I believe.  I believe in the “Bigger Picture”.  I believe in a “Greater Plan”.  But even for me sometimes it’s hard to have faith in the Greater Plan when you feel like you keep being tested over and over again.

What do you do when you don’t like what you are looking at?
 I’m told you change the way you think about it. There are times when situations arise in life and you think “That really sucks” No matter how you slice it up.  My husband tells me ‘Someone’s trying to test your metal’.  So, my only choice is to change the way I think about it- roll with the punches.

I won’t go into a big long song and dance about the situation, because quite frankly- I’m tired of myself.  Let’s just say - It doesn’t look like I’ll be going back to a full schedule of teaching group Pilates classes anytime soon.  The reconstruction phase of my surgery is not going as well as planned.    Instead of summer vacation in June I will be getting my ovaries removed with yet another recovery period.  My only choice is to change the way I think about the situation.

As life would have it, I was asked to lecture on “Stress for Caregivers” at a hospital in town.  I got a good laugh out of this- not because the topic is funny- but because the Universe was letting me be the authority on it! Anyway, I dove in head first with the topic, using all the things I learned in the nutrition seminar  and more.  What I came up with was a fun, effective workshop encompassing all the things I love to do. I plan to take this workshop and do some corporate work- focusing on ‘stress management‘. 

This is where all of you come in!  If you work for a company or know of anybody who works for a company that would be interested in ‘stress management’ please let me know.  The title of the workshop is called “Lighten Up! Successful Strategies in Stress Management”.  Originally, The name was ‘Taming the Stress Monster’ but every time I looked at the picture I felt stressed so I figured  I needed to stop focusing on stress and focus on healthy techniques of managing stress. My life got much better.

PS- I am also doing a spin off on this workshop to fit the general public called “Lighten Up! Techniques for Healthy Living.”  Let me know if you have any ideas! I am so excited about this! It is so much fun !!!

PPS.  I will be posting some of the techniques on my blog so stay tuned!