Living Life Satisfied How I Beat Depression

Cranberry - Orange Muffins

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
Cranberry-Orange Muffins

1/2 teaspoon salt
Grated zest of 1 orange
1 egg
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted, or walnut oil
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup strained fresh orange juice
1 1/2 cups fresh or unthawed frozen cranberries
1/2 cup pecans or walnuts, chopped

How many of us made the same New Year's resolution that we have made so many years before? I am going to lose weight, eat right, and be HEALTHY! We started the year as a renegade, calorie counting fiend, only to reach the end of our rope after only two weeks into the routine. Now here we are nearly finished with 2011, we still haven't reached that goal, and are thinking about starting again in January!
Being healthy is a choice that we make sometimes to keep up with our growing families, build our own self-esteem, and most importantly to reduce future health risks such as heart attack, heart disease, and even stroke. Here are 5 tips you may need to get you started on a healthier path.

1. Think Before You Munch

Always remember, "You are what you eat!" The better food habits you have the greater the risks of future health complications are reduced. A healthy eating plan is the key Before you can lose the weight you have to begin to feel that you have control of your eating habits. Stop counting those calories and start properly preparing your meals and controlling your portion sizes.

2. Remember Mom.

Fruits and Vegetables are your friends. We all dreaded the green bean casserole, fruit cocktails, and vegetable soup dishes that began to surface during the holiday seasons as kids. This Thanksgiving and Christmas season think about how you can introduce these items to your entire family to help you prepare for healthier living this New Year. (Remember we think alike. We will be returning to that diet come January 1.) Visit a few healthy cooking forums and pick up this seasons tastiest recipes to suit your healthy choices for Thanksgiving Dinner.

3. Get Outdoors.

I strongly suggest picking up a light exercise routine such as brisk walking. Get your legs going and your arms moving. Take in the fresh air and scenery and allow your mind and body to feel the relaxation you gain from doing some deep breathing. As you take your walk, inhale and count up to 5 seconds, hold this for a quick moment, and release slowly. Feel the rush? The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide is one of the best things we can do for our blood and cells. While walking this can help relax those aching body parts we all complain of.

4. Try Something New

5. Don't be afraid to visit your physician

Stop being negative, disbelieving, and skeptical and you will see how quickly self-growth takes place!

This is a borrowed mantra that I brought to this topic because of its relevance. I initially began stating this during the beginning of my fight to beat depression. Reminding myself to stop being negative was and still is paramount to doing what I love.

All too often I found myself, head in hand, trying to figure out when my NEXT chance at happiness would appear. In the meantime my life had become stagnate, and I had grown bitter. It is said that we tend to paddle about in "bad" situations for so long that we develop "bad" habits, which in turn become "bad character." Was I really becoming a lazy, cynic?

The person that sits wondering when they will be able to STOP living paycheck to paycheck, or loose that extra 10 pounds, is never as successful as the person who JUMPS up, takes a risk and INVESTS in something that will change the value of their dollar, or the person who clears out the fridge and cupboards laced with SODIUM filled mess.

So what makes the risk taker successful? Do they just snap their fingers and stumble upon a great opportunity?

Of Course Not! It Takes Time and Effort, Trail and Error.

Successful people have a passion for something and love doing work that surrounds their passion. And as the risk taker I know you are (If not you wouldn't be here) if you are not ready to actively seek help, or willing to put in the work and follow a proven system, that works, I can guarantee you will not find the satisfaction in life you are looking for.

The best advice I've ever taken, and gladly give is for you to stop looking for the next easy way out. There truly is no such thing as 'Getting Rich Quick'. In my opinion being rich should be viewed in terms of spiritual wealth, or self fulfillment, the elation that comes with accomplishing milestones along the road to your individual dreams.

I was the worst when it came to letting opportunity after opportunity pass and never accomplishing anything on my mile long list of "this month's GOALS"!

I was flat broke. I had put money into so many non-profitable ventures and never saw a penny back. I kept complaining about my weight, and my health, and lacked the motivation to change my situation. I simply had my tail between my legs and felt defeated. But after being in a rut watching everyone around me move on and reach their goals, followed by years learning and implementing my personal action plan.

I changed the way I approached my opportunities and weeded out what would or wouldn't work for me.

I found my niche in life and realized that, "If there is something you love to do, nothing will stop you from being successful at it!

Since I had stepped out of my shell and set up the frame work for the next phase in my fight to continue learning and sharing how I beat depression, I was synonymously applying basic steps from FREE information I'd found online, and I began to grasp the concept of, "Not Reinventing the Wheel!"

It's all been done before!

Someone, somewhere, had been in my shoes, but had changed their minds and decided to LIVE LIFE SATISFIED! Satisfied in their relationship, satisfied with their job, satisfied with their health%u2026 plain Satisfied with Life.

The best things in life are sometimes found in the strangest places!

Back then I was faced with opposition from friends, family, and of course, my own conscious as I read page after page of articles, e-zines, e-books, and online courses. But I didn't care because if they could do it, so could I!