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Volume 13 Issue 9 - Page 2 September 2005

Believing We Can Be Healthy Is The Beginning

Healthy living can be a very precarious thing to accomplish in this day and age. And for those of with compromised immune systems, healthy living can be a work of art. We have to take into consideration that while we are like everyone else in some ways, in other ways we really aren't anymore. Everything that enters into our lives becomes something that we have to consider as either something that will be good for us - and incorporate it into our healthy living - or something that we feel in the long run would not be. I feel that the key to healthy living starts with the way we feel about ourselves. Believing we can be healthy is the beginning.

There are many other factors that come into play, though. Food, for instance - now, this can be tricky! If you are like me, there is actually very little money to spend on food. Do I buy fresh fruit and veggies, which would make me happy, but would not really be dinner for me? One learns to shop wisely, always looking for that bargain trying to stretch that $21 in food stamps. But it can be done, and that is a very important part of healthy living.

For those who have to factor in medication, always remember, as hard as it may seem to be at times, you have made a life-affirming choice!! And that contributes to healthy living!

The people we choose to surround ourselves with have a lot to do with our mental well-being. There will always be that one person, or persons, who think negatively, and we must focus and rise above it, or try anyway. It's not always easy, I know!!

So, never lose sight of the fact that ultimately you are the one who makes the decision for your healthy living!! Your mind is a powerful tool! Use it to think good healthy things about yourself and for yourself.

Remember, I'm right there with you, and YOU GO GIRL!!!

By Margot

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Creyendo que podemos ser sanas es el principio

Vivir saludablemente puede ser una cosa difíl para cumplir en este dia y edad. Y para aquellos con sistema inmune comprometido, vivir saludablemente puede ser un trabajo de arte. Tenemos que tomar en cuenta que mientras somos como cualquier otra persona en algunas formas, en otras realmente ya no lo somos. Cada cosa que entra enuestras vidas se convierte en algo que tenemos que considerar, si es algo bueno -incorporarlo en nuestra vida saludable- o considerar si algo no lo será. Siento que la clave para vivir saludablemente empieza con la forma en que sentimos de nosotras mismas. Creer que podemos estar saludables es el principio.

Hay otras cosas que entran en juego. Comida por ejemplo - ahora, esto puede ser engañoso! Si eres como yo, hay poco dinero para gastar en comida. Compro yo fruta fresca y vegetales, los cuales me harian feliz, pero no serían cena para mi? Una aprende a comprar sabiamente, siempre tratando de estirar esos $21 en estampas de comida. Pero eso puede hacerse, y eso es una parte muy importante para vivir saludablemente.

Para aquellas que tienen el factor de las medicinas, recuerden siempre, aunque parezca difícil, a veces hay que tomar una decisión para afirmar la vida!! Y eso contribuye a vivir saludablemente.

La gente que escogemos tener a nuestro alrededor tiene mucho que ver con nuestro bienestar mental. Siempre estará esa persona, o personas, que piensan negativamente, y nosotras debemos enfocarnos y colocarnos sobre ellas, o por lo menos tratar de hacerlo. No siempre es fácil, yo lo sé!!

Nunca pierdas de vista que al final, la única que toma la decisión para vivir saludablemente eres tú!! Tu mente también es una herramienta poderosa!! Usala para pensar en cosas buenas y saludables sobre ti y para ti.

Recuerda, yo estoy aqui contigo, y ahi VAS MUJER!!

Por Margot

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