A Positive Exercise Workout

When I was growing up my mother use to tell me that our body is like a coat that we put on and take off again - our human experience is but a moment in time but our spirit lives on forever!

My mom has since passed - left her physical form (has taken off her coat) but her spirit, her breath, continues .....may these messages serve you well.

While healthy food, plenty of rest and exercise sustains the functioning of our physical body, spiritual conditioning is also essential to nurture and lift us beyond our physical form. This begins by being grateful for all things and maintaining a
positive outlook.

The Positive Exercise Workout:

Choose to be happy.
Look at the bright side of life.
Learn to master your thoughts.
Love who you are, right now.
Give until it hurts and then give some more.
Smile at everyone, even if they don't smile back.
Read quotes and affirmations that inspire and motivate you everyday.
Focus on the things that you are grateful for.
Focus on the positive qualities of someone you dislike.
Watch movies and listen to music that makes you happy.
Engage yourself in physical activity.
Visualize what you want to happen.
Associate yourself with people who think positively. Take a walk in nature.

Like any good workout program, this discipline takes practice, attention, concentration, commitment and repetition. Positive thinking brings inner peace, success, improved relationships, better health, happiness and satisfaction. It also helps the daily affairs of life move more smoothly, and makes life look bright and promising. Everyday life is our spiritual school and our exercises begin on the ground by creating a healthy body and a positive outlook.