2009 Really Can Be Great - it's up to us

Dec. 26, 2008 - PRLog -- Well-being gurus Mary Ellen Psaltis and Maureen Kiefert are on a mini-crusade to make life better in 2009.  

"Right now, with so many of us reeling from the problems in the news each day, it is easy to become discouraged, to feel as though there is nothing we really can do to change anything.  But this is a perfect time for making our own lives the very best we can each day - and it doesn’t have to cost a dime," Psaltis says.

Psaltis and Kiefert, authors, speakers and workshop presenters based in Olympia, Washington and Tucson, Arizona, suggest we can just "Take Five" to start creating our best year ever.  

1. Five Minutes - When you first wake up - before your feet ever hit the floor - your mind is open and receptive to ideas and inspiration. Take five minutes to consider your upcoming day and be quietly open to ideas.

"When my alarm goes off, I hit the snooze button and use those minutes to just let ideas for the day come to me. Yes, sometimes I fall asleep but just as often I get a fresh idea,” Psaltis says.

2. Five Breaths -  Any time of day, regardless of the frenetic levels of activity around you, stop and take five deep breaths. These are the breaths that fill your stomach with air, not a shallow breath in the chest. Do  five breaths twice - it may even help to lower your blood pressure.

3. Five Thanks - Each day write down five things that inspired gratitude for you that day. They can be big or small – a hot shower or milk in the refrigerator or that driver that let you merge in heavy traffic. The more you notice in appreciation – the more there is to be grateful for.

4. Five Words - Throughout the day, say to yourself, "I Am Well and Whole." Affirming your well being will attract more well being into your life.

5.  Five Smiles - Give away at least five smiles a day. They are quick and free. You might be surprised how this simple activity will affect your life.

Learn more about making 2009 your best year yet at http://www.ThePossibilitiesGroup.com.

Together, Psaltis and Kiefert have authored Spiritual Vitamins:  12 Essential Nutrients for Women, a guide to pumping up our lives by tapping into vitamins that nourish the spirit.   Their book is available at http://www.ThePossibilitiesGroup.com.

Psaltis is a certified nutrition and wellness consultant, activational well being speaker and newspaper columnist. Much in demand as a speaker throughout the U.S. and Canada, her presentations are seasoned with heartfelt observations about life, family and the art of living well.  She serves as President of Meridian Toastmasters Club and sits on the national board of the Alliance of the American Dental Society .

Kiefert, a retired marriage and family therapist, holds degrees in counseling and criminology and recently completed a 3 year program as a Licensed Unity Teacher.  She sits on the Advisory Board for Circles of Love, an international educational and support group for families of men with prostate cancer and is teaching and making appearances in Tucson, Arizona this winter.

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About The Possibilities Group LLC: Looking for a new path to positive personal growth? Authors, speakers, and workshop presenters Mary Ellen Psaltis and Maureen Kiefert present spirit filled ideas for creating your best life yet in their new book Spiritual Vitamins: 12 Essential Nutrients for Women. Learn more at http://www.ThePossibilitiesGroup.com.