The Don's Meddle

I do like Monday's!  Well I actually like most days of the week (sometimes Wednesday hurt because the weekend is so far away) of course I LOVE Saturday and Sunday, but I try and find the happy in everyday! Feeling alive, happy, healthy and in control of my day, now that rocks. Change your attitude and change your day.     A couple of young gals were talking so LOUD  on the bus this morning, well whinging about how they "hate" Monday and how "hard" today was going to be at work, you know.    As I blocked them out by putting my headphones on I thought, the reason why your day is going to suck is because you have a sucky attitude.  Now don't get me wrong I didn't skip to the bus stop this morning (but will make a note to do it one day this week, ha ha) but I did walk there with a sense of purpose, attitude and looking forward to my day.  Today is mine! I left my gorgeous fiancé sleeping in...

You are what you think and believe. Power of positive thought is a truly strong and powerful tool.  If you walk around everyday thinking poor me, why can I not have this or that, well you are going to miss out on lots of fabulous things in life.  Our actions speak MUCH much louder than words.  You need to visualise, feel and believe in what you are doing daily to feel that sense of achievement, tapping into positive affirmation that today will be okay.  No matter what hiccups occur during the day just know that life is full of things that might make you frown, there will be times where your patience will be tested and your mood will go from happy to sad, frustrated, angry or depressed.  This is normal. I do not believe you can be 100% happy every hour of everyday, it is learning how to ride the emotions and focus on the more positive things happening around you that will help you feel a sense of balance.  If you focus on the bad, they won't ma...

Now that I have your attention.... yes I said two words that most people love especially together.  Since going sugar free (since 23 June) I have lost the appetite for cheap processed sweet foods like ice cream or chocolate (Cadbury) I really don't crave them and really do prefer eating more foods that are made with natural ingredients.  I will swap a few of the ingredients say cocoa powder for cacao and reduce the maple syrup for the crust AND the filling.  Reading many foodie or health blogs I always stumble across delicious and healthy recipes I want to try, some I get around to making and others just seem to sit in my bookmarks folder... this one jumped out the page at me, so think I will give it a crack.  Courtesy of Detoxinista Raw Chocolate Cheesecake Fills one 8-inch pan Adapted from Sweetly Raw Ingredients: For the crust: 2 cup raw pecans 2 tablespoons coconut oil 1/4 cup cocoa powder 1/4 cup pure maple syrup 1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt ...