Craft For Health

Craft Your Fat Off by Janice Taylor

“What’s your ‘stay fat’ strategy?”  
“Is your past masquerading as your future?”  
“Are you drowning in drama?” 

And my favorite, “What’s the difference between you and an Olympic swimmer? … Seriously!”

You can be sure that these queries bring about lively conversation that ultimately helps to change their relationship not just with food, but with themselves! 

Extraordinary results!

And then the day culminates in an arts & crafts project. One such project that has popped up in previous workshops is: The Affirmation Container!

What is An Affirmation?

An affirmation is a form of auto-suggestion a.k.a. self-hypnosis, in which a statement is made about the future in the present tense, as if it had already happened in the past.

Yes, that's right. Repeat, please ... An affirmation is a statement about the future, made in the present, as if it had already happened in the past!

It is a statement or a desirable intention that you can deliberately meditate on, or repeat in order to embed in both your conscious and unconscious minds. It is a statement that transcends time and space.

Repetition opens the door to your unconscious mind. And your unconscious mind is much like a computer. Today, you are beginning to input the right program into your mind. Your programming is called the "I CAN" Program and it is designed by YOU!

When we speak in 'affirmations...'

"I am in control of my life, and I am committed to my goals."

... our unconscious hears the affirmation as a fact that is yet to be and it immediately seeks ways in which to manifest this new fact. Yes, your unconscious is taking your affirmation in as fact.

Multiple Sclerosis has Inspired Me to be Crafty and Reach Out to Others

Hi, awesome people!!! My name is Jamie a/k/a Inspired Mess and I'm 31 years old. I'm married to my wonderful husband Brian and together we have 3 boys, ages 5, 9 and 10. I was diagnosed with MS just a little over a year ago. My dad was diagnosed with MS when I was about 15 years old so I had knowledge of the disease but MS affects each and every person differently.

With 3 rowdy boys, working full time, dealing with MS and all the other regular "life things" that go on, crafting definitely keeps me sane. I love art and crafts of all kinds. I HAVE to craft every day. I constantly stay inspired and love creating. Right now, I'm loving embroidery and finger-knitting. I recently learned to crochet and one of my (20) goals this year is to crochet a granny square quilt. I love making garlands and creating little items for our home to show our style with bright colors that make me happy. I also love to paint, scrapbook, create mini albums, make yoyo necklaces and take photos.

Creating art makes me happy! I believe that while we can't change things that may happen to us, we do have control over our attitude and how we deal with those things. I've used my diagnosis as a way to inspire and reach out to others dealing with similar things in their life. This year I also started a project that I'm calling "Shrinking for a CURE". I'm accepting pledges for every pound that I lose before our local MS Walk in September. I'm losing weight while raising awareness for MS and helping to raise money to find a cure.

Create Adventure. Live Inspired.  xoxo -jamie  www.inspiredmess.com

Shrinking for a CURE is at http://inspiredmess.blogspot.com/2010/01/shrinking-for-cure.html