even have thought about – while stuck in your old thought patterns.
And the problem with changing your outer world without changing yourself is that you will still be you when you reach that change you have strived for. You will still have your flaws, anger, negativity, self-sabotaging tendencies etc. intact.
And so in this new situation you will still not find what you hoped for since your mind is still seeping with that negative stuff. And if you get more without having some insight into and distance from your ego it may grow more powerful. Since your ego loves to divide things, to find enemies and to create separation it may start to try to create even more problems and conflicts in your life and world.
Ghandi
Body
10 Fit Foods for Fall
By Joe Wilkes
We all know the benefits of eating fruits and vegetables. They contain vitamins, minerals, fiber, and other nutrients to keep our bodies running in peak condition. Study after study shows that people who consume the most fruits and veggies are less at risk for a host of illnesses, including heart disease and cancer. And so, farmers' markets have started cropping up all over and supermarkets have begun expanding their produce sections to accommodate the increased demand. In some places, fast-food restaurants are giving way to community garden plots. Even the White House lawn has been tilled and planted.
The best fruits and vegetables to eat are the ones grown locally and seasonally. Doing this saves money, protects the planet, and pleases your palate. Crops are more bountiful during their natural harvest times, and your pocketbook benefits from the surplus. Plus, if you buy locally, you won't incur the costs of the food being transported to your store, and the planet won't incur the costs of fossil fuels being burned to ship that food. But even if money were no object and global warming weren't an issue, the best reason to eat locally and seasonally is taste. The following 10 foods are reaching their seasonal peaks. They're grown and available in most regions of the United States.
By Joe Wilkes
We all know the benefits of eating fruits and vegetables. They contain vitamins, minerals, fiber, and other nutrients to keep our bodies running in peak condition. Study after study shows that people who consume the most fruits and veggies are less at risk for a host of illnesses, including heart disease and cancer. And so, farmers' markets have started cropping up all over and supermarkets have begun expanding their produce sections to accommodate the increased demand. In some places, fast-food restaurants are giving way to community garden plots. Even the White House lawn has been tilled and planted.
The best fruits and vegetables to eat are the ones grown locally and seasonally. Doing this saves money, protects the planet, and pleases your palate. Crops are more bountiful during their natural harvest times, and your pocketbook benefits from the surplus. Plus, if you buy locally, you won't incur the costs of the food being transported to your store, and the planet won't incur the costs of fossil fuels being burned to ship that food. But even if money were no object and global warming weren't an issue, the best reason to eat locally and seasonally is taste. The following 10 foods are reaching their seasonal peaks. They're grown and available in most regions of the United States.
- Apples
- Cucumbers
- Eggplant
- Grapes
- Okra
- Pears
- Peppers
- Raspberries
- Tomatoes
- Almonds
