A PRESENT FROM GOD

                             
    TODAY IS A PRESENT FROM GOD.
     
WHICH CANT BE RETURNED,REUSED OR GIVEN AWAY.

GIVE  THANKS,
             CHOCHANDS

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PLUCK THE WEEDS

 DON'T BE A WEED THAT TAKES LIFE FROM THE BLOOMING NEIGHBOR.
BE KIND TO THE PEOPLE YOU DON'T KNOW.

• SMILE AT THE NERVOUS CASHIER IN TRAINING, GIVE THEM AN ENCOURAGING WORD.

TRY TO EASE THEIR EXPERIENCE.EVERYBODY HAD A FIRST DAY AT SOMETHING.

• BE KIND TO THOSE THAT GIVE US SERVICE,CUSTODIANS,HOUSEKEEPERS,REFUSE WORKERS,POSTAL WORKERS AND THE INDIGENT. 

BE A FLOWER IN SOMEONES GARDEN OF LIFE. CHOCHANDS

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FACE YOUR FEARS ERASE YOUR TEARS

 

 

 SOME TIMES OPPORTUNITIES ARE LOST, DO TO FEAR.

FEAR OF WHAT OTHERS SAY.

FEAR OF FAILURE.

FEAR OF SUCCESS.

WHATEVER THE REASON THE OTHER SIDE OF FEAR IS SUCCESS.

SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE ARE SUCCESSFUL, BECAUSE THEY OVERCAME FEAR OF_____.

IT'S YOUR TURN.

WRITE DOWN YOUR FEAR OR FEARS THAT ARE HOLDING YOU BACK. 

I'LL START YOU OFF. 

• MY BIGGEST OR WORST FEAR IS _________.

• I WOULD BE MORE SUCCESSFUL IF I WASN'T AFRAID OF __________. 

NOW FACE THAT FEAR OR FEARS WITH  SOLUTIONS.

 FACE YOUR FEARS,

CHOCHANDS

 

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Be grateful.

Try this:
 Write down pass,present and future things you are grateful for.Increase your list with one grateful  item EVERYDAY.Continue doing this exercise until it becomes a habit.Make it fun be thankful for both silly little  things and important  things.
Ill start you off.

• PASS-MY EDUCATION
• PRESENT -MY CHILDREN,HUSBAND,DOG
• FUTURE-GRANDCHILDREN
  

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  Enjoy being grateful ,

  CHOCHANDS

BONE CHAR

 

Bone Char is the process used for white processed sugar.As stated in an article from 

Vegetarian Journal

"Refined sugar is avoided by some vegetarians because its processing may involve a bone char filter. An activated carbon filter, sometimes made of bone char, decolorises sugar to make it white through an absorption process. While the bone char filter is used by some major sugar companies, it is not used to produce all refined sugar." Vegetarian Journal

I choose to use  Zulka MORENA sugar instead of white refined sugar.The Zulka MORENA sugar  is tan in color.Its granules are a little bigger white sugar.Zukla MORENA can be used in recipes with the same measurements as white sugar. My opinion is Zulka MORENA sugar is sweeter and has more flavor than white sugar. I have been using MORENA sugar for over 4 years.Its not an expensive sugar.I purchase Morena sugar from Wal-mart and Kroger's,it can also be purchased online.

Here is a list of more bone char free sugars I received from Ordinary Vegan

Zulka – an Ordinary Vegan favorite and available at most mainstream grocery stores!
Wholesome Sweeteners Fair Trade Organic Sugar
Wholesome Sweeteners Fair Trade Organic Light Brown Sugar
Wholesome Sweeteners Fair Trade Organic Dark Brown Sugar
Now Foods Beet Sugar
Trader Joe's Organic Sugar Evaporated Cane Juice
Sugar In The Raw
Rapunzel Rapadura
Woodstock Farms Organic Pure Cane Sugar
Florida Crystals Organic Cane Sugar
Red Path Sugar
Billingtons
The Raw Cane
Sprouts Sugar

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Share the knowledge about bone char sugar , CHOCHANDS

It starts at the roots

   

 In order for humans to sustain life we must eat.The real reason for eating is not
 taste.The real reason humans eat is for nutrition.Let me rephrase the previous statement  differently.Good quality foods give nutrition to humans.

 If food looks good and taste good but has no nutritional value than it is not worth eating.

The end result could be empty calories and poor health.
 In order to know if you are getting good quality food you MUST investigate the ingredients. I'm not just talking about packaged foods and meat.Packages has labels to read. Fresh vegetables doesn't  come with  labels.Fresh vegetables has  problems which needs  investigation.
Investigating fresh vegetables should  starts with the seed.Yes,I said the seed.I began questioning the seed process,when I saw a rose colored Lima bean seed purchased from a hardware store.The explanation  given was,"Just a chemical placed on the bean to deter disease to the crop." I began to wonder, what is the chemical and once the bean grows how will the chemical effect the quality of the bean.Digging deeper in the matter,I found out the  pesticides on the seeds are toxic,not just to humans but bees,and some birds that eat seeds.The pesticides are absorbed in the plant, Once grown, the pesticide is in the plant produce,the pesticide cant be washed or rinsed off.
To find out more about pesticides in our foods visit these web sites for more information about Round Up and the  preparation of our food sources.
Pesticide Action Network
  Cornucopia Institute
 Center For Food Safety
 Greenpeace
Become active in learning more about using organic foods.
It starts at the roots.

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How is your New Years resolutions coming along.

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One of  my New Years resolutions was to read/listen  a book a month.
This is where writing down goals comes in handy. Since I wrote it down, I was aware of the task I had to meet. I have exceeded my goal of reading. I am going to revise my 2018 New Years resolution  to read/listen  three books a month. These are some of the books I have read since January1,2018. Its now late May 2018

I Am Number 8: Overlooked and ...

By John Gray

You Are a Badass: How to Stop Dou...

By Jen Sincero


Your Best Year Ever: A 5-Step Pl...

By Michael Hyatt
  

Anxious for Nothing: Finding...

By Max Lucado

The New Health Rules: Simple Ch...

By M.D. Frank Lipman 

Healing Power Of Essential Oils, T...

By D.C. Eric Zielinski

5 Habits of a Woman Who Doe...

By Nicki Koziarz

Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Belie...

By Rachel Hollis

and Audible original -

Kick Ass with Mel Robbins      

By: Mel Robbins

Narrated by: Mel Robbins

TIPS FOR NEW ESSENTIAL OIL USERS

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Some essential  oil labels can be deceiving.The bottle may have essential oil on the front however the back of the bottle will include filler products.

I have found a lot of discount stores have carrier oils mixed into the essential oils such as jojoba oil or almond oils.Many will use the word blend.

When I began using essential oils it wasn't as popular as it is today.Today essential oils can be purchased from discount clothing stores,grocery stores,pharmacy stores and outlet stores.
There are inexpensive quality essential oils  in stores and online.
When purchasing read the ingredients on the back.Make sure the labels read 100 percent pure,although there is no real way to know if it is 100 percent pure.

Beware not to confuse essential oil with fragrance oil.Essential oils are plant extracted  and fragrance oils are synthetic. In other words natural versus manufactured.
 For more information about essential oils visit these sites:
mountainroseherbs.com
gurunanda.com
rockymountainoils.com
 planttherapy.com  
and organicfacts.net for information about essential oils and carrier oils.


Thanks for reading, share the knowledge
 CHOCHANDS

TIPS ON BECOMING POSITIVE

 Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results. Willie Nelson


Starting today ,remove three negative thoughts from your vocabulary. Negative thoughts can sometimes seem normal over time.Let's break the normalcy of negative thinking.Starting today.
Here are some of my suggestions.

• I am to ______ to try that.
• They are much better at _______than me.
• I will never be good at ______.

Write them down fill in the blanks. Write as many as you can think of.Then change your statement to a positive one.

• I am not to_______ to try that.
• They are no better at _____ than I am.
• I will be good at_______.

Write me and tell me about your experience for today and I'll share mine.

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 BE POSITIVE
ChocHands

A LESSON FROM THE HOMELESS

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The homeless person under the bridge standing beside the fire barrel.

He chuckles and says,
 I am thankful because of Psalm 46:1-6

        Then let's try to ask the homeless man laying on the sidewalk. 

He grins and then says,
I am thankful because of Proverbs 3:24

        Okay then, there is another person to ask and I know he can't be 

 thankful. The person which has a life sentence in prison.

He too laughs and says,
I'm thankful because of Psalm3:3-6

          Okay here's one, The man that's about to be put to death on death row.

He smiles bow his head and says,
I'm thankful because my sins are forgiven

and John 11:25-26.

        Okay, this is the very last person.What are you thankful for.

Write it down and are you smiling, grinning, chuckling, laughing?

Think BIG - Believing.Initiating.Gratitude

• BELIEVE YOU CAN
• INITIATE YOUR GOAL
• GRATITUDE CREATES A GOOD ATTITUDE

Thinking BIG has different measurements for different people.Thinking BIG requires goal setting and planning.Once you have decided on that BIG thing you want; You must decide how to get it.Thinking BIG is both mental and physical. Physically you have to take action, towards getting that big thing.The hardest part of thinking BIG is to keep thinking BIG.These are some suggestions to keep thinking BIG.
• Think- I can and I will.
• Think -I will not measure my level of big to anyone else.
• Think -I will not give up.
• Think - Success starts small.
• Think -I will not allow thinking big to consume all of my energy.
• Think- I will have fun while trying to reach MY level if big.
                          BE THANKFUL FOR COMPLETING YOUR GOAL
Email me and tell me how is big thinking working out for you.

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  Think B.I.G.
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Pick the Fruit For Life

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Galatians 5:22–23 22 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!

Today let's pick some fresh fruit. Get what you need. If LOVE is all you need pick LOVE.Perhaps you just need self-control and peace, then, by all means, grab some. As for me, I'll take them all.Now that you have picked your fruit, what are you going to do with it?Write down what you are going to do with each of the freshly picked fruit.I'll share my first fruit with you, which is LOVE.I am going to use my LOVE to serve others. Now it's your turn to share what are you going to do with your fruit. Email me and share. I will share the rest of mine with you.

Reasons to learn negative words

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Learn what ALL negative words and statements are. You could be using negative words on yourself or OTHERS because you are not aware of what negative words  are.Some negative words are subtle,but some are as harmful as blatant words.
Here's a short list to start you off:

• The word "IF"
• You should be like them.
• This is how it will always be.
• My ideas are more realistic.
• I am better than you.
• Be really cautious when using BUT, because it excludes.

Write down every negative thing you have said to yourself  or another person. Then write a positive list to replace the negative.
Once again,look over your negative list and ask yourself these questions.

• Have you ever said. ANY of the negative words to someone else?
• Have you ever spoken YOUR negative self talk to someone else ?
•  Have you destroyed someones' self esteem by saying the same negative words you tell yourself ?

Don't beat yourself up if you have used negative words on someone else.
TODAY, apologize to someone that you have said negative words to.
Tell them,"I have used  negative self talk on myself and I am sorry for saying negative comments  to you."
"I never meant to crush your dreams or  cause damage to your self esteem.".
Negativity can appear harmless while destroying dreams,goals and self confidence in ourselves,love ones and coworkers.Like a viscous virus,we use  negative words towards someone else with out thinking.

IF and BUT could be holding you back

                     

Learn  ALL negative words and statements . You could be using negative words on yourself or OTHERS because you are not aware of the negative words .Some negative words are subtle,but some are as harmful as blatant words.
Here's a short list to start you off:

• The word "IF"
• You should be like them.
• This is how it will always be.
• My ideas are more realistic.
• I am better than you.
• Be really cautious when using BUT, because it excludes.

Write down every negative thing you have said to yourself  or another person. Then write a positive list to replace the negative.
Once again,look over your negative list and ask yourself these questions.

• Have you ever said. ANY of the negative words to someone else?
• Have you ever spoken YOUR negative self talk to someone else ?
•  Have you destroyed someones' self esteem by saying the same negative words you tell yourself ?

Don't beat yourself up if you have used negative words on someone else.
TODAY, apologize to someone that you have said negative words to.
Tell them,"I have used  negative self talk on myself and I am sorry for saying negative comments  to you."
"I never meant to crush your dreams or  cause damage to your self esteem.".
Negativity can appear harmless while destroying dreams,goals and self confidence in ourselves,love ones and coworkers.Like a viscous virus,we use  negative words towards someone else with out thinking.

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CHOCHANDS

Dangerous Chemicals In Dish Liquids

                                                              

As consumers ,we sometimes never stop to think about the chemicals we use to clean the dishes with. Here is a list of harmful ingredients in dish soaps,found on Davidwolfe.com.The article:6 Dangerous Dish Soaps That Are Full Of Cancer-Causing Chemicals!

• Silicate Salts
• Formaldehyde     

Here are more additional toxins in dish liquid according to insteading.com/blog/8-toxic-chemicals-conventional-dish-soap/

• Phosphates
• Chlorine 
• Ammonia 

SLS (sodium lauryl sulfate) SLES (sodium laureth sulfate)
Here are more harmful ingredients to look for on your dish liquid labels.

• Cocamide DEA
• DMDM Hydantion
• Ethanolamine 
• Sodium Borate
• Sulfuric Acid

Here is a list of  dish detergents with little or no harmful ingredients.

• Yaya Maria's
• Dr.Bronner
• The Honest Co.Dish Soap,Verbena
• Common Good
• Mrs.Meyers

How to avoid toxins and chemicals in your food and skincare.

Concerned about toxins and chemicals  in your food or skincare products,visit Environmental Working Group  at ewg.org. Enter the product in the search bar and it will give you a rating from best score to the worst score,about the product. A breakdown as to why the product received the scores is also provided.The database also has an app to use to make it easier to search products as you use or buy them.

Another easy to use app to find out about harmful ingredients in products used daily is Think Dirty. This  app uses the bar code tho help you find the scores of the products you use and buy.

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Think Dirty to eat clean 
ChocHands