My Christmas wish for you...FLOURISHMENT!

 Dec,19,2016

Oh, what a beautiful morning!  I woke up with JOY in my heart.  I have learned that their is a difference between happiness and joy.  We in America have been trained to believe that the "pursuit of happiness" is a "right " of freedom that we have.  So we go after "happiness" in things, people, houses, places, occupations, locations, etc...  We say to ourselves, " I would be really happy if I had...." , "When I get____________I will be set.",  We see someone else with something that we want, and we say, Ooowee!, they look so happy, I need one of those.  We see a new "toy" and they come in all prices...their is always a price.  (Look what happened to the "toy's" you got or gave last year...where are they?)  They may have made you "happy" for a minute...but then we want more, thinking that will bring us happiness.

OK, so happiness only brings a temporary "fix", a lifting of our spirits for a brief moment, then on to the next thing, because that is over.  How much debt has our "pursuit of happiness" gotten us into?  The whole world's system is built on our "pursuit of happiness".  Let's break the "world's system", let's get out of debt, (re-gift, be creative, give love, spend time with your children and loved ones, (What SACRIFICE?), pay cash for everything we buy, if we can't afford it, wait (WHAT! WAIT?) until we can pay cash for it.  Make this Christmas what it is really about...giving of love in your hearts.

Let's talk about JOY!

          JOY is a knowing, that all of your cares are already in the hands of                Jesus, and He can take care of them just fine, thank you, all by Himself, He needs no help, only your permission.

          JOY is a knowing that you are protected from the wiles of the devil,  he has no power unless you give it to him.(permission). 

          JOY is peace, peace with God and everybody else.  If there is a lack of peace in area of your life, you have the power to fix it.  It is not       about what others are doing, it is how you are reacting, so you have  the power to change it.  It can be done NOW, in a moment, a decision,  change your thinking. Did you do it?  It is only holding you back, it has nothing to do with the other person.  They choose their own suffering.

          JOY is loving, unconditionally, like God did for us in sending His Son as a payment for our sins, while we were still in the middle of it.  Can we do that with others?  Love them in the state they are in?  Unconditionally? WHAT? PUT UP WITH THEIR STUFF?, God does it every minute with us, we can do it too.

          JOY is playing by God's rules and loving it.  Everything we are searching for, unsettled about, need answers for, anxious about,  worried about, fretting over, etc... the ANSWERS ARE IN THE RULE BOOK! (Bible)  We are playing by somebody's rules, who's    rules are we playing by?  Our own? (Check again) somebody is           ruling our life, there are only two powers in the earth, if you are not playing the "game of life" by God's rules,(the one who created you, for His purpose), then you are playing by the devils counterfeit rules (his rules, are to steal, kill and destroy).      Everybody is living by one ruler's rules.  In our "pursuit of happiness" and freedom, we think by       rejecting or rebelling against God's rules we are doing our" "own thing".  We have been given the choice, but with every choice, there is a consequence built into it.  We make the choice, but we can't choose   the consequences. (DEEP STUFF). THE WAGES (payment, consequences) OF SIN IS DEATH! Death of something, when we sin, something dies (the rules). Could be a relationship, anything, we don't get to choose that.

Ok, I had a wonderful breakfast, my Shaklee Life shake, and supplements and a cup of  hot,Vitalized Immunity, Defend and Resist, Pomegranate Energizing Tea and a grapefruit right off the tree!  WOW!

My blood pressure reading was 129/88 this AM.  I remember being told that once you are on  blood pressure medicine, you will never get off.  Well, I have been off of all medication since September 2016 and I have monitored my blood pressure daily and it has never been as high as it was when I was on the blood pressure medication.  I read a study that was done that showed that sometimes the blood pressure medicine keeps your blood pressure high. I believe it, and I am doing what is necessary to be in good health.  Praise God, I no longer have symptoms from:

          Herniated disk in 2004

          Stroke in 2014

          sciatica & back pain issues

          Arthritis

          Now going through Bronchitis (let you know when my cells finish        repairing,  they are on their way!)

I never took medication to correct those issues, I just played by God's rules.  He gave us a Body with trillions of cells that are equipped to fight disease, reproduce after their kind (good or bad) and they know what to do with the only thing they eat:  Vitamins, protein, minerals, carbohydrates and fats (Food).  (They only react to everything else we try to feed them, like medicines, additives, preservatives, over processed foods etc...). The quality of the food will determine the quality of your body.

I intend to be an example of good health and live life to the fullest, in God's plan, so you will be encouraged to join this journey of Joy, Love, Life and Fulfillment wherever you are.  Come FLOURISH TO THE FINISH WITH ME!

Remember Flourish:

          To grow luxuriantly,

          To thrive,

          To succeed

          To be an example and an influence for the next generation!

My wish for you this Christmas is PEACE, JOY, HEALTH, LOVE, FULFILLMENT and FLOURISHMENT! WOOPEE! LET'S GO!