Mar

29

2013

A Word from HMSBC

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A Word from HEART MIND BODY SOUL CARE (HMBSC)
Supporting Healthy Hearts, Sound Minds, Healthy Bodies and Spirit-filled Lifestyles

Being mentally, physically, emotionally,
spiritually, vocationally, and financially whole
means taking charge of what serves to
strengthen, shape and enhance our positive
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Jan

11

2013

GRATITUDE IN ACTION

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Psychologist Robert Emmons writes about the power of gratitude in helping to maintain a positive, healthy outlook on life, as well as the impact of such on our mind, body, and soul care.

Twelve Positive Action Steps*

No matter what situation or circumstance that besets us with gloom, we always have a choice to respond in a way that honors God. Be encouraged and:

  1. Lift up your head
  2. Pray
  3. Study and meditate on God’s Word daily
  4. Cultivate an “attitude of gratitude”
  5. Speak the word over yourself and others
  6. Re-Write your story board
  7. Sing and find your song
  8. Dance like David
  9. Align with positive people, places and things
  10. Live fully
  11. Laugh!
  12. Know you are loved, be loving and extend love to others
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Dec

14

2012

Nommo What You Need

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“Day unto day utterth speech, and night unto night showeth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard” (Psalm 19:2-3, KJV)
Nine years and ninety-eight pounds ago, I began to speak health and well-being into existence, even though my actions at that time were contrary to my utterances. There is a Kiswhahili term known as “Nommo“, which refers to the generative and productive power of the spoken word. My affirmation was repeated out loud to a group of women on a wellness conference call who agreed in 2003 to drink 8 glasses of water daily, eat five servings of fruits and vegetables, move (i.e. dance, swim, bike, hike, walk, or anything fun that increases activity level), take supplements, and not diet, worry about a dress size or numbers on a scale. Simply and positively put, my personal affirming mantra was this: “Today, I consciously choose to act in a way that honors my appetite and my body”.
Now of course, initially, this was easier said than done, and even though my conference call commitments were kept; high fat, sugar saddled, processed foods still dominated my intake. Over a period of time however, those healing words began to influence healing thoughts that elevated healing feelings, and I began seeking more affirming ways to do life. How by the Grace of God the excess weight was released with out a diet or surgical procedure is something to share at a retreat workshop, over coffee or tea. In the meantime, please know, you too have the power to “nommo what you need” for God to help you with. Turn it over to Him if you are ready to let go of control over outcomes, follow His lead and trust the process.
“There is nothing that God has planned and purposed that He will not do and there is nothing He has purposed that He cannot accomplish” –Victor Adeyemi (2000, pg. 73).
Reference:
Adeyemi, V. (2000). Seeds of destiny. Ibadan, Nigeria: Global Harvest Church.
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Nov

30

2012

Cultivate Your Garden With Seeds of Goodness

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The Goodness of:
God’s Love
Love for Self and Others
Speaking the Truth in Love
Healthy Boundaries
Compassionate Grace
Spirit of Forgiveness
Passion and the Pursuit of Holiness
A Commitment to Trust Process
It IS Well!!!

Psalm 91:1-11

  1. He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
  2. I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
  3. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
  4. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
  5. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
  6. Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
  7. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.
  8. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
  9. Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
  10. There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
  11. For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.

Thank God for keeping me! No matter what obstacles you face, or how weak you feel, inner strength is at your fingertips. Even though it may feel impossible, feelings are in fact real; even though they do not tell the who truth about who you are, your capacity or your resiliency. As Judy Mowatt once sang, we do indeed have the “strength to go through” when we allow the Loving Presence and Power of God to help us transcend the situation and transform our lives.

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