Your Second Wind Blog with Cara Lumen

What kind of an Ah Ha does it take to finally turn yourself around?

Nothing seemed to get my attention. I knew my body was not happy but I still neglected it. I ate too much. I snacked on the wrong things. And as for exercise – forget it. Until…

 

Although I'm 76, I want to live a lot more years – 114 or so – but not in the shape I'm in. That was my "ah ha". - that the quality of my life was being dramatically affected by my daily choices. And it stopped me dead in my tracks. I needed to make a different choice immediately.

 

So I did

 

Use good health as your personal life insurance

 

I searched for and found a nutritional program of whole raw foods with a cleansing program and immediately lost ten pounds. But other things started to happen, my knees didn't hurt so much, my skin got soft, my energy was steady without any dips. And I knew I had made the right choice. I'm on this program for life.

 

What fat cells love about toxins

 

What I found out was that fat cells love toxins. Well, they don't exactly love them but they rush to surround the toxics to protect your body. So, the more toxins you have the more fat cells are needed to surround them. When you undertake a weekly cleanse/fast day the toxins are cleansed and the fat cells are out of a job. So I do a weekly cleanse day.

 

I never every thought I would own a pair of skinny jeans

 

As I continued on my program I lost inches. And one day I went to buy some new jeans. I picked out some that were one size smaller. But then I asked the clerk, "How many inches between sizes?" And she said, "About two." So I picked out jeans two sizes smaller and they fit!!!! I'm not thin yet, not even average size, but I am a whole lot better than I was! And I love my version of skinny jeans. It has been way too long since I felt this good.

 

Get aware of when you are unaware

 

Once I established good eating habits and my body was being well nourished on a daily basis, I got to notice the times I ate when I wasn't hungry. It was usually when I was bored or tired. That awareness helped me make other choices. I ate a lighter snack, or drank a cup of tea, or distracted myself by doing something else. I also started eating off of smaller dishes. A salad plate became my dinner plate. I bought very small dishes to hold my snacks. My portions gradually became smaller and smaller so that now a full dinner plate is clearly too much for me. Nourishment is in the eye of the beholder – you.

 

What is your personal ah ah?

 

Take a look at your health. We only get one body and it has to last us all our lives. We have to love it and care for it as one of our most precious possessions. Poor health is not worth eating a super helping of ice cream or snacking when you are bored not hungry. How long do you want to live? How healthy and strong and flexible do you want to be for the rest of your life? I for one, plan to live into my 100's healthy and wise and strong and flexible every step of the way. Wherever you are in your life – whatever age, whatever weight – it is the perfect time to take charge of your life and your body and make the choices that let you turn yourself around.

 

 

Cara Lumen, The Vision Distiller, helps entrepreneurs clarify their vision and position themselves effectively on the internet. She is also 76 and plans to get in very good health and stay there well into her 100's  You can read about her discoveries at www.magneticwholeness.com

 

We owe it to them

You and I have an obligation. We have lived a fairly long time. We have learned a lot both by doing and by not doing. We have accumulated a lot of wisdom and we owe it to our world to pass it along.

It’s called leaving our legacy.

What have you learned that you want to pass forward? What is that passion you still hanker to fulfill? Whatever your age, now is the time to honor who you have become and share it with others.

I don’t believe in retirement. I believe we all want to be productive and feel we are contributing. I’m just suggesting we get cracking and make it happen.

Your second business

You can start your second business even before you leave your first one. Look at your hobbies. Look at what people continually ask you for. Look at what you’d like to learn next. Those are your guideposts to your second business.

A 25 year old professional cyclist has come into my life. He can cycle for another ten years or so. I asked him what he saw for his future after that. His passion is so deep that he already knew it centered around a bike shop or cycling. But there are so many other things that might show up around his passion if he keeps open to them.

My 60 year old son-in-law has been a high school teacher all his life. He is great at it and loves young people. He also likes computers. I’ve been talking to him about the many ways he can package his knowledge and turn it into passive income.

Whatever your scenario, pull out your vision and create a business plan to make it happen.

The Digital World

Because of the internet everyone can write an ebook and make it available. Because of the internet we can now reach clients and customers all over the world. The potentials are boundless, the opportunities to be in service enormous, and the potential for passive income impressive.

How to fashion your “next”

Write down the things you love to do. Start looking for places those passions and skills can be in service. Look at products you can create or teleclasses you can teach that will add interest and satisfaction to your life. It’s never too late to get your Second Wind!

Cara Lumen, The Vision Distiller, helps you explore the unlimited possibilities of your dream. Her specialty is internet marketing and information products. See how she can help you get Your Second Wind at www.caralumen.com

On Becoming 75

I’m a few weeks away from being 75 and never have I been happier, more fulfilled or more excited about how my life is unfolding. My business is growing, my reputation for being good at what I do is increasing, and new and exciting opportunities continue to come my way.

My plan is to go for at least 114 so I have plenty of time to make all sorts of things happen.

You have to have a purpose

I don’t know what I would do with my days if I weren’t constantly learning and exploring and creating something. And the lives I touch! It’s so thrilling to help people recognize and establish their own uniqueness on the internet. I love it when I help someone write an information product that gives them not only pride in their knowledge but brings them passive income as well. And every time a client needs to know something I don’t know, I get to go learn it!!!! That’s great fun too.

When you touch lives, you are touched.

Resurrect an old passion

What is it that you used to love to do that you put aside for other responsibilities? Get out that passion, dust it off, and play with it again. The beautiful thing about being older is that we know so much that we have great insights to pass along. Whether you wanted to write poetry or a play, or whether you wanted to be a baseball star, go find people with similar passions and play with them.

Don’t judge yourself

Create and participate for the joy of creating and participating. The outcome is only a part of it. The doing contains the excitement. Be productive. Notice how and where you contribute. The enthusiasm of your showing up is a gift unto itself. Don’t judge the outcome, celebrate the process!

It’s never too late

Wherever you are in your life. Whatever shape you are in, there is always a way to contribute and receive great satisfaction in return. My passion is creating information products on the internet and helping people create their own information products. What do you know that you could pass forward? What could you teach? What do you want to learn how to do that you now have time for? Every day should be filled with passionate moments filled with satisfaction.

You can do that—whatever your age. Just start.

Cara Lumen, the Vision Distiller. helps people leverage their knowledge and experience into passive income on the internet. Her web site is www.caralumen.com 

What To Do Now That You Know It All?

Don’t you love being old! It is so great to have “been there-done that.” It allows me to pick and choose what I want to do.

I also love my mind. It is entertaining, creative, and exciting to be around. I keep learning new things and loving it!

A number of years ago, I decided I wanted to reach hearts all over the world with my knowledge, my excitement, my insights, and my services. And that meant the Internet. So, I started learning. And learning. And learning….!

Now it’s time to pass if forward.

Are you ready to do that? Do you have a long-held but unfulfilled dream to serve in the world in a greater capacity? One person I coached realized that although he wanted to write e-books, he really wanted to help seniors learn how to work in and support non-profit groups!

One of the core gifts in Your Second Wind Coaching is to look over all the wonderful, expansive gifts, experience, and ideas you have, and help you pick the ones closest to your heart’s desire—the offerings that will touch your heart and the hearts of others.

The second gift in Your Second Wind Coaching is to bring those dreams to life. My expertise is around communication—writing, e-books, articles, blogs, and speaking—particularly in the area of podcasting and recording. But my foundation is spiritual principles like the Law of Alignment and the Law of Attraction. I have a gift for uncovering the treasures you hold within you.

So where are you in this process of life? Do you have something you’d love to teach others? Would a lot of people benefit from what you know? Have you thought about how you might reach people all over the world with your wisdom and expertise?

For me the Internet provides the greatest venue to reach out across the planet. I have a two web sites, two blogs and a podcast. I have created e-books and audio products, teleclasses and home study courses. I’m down the path a ways but I’m holding out my hand to bring you forward with me. Let me help you catch Your Second Wind!

Your Second Wind Coaching helps Renaissance Seniors bring their wisdom and experience to greater service in the world. It if for the experienced life traveler who is ready to pass it forward. You can learn more at www.caralumen.com