How to Combat Bad Vibes

Good plan of action.

These 2 sisters have good advice!

A Switzerland Mountain Excursion

 I have had my dream since I saw the movie Heidi to visit
Switzerland....do you remember it? - there is a 1937 movie and a 1968  and a 1993 movie version.

I am changing this dream to reality before I turn 70!

There is a facebook page of Switzerland Tourism that I joined
and this video was on it....







I can dream a dream and I can manifest this dream!

winter lovely get away thoughts

A human life needs some colour;

 so the colour in my life are - people. 

A peaceful heavenly soft place

can be found anywhere when the sun is out!

When away from home and your own country
 you will see new wonders to take back home with you!

Staying cozy is nice for me, after awhile,  it is like

framing one-self inside all winter;

a nudge outside your coziness can sometimes be a renewal!

so many quotes and amazing statements

here is one I came up with

"always have your own space to ponder"

art + carpentry + sandwich-maker

Here is my son's art exhibit of his marionette paper mache puppets from assorted cosplay characters that are popular with the youth most likely under age 14.  These are

creations; which means he recreates characters from video games that youngsters love to play and watch from the internet world.

 His display entailed the puppets hanging from the ceiling and on the wall with a screen

showing his videos.

He has a passion for this and his youtube channel is soaring with 152,000 subscribers.

Check it out : Tommy's Puppet Lab

On this same weekend my son had help from "the parents" (I kept them fed and hubby helped Tom mastermind this project) in constructing a new front fence  and gates

and also a very long boardwalk from his front gate to the backyard.

(lots of boards here, plank by plank!)

So what was my creative part in this project of 4 days?
I bought the groceries, prepped and cooked the lunches and suppers a very
integral part.

We are home now and I think I have a poppy seed stuck in my tooth (I had a lemon poppy seed
slice that afternoon- very cool Donna )

our riding experience

Howdy!

How's life for you 'all this summer?

We are back from vacations at Cypress, Clear Lake,

and day trips to Good Spirit Lake and Madge Lake.

Will be heading to Regina Beach Saturday with my sister

and her friend.  

  Our son has been visiting us this week and I have always wanted a video of me riding a horse.  The loping or cantering is new for me in an arena setting.  I have no problem out in the open country to lope; for some reason arena riding is restrictive  to me when I want to do some loping.  I am practicing that here with my horse Grace.

Tom, this was a nice video of me and my Mantracker workin' it at Kirkville arena!

Keep calm and ride on!

everyday heroes - our wellness support in Yorkton

I attended this conference on the weekend

it was the inauguration of a biannual event honoring women in Yorkton.

The heroes in the room are all of us attending. For those days that one feels less than heroic, there is a team of women ready to help pick you up.  There are the obvious women in your inner circle who you lean on often; but at this conference the circle gets bigger as we met and got to know and learn from the presenters of the passionate and compassion help available in my area.

Some health concerns and tips I picked up on:

• Massage therapy helps cancer patients' and as well -touch- is important for our mental health!

• eat more plant-based foods, like flax seeds, chia seeds, avocado, green vegetables.  We had a discussion at my table about how tiring a lettuce salad is becoming;  so at lunch a lovely vegetable mix that was steamed slightly and just dumped into a big serving dish.  The veggies were not too soft and not too hard and crunchy.  Simple, easy to eat and each vegetable was a different colour.

• frozen fruit bought in stores is as good as fresh, blueberries are super anti-oxidants

• celery is a fantastic inflammation and digestion fighter

• Splenda for sugar replacement was not recommended and if you are diabetic or have high blood sugar it was suggested to buy Monk Fruit sugar (Bulk Barn carries it)  if you bake for Christmas  and special treats that require sugar ...use that

• Sleep Apnea was talked about from a presenter at Parkland CPAP and it is a very common health issue.  A questionnaire was on our table to fill out if we wanted to see if we were at risk  or if we showed obvious symptoms.  Sleep Apnea means apparently that you stop breathing at some point or it appears that you stop but the chest is still moving.  Anyway it was super information and they talked about the small machine and mask that they carry.

• Kung Fu demo was slow and boring but that is just me....we did learn some easy starter techniques to practice on ourselves.  Was enlightening but I am not jumping up to sign up for a class.  It does develop a great focus because in meditation you are sitting still but with Tai Chai or kung fu your focus is strengthened by the precise slow movements.  Maybe it is what I need (lol!)

There was a presenter about skin care from Prairie Beauty and an Acupuncture presentation; one for all about raw natural honey and so much more.  We all left with a nice swag bag too!

 I am going to pick up some bok choy on my next grocery store

visit and try that out.

It was a good day and the cost for this was to just show up!

......Next one is on Sept 30th.

Namaste!  We all deserve good health and the support available to

ensure we have that.

it must come down

High Blood Pressure is a well kept secret of the amount of pressure your blood is running through your arteries.

I had my vitals report from the doctor in January and he took my blood pressure.  Everything went up my blood sugar too.

But how does one fix that when I am already on a good diet and I have been working out 3 times a week.  I had also just returned from a vacation in Mexico?  sooooo what brought this pressure up?

It took me some time to figure it out and my neck has been aggravating my left shoulder once again and i was worried about my shoulder and not being able to get it relaxed and all the massages and appts to possibly help me out with it was a stressor ;  then my weight was bothering me I started to think I was getting very fat but it was just the muscle I developed over the last few months of swimming laps.  I am doing 15 - 20 50 metre (olympic lengths) twice a week now.  I walk outside alot too.

What is going on I am retired and have a good life in the country.  I thought it was family and possibly it was that ?  didn't make sense my family has had it's frustrations because we work at  being a close knit family but really we are a respectful family.  I respect my siblings and families and parents; we don't always understand how we live each others lives;  I was brought up with judging people and I love my parents and the ways they cared for me to the best of their ability.

Here is what I went back to for lowering the blood pressure (IT MUST COME DOWN):

1. massage to relax that neck/work on that shoulder stuff - massage therapist is my yoga teacher (love that)
2. yoga class/sign up once a week
3. use my infrared sauna we have at home daily (for 20 - 30 minutes)
4. use energy techniques to clear my head (tapping, body talk, healing touch) Carol Tuttle had a type talk on facebook and it was about "the shoulds"?

 "I should be thinner-  I should socialize with friends more -  I should invite people over to my house- I should be more settled - I should not be such a loner - I should... I should not....I did her tapping session (where you tap on your forehead and temples and under the eyes and under the nose and on the chin and on your chest and you say out loud the 'shoulds' and should-nots and then when that is completed just press both hands on the heart centre or your chest and breathe it all in and out.

Today my High Blood Pressure was back down to 129/84 for the first time in many weeks
I am keeping up the yoga and infrared sauna sessions

note to self is that  when vitals go up it is always the mind that tells the body how to hold the craziness in as  the body will hold all right and keep everything tight until you release the stuff!



Dr. Donna Kirk
Kirkville Therapy

AHA'S of my retreat in SLC

hair tips -

negative talk that does not support my hair

cant get it like the stylist

cant get my hair funky enough - edgy enough

my spouse has opinions about my hair

I love My Hair

My Hair Is Great Today

(let go of negative talk by burning in a tin can all the negative comments about my hair

that I wrote and put in that tin can)

Our struggles  PRACTICE with our nature or energy profile (a..ha.. moments with Carol)

I am well on the path of practicing me; I no longer think of myself as recovering!  Take the word Struggle out of my vocabulary and replace it with Practice.

DYT is bringing your inner soul experience out into your outside appearance.

The inner self comes out in dressing your truth/inner-self.  Your appearance shows your soul with

DYT and my.liveyourtruth.com energy profile.

SELF CARE

self care is dressing my truth even if I am not going anywhere.!

..dress to cook...dress to just spend the morning at home...dress to watch tv

ALWAYS DRESS MYSELF WITH MY TRUTH!

KIRKVILLE horse interactions

celebrating February 1, 2018

going in!

Hair update:

short short hair cut this week as

I miss short hair and so I did get it buzzed

at the back and sides and left the top

longer.  Loving it so far!

{i may cut it shorter next time)

I am so proud of me...because

I started swimming end of September

twice a week and I am still going twice a week

Below is this morning's photo and I am just

ready to jump in and flip the goggles down.

Ear plugs stick out kinda like Shrek ears but

they work really well for keeping the water out!

Going in... splash !!

Hobbies Type 3 woman - that's me

can you relate to this video?

I am in this conversation in my head by

nodding silently  I am a dominant type 3 woman!

I have a swift push forward movement
I can feel the intensity a bit and how determination is a big
part for these two!
The woman on the right is Carol Tuttle.
(I happen to love Ballet - lol!)

learn the 4 different types of nature that dominant our movement
by googling Carol Tuttle

Yoga for Neck and Shoulder stiffness

Just in case you have a sore neck and stressed or just stiff in the upper body - this is great!

Adriene is a great "go-to" for me.  She is on the internet and has 100's of videos.  This one is only 15 minutes.  I like her voice and her personality and explanations....and her dog.

who is your fav yogi-relaxer-calming voice-sincere- helper?

Cows don't like me

i am walking down the road with me, myself, and I

and these cows see me walking slowly along

and they take off!

Hubby says that I should stop for a minute or
two and then start walking again.  Maybe I have an
intense presence?

I'm not losing sleep over this!

your natural colours

I am living and dressing my truth

with Carol Tuttle's programs

and the 4 types of nature and

style guide colours are confusing

to alot of us.

My nature is rich dynamic swift moving multi-tasking

person.  So the framed colour chart on the bottom

left on this wall are my colours/shades/tones to wear as

these colours match my true nature of movement.

what a great idea for someone to get all 4 and

put them on their wall. 

I am not saying much more

as you have to be a dressing your truth

member or at least sign in for the free

short video to learn your type.

my hubby is a bold still movement and his

is the bottom right colour guide.

here is the link to the

free video

LiveYourTruth

it is a fun work in progress and I have been living 

and dressing my truth for 4 years. So enjoy!

energetically turquoise

The colour of my blog header

is Turquoise! A colour I have not

always been attracted to.  I couldn't figure

out why I preferred this color instead of the others for my new header.

here's why....

I have been attracted to this colour

just a wee bit this last few months

and I found I am wearing this pendant alot lately.

{Swarovski Crystal Apple pendant}

Turquoise or Robin Egg colored easter eggs

is on my brain today.

Have a Happy Easter!

Kirkville Poetry

February finally;

I am so glad.

Days are longer.

I am not so sad.

Exercising is

more effort

this time of year.

As

knowing once its done

I have won

and had fun, working out

and being out!

I look at holiday pics,

on you-know-where?

Feeling envious

that,

I am not going anywhere.

Then I remember, the

energy it takes, to

travel there and

back.

I say "let them pack",

I'll do

my walking,

my writing,

my reading, 

{lots of that}

as I sit back

Oh didn't you know?

I joined the local choir.

I sing once a week.

Every once in a while

there is a squeak!

That's me!

I visit my folks in

the Queen City,

My mother is

fighting old age.

My dad accepts it with
subtlety. 

Hubby mucks about with

his horses;

good exercise, he says.

 Setting up training,

to keep them in line,

when it's horseback riding season

time.

He hauls the water,

forks hay,

mucks horse shelter stalls,

buys bales,

moves snow with his tractor,

everything on this

Yorkton frontier 
is a factor!

It's easier to be a poet,

to tell of days going by.

Posting pictures

is easier than baking a pie (no like)

now I am getting silly

I can be a willy.

Be genuine be true!

in Canada we are!

I'm proud and happy to reside here 
thus far!

For now Kirkville!

back last summer

just remember

this is what it will

be like in a few months

GREEN

I scared these cows away last summer, because they

saw me coming towards them

with purposeful steps.

I wanted some pictures of the

cows in the community pasture

across our road.

they literally looked at me and took off!

I am not a cow whisperer!

what is working for me

toque up

glove up

it's the heart of winter!

 as far as the new year that has begun,  I know what worked

for me in 2016 and that was exercise

5 days a week, and an average of 8,000 activity steps

a day

I have no goals or new year resolutions

I am just going to keep on doing what worked for

me last year

What is still working for me these last few years is blogging

and writing in my morning pages (journalling and personal prayers); photo taking!

 my new year 2017 quote.....

anything or anyone that does not bring you alive is too small for you.” 

― David Whyte, House of Belonging

shoulder and dance

my right shoulder is recovering

and I have started to workout again

this program called CIZE is dance fitness

 for all kinds of fitness levels,  It is hard to get all

the moves and steps into proper sequence with the music

however  (Shaun T) does a good job of moving you along!

 I am not doing the arm movements above my

head presently so am enjoying my improvisation of just the steps

which are cool even with just low arm movements!

This instructor is an uplifting individual and

his personality kicks my butt.

the best workout for me is:

The Next Level:  Work Your Body  

making it work with what motivates!

watch my favourite routine below

and imagine me doing this with minimal arm 

movements (ha ha what a visual!)

⬇Ⅴ

inflaming

I feel like this red leaf

in the middle of its calm colorless

surroundings it is like a flare

that's my tendonitis

and I have had a war

with it

there are certain physical ailments that are painful

and Tendonitis is definitely one of them

mine is in the shoulder/pecs on the right side
pain I could not tolerate

ended up in emergency

3 days after my cortisone shot

and anti-inflammatory meds

they gave me strong pain killers

and stronger anti inflammatory meds

injected my arm with an anti inflammatory

and I went home

and at least slept all night

but I grew worse with nausea and vomiting

to the point I threw out those pain killers

Reiki treatment weekly

 slapping on my essential oil

Marjoram and Peppermint 

a 20 minute relaxing stretch with my foam roller

Advil extra strength for muscle

and joint pain at bedtime only

and a few regular ibuprofen during the day
and ICE it 4 or 5 times a day!

I can't handle those chemical pain killers and anti-inflammatories
however I am trying an over-the-counter Voltaren Extra Strength gel twice a day as an added
 anti-inflammatory ointment boost

let's see what next week brings?