Tweaking Results

Greetings All,

A while back, I had posted some information about my nutritional changes during brain cancer treatment.  The linke for that post is here:

http://beatingleifstumor.blogspot.com/2013/02/best-practices-lessons-learned.html

This is something I continue to tweak as I get further away from  conquering my tumor in 2013.
Things that remain in my routine are my green smoothies and regular excercise.  As well as physically, I am very interested in mental and spiritual differences and improving on all fronts.  By all means, I am a christian and follow the Lord as the Bible makes it clear.  I use what I know to form a solid path and philosophy for life.  I've constructed a view for this in the form of a triangle.  One point of the triangle points where your headed in life.  For me this is my spiritual point.  The other two points are physical and mental respectively.  Wherever the spiritual point goes, the other two inevitable will follow.  Keeping this trifecta strong is important.  Put work in on each area daily and lean on your strong point often to keep it sharp and clear to you as the lead.  I'll give you and example:

1. Point - morning devotion and prayer throughout the day (spiritual)
2. Follow - exercise daily in any way you are comfortable (physical)
3. Follow - study something.  I like to listen to podcasts that are informational in some way, like Ted Radio Hour...on the iTunes store offered by NPR.  It's free.  I also try to meditate with my girlfriend every day for 10 minutes. (mental)

See, it's that simple.  It takes time but with consistency you'll feel more balanced and such.

I want to encourage you to create a healthy routine that you can do consistently without adding stress to your life, or others' lives.   I have so much more to say about these things so, if you're interested...just stay tuned.

Peace.Love & Gratitude

-Leif

Hey, Just Surviving

I heard a great speaker several years ago that narrowed your place in life to one of three options at any time:

1. Striving - Working your tail off to keep your head above water.  Barely making it.
2. Surviving - Doing the minimum it takes to survive...treading water.
3. Thriving  - Easily staying afloat with little effort.  This is a place where you're really killing it in life.

Since my hemi-arthroplasty, ( partial shoulder replacement) to my right shoulder, I have been making sure I do what it takes to not only survive, but I know I'm going to thrive and really use this time to get ahead.  A few things have been giving me resistance.  First, a mental/spiritual battle of loneliness.  I have been seeking for a significant other in my life.  I'm trying not to let being alone drive me to a negative state of mind.  Honestly...it has been hard, more so recently since only one person has come to visit me since my surgery. Though many promised.  Not driving or doing much more than reading and physical therapy daily leave me with much time on my hands to do nothing.  I am trying to use this time to make the leap between surviving and thriving.  While I know I am trying, it has been hard to put my finger on the catalyst to effect these changes.  I know the freedom that the full healing of my shoulder and driving freedom will bring me, so I carefully bide my time to that point.  Current Favorite motivational items include "School of Greatness" podcast by Lewis Howes.  The other entertaining podcasts like "How to do everything" and NPR's "Ask Me Another" trivia game-show.  Thanks to my 4 Corners Church friend Doug for those suggestions.  Further ahead on my survival to Thrive stairs is rebuilding something I've lost  since my last major Trial...that is a positive driving attitude to push through emotional and physical hurdles toward my freedom launchpad.  I'm grateful for my parents and kids during this time for the help and joy brought to my life while I'm recovering.

**REMEMBER, Dont just strive, survive...and eventually you can thrive.  each transition takes effort, goals, gratitude and sometimes grace.  But, you can do it.  I know I can.  Surely if I can, you can achieve great things.

Peace.Love.Hope,

Leif

Wonderball

Hello all,

Do you remember the game as kids (or years ago...gosh I'm old) where you would pass a ball around a circle of people singing the song, hoping not to be the one caught with it.  Well as you'd have it, it's a great metaphor for how I feel.  I had some 'stroke-like' symptoms 2 weeks ago and went to the ER.  Currently between my Oncologist and neurologist, they're not sure if it was a stroke or a seizure.  So the wonderball goes round and round from specialist to specialist to see who knows what's happening.  I just hope 'then at last' happens soon...if you get my drift.

REFERENCE:

Specialist 1 - HEMOC(My oncologist).
Specialist 2 - Neurologist (General Neurology)...I think something's wrong upstairs.
Specialist 3 - Epileptologist(Epilepsy Neurologist)


THE CRUNCH:

Oh Yea! I almost forgot, I have a shoulder replacement surgery coming up I need to get cleared for.  The Surgeon wants a neuro clearance for the procedure to rule out any stroke/seizure activity during surgery...good thing!


Anywho, that's my Wonderball World.

Hope you're all doing well out there!!

Sincerely,
Leif