Growing

Self-Talk

Speak encouragingly to yourself. Remind yourself of other times you were afraid and it all worked out. Remember all your successes. Have confidence in your ability to handle whatever happens. Believe that there are no mistakes, only lessons. Whatever the outcome of your action, you will have certainly learned something.

Triumph

“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.”

Nelson Mandela

Prediabetes and Stroke

The longer you have diabetes, the greater your risk of having a stroke. That’s according to research published in the American Heart Association’s journal Stroke.
 The study found that, among people with diabetes, one’s stroke risk increases 3 percent each year, and having diabetes for 10 years or more triples the risk of stroke. That’s why preventing or even delaying diabetes could help reduce the risk of stroke — as well as many other diabetes-related complications.

Almost all people with diabetes first develop prediabetes — blood glucose levels that are higher than normal but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. Even though there are no symptoms associated with prediabetes, research shows that long-term damage to the heart and circulatory system may already be occurring. The only way to know if you have prediabetes is to visit your doctor regularly and have your blood glucose levels monitored.
The good news is that, in most cases, diabetes is completely preventable. You can keep diabetes at bay by managing your weight, eating “close to the garden,” and staying physically active.

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Desires

"If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires".

 Epicurus

Confronting Fear

“Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth.”
Pema Chodron

Though there are many events outside of our control, we do have the power to change our own lives. So what’s stopping us?