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DeBora on Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa

We are spiritual beings enjoying a human experience. If we're to experience inner peace, health, abundance and love we must take care of and give to ourselves on all levels—mind, body and spirit. No matter how much another adores you, it's not their job to make sure you're living your highest and best life. It's yours.  Fortunately, God has blessed each of us with everything that we need to create a life we can love, one that shines with meaning and bubbles over with love and abundance. We need only claim it. With each new day comes another opportunity to renew and deepen our commitment to extreme self care. Believe me when I tell you, you so deserve your own time and attention!

Below are what I call prescriptions for living a healthy, whole, joy filled and peaceful life. Every week commit to doing at least three new things from the list and notice how delicious and empowered you feel. ~ In joy! DeBora

  1. eat your vegetables
  2. count your blessings daily
  3. drink lots of pure water 
  4. forgive your family...for they truly know not what they do
  5. forgive yourself
  6. before your knees are in the air, ask him his HIV status. Then get proof on paper
  7. MOVE that lovely body—salsa, swing dance, swim, strut your stuff on a treadmill 
  8. remember an apple, orange, peach, and pear a day keep the doctor away
  9. travel 
  10. trust your intuition
  11. seek balance
  12. create meaning
  13. take risks...but not with your health
  14. read interesting books
  15. read spiritually uplifting books and material
  16. laugh, love, live like there's no tomorrow
  17. surround yourself with loving and supportive people
  18. connect with a spiritual community that loves, supports, uplifts you 
  19. journal often
  20. know your HIV status, get tested
  21. don't think you can tell a man's HIV status by how he looks, you can't
  22. attend to your relationship with God, daily
  23. stand by your inner man
  24. pray
  25. meditate, meditate, meditate
  26. don't eat because you're lonely, bored, sad, scared, pissed, rejected or happy 
  27. journal, pray, sit in the silence, talk to God, confide in a friend when you're lonely, bored, sad, scared, pissed, rejected or happy
  28. get out into the morning air, it lifts your spirit and clears your mind
  29. walk in nature, hug a tree
  30. forgive yourself for everything you imagine you've done wrong
  31. don't smoke, it ages the skin and can put you in a early grave
  32. live with passion, purpose, power
  33. you give you life's green lights 
  34. let 'em talk, DO YOU!
  35. dare to shine 
  36. approve of yourself
  37. judge not
  38. cultivate an attitude of gratitude
  39. be the parent you wish you had, to yourself then to your child(ren)
  40. be the woman you hope your daughter(s) will be
  41. love your daughter(s), raise your son(s)
  42. tell someone you love them
  43. lift weights
  44. embrace your power
  45. pay yourself first, save 10% or more of your income
  46. tithe to the entity or person(s) that evolves you
  47. give thanks for EVERYTHING
  48. don't settle just to avoid being alone
  49. practice safe sex, self pleasure
  50. let no one disrespect you, not even you
  51. tell yourself the truth
  52. breathe deeply
  53. speak your heart and head, even if your knees shake
  54. eat fast food in moderation, or not at all
  55. teach people how to treat you well
  56. mix and mingle with other cultures/races
  57. help somebody today
  58. feel the fear...and do it anyway
  59. practice consistent acts of fearlessness
  60. compare yourself with no one

 

Links

Compass Life Coaching - If you'd like to create a life you can love, want to enjoy self and life balance, a fulfilling relationship with self and others, meaningful work and career success, and experience optimal health and wellness but can't seem to achieve this alone, you owe yourself the gift of Life Coaching. If you're passionate about empowering other women to create an amazing, meaningful and joyful life, then being a Compass Rep might speak to you. For more information, to explore and/or register, visit www.mylifecompass.com/Inspirator 

The Black Women’s Health Alliance seeks to improve healthcare outcomes and eliminate and/or reduce health disparities experienced by women of African Ancestry, other women of color, and their families through advocacy, education, research and support activities, programs and services. www.blackwomenshealthproject.org

Are you being abused? Or maybe you aren't sure if how your partner treats you is indeed abuse. The National Domestic Violence Hotline can help. Call for Anonymous & Confidential Help 24/7. 1.800.799.SAFE (7233) 1.800.787.3224 (TTY)  or go to www.ndvh.org

A web site created by and for young women of color to provide information and offer support on sexual and reproductive health issues through education and advocacy. www.mysistahs.org

Help women survivors of war rebuild their lives. Sponsor a woman or two for just $27 a month each. www.womenforwomen.org

DeBora M. Ricks * Baltimore, Maryland * 21218 * USA * Email:Dricks6085@aol.com