Last week, we connected with certified nutritionist and wellness coach, Jan Goldberg in a discussion on how to flourish. We learned about tools that can help us develop a measurement to gauge our life and how we are flourishing.
One of the biggest takeaways was a conversation about flow, that moment of getting lost in an activity that you love. For Cindi, it's when she's dancing and for Rachelle, it's when she's exploring new cities. What about you? When was the last time you got so immersed in a meaningful project that hours flew by without you noticing? Noticing and creating more opportunities for these moments builds in opportunities to flourish!
After our conversation, Jan shared some additional information with us on flourishing from
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There are five other general qualities that set apart those who just get along from those who flourish. This is from the above source. These five qualities are: The ability to direct and re-direct your attention. Just as we must carefully manage our time and our financial resources, we should also carefully manage our attention. Attention that is focused on worrying, fretting, anger, revenge, and sadness is generally wasted attention; instead, focus your attention on analysis, imagination, investigation, compassion, and growth.
The tendency to shape your time with intention and for impact.We all have to deal with constraints and barriers due to lack of time, but we don’t have to throw our hands into the air and admit defeat; instead, we can consciously choose to apply our time wisely and avoid wasting it on activities that do not bring us joy or move us closer to our goals.
The practice of constant improvement.Those who flourish do so not because they are “natural flourishers” but because they are constantly finding ways to improve, develop, and grow. They do not settle for the status quo; they find out what they need to know and what they need to do and work hard to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to get them where they want to go.
The ability to communicate and listen to others. Soliciting feedback from others is vital to just about every human endeavor and flourishing is no different. It’s tough to evaluate ourselves, so we should consider ourselves lucky for every single person who is willing to provide honest information about ourselves and our efforts. Those who flourish do so, in part, because they are willing to listen to others, learn from them, and take advice.
The commitment to positive experiences. If we want to flourish, we must open ourselves up to experiencing all the good that life has to offer. We must commit to experiencing joy and delight, to finding meaning and purpose, and to offer ourselves what we need to remain healthy and happy. We cannot flourish if we do not take care of ourselves and consciously sustain our own ability to flourish (Davis, 2014).
If you read through this list and found that you do not have any of these qualities, then you know exactly what you need to work on in order to enhance your life!
Normally, we publish our questions from the previous episode, but this week, we want to try something new. Jan shared an amazing positive nutrition recipe with us and we want to share it with you! If you make it, please let us know :).
From Positive Nutrition: Mind Body Spirit
Rainbow Salad
This delicious, fresh salad offers a variety of colors, fibers and crunch. Please
feel free to use your creative spirit to add to the recipe so it can truly become
your creation! Enjoy!
Ingredients
1/2 head red cabbage, shredded or sliced thin
1/2 stalk fennel, chopped
1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped
3 large sprigs fresh mint, chopped
1-2 carrot, chopped or sliced in quarters
1-2 stalks celery, chopped or sliced
1 cup kale, sliced thin
1 red or orange pepper, sliced thin
1-3 radishes, sliced thin
1 cup fresh seasonal fruit or berries (add at end)
Walnuts, chopped almonds or pistachios, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, hemp seeds
Golden berries or dried cherries (opt)
1 Meyer lemon or orange, juiced (opt)
Meat, wild salmon, tofu or egg (opt)
Dressing
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup Balsamic vinegar
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1 clove garlic, minced
Fresh or dried thyme and rosemary, sprinkle salt and freshly ground pepper
Drizzle of maple syrup
Mix together in glass bottle
Instructions
Finely chop all ingredients, Mix together
Squeeze citrus (opt.) or dressing over salad before serving
Feel free to add other vegetables like broccoli, raw beets, cauliflower etc.
Feel free to add sautéed tofu, grilled chicken, wild salmon or egg
Add berries and nuts/seeds before serving
We hope you flourish this week!
Cindi & Rachelle
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