What do you see?
Submitted by David Weaver on Wed, 04/07/2010 - 8:04am
Perspective.
What do you see when looking at this picture?
The concept of looking at something differently is so simple and fundamental. Yet how often do we keep looking at things exactly the same way? How often do we get stuck in a rut of negative thoughts? It's easy to do. Do we see that piece of cake and think, "I'm missing out on the enjoyment of life if I don't eat this...?" Or do we look at that cake and see an opportunity to treat our bodies well and live a long healthy life? Instead saying, "I gladly choose the fruit over the cake because I know it gives me life!"
This idea applies to just about anything. What about work? What about life struggles? What about setbacks? When we change our perspective, we grow. A terrible, unfulfilling job becomes an opportunity to improve everyone's life you come in contact with at that job. A life struggle becomes a determined will to push through and come out better for it. A setback opens a whole different thing you never would have seen had it not happened.
I had a fantastic weekend at OPT in Calgary and my perspective was definitely changed. Before the weekend I would've seen a couple benches in a park. A nice place to relax or hang out for a while. After some knowledge this picture became anaerobic lactic power training...
What do YOU see?
What do you see when looking at this picture?
The concept of looking at something differently is so simple and fundamental. Yet how often do we keep looking at things exactly the same way? How often do we get stuck in a rut of negative thoughts? It's easy to do. Do we see that piece of cake and think, "I'm missing out on the enjoyment of life if I don't eat this...?" Or do we look at that cake and see an opportunity to treat our bodies well and live a long healthy life? Instead saying, "I gladly choose the fruit over the cake because I know it gives me life!"
This idea applies to just about anything. What about work? What about life struggles? What about setbacks? When we change our perspective, we grow. A terrible, unfulfilling job becomes an opportunity to improve everyone's life you come in contact with at that job. A life struggle becomes a determined will to push through and come out better for it. A setback opens a whole different thing you never would have seen had it not happened.
I had a fantastic weekend at OPT in Calgary and my perspective was definitely changed. Before the weekend I would've seen a couple benches in a park. A nice place to relax or hang out for a while. After some knowledge this picture became anaerobic lactic power training...
What do YOU see?
Recipes
Cinnamon Muffins
These are a delicious alternative to cinnamon rolls for a quick addition at breakfast or part of brunch!
Ingredients:
Muffin mix-
2 1/2 cups almond flour
1 tablespoon coconut flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon coconut milk
1/2 cup honey
Glaze-
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon melted butter
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Mix together all the dry batter ingredients. Add the wet batter ingredients and mix well with a whisk. Pour batter evenly into twelve muffin cups.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
Mix all the topping ingredients in a separate bowl, and drizzle over the muffins.
*Recipe has been modified from original recipe from tropicaltraditions.com
