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We are all Children of Light

We are all children of light! put on this earth to have different experiences and challenges that are meant to help us grow and develop. It is up to us whether we choose to bring more light into our lives or whether we allow our light to be dimmed by the circumstances or situations that surround us.
During this Christmas season let’s bring in more light into our lives? So that we may be better able to light the lives of others as well.
1st Timothy 4:12 says:
Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
These are some of the ways in which we can bring light into our lives. We can choose to change the way we speak and to use words that are uplifting and edifying.That our conversations may not be filled with complaints, or negativity, but that instead, we can have the courage to STOP complaining and replace the complaints by thinking about those things which we are thankful for…..Gratitude is healing! Complaining is not….So, Let’s talk positively about ourselves and others.
To have charity means that we can be kind and we can forgive. We choose when we hold grudges and for how long. We choose if we withhold charity from others or if we choose not to forgive. The story of the Israelites is the perfect example; a journey that could’ve taken 11 days took them 40 years to complete and that its because they kept circling the same mountain again and again. How many times do we want to circle our own mountains? why can’t we learn from them and move forward on our journey?….The choice is ours. 🙂
We can also strengthen our spirits by doing those things that bring light into our souls. Things like reading God’s word daily, kneeling in prayer, having humility to change our mistakes and to try again each day to better ourselves. We can also help to provide service for others in physical spiritual and emotional ways. By doing these things our souls will begin to fill with even more light and we will notice that our doubts and fears will go and this will fill us with faith enough to trust in God fully in ALL things. <3
And finally we can have purity in our hearts and minds. We can do this by choosing to spend our time wisely, we can read or listen to uplifting and edifying messages that will help us to fill ourselves with light.? We can use our thoughts to think about all that is good in our lives and all that will be good in the future and to focus our energies on the things that will be pleasing to God and that will be for the benefit of our souls and those around us.
By bringing this light into our lives we will not only make ourselves brighter. But we will also brighten our homes, our families, our communities and our surroundings.
Mathew 5: 16 says; 

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.?

& also speaking about light,
Psalm 27:1 says; 
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
All that is good comes from God. He is the light of our lives and the giver of all good gifts. He wishes for all of us to know that we are not alone. That we have access to His light constantly in our lives because we come from His presence. He teaches us that we should never be afraid but instead have faith in Him. As our desire to choose the light and come closer to Him increases, so will be His closeness to us. We will feel His strength in our lives and we will notice that we will be better able to forgive, to love, to have more charity and to be filled from inside out.
 
 Acquiring Christlike qualities will not only make our lives more joyful but it will bring peace and tranquility into our souls.  
I’m including an advent calendar for the month of December with Christlike qualities that we can exercise each day. I know that we will be strengthened by all the little acts of kindness that we do and we will be better able to light world.  ☀
This is our spiritual goal for the week! Also if you know of a place in which we can do service, take a meal or volunteer to help others please let me know and I would love to share it or plan an activity to do service with the girls from class  ?
Our physical goal for the week is to exercise for our mental stress! 😉 Our minds and our bodies need exercise! let’s aim for at least 3 days this week to do something that will help us to get rid of stress in case you can’t come to class tonight. Which is what we do every week! Get rid of stress! It feels AMAZING!!!!  Hope you an join us to renew ourselves tonight and to be filled with more light! ?
Love always,
LILI ?
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Let go of Pride

We live in a society which is obsessed with comparison and competition. We see it everywhere around us. Specially now that social media has become a platform where we see the details and events of people’s lives. Which can in some cases create unhealthy comparisons and a level of competition amongst us. We often want to feel better than, smarter than, richer than, prettier than etc…Wanting to have more than others in any way….makes us proud. And having pride in our hearts only brings a higher lever of comparison, unhappiness and lack of peace in our lives.
So, how can we get rid of comparison, competition and pride? We can humbly recognize the moments in which we feel above the rest, the moments in which we criticize, judge or compare others to ourselves or vice versa. Being truthful with ourselves and recognizing those moments in which we feel a level of competition towards others can allow us to see more clearly the things which we truly desire to change. We are in charge of bringing this cleansing into our lives! no one else will do this for us. When we are honest with ourselves and recognize the changes that must be made, we will feel a stronger sense of power to overcome our weaknesses and turn them into strengths in our lives.
The word of God teaches us that we should not covet, that with the same judgment with which we judge others we will also be judged and that we shouldn’t compare ourselves to others because God never compares us to one another. He loves us all the same! He sees us deeper than we can see ourselves and others.
2 Corinthians 10:12 Says:

For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.

 
Instead of comparing ourselves with others we should focus on making the changes that we would like to bring into our own lives. We should also remember to treat others as we would like to be treated, with more empathy, compassion, kindness, love and understanding. Realizing that we all come form different backgrounds, that no life is exactly the same, that God gave us each our own individual differences. Different talents and strengths to be developed and different things that we’ve had to experience and overcome in our lives and which in turn also make us who we are today.
So, when others mistreat us, offend us, are rude to us or when we notice comparison, competition and pride coming from others towards us. Let’s stop for a moment, take a deep breath and remind ourselves that we don’t know what that soul is experiencing or what they’ve had to go through….If we instead become “soul conscious” and react wisely by creating a spirit of compassion (which is not weakness but wisdom) and letting go of criticism toward that soul. Creating instead within ourselves a desire to accept, guide, love, empower and to help to heal ourselves and that soul as well. <3  We are here to be a positive influence on our own selves as well as for others. By doing this, we will feel the difference of how the way in which we react to the situations or people can change everything around us and inside of us! The choice is ours. We can wisely heal ourselves form comparison, pride and all negativity to then be able to heal and help others as well. 🙂 Having this knowledge makes us responsible for making those changes in our lives. When we create positive energy within ourselves we will radiate that light and positivity to others as well. So when the stimulus comes we will be prepared to reject the negative energies and turn them into positive ones for ourselves and for others. 
 
At the end of it all, we are all souls that come from the presence of God. We are all His children and coming from His presence, we have the capacity and the potential to overcome those moments of pride, comparison, competition or negativity. We can rise above them and move forward and upwards in the direction that will be for our own good. Remembering tat always trying to please God more than men will bring a higher sense of self esteem and wisdom that will help us to be better able to overcome our challenges and to treat others and ourselves as God would want us to do so. ??
 
Galatians 1:10

For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

Let’s seek to please God in all that we choose to do daily and to let go of all that is negative in our lives…We can only do this one day at a time. Let’s do our best today! <3
The spiritual goal for the week is to let go of criticism, comparison competition & pride! the goal is to go one entire day without talking about ourselves! 😉 But  to instead give compliments, be sincere with others and create room in our hearts to be selfless, more loving, kind, empathetic etc…Seriously! If any of you can do this for one day, Please write me back and tell me how it goes or what you feel etc! I would love to hear about it 🙂 cause this challenge is a tough one. But i still know we can do it!!! 🙂  When we focus on actually listening to others our hearts will be more open to have more love and empathy towards them…And we begin to realize that there’s no competition but instead we should all be rooting for each other in life and trying to help one another 🙂
The physical goal is to avoid processed foods this week. The more natural the better. Let’s push ourselves to put way the chips and the soda and try to replace those unhealthy foods with something that has a higher nutritional value for our bodies <3 remember, It’s only one day at a time! 🙂 Try just for today <3
Hope to see you guys in class tonight! I wish everyone could be there to feel the way that we feel after class. We make time for it because it makes a big difference in the way that we feel. It’s not just the cardio and the tonight but the combination of everything with meditation has been so renewing!!! Hope you can make it! See you at 7:15 🙂
God bless and have a wonderful uplifting day! ???
Love always,
LILI ?
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Refuse the Negative! Be Grateful!

We all have a moments in which we focus on what we lack rather than on what we have. It’s easy for us to take for granted some of the blessings that surround us and at times we may be so used to having them, that we begin to see past them. We forget to see the little things that make our lives so richly blessed.✨ Like our family, friends, our relationship with God, our health, the ability to wake up each new day to see the sun and all of the wonderful creations around us. Sometimes we even forget to be grateful for the everyday things, like having running water, electricity, a bed to sleep on, a roof over our heads, food for ourselves and our families, transportation etc…We are surrounded by so many wonderful gifts that it would take forever to count them all…So, let’s not focus on what we lack but instead focus on how truly blessed we are to have so much in our lives.?

The Greek philosopher Epictetus said;
“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.” ?

There’s wisdom in being thankful for what we have. There’s wisdom in letting go of what we’re expecting or lacking, and it is wise to live a life with a heart full of gratitude for everything that we’ve had in the past, for everything that we have now and for what which God will bring into our lives in the future.

Thomas S. Monson said;
“We can lift ourselves, and others as well, when we refuse to remain in the realm of negative thought and cultivate within our heart and attitude of gratitude.”?

I love what we can learn from that quote, Refusing to be negative in our lives is something That we all need to work on. Can we go an entire day without being negative? Without complaining or making negative comments about ourselves and others? Let’s make this our goal to refuse to be negative and to push away all that negativity out of our lives…We don’t need it! Instead, let’s replace the negative by filling ourselves with feelings of gratitude constantly. By doing so, we will notice a HUGE difference In the way that we feel!!! ?

Having a grateful heart brings joy and light into our lives which will overpower anything negative. Gratitude will bring more love, which will overpower or destroy feelings of pride, resentment or jealousy towards others. If we are truly grateful, we will have a desire to please God as a way of thanking Him for all of our blessings. And even though we will never be fully able to repay God for all that we have, all that He asks of us is that we are GRATEFUL for all that we have. We will notice that when we are grateful, our hearts will be softened, our words will change and our attitude of having a grateful heart will increase. It will heal our souls and bring peace as we let gratitude take over our hearts. ❤️

Alma 7:23 says:
And now I would that ye should be humble, and be submissive and gentle; easy to be entreated; full of patience and long-suffering; being temperate in all things; being diligent in keeping the commandments of God at all times; asking for whatsoever things ye stand in need, both spiritual and temporal; always returning thanks unto God for whatsoever things ye do receive.?
So, let us all be Thankful for the incredible amount of blessings that God continually pours upon us. And with this gratitude to Him, let’s remind ourselves to do our very best to keep gratitude in our hearts daily and to remind others of how much God does for all of us. We can help those in need, by giving some of our material things and also helping them emotionally and spiritually. That our gratitude may be returned to God by our good deeds and that everything that we do will be done with love towards Him and those in our homes, our communities, our countries and around the world. That we may fill ourselves with goodness continually and that we may work to keep that feeling of gratitude inside each one of us internally. ? The choice is always ours, God will continue to bless us and to help us as our gratitude grows. His spirit fill our souls when we are grateful and it will not only lift us spiritually but it will bring more beauty into our lives and into the lives of those around us. 🙂
Our Spiritual goal for the week is: To refuse to be negative! When you notice negativity in your mind or conversations, push it away by thinking about something that you’re GRATEFUL for!!! let’s notice how often we can stop ourselves from thinking about what we’re lacking or from having negative thoughts and instead focusing our minds on all that we are blessed to have.Thanking God daily for all that He is constantly giving us….Because even our breath is a gift. By focusing on this goal for the week we will experience the difference of how cultivating an attitude of gratitude can change our days! 🙂 <3
Our physical goal for the week is: To push ourselves to do something for our physical health. Working out can be hard sometimes, but the truth is that if we don’t push ourselves to do it…nobody else is gonna do that for us. If you want to try to come to class tonight then, make it happen for yourself! don’t let anything else get in your way! just show up and once you’re there, i’ll take care of motivating you to move 😉 We will have awesome music, we’ll burn calories, take some time to tone and at the end we will end with the most relaxing meditation to leave us feeling renewed for the rest of the week. I hope you can make it! and if you bring a friend who has never been, your class is free! But I promise you that these will be the best $5 you will ever spend on yourself…You just have to come see how amazing you’ll feel afterwards. <3
Have a blessed, wonderful and grateful week! ? I’m thankful to have each and every one of you and I hope that you know that I love you and I care about you.If you need a friend or someone to talk to…I’m here for you. Have a Happy thanksgiving!!!
Love always,
LILI ?
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Create Peace and Joy

With everything that’s been going on in our country and around the world, it’s easy to let those circumstances affect our mood and our own environment. We see people who are upset, full of anger, frustration, and with a lack of patience and love for others. 🙁

We usually look at society to have an idea of what’s going on around us, yet we forget that society is also made up of the inner feelings and frustrations of others. Unfortunately, we allow society to influence us as well, making us feel the same way that everyone else is feeling. We often forget to just stop for a moment to take a look ?inside ourselves. Instead we are spending too much time looking at outside sources like the news, celebrities, social media etc…And in some cases we let them determine how we should feel. We forget that WE are the ones who ALLOW those things that we see or hear to upset us and affect us. If more of us took the time to be quiet, to turn off the distractions, opinions of others etc…To just take some time to think in peace, letting go of the fear of looking within ourselves and taking a moment to just calm our minds, think and meditate. If we did this daily in our lives for even just 5 minutes! We would be better able to realize which things we must let go of, we would see those things that are not letting us progress and we would realize what is stopping us from feeling more peace an joy in our lives. If we can take a few minutes to do this exercise, it will not only strengthen us internally but we will be better able to see and recognize whats going on within ourselves.

Most of us wake up to read the news and to see what’s going on around the world, from the internet, social media, the news etc. But starting our day like that can affect our emotions from early on in the day and it wont allow us to start our day on a very positive note. Whereas If we were to read or listen to an uplifting message each morning before even looking at the news or social media, our whole day would start out and feel a lot different. And if we took that uplifting message one step further to actually take it in fully by keeping that message with ourselves during our day. To then be able to use what we learned and to actually put it into ACTION and to practice the new wisdom that we have gained. And having learned something uplifting for ourselves, we can then go out and share it with others. By filling ourselves with all that is good and positive we will be better able to spread more of what the world NEEDS right now. Which is an outpouring from us of GOODNESS! Of messages that will help us to be a little more uplifting, positive and to spread all that is good and loving to our friends, family and to the whole world as children of God that we ALL are!?

It’s always good to know what’s happening around the world…But it’s most important to know what’s going on inside our internal world!  Our own world of thoughts, feelings, believes, perception, opinions etc…We must work on taking care of our inner world first!!! On creating and bringing in to my own soul my own peace, on keeping my thoughts clean, my feelings positive towards others and on getting rid of all that is negative etc…When we work on our inner selves, it will not only help us to feel great inside but it will be radiated to our outside world as well. ??

All around the world people want to create peace and bring universal harmony yet most of us are not peaceful within ourselves! We choose to hold on to negative feelings towards others or to say or do things are can hurt others etc…causing our own world to not have peace inside of it. We also fight to have clean air free of pollution, yet we are polluting it with bad thoughts or negative actions or feelings that comes from us towards others :(…These are just some of the things that we can choose to change in ourselves and to have the humility to do so will give us greater strength and power to continue working on ourselves daily.

The most Important work we can do is the work that we do within ourselves! ?Success inside of ourselves is more important than success outside of ourselves. When our energy inside is clean, our thoughts are pure, we are able to be more loving, it becomes easier to let go of things that are negative and that we have been holding onto for a while. We are more forgiving, It helps us to begin to see the good in others and be able to look past our differences. Having a desire to create peace within ourselves, will create happiness from within! not controlled by the negativity of the “outside world” but created and controlled by ourselves internally! always thinking about our our highest purpose, potential and good on this earth.
This helps us to see that we are not dependent on outside sources to make us happy. What happens outside of us doesn’t have to determine what goes on inside of us! It all has to do with the way that we choose to react to those stimulus that are constantly being throw at us. We can choose to let them in and affect us or choose to leave them out! Some people depend on material things to bring them happiness Money $, possessions etc.. Others want recognition or praise to bring them joy. or some say, this or that makes me happy, a movie, a meal, an event etc… Otherwise, if they don’t have those things they’re not happy! 🙁 We don’t need to depend on outside sources that only bring temporary happiness…We can create for ourselves internally lasting happiness and a feeling of peace and joy  that is not determined by any outside stimulus. Not a person, the reactions or opinions of others, the thoughts or anything negative that tries to come inside our world can enter without our permission. We choose what we allow INSIDE and we also determine what comes outside of ourselves. If our inside energy is good, then our outside will also be the same. It all connects and we will feel truly successful within ourselves which will bring Happiness and joy without the need of any material, praise seeking or anything else that the “outside world” says is important! The joy will be internal. And the more we work on ourselves the bigger the difference and the strength that we’ll feel! making us feel comfortable, stable, peaceful, and that our thoughts and actions are in harmony with each other. 🙂

We can create this for ourselves and if we have the desire we have access to receive the help of God for our lives. We can reach out to Him and ask Him for strength to be able to better ourselves and have a more joyful, peaceful life that will not only change our inner world but also the world around us! 🙂  We are here to be a light to the world! To do good for others and to live the best life we can. God will bless us and help us because He loves us! I know that with all my heart ❤️

Our spiritual goal is to create peace and joy within ourselves that can not only help us internally but also be radiated to those that surround us.


And or physical goal for the week is to take time to be quiet, to meditate and to exercise to get rid of stress and negativity. <3

I hope that everyone has a peaceful and wonderful day having gratitude for all that we have. Let’s take care of selves from within and notice the difference! 🙂 Tonight in class we will have a wonderful meditation to help us with this!…Hope you can make it not only for the workout but to renew your mind and your spirit to be more positive. Hope to see you there!

Love you all!

Lili ?

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Attitude

How often are we letting our attitudes be determined by others or by the world around us? We often forget that we have the freedom to choose how we will react to every single situation that comes into our lives. The power to CHOOSE comes from within us!!! We decide how we react to the the situations or people around us. Nobody makes us do or feel anything. The choice is always ours and according to what we decide in our minds….so it will be.
Our father in heaven wants us to have a positive attitude. Our minds should be filled with all that is good, uplifting, that brings knowledge wisdom and strength to overcome our daily challenges. There’s enough evil in the world for us to bring that stuff into our lives or to add to it with our negative attitudes. 🙁 Instead, we should have a strong desire within ourselves to fill our lives with all that is good and positive!! ?  We must push away the negativity,  all the evil or anything that makes us feel uneasy or uncomfortable…We are here on this earth not to let those evil things influence us, but to push them away or if possible eliminate them from our lives. Therefore being able to fill our minds, hearts and attitudes with peace, joy, love, forgiveness, wisdom and humility. So that we may RADIATE that light that we have brought into ourselves with others. ☀
Romans 12:2
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
I want to memorize this scripture! This is what feeding our minds with positivity is all about!  It’s about bringing the truth of God into our lives and that we may renew and align our minds with God’s will. I know that He desires for us to be positive, to be able to choose that for ourselves and to be a source of good in the world! To SEE THE GOOD that is around us even during the hardest or darkest times…And specially to remember that we are not alone on this journey. He wants us to know and remember that we have the help of our Savior and our Father in Heaven who both want us to live righteously and to fill our homes, communities, our country and all of our surroundings with good and peace that can only come from having God in our lives. The day will come that all of our hard work will pay off! God is always watching us and is so proud of when we react in a godlike manner to our situations that come into our lives. ?
So, let’s be strong! ?In what God has given us! continuing to learn from the wisdom He provides and from all of the positive things that surround us. At the end of it all, God is the one who will prevail! And our desire is to be close to Him and to be a light like him will be rewarded and we will feel GREAT now and then! ??Let’s Trust in God! Push away the bad, bring in ALL the peace and the Good! Expect the BEST and BE YOUR BEST in the sight if God. ?
 
Our spiritual goal for the week is to have a positive mental attitude! If at any point we start feeling negative, lets stop ourselves, go outside for a minute, take a few deep breaths, think of the things we are grateful for and choose what is the most beneficial way to react to the situation…I’m working on trying to change my attitude for the next 30 days! 😉 you can join me if you can, so we can see the difference that a good attitude will make. ?
Our physical go for the week is to add some resistance to our exercises. Maybe walking with light weights or using your own body weight for some exercises, will not only strengthen and tone our muscles but it will also help us to prevent osteoporosis. Plus, exercising is one of those things that will help our minds be positive and feel great! 🙂 Let’s aim for at least 30 mins of exercise 3 days this week. 🙂
I hope that you’re able to make it to class tonight at 7!! The goal is to be able to turn off our brains from the every day and all of the distractions and to do something great for ourselves! To be able to exercise, tone, meditate and relax. And to be able to strengthen ourselves not only physically but also emotionally, mentally and spiritually. ?
Love you all! Have a blessed and wonderful day and let’s keep a prayer in our hearts today for our beautiful country [?] and that this election may be in the hands of God and for what He desires. ?
Love always,
Lili ?
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Pray Always

Think of the ways in which the enemy stops us from praying. Is it distractions?, Social Media? Internet? ,Tv?, waking up late? other responsibilities?, Or just laziness?…There will always be distractions that try to stop us from praying. That is the enemy’s goal! He wants us to be as far away from God as he can get us to be. He knows that if we have a relationship with God this will weaken his influence in our lives and because he fears those who are close to God, he will try as hard as he can to stop us from building a relationship with God or even just talking to him, period.
If we are able to recognize the ways and tools which the enemy uses to create this separation from us and God, then we must fight against it with a stronger desire to push away the opposition and to do ALL THAT IS IN OUR POWER TO COMMUNICATE WITH GOD OUR FATHER. This will bring strength and peace into our lives and a stronger desire to come closer to God daily. ?
2 Nephi 32:8-9, Says;
And now, my beloved brethren, I perceive that ye ponder still in your hearts; and it grieveth me that I must speak concerning this thing. For if ye would hearken unto the Spirit which teacheth a man to pray, ye would know that ye must pray; for the evil spirit teacheth not a man to pray, but teacheth him that he must not pray.
 
But behold, I say unto you that ye must pray always, and not faint; that ye must not perform any thing unto the Lord save in the first place ye shall pray unto the Father in the name of Christ, that he will consecrate thy performance unto thee, that thy performance may be for the welfare of thy soul. 
 
By giving in to the spirit of God which teaches us to pray and to stay close to God. We will notice how different our days will be if we start our day with a prayer. Having that quiet time of communication and mediation with God will allow us to be better able to deal with the stress and different situations that may arise during our day. We will feel differently just by knowing that we started our day with a prayer and we will be able to acknowledge more clearly the hand of God in our lives to protect us, inspire us and take care of us during our day. Our Father in Heaven isn’t just there for when we NEED him! 🙁 I’m know that He loves to hear from us every day! During the good times or the bad times. That we may ask Him to consecrate our performances and everything that we do, from cleaning our house to working or doing all of our activities…That He will allow those things to be for our welfare, for the benefit of our soul, and that all our activities may all be dedicated to Him! ??
 
Our spiritual goal for the week is to recognize the things or oppositions that are getting in our way from allowing us to talk to our Heavenly Father. To push away the opposition and to make the changes to put God first in our lives. The goal is to pray each morning and to have a prayer in heart during the day as we dedicate our activities to Him and for the benefit of our souls. If you have an experience that teaches you something from this week, I would love to hear it!!! ?
Our physical goal for the week is To take it easy with the Candy! lol 😉 It’s tempting to have so much!…So, our goal is to have good self control this week. Replace the sugar with a fruit or raisins or anything that’s a healthier choice.:) We’ll be proud of our willpower! ??
Tonight at 7 we’re gonna burn calories, tone and mediate to leave us feeling not only physically strong but also emotionally and mentally ready for the rest of our week. I hope you guys can make it and be able to push alway the opposition that gets in the way for us to be able to do something amazing for body, mind and spirit. ??

Hope to see you there! 🙂 Have a blessed and wonderful day and I want you guys to know that I love you and that I pray for you always! I’m so thankful to have each and every one of you in my life. & Thank you so much for reading these little weekly messages! ?✨Hope we can keep them in our hearts and try to do better each week 🙂 ❤️xoxo

Love always,

Lili ?

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Align Ourselves to Him

Each week we focus on a spiritual and a physical goal, to push ourselves to be better and to feel motivated and encouraged to move in the right direction. We know that by doing so, we will eventually create new and positive habits that will bring more peace and joy to our future. ?
We all have different goals, desires or needs that we want for our lives etc….This week I’ve been asking myself; Are my goals aligned with God’s goals??? if not, then what are the changes that need to be made to make that happen??? I know that I will feel much more at peace If I was fully trying to live in the way that God wants me too and according to the Goals that He has already stablished for us as his children. 🙂
 
The reason why this question has been on my mind this week is because unfortunately one of my neighbors got into a terrible car accident and has been in a comma for more than a week. Terrible accidents like this helps us to realize just how incredibly fragile life is 🙁 …And the fact that it could really be gone in an instant.That is why it is so important for us to take in each and every day we are given! that is our gift! To be able to take in each experience wether it’s good or bad and most importantly to continue working and learning each day to come closer to God and to be better and better prepared each passing day of our lives to someday be able to meet Him! To be in His presence and to someday hear Him say that we did well, that we were faithful and that we endured to the end! 🙂
* For behold, this life is the time for men to prepare to meet God; yea, behold the day of this life is the day for men to perform their labors. (Alma 34:32)
 
That is why it is so important for us to align ourselves to God. To remind ourselves that THE PLANS OF GOD should be MY PLANS!!! His desires should be MY desires!! To be fully aligned to Him will require work! it will not be easy or the most “popular” things that our friends are doing…It will require a change in myself, letting go of things, having more humility, trusting more fully, keeping His commandments and being faithful and diligent. We know that it won’t be easy, people may make fun of us or whatever…But we don’t do things to “fit in with the world” We do things to be at peace with God and to know that what He has asked, is being developed in our lives and that we are changing each day, each week, little by little towards becoming the person that He created us to become. Every bit of work in ourselves will be work it!!! ? We will feel it in our lives and in our souls and theres nothing in the world that can compare to that feeling of being aligned with God and feeling at peace with ourselves and with Him. 
 

But learn that he who doeth the works of righteousness shall receive his reward, even peace in this world, and eternal life in the world to come. (Doctrine and Covenants 59:23)

 
I know that as we draw closer to God and allow our path to become one with His, He will fill our souls with His peace and joy and He will allow us to become the best version of ourselves that we could possibly be!!! 🙂 Trust in Him! The choice is always there for us. The more we align ourselves to Him the more at peace we will feel and life will be fully joyful without a need for anything that this earth can offer. Let’s align ourselves to God and be full of Joy! love you all and thank you for reading these weekly messages. Stay positive and do your best one day at a time! 🙂
 
Our Spiritual goal is to to align ourselves more to God, to let go of those things that are taking our path far from him and instead fund the ways in which our path can merge back into God’s path. 🙂
 
Our physical goal for the week is to not eat fatty or greasy foods this week! 😉 Let’s see how we do! and also remember the importance of exercise and how good it is for the body, mind and soul! our focus tonight in class will be to have a great workout to burn calories, we will dance, tone and also relax let go of things and have a wonderful meditation. I would love to see you there! The hardest thing is always showing up, but once you’re there, you’ll feel amazing!!! ??
 
Have a blessed and wonderful day! 
 
xoxo,
 
LILI ?
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Think Positive

We are constantly choosing If we allow positive or negative thoughts to enter our minds. We also choose how long we allow these thoughts to stay with us and the influences that they will have on our bodies, minds and actions is also in our control. Everything within us and even what’s around us is a product of our thoughts. There’s a quote that says; ” Choose your thoughtts wisely for they are the energy that creates your life” We have more control of our thoughts than what we think. This is a daily test that we go through to see if we are able to master our thoughts and to control what tries to enter our minds. Here’s an important question that we can ask ourselves, How many of our thoughts are actually positive during our day? Are we feeling more negativity thoughts than positive ones? if we are, then we have to change this way of thinking for our own benefit. Since we already know that being positive leads to positive results, better health and overall peace and happiness. The way to do this is to catch ourselves thinking the negative thought, stoping it from going further within us and replacing it with a positive affirmation. A new thought that will create a positive influence within us… We basically turn those negative thoughts into positive ones. We have the power to do that! ??
 
We also want to let go of anything negative that we may say about ourselves and others. We are often too critical of ourselves, we may tell ourselves we’re not capable of doing things, not smart enough, not pretty enough, that we’ve gained too much weight or that don’t feel good about ourselves, and many other critical things about how we are etc. We have to realize that those are damaging thoughts and that we do have the power to change these thoughts. One way to do this is to be grateful for having all that we have… Even our own bodies that work. We can be thankful for the beauty that each ones of us has and embrace what God has given us on this earth. We can create positive thoughts to change those negative ones that are not useful but instead hurtful or destructive. And instead to replace them with words like YES! I CAN DO IT!” I AM BEAUTIFUL! I LOVE MYSELF! I LOVE TAKING GOOD CARE OF MY BODY, MY MIND AND MY SPIRIT! I LOVE WHO I AM BECOMING EACH DAY AND I CONTINUE TO DO MY BEST TO MOVE FORWARD IN THE DIRECTION THAT GOD WANTS FOR MY LIFE!!! ? Think about the way that these thoughts make you feel! isn’t amazing? It’s because they’re true statements! they really will lead our lives down a much happier, healthier and spiritual life than we have done in the past. God wants us to think positive! His intent is to have us be full of Joy in our lives! And we can create Joy even during our hardest times…A strong mind can do these things and overcome so much! ?
Believe in yourself and in what you’re capable of accomplishing! You have the power to do it because you are a daughter of God and with His help you can do anything!!! You have the power to change your world and how you react to what happens around you. You have the power to let go of things or hold on to them. You have the power to forgive others and see them in love as children of God who are also trying on this earth. You can be positive in all that you do. The choice to live this way is in each one of us. If we ask God in prayer to help us be more positive I know with all my heart that He is full of love and ready to provide us with what we need to better ourselves and our minds. Trust in Him and have full faith in what He’s capable of doing with your life. <3
 
Philippians 4:13 
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.☀
Our Spiritual Goal is to: Think positive!!! Whenever we notice a negative thought coming in wether it’s about ourselves or others, we will get rid of it by replacing it with the positive thought that goes against it! this will be a good exercise also to recognize how often our thoughts are actually positive! Just try it and see how you feel! even one day of positive thinking will make a huge difference and it may even become a anew habit for us! ?
 
Our physical goal is: To motivate ourselves to do something physically great for our bodies this week. Exercise helps in so many ways and our bodies crave it and need it! At least 2 to 3 days this week if we’re able to walk or do anything that feels good for ourselves. the key word is MOTIVATION!!! Just make it happen for yourself! and if you need motivation call me!!! lol 😉
If you are in need of relaxing and getting rid of stress, don’t let other things get in the way of you being able to do something great for yourself. The motivation has to come from each one of us! So, motivate yourself to come to class tonight for your benefit and for your health and your mind. We all need it and  we can do this together!!! 🙂 We will have an awesome workout to burn calories and our toning session as well. But at the end we will focus our meditation on stress relief and letting go of things that are slowing our progress. This will leave us feeling great for the whole rest of the week! Just make it happen for yourself and see how amazing you’ll feel! You can invite anyone else who would benefit as well.We do this because we love ourselves! Let’s do this together!!! See you tonight!!! ? & have a blessed and wonderful day!!! ?
Love you all!!
Lili ?
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Gratitude = Happiness

We have all experienced feelings of gratitude this past week after the protection that we received from Hurricane Mathew. We know that God protected us from the difficulties that this storm could’ve brought. At the same time our hearts and prayers go out to those in other countries who lost everything they had and in some cases even their loved ones :(. Our strongest desire now, is to find ways to help them and to bring relief into their lives is any way we can. We all know that things like this could happen to any one of us at one point or another in our lives. Life is so fragile and things could always change in and instant…That’s why it is so important for us to have gratitude for every moment, every experience, every challenge or difficulty that can strengthen our souls and help to bring true happiness into our lives form having a thankful heart and a spirit that’s willing to serve and help other in their difficulties as well.

These experiences help us to simplify our lives and to let go of the distractions, resentments, materialistic and unimportant things that try to take over our lives. It’s also in these moments that we are reminded of the things that are really important, our loved ones, our relationship with God, our health and also the little things that we have, such as food, water, electricity etc…So many things that we take for granted constantly but which in reality are just some of our biggest blessings. ??

I also noticed with the experience of the hurricane, that these difficulties that we all have to confront together, unites us as communities and as people to have a strong desire to help our neighbors or anyone else who may be in need. It’s a feeling of empathy from everyone that brings renewal, cleansing and more love to our communities and to those around us. Our hearts are full of gratitude to God for all that He has and is constantly giving us. We never want to forget that ALL that we have comes from Him and that the biggest thing we can do to try to repay Him for all that we have, is to have a thankful heart. <3 & to have a strong desire to help others, so that we may be united even more as children of God ?

When we turn our hearts to God in gratitude for our blessings, our hearts will be filled with the peace of God.Which is the only true source of Happiness In this life.It’s in the gratitude that we find Happiness.

“And he who receiveth All things with thankfulness, shall be made glorious; and the things of this earth shall be added unto Him, even an hundred fold.” (D&C 78:19).

When our hearts are FULL of gratitude for everything that we have <3 We will experience not only the blessings that God has promised to the grateful?but also the peace and happiness that He can provide to those who are grateful.  
Here’s a great question to think about, Is our focus on what we lack? rather than on our own blessings that we have? 🙂 The Greek philosopher Epictetus said; ” He is only a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those things which he does have.?? 
Our spiritual goal for the week is not focus on what we lack but to instead be grateful for all that we have. There’s a quote that says; BE THANKFUL, THE GOOD OUTWEIGHS THE BAD. The goal is to do an exercise of gratitude each day…maybe while getting ready, or after praying, while driving or anything! the idea is to take a moment to be thankful for at least 5 to 10 things each day and to see how gratitude can change even the perspective of our day. 
 
 
Our physical goal for the week is to eat foods that are full of good healthy nutrition for our bodies, the winner is the one who eats the most fruits and vegetables! 😉 lol  
 
Unfortunately CLASS IS CANELLED TONIGHT!!! 🙁 Viera regional was a shelter during the hurricane and they still have people staying there. They’re also taking care of their facilities before opening it back up to all of us. 🙁 I’m so sad cause you guys know how therapeutic this is for us and how much I love it. If anyone has a big room to do it at, let me know and we’ll do it there! jk 😉 lol…I’ll miss you all! and I’ll see everyone next week! get ready cause it’s gonna be a good one! we’ve got some calories to burn! 🙂
 
Love you all, have a blessed and wonderful day! don’t forget to keep gratitude in your heart this week! ???
 
xoxo, 
 
LILI ?
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Rise Higher

We are surrounded by distractions, habits, people and things that may cloud our vision and slow our progress towards becoming the person that we are meant to be. Many of us are easily influenced by what others do or think, by what society accepts, and to “fit in” we may act, say or do things that are not pleasing to God’s eyes. :(…I can only imagine how he must feel when we go against what God has told us to do.
We are spiritual beings living in mortal bodies. We were given these precious temples to allow our spirits to live inside. We are in charge of how we take care of our bodies and most importantly of how we take care of our spirits. I always give the example in class of  imagining ourselves being on an airplane and how we rise up and begin to see the little houses, the cars, all of our possessions behind etc. It will be the same when we leave this earth, except for the fact that we will leave EVERYTHING! even out bodies! This is when we will really realize that the whole time on this earth we were supposed to take excellent care of our spirits! to lear to bridle our passions, feelings, emotions, and to become a little bit more like the incredible children of GOD that we are.

Letting go of the natural man, and focusing instead on our spiritual side: means that we know the things that are truly important. it means that we learn to say NO to our passions, our addictions and to what the world and others would want us to do. It becomes easy to say no because we know that would rather please GOD more than the rest of the world or even ourselves. There’s a scripture that talks about this and It says

For the natural man is an enemy to God, and has been from the fall of Adam, and will be, forever and ever, unless he yields to the enticings of the Holy Spirit, and putteth off the natural man and becometh a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord, and becometh as a child,submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him, even as a child doth submit to his father. (Mosiah 3:19)
And the other one reads:
And now, my son, all men that are in a state of nature, or I would say, in a carnal state, are in the gall of bitterness and in the bonds of iniquity; they are without God in the world, and they have gone contrary to the nature of God; therefore, they are in a state contrary to the nature of happiness.(Alma 41:11)
We have a choice each day we can either choose to pamper and take care of spirit or to accept the enticings and passions of our natural man. The choice is ours, but the more that we practice feeding and taking care of our spirit the easier it will become to say NO to the things of the natural man. We will find true happiness this way knowing that we’re living the way that God intents us to do so and when we take care of our spirit this will also affect other areas of our life! we will have a desire to also take care of our bodies in a healthy way and to be service minded and kind to others. God is by our side ready to help us when we show him the full desire and intent to RISE UP in our lives and become the person that we are meant to become. ?
Our physical goal is to take care of our bodies in the healthiest way we can this week. eating good things, exercising and meditating.
Our Spiritual goal is to rise higher to control ourselves in the ways in which we know we need to change to come a little closer to God than we have been. 🙂 He will help us! <3
Can’t wait to see everyone tonight for an amazing class that will feel so good for our bodies and spirits! <3 Do it because you love yourself and want to do this for your health and spirit. Love you all and please stay safe during the hurricane! God bless you all!!! xoxox
Love,
LILI ?