by Jamie Holloway | Dec 27, 2012 | Auto-immune, Inspiring Nutrition, The Magnificent Journey
I started a big project to coincide with my myfitnesspal. I have a pininterest account and I have been spending the last year pinning healthy recipes that I find from Oprah, WebMD, and Eat Better America on my board called Good Eats. I have also pinned from other...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 26, 2012 | Inspiring Nutrition, The Magnificent Journey
“Give up being a pessimist. Give up thinking life owes you anything. Give up being lazy and wishing things were easier all the time. In short, give up wishing your life were other than the way it is and do something with the life you have.” Carolyn Myss Time for me to...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 25, 2012 | The Magnificent Journey
Celebrating Christmas is not something I normally do, but this year was a bit different for me. Christmas Eve I went to a candle light service where the congregation sang “Silent Night”, “Away In A Manger”, and “Joy To The World” all Christmas songs that I remember...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 24, 2012 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
Walking down the hallway towards the rec room I felt my body communicating its struggle to breathe, heart racing, difficulty in getting oxygen in the lungs as I moved my body, and a slower than usual pace all leads me to the conclusion that my inflammation is back...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 23, 2012 | The Magnificent Journey
Matthew 11: 2-5 This morning in my time with God I read about doubt. John the Baptist had doubt about Jesus being the ONE. He asked Jesus: “Are You the One who has to come or should we keep on expecting a different one?” I have never fully absorbed this part of the...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 22, 2012 | Inspiring Nutrition, The Magnificent Journey
Lentil Soup Day Jamie’s Ever Changing Lentil Soup: 1 Cup of Lentils 3 to 4 carrots chopped 1 red onion chopped (or any type of onion you desire) 1 whole zucchini chopped 1 cup frozen peas 1 cup of mushrooms chopped 2 whole tomatoes chopped 1 package of Pacific Pride...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 21, 2012 | Auto-immune, Inspiring Nutrition, The Magnificent Journey
“You cannot change anything in your life with intention alone, which can become a watered down, occasional hope that you’ll get to tomorrow. I intend to start exercising. I intend to get my desk in order; I intend to change my eating habits. Intention without...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 20, 2012 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
Wednesday morning I went to the Legacy Good Samaritan to get an Echo Cardiogram done of my heart. I got to see and hear my own heart, what an experience that was. I woke up with not wanting to get up. I wanted to stay curled up in my bed sleeping with my cat. I forced...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 19, 2012 | The Magnificent Journey
A comment that one of my longtime friends said has been rattling around in my head. “I regret introducing Monte to you because of the way you and he interacted. He would rip you to shreds and you would take it.” She is correct with what she said, but by no means...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 18, 2012 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey
“I now know what it is to feel as vulnerable as a human being can feel. I was ready to become dependent on others’ care, which, for someone as independent as I am, was no comfort. Having to say if this what I must accept, so be it, can feel like chewing glass, but not...