Strengthen the CORE

Strengthen the CORE "The basic or most important part", is one of the definitions Dictionary.com gives for the word CORE. Often times, I think of the abdominal area when I hear the word core, which many refer to as the six pack region. A six pack will ensure the ability to have good posture, greater center of gravity strength, and agility in lifting extremities with ease. However, the core can also refer to your inner being, your soul. Strengthen of the abdominal core is vital to the physical agility, but strengthening the inner being of the soul is vital to living life fully. This past week I experienced a myriad of emotions, as I was somehow out of alignment with my purpose. Being out of alignment is one thing, but knowing how to get back in alignment, is another. This is why we have each other; to strengthen the core body, remind each other of our gifts and purposes and help one another to stay on or get on track. One of my closest friends shared a message in the WORD with me from a Pastor by the name of Paul Graham, out of Maryland. This message spoke to the unsettledness in my spirit and quieted the noise that distracted me from my goals. Followed by that gift in message, he also shared with me a message from Kevin Elko, sports Psychologist, whom we had the pleasure of hearing a few weeks earlier. Dr. Elko gives the building blocks to success in achieving our life’s purpose and immediate goals. "Say what you STAND FOR, not what you're against." It was as if someone plugged in the electrical cord to New York's Big Apple on New Year’s Eve in my head, as these simple reshaping of our words, reshaped my thoughts and thus my life for that moment and the days that follow. I wrote on my white board what I stood for, which put me back on the path of RIGHT-NESS. I, Simply Lady Dana, stand for Peace, Order, Health, Meditative Mornings, Fulfilling Love, Creative Me Time, Justice, Wealth Management, & Wholesome Relationships. It was amazing how doing that exercise of what I stood for, cleared the window of my eyes and peace abound in all that followed that day, Order was present, my choices lent themselves to Health; My Meditative Morning kick started, while Fulfilled love started within and flowed outward, preparing me to recive; Justice stood proud and tall; Wealth Management dealt its cards, as I shuffled them in my favor, and Wholesome Relationships continued to abound. Even today, another new friend entered into my circle of life, giving off positive energy of hope, while yielding itself as the yang to the yin. It's amazing how LIVING ON PURPOSE fulfills OUR PURPOSE. Now that's DA Art of Living! ~Simply Lady Dana June 2012 (c)