RockSolid Life Tip #2: Give Yourself A Song

RockSolid Life Tip #2: Give Yourself A Song

Sometimes you just need a song. A song to lift you up. A song to mark a moment. A song to help you gain understanding. A song to propel change.

Bono writes,

“Music can change the world because it can change people.”

Last year I had a song, "New Wine" that was on repeat. Might have listened to it

100+ times. I needed to know there was hope in the face of struggle. Struggle with purpose, struggle with career, struggle finding a new grove of parenting and marriage adding a 4th, struggle with dollars and cents, struggle all around.

The lyrics of the song start with:

In the crushing

In the pressing
You are making
New wine

Crushing and pressing grapes cannot feel good for the grape, but since 6000 BC new wine has

been formed because crushing and pressing of grapes has occurred. If you have a wine you love...think about the reality of long the process it takes to make a new vintage of wine.

The lyrics of the song end with:
Cause where there is new wine

There is new power

There is new freedom
And the kingdom is here
I lay down my old flames
To carry your new fire today (oh today)

I gave myself that song. Spent $1.29 to have it accessible to me at all times. I have

spent much more then $1.29 on professional help so i figured it was even a good deal as a yearly expense!

RockSolid Life Tip #2: Give Yourself A Song

Then this new year came and I waited for a new song. I bounced around between a few and

friends sent me some of their suggestions, but nothing stuck until this past weekend and ended spending another $1.29 for 2019. Have already played it at least 10 times since. Cannot wait to see how God uses, Raising A Hallelujah, to help guide this year.

Do you have a song that helps you?

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RockSolid Life Tip #1 - Toast To Your Health

RockSolid Life Tip #1

Toast To Your Health @ Work.

Do you just mindlessly grab treats at work or do you toast to your health?

A workplace break room often becomes the dumping ground for just about everything. Dessert leftovers from corporate parties, boxes of chocolate sent as a thank you, magically appearing and then disappearing donuts, and candy that was ban by parents from houses. All of that makes its way into a breakroom that you frequent for a “break”. But you cannot take a “break” because you fear that without your usual sugar fix you will struggle with concentration in your next meeting. It’s so mindless that you even think, “why did I just eat that.”

The desire for job performance often drives constantly reaching for sugar. You want to be alert and engaged and maybe you never knew there was an alternative to sugar. The alternative is allowing your natural energy to raise by lowering the need for your body to produce insulin. It’s the insulin production that causes your tiredness and loss of energy...not the lack of sugar. Insulin is produced to deal with the sugar you eat, so if you stop the need to produce insulin you get to feel a constant surge of energy instead of spikes and dips. So the solution at work is to keep the glycemic index of your food low to maximize your natural energy.

I cannot remember the exact day that I began to toast to my health at work, but I do know that everyday that I toast to my health I stay away from the mindless grabbing of the cake, brownies, caramel corn or candy bars that are within arms reach. My energy remains high everyday and I am able to contribute strategically in meetings or focusing on solo work. Almost everyday I get a comment that, “that smells so good” or “looks so good”. “Back at it again, John” is often said.

My answer has become yes, it’s so good you should totally try it and see if it helps you also.

Here’s the tip: Keep a loaf of Ezekiel bread in the freezer and a jar of almond butter in the fridge at your work. Grab those instead of anything on a counter. Toast to your health! That simple!

At 10am and 3pm today you will find me toasting to my health. One slice in the toaster and a nice spread of almond butter on top. Twice a day! Lots of fiber and a good dose of fat to keep me full and satisfied. It is a routine I have settled into and I find incredibly enjoyable.

Try it and let me know what you think.

What tricks have you found to caring for your health in the workplace?

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