TASTE LIFE
E Newsletter, May
2012
Welcome to TASTE LIFE the monthly ezine for you to take charge of your life!
5 WAYS SCIENCE SAYS WILL MAKE YOU HAPPY
- Making the Best of It
When life gives you lemons ask yourself, “What can I learn from
this?’ instead of “Why me? Why questions are “fishing
questions” and what questions result in positive actions. People
that maintain a positive attitude when adversity strikes are happier.
- Savor Everyday Moments
Pause and use your senses to smell your coffee or listen
to the wind or people watch. Psychologist Sonja Lyumborisky studies show
that people who took the time to “savor” ordinary events they usually
hurried through showed significant increases in happiness and less
depression.
- Treasure Family and Make Friends
Happier people tend to have good families, friends, and
supportive relationships, say Diener and Biswas-Diener.
Don’t make shallow
acquaintance but “closer relationships” with people who
care and understand you.
- Dump “Comparitis” and
Comparisons
Sonja Lyumborisky’s studies showed that comparing
yourself to others can damage your happiness and self-esteem.
Focus on your own accomplishments.
- Get Out and Exercise
The magic pill for everything is exercise. Many studies
have shown that moving your body can be as effective
as treating depression without any side effects. Get
out there and release some “I love my life” endorphins.
TASTE LIFE — EXAMPLES FROM REAL PEOPLE
Beth,
A COACHING CLIENT WRITES
“FYI (isn't it amazing that there is a PERFECT word for everything !!!)
A compendium is a concise, yet comprehensive compilation of a body of
knowledge. A compendium may summarize a larger work. In most cases
the body of knowledge will concern some delimited field of human interest
or endeavour (for example, hydrogeology, logology,
ichthyology,
phytosociology,
or myrmecology), while a "universal" encyclopedia can be
referred to as a compendium of all human knowledge. It could also be
referred to as a tome.”
"Chere Bork is a compendium of JOY in the world of Bethany
Metsa"
Chere’s note: I think I love being a compendium of joy. Bethany
is living her life on purpose and has dumped worries and doubt most
of the time. Happy for you Beth!
Quit waiting to be happy and healthy and call me today 952 937 5697
to set up your 30 min energy coaching session before the busy holidays.
Maybe the BEST gift you can give yourself.
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I invite you to join the Savor Your Life Today Fan Page. Tips, and recipes to attract a healthy happy life.
Contagious HAPPINESS
I never forgot how I felt the first time
I heard, “Chere you are waaay too happy.” Have you ever
heard a comment by someone that took your breath away (and not in a
good way). Relationships can oxygenate our lives and make us thrive
or stifle us and take our breath away.
Back in 2007, even health care professionals were shocked
when the New England Journal of Medicine* published the
results of the research that studied 12,000 people over
32 years and showed that your chances of becoming obese
were not necessarily tied to your sleep habits, your
exercise or even what you eat (these do play a giant,
giant role), but rather the key predictor were who your
closest friends were.
The study showed we are 171% more likely to gain weight
if our closest friends gain weight even if they lived
miles away. Dr. Nicholas Christakis, the principal investigator
in the study stated, “You change your idea of what
is an acceptable body type by looking at the people around
you.”
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Happiness
is liking who you are.
What makes me happiest? Being with my family, especially being with my mom. |
Happy Days Are Here Again!! Countdown to Summer!!
Join the FREE Best Summer of Your Life Club today.
How I Spent My Summer
Vacation: Every day
is a gift full of little stuff. Unfortunately most of the time we are
moving at such a frantic pace to get things done, read another email
or help people who are asking for it that we feel we are always behind
and are too busy to notice the little stuff. “I will get outside
tomorrow after I get this stuff done.” What if you enjoyed every
single summer day like you did when you were a kid?
Remember your carefree fun filled summer days and even
more savory nights where you stayed out late and watching
the dragon flies and begging your mom to stay outside “another
minute.” You are in luck. You can enjoy this again
because the way to predict your future is to create it.
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Brett and I kayaking Sawmill Lake, Rhinelander WI
Great way to get exercise and be with
the ones you love most.
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TASTE LIFE BALANCE RECIPE OF THE
MONTH CHIA SEED SPINACH EGGS
If you are tired of the same old same old breakfast…time
to add chia seeds to your eggs like my college friend Cate Gasser does
for her family. They contain omega 3 fatty acids, fiber, and protein.
The egg chia seed mixture is similar to the consistency of couscous.
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Ingredients per person
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon of chia seeds
- Few tablespoons onion, chopped
- Baby spinach about one handful
- Milk about one tablespoon
- Butter
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Whisk the chia seeds into egg
and soak for 15 minutes |
Add
milk to chia seed egg mixture.
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Add
spinach and stir until leaves are slightly wilted |
Chia
Seed Spinach Eggs
Love to watch Cate Gasser cook up goodness in her kitchen.
She is the foodservice instructor at Baraboo Senior High School, Baraboo, Wisconson.
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Method: Whisk the chia seeds into the egg and soak for 15 minutes.
Sauté the
onion in a non- stick fry pan in butter until soft. Whisk the milk into the chia
seed egg mixture. Add the egg milk chia seed mixture to the pan and stir until
set. Add the baby spinach leaves and stir the mixture until leaves are slightly
wilted. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Read more What’s the Buzz about
Chia Seeds
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Wellbeing is the secret to being more productive and happy. Eating is one of the seven keys to master for wellbeing. Is “starting to become healthier” overwhelming and you don’t like to cook? You are in luck. My sister Laurie and I have the perfect little cookbook with 5 ingredient recipes with real food. It will give you more energy and health, less time grocery shopping and will save you money. Order your cookbook now. |
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Where is Chere savoring life?
Savoring is a quality that happy people naturally have in abundance.
Savoring = to mindfully engage in thoughts or behaviors that heighten the effect of positive events on positive feelings. There are 3 temporal forms of Savoring: (1) Anticipatory (2) In the Moment and (3) Reminiscent. We can savor a positive event before it happens by getting excited in preparation for it, we can savor the positive event as it event as it occurs and we can savor a positive event by remembering it. What are you savoring today?
Reminiscent
Savoring: Many hours were spent on the driveway playing
basketball, made more challenging by our steep driveway.
I spent more time chasing balls down the street than making hoops.
Brett and Gary took down the hoop as Brett moves to Chicago June 30,
2012 to be a CPA at Deloitte. Being a mom is often bittersweet! |
Anticipatory
Savoring: We are super EXCITED for this fantastic view
when we hike the Kalalau Trail in
Kauai. This pic was taken by Gary and Tammy Laurent.
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Where is Cherecoach in the media and speaking?
April 19, 2012, IAAP North Suburban Chapter Administrative Professionals Week
Development Expo, Creating Positive Energy for Change, Shoreview, MN
“Chere spoke at our North Suburban Chapter of the International Association
of Administrative Professionals development expo on her program “Creating
Positive Energy for Change,” and she did just that! From the moment she began,
she had the audience engaged and ready to absorb her tools for creating positive
energy. I personally connected with the discussion on energy drainers and how much
they impact our lives and impede us from reaching our full potential. I love that
Chere is all about core values and being present in your life every day! Her natural
energy and passion for life and people came through loud and clear and the audience
ate it up! If your group is hungry for some inspiration, but in a fun and energetic
environment, Chere is the perfect solution.”
Karin Bartz
President-Elect, North Suburban Chapter IAAP
Medtronic, Inc. , Executive Assistant
May 7, 2012, Institute for Professional Speaker Development, National Speaker
Association Minnesota Chapter, Co-facilitator of the Graduate Program
May 14, 2012 Article Chanhassen Villager, Multitasking: A Badge of Honor
May 10, 2012, Coach U Newcomer Sig, Using Energy to Grow Your Coaching Practice
If you or your team are feeling overwhelmed, and out of time you need the presentation
I have just developed, Tasting Life Balance In Your Value Driven World. This
presentation uses the new Value Card deck to identify your values and get your
time back. Call me today (952 937 5697) as I am booking events for spring of 2012
and beyond. Living your values will create energy and productivity. I promise!
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You only have one life to live
~ imagine if it was one you loved.
Chere Bork, MS RD LN, Life Coach who puts LIFE in your lifestyle!
Owner of Savor Your Life Today Coaching and Seminars |
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