Sharing strength.

Motivation.

I know we all fight an inner battle with motivation... or at least many of us do.

Motivation to stop eating unhealthy, motivation to work out every morning, motivation to keep going through the motions of our day when we feel less then 100%.

What is it that keeps each of us going?

For me, my motivation in life is my passions. Passion for skiing, passion for dancing, passion for learning and teaching. The list goes on and on. Usually I would elaborate on this list, but today I want to flip it around.

I am interested to know what drives us... I am interested to know what drives you.

I was informed recently of an event this September to support a family battling Lyme Disease right here in Bellingham, WA (my home town.) I know from my own experience, that finding motivation when you have a painful disease can be a struggle. Any and all inspirations shared with me this year have helped tremendously.

I would like to ask anyone/everyone to write in with thoughts and inspirations for people going through hard times. This could be a poem, a quote, a photo, a story, anything works. For example, my friend Brittney sent me photos of her adorable dog to cheer me up. It not only made me smile but helped to put positive thoughts in my head. Positivity is one of the greatest healers.

My end goal is to compile a journal to share with others.

Please send entries to : Angeeski@gmail.com

Thank you and I'm very excited to hear from you,

Angeli

Dance, Sing, Love!

Has anyone ever snuck-up on you while you were dancing all out to an ipod?

Well, it actually happens to me all the time... seems I dance a lot :-)

These candid photos reminded me of a quote for the day:

DANCE like no one's watching,

SING like no one's listening,

And LOVE like you've never been hurt.

Drink of the day:

Strawberry juice

Clean and cut strawberries.

Place in pot of water and simmer for 60-80 min ( The time simmering depends on the amount of water. Your goal is to let the liquid absorb the juices and then thicken up into a syrup. Make sure not to boil the berries, the syrup will burn to the bottom of the pot.)

Strain liquid and let cool.

Place in the refrigerator to chill.

Mix with water or lemonade & agave or organic cane sugar to taste.

(It's fun to serve strawberry lemonade with a few cut strawberries on top of the ice.)

Enjoy.

♥Ang