Publisher's letter


Be grateful for these obstacles, because they are your practice ground, and each new victory prepares you for a greater future victory. In the end, you express your greatness not by the acts you perform as a mother, parent, or leader, but by the endurance and fortitude that made those acts possible.


N Many people think that giving up or failing is the hard way


out, but really it’s the easy way out. Growth of any type requires personal struggle, discipline and hard work. It requires belief and faith that you can achieve your goal even when you can’t see how it can possibly happen. In the midst of the challenges and uncertainties and in the face of obstacles and setbacks you need to keep moving forward, however tempting it might be to give up and let go of your dreams.


Today we live in an age of instant gratifi cation. We want what we want right now. No


delays. No substitutions. No excuses. We want immediate growth, instant mastery and fl aw- less performance on our fi rst attempt. But even as we read this, we know deep down that it’s not realistic, it doesn’t happen that way. And if it did, we wouldn’t appreciate it the way we do when we accomplish something we’ve worked really hard for.


My grandmother used to give me some excellent pieces of wisdom. She used to say,


“You kids today expect success to happen overnight. In my day, we took our time and found joy in the mastery of a craft. Let it take as long as it takes.” This helped me to understand that anything worthwhile in life requires time, patience and persistence.


As long as you are willing to do whatever it takes for as long as it takes, no one will be


able to prevent you from reaching your goal. So every time you think, “This is never going to happen, I’ll never reach that goal, I can’t handle one more obstacle,” remember that the most successful people in the world were in the same place you are, on the cusp of accomplishing their wildest dreams. And why are they the most successful people? Because in that moment in time when they almost gave up, they decided to take one more step, to try one more time, to give it one more day and that’s all it took.


In Health and Happiness,


o great achievement in your life will ever come without obstacles: physical limitations, the unpredictability of na- ture, Murphy’s Law, or resistance from the outside world.


Maine O


ur mission is to provide valuable insight, information and resources that will allow our readers to maintain a healthy, active, sustainable lifestyle. Essential Living Maine contains timely in for ma tion on nat u ral health, complementary and alternative medicine, nu tri tion, fi tness, per son al growth, green liv ing, and the products and services that support good health.


PUBLISHER Dr. Diane Hayden


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I Deanna M.Cherrone, MD


’m turning 49 in September this year and it all seems so surreal that this will be the last year of my 40’s! Where did the time go? When I hear people complain about how old they are, I always tell them that age is just a number and do my best to live my life by that principle. There is so much more I want to accomplish in the time I have left here in this physical world, but I am also a realist and know that time is not guaranteed to any- one. So, as my birthday approaches I thought I would share some insights I have learned about life in the hopes that it may have a positive impact on at


least one person who reads this. Never take things for granted. What things in your life do you fail to recognize as being


special? Your relationships, where you live, money you make, your health? Think of all the things you are fortunate enough to have in your life, no matter how small it may seem, and take the time to show gratitude. I try to recognize at least one thing each day I am grateful for such as water to drink, the ability to walk, a beautiful sunset, etc.! I encourage you to do the same.


Treasure your relationships. Is there anyone in your life that if they passed away tomorrow


you would regret not telling them something or spending time with them? Anyone you would like to make peace with or show your love to? Living with negative emotions such as guilt or anger has a very negative effect on our bodies and once those people in our lives are gone our opportunity will be lost forever.


Live in the moment. How often do you spend time worrying about what might happen or


dwell on something that happened in the past? All we have is the present moment. Living in the moment and being present makes us mindful of where we are right now so our minds won’t al- low us to worry about the past or the future. When you become mindful, you realize that you are not your thoughts; you become an observer of your thoughts from moment to moment without judging them. The result of being present is that instead of letting your life go by without living it, you actually awaken to experience it.


In Love and Light, Lynda Adams 4 ELM™ Maine - September/October 2018 ELM™ Maine


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