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How Does Feeling Grateful Affect You?
How often do you stop and recognize all the
things in your life that are right? Most people
spend far more time focused on what's wrong.
What's wrong with that picture?
When you consciously stop, appreciate and focus
on the good you feel better. If you need more
reason than that; energetically you make space
for more good stuff to come into your life. As
you tune in to what's right, you're more alert to
notice when things are going right. You also
decrease stress and all the negative effects
it has on your health.
Have you ever had a day that starts lousy, you
get up late, the dog runs away, your car acts up,
by the time you get to work you've reviewed all
the things that aren't what you would like them
to be and you've decided your life stinks. Then
you open your purse and you find a love note your
6 year old left you, the day is instantly better.
That's what gratitude does for you. There are
many methods to help you adapt an attitude of
gratitude.
If you like the written word a gratitude list,
where at least once a day you add 5 things to a
running list, or a gratitude journal would do the
trick.
If your more the verbal type, try saying 3 things
your grateful for at the dinner table or add
naming 3 new things your grateful for that day to
your bedtime routine.
If tactile thing are more your style try a
gratitude stone, find a small stone and put it in
your pocket, each time you touch it think of the
things your grateful for. This usually results in
at least twice a day focusing on gratitude. Women
may find it easier to use a key chain.
The more you express gratitude the easier it
becomes and before you know it you will be
grinning just because the sun is setting or
because your son actually put the orange juice
away. I think it's much more fun to do that than
scowl at what isn't 'perfect'....yet. And I'm
pretty sure you get fewer wrinkles!
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March 24,2007
Hi {!firstname_fix},
It's officially spring!
I've started planting
seeds in anticipation
of my garden. I'm
already dreaming of a
big fat tomato straight
from the garden. This
weeks herb is oregano,
which is very easy to
grow by the way. As the
snow melts and the snow
drops emerge, I find
myself grinning for no
apparent reason, its
spring after all! I was
in the store recently
and a woman was loudly
grumbling about the
mud, soggy everything,
and not yet warm
temperatures, it
occurred to me that my
perception was vastly
different. This week's
article is on gratitude
and when you see the
world through that lens
it really does look
different. I'm grateful
for your time and
attention, thank you.
Namaste',
Cathy
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This Month Featured Herb Oregano
It's difficult to think of a common kitchen herb
like Oregano as a medical remedy, but it has in
fact been used as a drug since the time of the
ancient Greeks and Chinese. In China, doctors
prescribed it to relieve fever, vomiting,
diarrhea, jaundice, and itchy skin, while the
Greeks made compresses from the leaves to treat
sores and aching muscles.
The primary ingredients in Oregano are thymol
and carvacrol, which are also found in thyme.
These compounds, researchers have found, help
loosen phlegm in the lungs and relieve spasms in
the bronchial passages. Many commercial cough
remedies, including cough drops and skin rubs
such as Vicks VapoRub, contain thymol.
If you want to use Oregano for a cold steep 1 T
in a cup of boiling water, inhaling the vapors
can be as effective as actually drinking the tea.
With Oregano I automatically think Italian food
so.......
Chicken Cacciatore
Ingredients
(4 servings - 230 calories per serving)
4 (about 1/4 lb ea) boneless, skinless chicken
breasts
2 tbsp flour
1/2 tsp pepper
2 tbsp olive oil
1 small onion (chopped)
2 cloves garlic (minced)
1 cup mushrooms (sliced)
1/2 cup dry white wine
1/2 cup fat free chicken broth
3 tbsp tomato paste
1 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp marjoram
1/2 tsp basil
Wash chicken and pat dry with paper towel.
In shallow dish, combine flour and pepper.
Coat chicken with flour mixture.
In large skillet, heat oil over medium-high
heat.
Add chicken.
Cook for 2 minutes.
Turn.
Add onion and garlic.
Reduce heat to medium.
Add remaining ingredients.
Simmer, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes until
sauce thickens.
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