Since going Paleo my family has fallen even more in love with our grill. Paleo and grilling just work well together. The past couple of years I've even been stepping outside my grilling comfort zone more and more. Grilling things I'd never thought to have grilled before and trying new flavor combinations. I have to say I'm pretty thrilled with the results of most of my flavor experiments. In the past I'd never have thought to grill fruit, but it's amazing. Grilling fruit and adding it to traditionally savory dishes? Brilliant. Oh yes, and? New rule: every burger recipe for the rest of forever must contain grilled pineapple. OK, maybe more of a guideline. It's a seriously delicious combination though. This Smoky Grilled Pineapple Burger is always a crowd-pleaser at my house. It's not only Paleo, but Whole30, glutenfree, lower carb, and clean eating friendly. I promise you won't miss the bun! paleo, grilled pineapple burger, smoky
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"my new goal is to have a more positive attitude, and in specific to SAY positive things. Whether I particularly feel like saying positive things...or not.
I think a positive attitude is important. I also believe that speaking positive things is important. I really feel like when I say negative things my attitude and my day follow suit. Likewise when I say positive things, even when I really have to search for them, my day and attitude still follow suit. Words definitely have the power to build people up or tear them down, and that includes ourselves."
"I am getting up every morning and SAYING positive things...like today is going to be amazing, or amazing things are going to happen today..you get the picture.
The funny thing? So far, I've been right."
My two weeks of The Positivity Project are up...so how did it go? Amazing, of course! OK, not just 'being positive' here. I have to say it was an awesome two weeks and it had everything to do with my chosen attitude shift. Someone asked me on Twitter the other day what I was on; I giggled.
There were a couple rough days where some of my in laws were trying uber hard to bust the positivity project all to heck. And, there were a few slips when I let some huge negativity come out my mouth...But I am proud to say, positivity triumphed!
Yesterday I whacked myself in the chin with a cooking spray can accidentally, I decided to laugh at myself instead of any other reaction. I had a whole silly Twitter conversation about "The Cooking Spray Incident". I even caught myself saying the other day "I'm more of a glass half full kind of gal". Say what? Did I just say that? Yep, and meant it to. It simply amazes me how much choice we have over our attitude. I'd never thought much of it before, but it really is true. I kept my attitude good by keeping my words positive and focusing on the positive in my life.
It's really been quite the amazing thing. Quite the shift in my life. So much so that I am extending it indefinitely. Every day I am going to focus on saying positive things whether I feel like it or not. Every day I am going to try my best to keep my outlook positive and guard my attitude.
Life is good, really.
I plan to have a Positivity Project Series, just post with positive themes.
Tell me something positive about your life!
the people in my life! Real and real through twitter I find that I have surrounded myself, for the most part with people who remain upbeat (and if not are putting on a great front). I love this idea and have noticed how positive you have been lately... oh and I def chuckled over the cooking spray incident.
ReplyDeleteI just wrote a whole post this week entitled "Life is Good." So many great bloggers, such as yourself, reminded me lately to focus on the positive. But I had been struggling with eating and my blog was feeling a bit doom and gloom to me. And just writing about the good things in my life reminded me how much I have to appreciate:)
ReplyDeleteIt's great to hear that being consciously positive is going well! Hmm...things that are positive in my life right now...I signed up for a half-marathon, my dad is going to come visit me & help me move (my parents are the BEST!), and today is Friday! I'm super-pumped today is Friday because that means I get to be a "drink designer" with my favorite bar tender :) I think this week's theme will be citrus: oranges, grapefruits, lemons, limes. Yay happy things!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great way to start the summer. Good luck.smile.
ReplyDeleteYou can do it! It takes practice, I know I am ALWAYS tempted to say negative things, but turn it around before it comes out, because it really DOES make a difference in our attitude and in what happens! Expect the best girl, your an inspiration!
ReplyDeleteI was raised by a woman who was so pessimistic that her glass was BROKEN and not just half full.
ReplyDeleteNow that Im older I see how exhausting that was and is for her.
Growing up I just thought she was...crazy :)
I rebelled by being an uber optimist.