Edition of 2/1/2005

February, 2005 Are You Living Your Obituary or Living Eulogy | Be My Valentine Soup TASTE LIFE E-Newsletter, February 2005 Welcome to TASTE LIFE!! Life is easy and we make it hard. I am here to make your life easy with quick food for your body and soul through this short and sweet monthly ezine. Thank you for forwarding this newsletter to your family and friends. Welcome to TASTE LIFE!! Life is easy and we make it hard. I am here to make your life easy with quick food for your body and soul through this short and sweet monthly ezine. Thank you for forwarding this newsletter to your family and friends. ARE YOU LIVING YOUR OBITUARY OR LIVING EULOGY? It is finally here! I kinda, sorta, waited and wanted to be FIFTY~~~because then I thought I would know “who I would be!” But it is here and I am not quite ready. When I turned 35 I adopted the personal motto of, “People don’t care what you know until they know that you care!” This simple sentence worked for me; but NOW I want “MORE!” Gary and I had a Saturday dinner date at the Mpls restaurant Auriga. The food was outstanding, service good and our conversation came to a dead halt when I asked Gary for help writing my obituary. I guess he is right. Why focus on being dead instead of on living? My thoughts then turned to writing a Living Eulogy that would guide the best years of my life. Chere’s Living Eulogy She quit chasing perfection. She appreciated the sensuality of simplicity. She savored brussel sprouts, raspberries, Hershey Kisses and Merlot wine. She celebrated life “OUT LOUD” with passion, serenity and creativity. She always thought there was enough time ~ time to notice and time to simply be. My life isn’t measured by the 50 candles on my birthday cake this year. It is measured by daily joys and sweet blessings. Relationships are my thoughts and these thoughts are my blessings. You are my blessings and I thank you! When you create your living eulogy you create a commitment to following your vision and your priorities. Your heart will tell you if you are on the right track or not. You don’t need to wait to live life to the fullest. You just need to do it! CHERECOACH QUESTIONS THAT COULD CHANGE YOUR LIFE What would your obituary say if your family wrote it? What would your obituary say if you wrote it? Do your actions today create the Living Eulogy you desire of tomorrow? “You only have one life to live ~ imagine if it was one you truly love!” — Chere Bork 5 THINGS YOU CAN DO IN FEBRUARY TO TASTE LIFE Melt a Hershey chocolate bar in a saucepan and dip strawberries for a quick “Be My Valentine” treat. Each morning declare your “SELF LOVE” intention for the day...only ONE. Just do it! Give yourself a valentine card to yourself. Pick one that you will treasure. Fill it with loads of affirmations. Send a valentine to someone that would least expect it. Connect with your heart – it is the center of self love. Still your mind and focus on the feeling around your heart. Feel it! 5-INGREDIENT RECIPE OF THE MONTH Be My Valentine Soup Karan Peters my dear friend, loves this soup. She is the queen of celebrating every single holiday! 1 10 oz package frozen strawberries, thawed 4 oz vanilla low fat yogurt 1 Tbsp. frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed 1/2 tsp. almond extract 2 fresh strawberries, cut in half Combine all ingredients in blender and process until smooth. Ladle into soup bowls and garnish with a strawberry half. You can garnish with a sprinkle of nutmeg. Serve with a kiss or hug. Serves 4. STEVEN TONDER IS TASTING LIFE "I've learned to celebrate my victories and avoid stepping into the "hole" of offering promises which I don't need to make. Chere has equipped me to be more intentional about what I eat and worked with me through the change process to where losing weight is no longer a dream but a reality. Living intentionally is a sweet by-product of life coaching!" —Steven Tonder, Customer Support Specialist, Medtronic You only have one life to live ~ imagine if it was one you loved. So, love yourself first this month! Chere Bork, MS RD LN, Health and Wellness Life Coach Phone 952.937.5697  E-mail chere@cherecoach.com  Fax 952.949.2110 Call, email or FAX with your comments and suggestions! Send your thoughts to chere@cherecoach.com. I welcome hearing about how you are “tasting your life.” Send me your best life win, and I will brag about you in the next TASTE LIFE newsletter. Energize yourself and others! Subscribe or unsubscribe to TASTE LIFE at www.cherecoach.com. Your email address will be strictly CONFIDENTIAL and will not be shared with any other party or mailing list. PROMISE! Copyright © 2005 Chere Bork, all rights reserved. Permission is granted to reproduce, copy or distribute text from the newsletter or the content in its entirety so long as this copyright notice and full information contacting the author (Chere Bork) is attached. If you want to opt-out of our e-mail database, click here then press Send to be removed. Make sure that the e-mail address you send me for removal is the one you want removed; some receive e-mail at one address, then reply with another. Chere Bork, 6492 Matthew Circle, Eden Prairie, MN 55346 Phone 952.937.5697 - Fax 952-949-2110 - E-mail chere@cherecoach.com http://www.cherecoach.com