Healthy Happy Loving Life: Writing is Fun–and Huck the Roof Dog

31 Sunday Jul 2022

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As a writer, one of the best Fun Things I do is write for the Ultimate Blog Challenge every 3 months. I create and post an article with photos and social media links every day, for 31 days! Then I read and comment on the other writers’ blog posts, and my world opens up more each day. And I make wonderful friends. I hope my writings will entertain my readers and sometimes make them go “hmmmm”, prompting changes in habits that help them enjoy their lives more. At this point, I have over 600 articles on my blog, representing my natural healing and coaching practice. Today is the last piece of the July 2022 series.

Part of the fun of being in a blog challenge is the creativity of coming up with a topic every day. So I collect topics all the time, and they’re stored in a Secret Stash in my electronics. The UBC organizer, Digital Maestro Paul Taubman, provides a prompt each day during the challenge. Sometimes I use it, and sometimes I am more drawn to something else.

One of the Fun Things I found this month was an item featured in a British newspaper I read, The Telegraph. It seems, in Austin, Texas, USA, there is a golden retriever that just loves to let himself up on his family’s roof! Then he stays for hours, depending on the weather. His name is Huckleberry, or Huck for every day. Huck has been amazing passersby with his rooftop sentry mode now, since 2017. Huck is on Facebook, Instagram, The Dodo, and his own website. He has been featured on major news shows. Just search “Huck the Roof Dog” to see more images and videos. He draws enough concerned attention that his family had to post a sign saying not to worry about the dog on the roof. He figured out how to get up there, and he loves it. When the family expanded their house, they made sure to maintain Huck’s access, and he now has his own ramp.

Are you smiling now? Fill your mind with positive news and the negative news will be much less distressing! This will also let your nervous system reset, and you will literally feel better. And that would be you, even more awesome, and ever more Healthy Happy and Loving Life^sm!

In my daily series this month, I have hoped to strongly convince you that positive living is the way to be, and that it results in greater health and happiness and joy. Plus, it’s more fun! And that would be me and you, shaping our lives as we want them, ever more Healthy Happy and Loving Life^sm!

And–wouldn’t you like to subscribe? See you in the next post!

Kebba Buckley Button is a stress/energy management expert, holistic healer, and award-winning author who celebrates life. She has a longtime natural healing practice and is an ordained minister. Among her books are: Discover The Secret Energized You (http://tinyurl.com/b44v3br), Inspirations for Peace Within: Quotes and Images to Uplift and Inspire, and Sacred Meditation: Embracing the Divine. The books are available on Amazon and through Kebba’s office. They are also available in Scottsdale, Arizona, at the Franciscan Renewal Center bookstore and at the bookstore at St. Barnabas on the Desert Episcopal Church. Or simply email us to order: kebba@kebba.com . Thank you!

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Healthy Happy Loving Life: Top 7 Diet Myths to Dump

29 Friday Jul 2022

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Very few people have always been satisfied with what they weigh. Young teens are dieting to try to get rid of unwanted pounds, to get that ideal Hollywood body. Have you been through one day with other people, without someone bemoaning their weight gain or talking about needing to lose it? Unlikely! It’s a cultural obsession. But our cultural obsession also holds dear a number of completely false ideas about how to lose weight! Here, then, are the top 7 Diet Myths that are keeping you from losing the pounds you want to lose:

Counting calories leads to weight loss. Eat fewer calories and you will lose weight. Truth: the body doesn’t metabolize all foods the same way. You can’t lose weight eating 1200 calories worth of candy every day.
If you lose a bunch of weight, your waist will be smaller. Truth: waist size doesn’t work that simply. Taxed organs (liver, stomach, intestines) may be swollen and not respond to weight loss or fat loss per se. Look at all the barrel-chested British actors, whose heavy drinking has led to swollen livers and therefore swollen abdomens and lifted ribcages. Lower intake of alcohol and sugars can help this effect. Also, lack of abdominal muscle tone can lead to stretching of the girth. Yoga poses such as Suryanamaskar (Salutation to the Sun) and abdominal lifts can assist in toning the abdomen. It’s good to think of dieting and exercise as natural partners within your overall weight loss program.
You should tell all your friends you are dieting, for accountability. Truth: you need your own positive program and internal scripting to strengthen your way to your weight goals. You don’t need friends chatting about your fitness. On the other hand, a diet buddy working the same program can be a great help.
There is an ideal diet somewhere, if only I can find it. Truth: There is no single diet that works for all metabolisms. Be sure to coordinate with your doctor before embarking on a diet/exercise program. Be sure your blood profile doesn’t need adjusting first. You may need thyroid supplementation, for example, and balancing this one factor could cause a few pounds to melt away. Some people have lost dozens of pounds by eliminating foods they are allergic to. And in either of these cases, the people felt much better, also. Further, a large metastudy (study of the results of many studies) of many diet plans concluded that almost all diet plans work– if you stick with them.
Intermittent fasting must be the best plan because it’s new. Truth: Intermittent fasting works well for some people, but maybe not you. Some people have felt ill trying to use this technique.
Dieting will fix my weight problem. Truth: if you stop thinking of LOSING WEIGHT you’ll be more successful! Your subconscious knows it’s bad to lose stuff! So your subconscious will try hard to keep you from losing weight. Switch to “releasing bulk I no longer need” and measure your inches instead of your pounds. Talk to your subconscious every day about how much easier everything will be with less bulk, and how good you’ll feel with less bulk. Thank your body and bless it for all its wondrous functions.
Food is the key to weight loss– or release of bulk. Truth: Dieters who are the most successful support themselves in creating this shift by using a wise food plan, a wise exercise plan, and supplemental activities like meditation. They also go dancing with friends and only drink soda water while they’re out. They drink lots of water throughout the day.

So what’s the best formula for success? First set a goal. Then coordinate with your doctor, start thinking of releasing bulk and gaining fitness, choose a reasonable food plan, start a simple workout plan (yoga, walking, swimming), and play around with meditation techniques. And get some energy healing; learn some weight release points to hold.

And that will be you: ever more HHLL, stepping into your new bulk-balanced life!

Be sure to let me know what you experience. And that will be you, ever more Healthy, Happy, and Loving Life^sm! Now you’re stepping into your new bulk-balanced life!

In my daily series this month, I hope to strongly convince you that positive living is the way to be, and that it results in greater health and happiness and joy. Plus, it’s more fun to live this way! And that would be me and you, shaping our lives anew, ever more Healthy Happy and Loving Life^sm!

Kebba Buckley Button is a stress solutions expert, holistic guide, and award-winning author who celebrates life. She has a longtime energy healing practice and is an ordained minister. Among her books are: Discover The Secret Energized You (http://tinyurl.com/b44v3br), Inspirations for Peace Within: Quotes and Images to Uplift and Inspire, and Sacred Meditation: Embracing the Divine. The books are available on Amazon and through Kebba’s office. To email us, kebba@kebba.com .

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Healthy Happy Loving Life: Wordless Wednesday God Rays and Sunrise Bright

27 Wednesday Jul 2022

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NW Las Vegas image by Marcia Griffeth, used by permission–

Look at both these images as large/ly as you can. Skygazing is fun! Plus, it resets your brain. And that would be you, even more awesome, and ever more Healthy Happy and Loving Life^sm!

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Healthy Happy Loving Life: Dumping Guilt and Worry

26 Tuesday Jul 2022

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I seek to learn more about happiness and fulfillment all time, and to share about happiness and fulfillment with my clients and cohorts. One of the most profound ideas I ever learned was long ago, from reading a book by psychologist Dr. Wayne Dyer, Your Erroneous Zones. The idea is that you can not live at any moment other than the Present. Wayne weaves this principle through a chapter of Your Erroneous Zones, in the guise of Chapter 5: The Useless Emotions: Guilt and Worry.

Wayne explains that guilt is for what we may have messed up in the Past, and worry is for what we may mess up or encounter in the Future. But back to this now-living thing. After reading this chapter, I began to observe my immediate environment more. I started being more aware of my Present, practicing really being present to my Present. I have enjoyed life more ever since, because I began paying attention to my Now Life, rather than letting my thoughts run through, for example, my day at the office, while I was driving.

Wayne writes:

You see examples of guilt and worry everywhere, in virtually everyone you meet. The world is populated with folks who are either feeling horrible about something that they shouldn’t have done or dismayed about things that might or might not happen. You are probably no exception. If you have large worry and guilt zones, they must be exterminated, spray-cleaned and sterilized forever. Wash out those little “w” and “g” bugs that infest so many sectors of your life.

Guilt and worry are perhaps the most common forms of distress in our culture. With guilt you focus on a past event, feel dejected or angry about something that you did or said, and use up your present moments being occupied with feelings over the past behavior. With worry, you use up those valuable nows, obsessing about a future event. Whether you’re looking backward or forward, the result is the same. You’re throwing away the present moment.

Play around with this notion a little each day. Practice bringing yourself back to the here and now, when your thoughts wander too much into the past and the future. Especially if you are in guilt or worry. And let me know what you experience. And that will be you, ever more HHLL!

Then that will be you, ever more Healthy, Happy, and Loving Life^sm!

In my daily series this month, I hope to strongly convince you that positive living is the way to be, and that it results in greater health and happiness and joy. Plus, it’s more fun to live this way! And that would be me and you, shaping our lives anew, ever more Healthy Happy and Loving Life^sm!

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Healthy Happy Loving Life: 12 Top Tips for Cleansing the Energy of Your Space

25 Monday Jul 2022

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Have you been dragging lately? Are you working through times when you have been bored, horrified, angry, sad, or grieving? Well, I have good news for you: while your personal emotions affect the energy of your space, your space can be cleansed and refreshed! And that, in turn, will cleanse and refresh your energy and moods. There are levels on which everything is energy. So you may as well enjoy your energy!

Cleansing your space—sometimes called “smudging” –is easy. You just have to think of it and do it. There are no hard and fast rules. Here are some tips for success with an energy cleanse.

Pick a day or hour when the outside weather is pleasant, and you would enjoy having your windows open anyway. If your windows don’t open, count on opening the doors and possibly running room fans to keep the air moving.
Pick a sage bundle or wand, or a favorite incense stick; I use Nag Champa incense sticks. If you don’t have those at the moment, use a candle. Pick a lightweight dish or pan you’ll carry under the sage/incense/candle, to absolutely catch any flying or dropping embers. You don’t want the sparks or embers to touch your clothes or your carpet.
Open your cabinet doors as well as all your windows.
Set your intention. In the form of an affirmation or prayer, say to the Universe or Holy Spirit that you want to now release any old energy and cleanse your entire space.
Light your sage/incense/candle. For incense, blow the big flame out and let the ember end smoke its scent into your space. Now begin to circulate in every space. You may want to stroll around thoughtfully, affirming the cleansing as you go, in each area.
Especially circulate near your areas of most concentration (computer?) and fatigue (favorite chair, bed, pillows). When you plop into your favorite recliner at the end of the day, all your fatigue and frustration and busyness of the day go right into that recliner. That’s why it needs to have its energy cleansed.
Use your own script. Affirm that (in God’s or Jesus’ name, if that feels right) you cleanse this entire area completely. You now clear it of any negative, tired, old, sick, pained, dissipated, frustrated, or angry energy (add any adjectives that suit you). And you now fill this entire area completely with new, fresh, clear, light, happy, healthy, blessed, ready-to-go energy. Keep affirming the clearing and the same excellent new qualities as you go from area to area. If necessary, do a difficult area twice. Remember the bathrooms, especially the showers.
When you have circulated in all areas inside, work the doorway areas for several feet outside.
Do all this for your car also. You may be amazed at the stress energy that has accumulated in the car.
Finish with a prayer of thanks or affirmation of gratitude that all is now refreshed and recharged.
Leave the cupboard doors and home/office doors open for an hour if possible. Run the ceiling fans to assure circulation.
ENJOY the light feeling.

And that will be you, ever more Healthy, Happy, and Loving Life^sm!

In my daily series this month, I hope to strongly convince you that positive living is the way to be, and that it results in greater health and happiness and joy. Plus, it’s more fun! And that would be me and you, shaping our lives anew, ever more Healthy Happy and Loving Life^sm!

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Healthy Happy Loving Life: Sunrise Sunday

24 Sunday Jul 2022

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This image is the Sun rising over Cabo, this week. A friend was celebrating a big birthday and photographer Carol Young managed to capture this! Skygazing is fun! Plus, it resets your DHEA, the master hormone, and your brain. And that would be you, ever more Healthy Happy and Loving Life^sm!

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Healthy Happy Loving Life: 5 Things You Haven’t Seen (Probably)

23 Saturday Jul 2022

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In my holistic/energy healing practice, I find it very powerful to change your channel. Changing your channel snaps you out of whatever is stressing you out, and it resets your nervous system. Often, a novel or surprising sight or event will snap a person into changing their channel. So here I present Five Things You Haven’t Seen Before– or probably haven’t. Notice any energy shifts in your system, as you take a good look at each of these things. And I hope you enjoy. Above, (1) the stained glass is– not! It’s a very close up image of dragonfly wings.

Above, (2) is a new flavor of Listerine. It’s Grapefruit Rose’ flavor, with zero alcohol. Now wait– if this is for people who don’t want alcohol, why did they give it the name of a wine? Just sayin’.

When I saw (3), above, I was completely startled! There I was, completing my grocery shopping escapade, when my eyes became stuck on this display about DEATH. LIQUID DEATH! I thought, oh, this must be one of those super-concentrated espresso-plus-vodka type of drinks? But NO, it’s a water. In several flavors. And the pitch is: “death to thirst”. No, I didn’t buy a can to try. I’m still startled at the boldness of this marketing tack.

Right up there with a high Startle Factor is (4), above, a book about dealing with jerks and constructing your life so you have no jerks. But for marketing, they use an A- word. Yes, I have ordered a copy, and I’ll let you know if I recommend it. After all, jerks are a major source of my clients’ stress, pain, and fatigue.

So my last surprise of the week (5) was this lovely pillow, gently encouraging us to relax with our breath. After all, most of us need to breathe, right? So we may as well use our breath to relax and release. Just please start with the EXHALE, or you will have nowhere for the INHALE to go. Try it!

Now, do you feel refreshed? You just got a 2-minute break from your habitual worries. You changed your channel for a short while. Does your bodymind system feel different? Good! Then that will be you, ever more Healthy, Happy, and Loving Life^sm!

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Healthy Happy Loving Life: Happy National Hammock Day!

22 Friday Jul 2022

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I am amazed by the array of things that have their own day—like National Hammock Day, today! For every day of the year, there is something that is celebrated. Or 20 things. Multiple websites, such as NationalDayCalendar.com, let you know what the special celebrations are for the day you’re checking out. Also, there are months to celebrate some things, like February as National Heart Month, which started with a Presidential proclamation in 1964. So you can research the special days and months by topic or by date and month.

While I can’t find anything on the origins of National Hammock Day, I have found a little history of the hammock itself. And National Hammock Day has become an internet meme. Apparently, the fiber sling was a standard sleeping device in Central America, separating the sleeping person from creatures of the jungle floor. It was brought back to Europe in the 17^th Century by explorers. Navies adopted the hammock as a space-saving, comfortable way to sleep on ships. Today, Amazon (yes, I love Amazon!) has around 1,000 hammock options, in hundreds of natural and lab-made fibers, from the $30 range to the several-hundred-dollar range. My favorite photo website has 1,537 images of hammocks. So clearly, hammocks are popular today. Hammocks look attractive, help you relax or slumber, and can be folded up easily for storage or backpacking. One summer, I was invited to stay at a Colorado cabin in the woods, and I slept in a hammock, slung between 2 extremely tall pines, for several months. I watched the stars and listened to the coyotes singing at night. Cozy! And oh yes, my hammock cost around $10 back then.

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It should be mentioned that today is (coincidentally?) the day to celebrate two other occasions: Mango Day and Summer Leisure Day. What a perfect fit of three important commemorative days! Maybe it’s time to blend yourself a mango margarita or smoothie, head for the hammock, and get in some major relaxation! Relaxing blissfully raises your DHEA, the master hormone, and makes you stronger and younger. So be diligent in celebrating this important day! And that will be you, ever more Healthy, Happy, and Loving Life^sm!

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Healthy Happy Loving Life: Life as Art

21 Thursday Jul 2022

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We have sometimes heard the expression, “Life imitates art.” But what if Life itself is the art of the individual? A dictionary definition offers this:

“[Art is] the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.”

An artist friend, Lily Leung, is a very creative woman I met through the Ultimate Blog Challenge. Lily bakes, gardens, skis, writes, sketches, and paints. Today, she shared this quote from Helena Bonham Carter:

“I think everything in life is art. What you do. How you dress. The way you love someone, and how you talk. Your smile and your personality. What you believe in, and all your dreams. The way you drink your tea. How you decorate your home. Or party. Your grocery list. The food you make. How your writing looks. And the way you feel. Life is art.”

Somehow, this Carter quote reminded me of the experiences I have had with light moving through my living space of 18 years. Each hour the light is different, as my home is oriented West-to-East. There is a huge park, Pierce Park, on the east side of my home, with my Feng Shui Garden between the house and the Park. The sun rises in the morning and moves across the living room, changing the shadows, colors, and energy as it goes. At nightfall, the back side of sunset filters in from the Park, painting its own colors across the living room. I could not help but paint the great beauty of the moving light: Pierce Park Evening, in acrylics on wood. I hope you enjoy it. Notice the light moving from right to left, from the Park through the house, as the sunset backlighting fades.

Since we are always at choice, does it make sense to you that we are actually creating our lives as we go? And isn’t that art? I hope you engage more and more, as creator, with the art of your life– and enjoy it thoroughly. And that will be you, ever more Healthy Happy and Loving Life^sm!

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Healthy Happy Loving Life: Wordless Wednesday Sky Curves

20 Wednesday Jul 2022

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Skygazing is fun! Plus, it resets your brain. And that would be you, ever more Healthy Happy and Loving Life^sm!

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Category Archives: Feeling energized

Healthy Happy Loving Life: Writing is Fun–and Huck the Roof Dog

Healthy Happy Loving Life: Top 7 Diet Myths to Dump

Healthy Happy Loving Life: Wordless Wednesday God Rays and Sunrise Bright

Healthy Happy Loving Life: Dumping Guilt and Worry

Healthy Happy Loving Life: 12 Top Tips for Cleansing the Energy of Your Space

Healthy Happy Loving Life: Sunrise Sunday

Healthy Happy Loving Life: 5 Things You Haven’t Seen (Probably)

Healthy Happy Loving Life: Happy National Hammock Day!

Healthy Happy Loving Life: Life as Art

Healthy Happy Loving Life: Wordless Wednesday Sky Curves

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