Cleaning up my act

I mentioned in my gratitude post (which I WILL update daily) that my weight was at an all time high, my mood low, and I wasn't feeling that into change.

The only constant in life, is that it will change.

And today it did.

Nothing significant, but a feeling, a deep inner knowledge that everything was (is) OK. I know I can resume healthy eating, get back to my (mostly) daily yoga practice, and hell why not throw in some meditation while I am at it. I've done it before, it works, and I can do it again.

Sometimes it is really easy to lose sight of what we HAVE when we focus on what we don't have. That is what I was doing. Today I choose to let go of things that no longer serve me, like Big Macs, entire bags of chips and hours of endless TV. NO more hours of facebook games.

The time has come to focus on the things that truly serve me.

Whole foods, inspired living, yoga, music, life and love.

Sounds amazing doesn't it. What things have you been holding on to that no longer serve you? How will you focus on what truly does? I would love to hear about it!

Create Lasting Memories With Music

Christmas Music.

You either Love it or hate it.

I happen to love most of it. Why? because of the memories it recreates for me, childhood memories of singing in a choir, the Charlie Brown Christmas show, playing church services, orchestra gigs, and of course playing Christmas music in my home while I carry out all my Christmas activities. Baking, making ornaments with the kids, our annual gingerbread house, wrapping gifts. I do all of this while listening to may holiday favorites. 

So here are my favorite Christmas Albums of all time.

Not because they are the greatest singers or musicians of all time-while some of them are, I choose these for the memories they create, and I hope they will create wonderful memories for you too.

1.) The Carpenters Christmas Collection 

2.) Boney M Christmas Album

3.) A Charlie Brown Christmas

4.) Michael Buble, Christmas, Deluxe Version-AMAZING BACK UP BAND. 

5.) All the oldies, Sinatra, Johnny Mathis, Bing Crosby, Harry Belafonte, Elvis. Pick your favorite singer-they've got a Christmas album.

6.) Gotta add the Dreidel Song and O Hannukah as my two non-traditonal tunes, but would love to have more on my collection.

I recently played a Chistmas Service and I was so amazed at the Choir director's choice of music, he chose music from across the globe and it made the program. Thank-you John Leek!

http://northminsterunitedchurch.ca/wp/wp-content/uploads/Biography_-John-Leeks-Web-2010-New-Music-Director.pdf

So there really is something for everyone. If Christmas isn't your tradition. What do you listen to? I'd love to add music from other traditions to my collection.

Happy Holidays to everyone and may your homes and your hearts be filled with music!!