Education is your life-long endeavor.

My Refocus Workshop... a very short RE-CAP

Daily Quote: All our dreams can come true - if we have the courage to pursue them. ~ Walt Disney

Your Body "MOVE IT"

MOVE MORE, EAT LESS, DRINK WATER!

The body is the home of the mind, emotions, and spirit and requires consistent, but minimal maintenance.

Your Mind "USE IT"

READ, WRITE, PONDER!

Education is your life-long endeavor.

Your Spirit "FIND IT"

LEARN, ACT, TEACH!

Spiritual strength comes from understanding doctrine, prayer, scripture study, and worthy living.

Your Emotions "RESPECT THEM"

LISTEN, HONOR, RESPECT!

Your own social and emotional strength comes from being sensitive to the needs of those around you.

The My Refocus Methods.

Balance: We try to balance all 4 Elements every day. (Body, Mind, Spirit, & Emotional)

Progress: We record our work and thoughts in our journals.

Perspective: We live in the moment, where we are, we do not live in the past, we live here and now. We live with the hope that we know where we are going.

Repetition: We work on all four elements every day.

Repetition is the Father of action, the Mother of learning and the architect of accomplishments.

Day Fact: Choose to do whatever you like, but you don’t get to choose the consequences.

DWP Quote: You can't make a bed without disturbing the covers.

Learn to laugh, especially at yourself.



Orchard Floor

 My Refocus Workshop Journal


Daily Quote: It is not work that kills, but worry. ~ African Proverb

Body: Have a mid-afternoon snack. This will curb your appetite and provide fuel for your after-work walk or workout at the gym. Some great snack ideas include: reduced-fat peanut butter on a multi-grain cracker, a couple of pieces of low-fat string cheese and an apple, cottage cheese with pineapple, or try a low-fat cheese micro waved in a whole-wheat pita.

Mind: Read an article out of your normal scope, then free write a short paragraph.

Spirit: Visit a church, synagogue or mosque, where you are most comfortable, with or without others.

Emotional: Learn to laugh, especially at yourself. Research shows that laughter can boost your immune system, ease pain, relax your body, and reduce stress. It is said that angels can fly because they take themselves lightly.

Day Fact: You can always reset your thinking, your ​​​​​​words, your deeds, your life.

DWP Quote: Make time not excuses.

Most all things come hard to a rebel.

My Refocus Workshop Journal


Daily Quote: Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. ~ Dalai Lama

Body: Walking is essential to good health It lowers blood pressure, bad cholesterol (LDL) and that number on the bathroom scale. Those magic 10,000 steps also lead to the release of your body’s natural happy drugs – endorphins. Walking is good for your wallet, too. It’s absolutely free – no membership fees. Just put on a pair of sneakers, grab some hand weights, and go.

Mind: Making a vision board or box. You can cut out pictures that represent all that you desire to create as well as phrases and quotes that are meaningful. On the board you can draw or write things and in the box you can place special objects and talismans.

Spirit: Recite your bible or spiritual verse. Practice it till you know it by heart. This is intentional living.

Emotional: Head outside to catch the last few of that beautiful sunset, you’ll automatically reduce your anxiety by counteracting the sympathetic nervous system, which is a just a scientific way of saying, your body and brain likes what it sees.

Day Fact: ​​You control your thoughts, your words, and your ​​​​deeds.

DWP Quote: Most all things come hard to a rebel.

Identify negative thoughts and don't let them ambush you!

My Refocus Workshop Journal

 

Daily Quote: The mind is everything. What you think you become. ~ Buddha

 

Body: Move More! Don’t rely on diet alone. Not only is exercise an excellent stress reliever, research shows that people who do it regularly are more successful at eating healthfully and sticking to other good habits, like not smoking.

 

Mind: Play a game of checkers (in person or online)

 

Spirit: Say a prayer in private. Try using these 4 easy steps.

• Call on your creator
• Give thanks for your blessings
• Ask for your desires, ask for forgiveness for you sins
• Close in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

Emotional: Write It Down! Identify negative thoughts and don't let them ambush you, but bring your fears into the open. Make a list of your seven worst fears. Writing them down reduces their power, they just become words on the paper for you analysis.

 

Day Fact: Change is constant.

 

DWP Quote: If it seems easy, you are probably doing it wrong.

 



A healthy breakfasts... less chronic disease!

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Daily Quote: You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. ~ Mark Twain

Body: Walking Day! Don't skip breakfast. Try to keep it balanced with some protein, a healthy carb, and a small amount of fat. Studies have even linked healthy breakfasts with less chronic disease, increased longevity and better health. Starting your day with a good breakfast boosts your energy, increases your attention span, and heightens your sense of well-being. You’ll be in better control of your emotions. A good breakfast is one that provides at least one third of the day’s calories. 

Mind: Record in your journal a happy event from your childhood, in as much detail as you can.

Spirit: Let go of pride. Many of us think of pride as self-centeredness, bragging, arrogance, and these are some elements of pride. Timeless wisdom tells us that pride is competitive. We pit our will against God’s. The proud cannot accept that there is a power greater than themselves. Let go of pride and consider bringing God back into your life.

Emotional: Barbara L. Frederickson, PhD, author of "Positivity" found that for every negative event or thought we have, there needs to be a minimum of 2.9 positive events to get ourselves back on the road to feeling good. Summed up simply, negative thoughts lead to a negative state of mind. Positive thoughts equal feeling positive.

Day Fact: You get tochoose to do whatever you like, but you don’t get​​​​ to choose the consequences.

DWP Quote: Humor is above insult.

Never Forget...

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Governing Principals are pure, constant, and always in effect.

1. Power: There is a power greater than man.

2. Connectivity: Everything is connected to everything.

3. Freedom: We choose all of our actions, but we don’t get to choose all of the consequences.

4. Control: You control your thoughts, your words, and your deeds.

5. Action: You will act or be acted upon.

6. Change: Change is constant.

7. Reset: You can always reset your thinking, your words, your deeds, your life.

8. Harvest: You reap what you sow.

God, Bless America!

Make a gratitude list.

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Daily Quote: Be not afraid of growing slowly; be afraid only of standing still. ~ Chinese Proverb

Body: Nix the late-night eating. If you eat a lot of excess calories after 8 p.m., you wear them the next morning. Put a stop to this by making sure you have a healthy dinner consisting of lean protein, veggies, and fruit.

Mind: Eat your meals and brush your teeth with your opposite hand today

Spirit: Memorize a bible or spiritual verse. This can be as easy or hard as you like e.g. “Jesus wept”

Emotional: List 10 things for which you are grateful. By creating a gratitude list each and every day, you shift your perspective. New research shows that practicing gratitude may be the fastest single pathway to happiness, health, long life, and prosperity. In a remarkable study performed by Dr. Emmons, people who kept a gratitude journal for just 3 weeks measured 25% higher on life satisfaction after wards.

Here are 5 proven methods:

1. Keep a gratitude Journal.

2. Write a letter of appreciation.

3. Make a gratitude visit. You can express your gratitude in person even more powerfully than in a letter.

4. Make a gratitude list. This can often be a quick pick-me-up.

5. Take a gratitude walk. Many people find the movement and variety of a walk help the brain and heart to work better.

Day Fact: About 284 million people are visually impaired worldwide: 39 million are blind and 245 have low vision.

DWP Quote: "Put sanity over vanity"