Friday, January 23, 2015

Life is about choices

In life we often have to make choices, some good, some not so good.  The thing is they still have to be made.  How often do you ask yourself did I make the right choice?  Well, sometimes there is no good answer.  For example, I made the choice to go back to school for something I really like; but what I love I did not.  My reason was that what I like can pay bills now, what I love might. So, that puts a brow up as to rather or not the choice is right.

I do know, I was taught the worse choice is one not made; because life could choose the wrong one for you.  I know I will always have my love, because it is in me, yet I still wish I could touch it now.  One thing I do know is, the like can one day pay for the love.  The moral of this is, you're going to make good choices and bad choices, but don't regret your choices.

This Rodney Larkins with Soul Filled Life

Monday, January 5, 2015

Time to detox the body for the new year

Last year we all made some bad choices when it came to eating, well the truthful ones anyway.  Do not worry this is a new year, the past is behind you.  I must say my weakness is cookies.  I eat 2 to 3 big cookies (subway size) a day.  I am not a big guy at all, but I want to change because I am 36 and we all know when you get older it is hard to take off weight.  I am going to start using things to substitute for the cookies, such as using fruits and other healthy snacks.  I am starting to like carrots they are pretty sweet.

When you find what works to substitute for the bad food, then it is time to work on an exercise plan.  Some people think that exercise means a lot of running, "wrong."  Whatever is a good source of exercise for you, then that is what you should try.  Remember if you do not get the heart rate up the body does not work those calories off.  Swimming, basketball, soccer, are all good ways to get good exercise, but there are others too.  Do not over do it the first week out, take your time.  If you overdue it then you will give up.  Do not look for fast results because that is not realistic. 

A good way to ensure that you can make it is to find a workout partner, who is just as serious or even more than yourself.  Do not partner up with a softy, "you want results remember."  Drink plenty of water, but look up what a healthy amount is.  To much water will throw off you electrolytes.  This is your year to look good.  To mold who you want to be, first you must start on the inside.  When you can control what you eat, then you have taken the first step to feeding the mind as well as the soul.  This is Rodney Larkins with Soul Filled Life Time to detox the body for the new year.