Nobody’s Perfect.
I’ve spent much of my life trying to fix my various flaws.

One of my life’s dynamics has been thinking
that if I could fix everything that’s wrong with me
it would make everything else around me okay too.

Finally, insight came that instead of focusing on fixing my flaws,
I need to Accept them…even love them.

For a long time, I thought that if I Accepted the things I felt were wrong with me,
I’d never be able to change them.
But really, love is what leads to real healing and transformation,
and ultimately it is the only thing that can actually create changes in us

 In truth, all of what each of us perceives as personal “flaws”
is a subjective value judgment, based on our own interpretations
our own perspectives.

We can obsess about certain aspects of our bodies:
on our appearance; on our personalities; on our lives or work circumstances,
and judge them to be “bad” or “flawed”.

But in truth,
they are what they are.
We are the ones who place the “bad” meaning or interpretation on them.
It is very human to experience a sense of feeling flawed
in certain aspects of our lives and at particular times in life.
There's nothing wrong with us for feeling that way.

However, feeling flawed can rob us of our energy,
our passion, our happiness, our confidence and our lives.

It's one of the most painful ways we can allow our egos to run us,
and it can have devastating consequences if we aren’t conscious of it.

Here are some ideas about how to move from feeling flawed
to a place of acceptance, peace and love.

Acknowledge what's true for you, personally. The first step is telling the truth.
Trying to avoid, run from or pretend our flaws don’t exist doesn’t work..
Admit and express the underlying emotions. If we can identify,
acknowledge and ultimately express the true emotions we feel about
these perceived flaws, we can create a real sense of freedom for ourselves.

Forgive ourselves. Self-forgiveness is something that some people
don't have much experience with. Many of us have been trained
to be hard on ourselves, and to believe that forgiveness must come
from someone or something outside of us.
However when we are able to forgive ourselves,
we create the space for real change and healing to take place.

Appreciate. To appreciate means to recognize the value of something.
Sometimes dealing with our personal flaws teaches us a great deal about ourselves.
When we learn to appreciate and be grateful for what our difficulties have taught us,
we can move away from self-pity,
because It's impossible to experience gratitude and victimhood simultaneously.

Love. The ultimate antidote for all suffering is love.
Our ability to bring love to our flaws, to care for them with kindness
and compassion …like we would care for a child, a pet or a loved one,…
is what will ultimately cause the transformation we're looking for to take place.
When we love our flaws, we create an environment where we're either able
to make the kinds of specific behavior changes we truly want,
or able to learn to love and accept ourselves,
whether any change in the “flaw” takes place or not.

All of these things are much easier said than done.

Admitting the truth to ourselves, expressing our real emotions,
forgiving ourselves, appreciating our flaws, and loving all aspects of ourselves,
both the positive and the negative, gives us the opportunity to actually transcend our flaws.

Doing this takes a great deal of intention, support, compassion and patience.
It’s easier to take a pill, to get busy and distracted, to whine and complain, or to
pretend things are fine or continue with the other avoidance techniques we are good at.
But this is the way to can genuinely heal ourselves and end our cycle of suffering.

Makes 12 servings

Ingredients:

3 pound chuck roast
2 sliced onions
3 stalks sliced celery
12 oz canned tomato juice (salted)
2 Tablespoons granulated Beef Bouillon
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste (optional)
2 Tablespoons Thickener - like Corn-Starch or Xanthan Gum

Directions:

Slice onion and celery
Place onion in slow cooker
Place beef on top of onion.

In a bowl, stir the bouillon into the tomato juice.
add garlic powder and salt and pepper if desired.
Pour the mixture over the beef,
Scatter the sliced celery on top.

Cover slow cooker, set it to low and cook 8 to 10 hours,
OR, set it to high and cook for 6 hours.

After cooking, remove meat from crockpot,
mix  thickener with enough water to dissolve it,
then add to tomato sauce mixture, stir together,
and cook until sauce thickens.

Makes twelve  servings (approx 3 oz meat)

1  serving (approx 3 oz meat)

Calories: 356
Carbs: 5.5 grams
Protein: 34 grams

 
Makes 1 serving

Ingredients:

1/2 stalk celery cut into small sticks
1/4 cup raw Jicama, peeled and cut into sticks
1 ounce raw Sugar Snap Peas
1/2 cup raw sweet green and red bell peppers, seeded and cut into sticks
1/2 cup raw sliced cucumber
1 ounce raw baby carrots
5 pieces of grape or cherry tomatoes
5 pieces of raw common buttom mushrooms

Directions:

Cut up veggies as directed and place on plate together.

1 serving is:

Calories: 70
Carbs: 16 grams
Protein 5 grams 

Eggs taste good.
They can be boiled, fried, scrambled, made into an omlet
and are a necessary basic ingredient in a great many recipes.

On the issue of nutrition, eggs are an excellent source of protein.

According to food nutrition facts, eggs are grouped under meats,
considering the fact that they contain a high percentage of protein
and choline (a B complex vitamin). Thus, eggs are included in a
high protein diet for muscle building and losing weight.

Containing all essential amino acids,
the protein present in egg is termed as perfect protein.
It is used as a standard for comparing other protein sources.

As far as the actual amount of egg protein is concerned,
the percentage in egg white (albumin) is higher than that of the yolk part.
The egg white extracted from a large egg contains approximately 4 g of protein.
In comparison to this, the total protein content in a whole egg accounts to
6 g (or slightly more). In a hard boiled egg, protein amount remains the same,
about 6 g.  Eggs provide essential amino acids, vitamins and trace minerals.

A large whole egg has about 80 calories,
while one egg-white has about 15 calories.
Except for protein, the egg-white (albumin part) is devoid of nutrients,
Therefore...aside from the calorie issue....
consuming a whole egg is a better way to get all the healthy nutrients.

Eggs are one of the staples of my food plan. I eat them all the time,
and I've already posted some of my favorite egg recipes here at DietHobby
in my RECIPES section.

Some of those recipes are:

Scrambled Egg & Buttered Bagel
Poached Egg & Buttered Toast
Egg, Bacon & Veggie Scramble
Eggbeater Custard
Egg White Pancakes

Below is another video egg recipe:  Eggs Benedict For One.  

 Makes 1 serving

Ingredients:

1 egg
1/ 2 piece Bagel Thin
1 tsp butter.

Directions:

Spray non-stick coating on small skillet.
Place on medium-high heat.

Beat egg with whisk or magic bullet.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Scramble egg in skillet at medium high heat.

Place one-half of bagel thin in toaster.
Spread 1 tsp Butter on toasted Bagel

Calories: 168
Carbs: 12.4 grams
Protein: 10.1 grams