Phyl, Doug and I were wrapped up in conversation on the phone the other day when the topic turned to forgiving. Doug admitted that he could not forgive the medical profession after the death of his loved one. I shared that I had a difficult time forgiving my father for the way he had treated my mother while she was ill, and it became even more difficult after she died.
I shared with them that I had turned to a minister friend for help with forgiving my dad. He advised me that I needed to find one good quality about my dad, even if it was "he ties his shoes correctly" and then say it over and over again until pretty soon I would be able to say it without having a lump in my throat. Then over time it would get easier and easier to find more good qualities about him, thus replacing the bad memories and feelings with positive ones.
Of course I am programmed a little different than most I have been told. So with that being said, the next day when I called my minister friend to share the good news that I had already found one good thing that I could say about my father, he was impressed. I then announced "that my father was an excellent sperm donor....since he had made me and my sister". At this point the minister giggled and said he thought I had a ways to go but to keep trying.
Then Doug shared an experience he had had back when he was working the 12 step program with Alcoholics Anonymous. He used to mouth off quite a bit and one day at the AA meeting he was talking about this guy that had ticked him off and Doug had said he ought to just shoot him. One of the guys at the meeting said Go ahead. Doug stated he didn't want to go to jail. Then the other guy said You know what you need to do? You need to get down on your knees and pray for him. Doug told him Why would I do that, I wouldn't mean it. The other guy told him Say the prayer anyway. Then tell God you don't mean it.... but you want to.
If you feel compelled to join us....Doug and I will be on our knees each night praying. We may not mean it now....but we want to.
Jacki
askjacki@gmail.com
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Where Do You Find Your Inspiration
A new person came into my life today and we spent a couple of hours on the phone together. She is in the middle of a cancer battle and is working very diligently to gain knowledge, de-stress her life, change her diet, exercise and absolutely keep God in the drivers seat.... all the while balancing her marriage, children, home-schooling, family, doctor visits, etc. and all the negativity that can sometimes be a part of our day to day lives.
We shared stories about our lives, tidbits of wisdom, a few words of advice, lots of faith, a few ideas and lots of laughs. She is strong and most of the battle is done. She had already changed her diet and she has all the Faith that God is in control. She also has four beautiful children to inspire her almost every moment of every day as she teaches them, watches their accomplishments, comforts them, plays, exercises, laughs and guides them through all of lives obstacles and trains them up to be amazing adults.
This is her inspiration.....my question is what is yours?
Blessings,
Jacki Smith
askjacki@gmail.com
We shared stories about our lives, tidbits of wisdom, a few words of advice, lots of faith, a few ideas and lots of laughs. She is strong and most of the battle is done. She had already changed her diet and she has all the Faith that God is in control. She also has four beautiful children to inspire her almost every moment of every day as she teaches them, watches their accomplishments, comforts them, plays, exercises, laughs and guides them through all of lives obstacles and trains them up to be amazing adults.
This is her inspiration.....my question is what is yours?
Blessings,
Jacki Smith
askjacki@gmail.com
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Today Is A Great Day
There are days in life that are just not fun. I talk to hundreds of people each week many with extremely serious health challenges. There are many of them that just do not get it. They want to continue eating junk food, drinking sodas, sitting around being a couch potato, stressed out and wondering why they do not feel better.
Then there are the great days when I talk to that one person that says I will do whatever it takes to regain my health. They change their diet, start juicing, add supplements, drink purified water, detox their system, start exercising, de-stress their life, build a support team around them, they give it to God and commit to give their body what it needs to repair and renew.
Yesterday I heard from one of those individuals. Manuel and his wife Connie called me just before Thanksgiving 2007. Manuel was battling cancer for the fourth time and had other health challenges as well. He gave it to God and changed everything. Connie saw such improvement in Manual she joined him changing her diet as well and their lives have totally changed.
Yesterday they sent me a quick email to update me and let me know how their roadtrip was going. "Manuel has been feeling great and we are having a great time in Arizona. They left San Antonio Jan 9th and will be heading back around Feb 15th." They also sent a link to their blog. If any of you are interested check it out http://esparzacm.blogspot.com/
I am collector of photos of sunrises and sunsets... even better still are those moments when I am there enjoying them myself. To me a sunrise is that quiet moment when God whispers Good Morning, we are going to have a tremendous day. Or at the end of the day as the sun sets when God lets me know we have had another spectacular day and we should just be thankful.
I am looking at one of the most spectacular sunsets I have ever seen that comes from Manuel & Connie's blog and I just had to share it with you.
Blessings,
Jacki Smith
For more information email askjacki@gmail.com
Then there are the great days when I talk to that one person that says I will do whatever it takes to regain my health. They change their diet, start juicing, add supplements, drink purified water, detox their system, start exercising, de-stress their life, build a support team around them, they give it to God and commit to give their body what it needs to repair and renew.
Yesterday I heard from one of those individuals. Manuel and his wife Connie called me just before Thanksgiving 2007. Manuel was battling cancer for the fourth time and had other health challenges as well. He gave it to God and changed everything. Connie saw such improvement in Manual she joined him changing her diet as well and their lives have totally changed.
Yesterday they sent me a quick email to update me and let me know how their roadtrip was going. "Manuel has been feeling great and we are having a great time in Arizona. They left San Antonio Jan 9th and will be heading back around Feb 15th." They also sent a link to their blog. If any of you are interested check it out http://esparzacm.blogspot.com/
I am collector of photos of sunrises and sunsets... even better still are those moments when I am there enjoying them myself. To me a sunrise is that quiet moment when God whispers Good Morning, we are going to have a tremendous day. Or at the end of the day as the sun sets when God lets me know we have had another spectacular day and we should just be thankful.
I am looking at one of the most spectacular sunsets I have ever seen that comes from Manuel & Connie's blog and I just had to share it with you.
Blessings,
Jacki Smith
For more information email askjacki@gmail.com
Saturday, December 27, 2008
How I Got Started as a Health Coach
My name is Jacki Smith. I am an Alternative Health Consultant. I have been recommending and using dietary supplements for over 20 years. I would like to share my story with you. My mother Beverly Smith, was my inspiration to get into the health and nutrition industry, and network marketing. She started "The Diet Shoppe" business in 1989 and I continue to operate the business as "Natural Health" today.
In 1992, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. The surgeon performed a mastectomy, declared they got it all, and sent her home. She had a follow-up appointment one week later and nothing more than bloodwork scheduled for 6 months. During this time my mother was in a minor car accident that broke her left thumb and right wrist. Before going in to put pins in her wrist, the doctor ordered a routine chest x-ray and they found spots on her bones.
The oncologist verified the cancer had metastasized to the bones. It was in the vertebrae in her neck, middle of her back, left ribs and hip. The oncologist gave her a year to live. They scheduled her for chemotherapy and radiation treatments immedietly to possibly buy her a few more weeks or months. I received a call from my mother the next day giving me her prognosis. She wasn’t ready to die and asked me to help her learn how to live. I quit my job working in the auto parts industry that day. This was my starting point for learning about nutrition, alternative therapies and the whole body approach to healing.
During the next 45 days I read more than 30 books individuals had written that had healed themselves of cancer using alternative methods. I continue to call that time my "crash course" on nutrition and cancer. With each book we revised my mothers dietary regimen and supplemental intake using the information we had learned. Mom was not always at her best and she would often eat things that were on the bad lists we had created. I continued to read and learn, trying anything that had seemed promising from the research material. In the end, they had put so many toxins into her that they had compromised her immune system. She was given so much radiation that they had destroyed the bone mass in her neck. I was told it was a miracle that she was not a paraplegic.
Mom caught an infection from another patient who sat next to her during chemo and two days later she was checked into the hospital. She walked in but that would be the last time she stood. I fought the system from the nutritionist to the doctors, even getting approval for her to not only take her herbals, supplements and teas.…. but they were actually administering them to her while in the hospital.
When they released her from the hospital nine weeks later she was on mega doses of morphine each day. The doctor had told me my mother would suffocate to death. I told him my God wouldn't do that to me. After one week at home using a soy bean juice product she was pain-free and off all morphine. She had started regaining her quality of life, and the tumors had begun to shrink when two weeks later, on Sept. 14, 1996, she went to sleep and never woke up. In the end my mother lived three years longer than the doctors had given her.
Since then my aunt has fought breast cancer. She continues to stay in remission twelve years later. Also, my best friend Debbie had been diagnosed with liver and colon cancer and had only been given a 5% chance she might survive 2 years. She did a very aggressive regimen because of her medical history and poor prognosis. Six weeks later her body had healed itself and the doctors declared she was in complete remission. This was the starting point for me.
Now, twelve years later, I have worked with thousands of people with cancer as well as numerous other health conditions including my uncle who is currently fighting rectal cancer that had metastisized. He is currently using an all natural supplement that I am working with that aids our bodies in releasing natural killer (NK) cells. He has seen tremendous benefits with his health and we are looking forward to the day that he will get clear test results.
I believe that diet along with nutritional products are the foundation that helps all the other therapies work even better. I feel they are the best offense for keeping my body healthy and my immune system strong. I pray that God will continue to lead those with debilitating illnesses and cancer into my path. I used to pray that if I could just keep one person from having to walk down the path I had to with my mother I would feel blessed. Now I pray for more and more to be healed and feel blessed one hundred times over. I feel it is truly a blessing to know that you can help someone to change their lives in such a positive manner, they can even regain their health. I have shed so many tears these last few years, but they were tears of joy.
This is my prayer for each and every one of you… when you experience the benefits of good health, share the good news with others, get inspired as I am to go out and tell the world your story. Blessings.
Sincerely,
Jacki Smith
Alternative Health Consultant
(817) 510-3600
askjacki@gmail.com
http://www.stemcellhotline.com
In 1992, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. The surgeon performed a mastectomy, declared they got it all, and sent her home. She had a follow-up appointment one week later and nothing more than bloodwork scheduled for 6 months. During this time my mother was in a minor car accident that broke her left thumb and right wrist. Before going in to put pins in her wrist, the doctor ordered a routine chest x-ray and they found spots on her bones.
The oncologist verified the cancer had metastasized to the bones. It was in the vertebrae in her neck, middle of her back, left ribs and hip. The oncologist gave her a year to live. They scheduled her for chemotherapy and radiation treatments immedietly to possibly buy her a few more weeks or months. I received a call from my mother the next day giving me her prognosis. She wasn’t ready to die and asked me to help her learn how to live. I quit my job working in the auto parts industry that day. This was my starting point for learning about nutrition, alternative therapies and the whole body approach to healing.
During the next 45 days I read more than 30 books individuals had written that had healed themselves of cancer using alternative methods. I continue to call that time my "crash course" on nutrition and cancer. With each book we revised my mothers dietary regimen and supplemental intake using the information we had learned. Mom was not always at her best and she would often eat things that were on the bad lists we had created. I continued to read and learn, trying anything that had seemed promising from the research material. In the end, they had put so many toxins into her that they had compromised her immune system. She was given so much radiation that they had destroyed the bone mass in her neck. I was told it was a miracle that she was not a paraplegic.
Mom caught an infection from another patient who sat next to her during chemo and two days later she was checked into the hospital. She walked in but that would be the last time she stood. I fought the system from the nutritionist to the doctors, even getting approval for her to not only take her herbals, supplements and teas.…. but they were actually administering them to her while in the hospital.
When they released her from the hospital nine weeks later she was on mega doses of morphine each day. The doctor had told me my mother would suffocate to death. I told him my God wouldn't do that to me. After one week at home using a soy bean juice product she was pain-free and off all morphine. She had started regaining her quality of life, and the tumors had begun to shrink when two weeks later, on Sept. 14, 1996, she went to sleep and never woke up. In the end my mother lived three years longer than the doctors had given her.
Since then my aunt has fought breast cancer. She continues to stay in remission twelve years later. Also, my best friend Debbie had been diagnosed with liver and colon cancer and had only been given a 5% chance she might survive 2 years. She did a very aggressive regimen because of her medical history and poor prognosis. Six weeks later her body had healed itself and the doctors declared she was in complete remission. This was the starting point for me.
Now, twelve years later, I have worked with thousands of people with cancer as well as numerous other health conditions including my uncle who is currently fighting rectal cancer that had metastisized. He is currently using an all natural supplement that I am working with that aids our bodies in releasing natural killer (NK) cells. He has seen tremendous benefits with his health and we are looking forward to the day that he will get clear test results.
I believe that diet along with nutritional products are the foundation that helps all the other therapies work even better. I feel they are the best offense for keeping my body healthy and my immune system strong. I pray that God will continue to lead those with debilitating illnesses and cancer into my path. I used to pray that if I could just keep one person from having to walk down the path I had to with my mother I would feel blessed. Now I pray for more and more to be healed and feel blessed one hundred times over. I feel it is truly a blessing to know that you can help someone to change their lives in such a positive manner, they can even regain their health. I have shed so many tears these last few years, but they were tears of joy.
This is my prayer for each and every one of you… when you experience the benefits of good health, share the good news with others, get inspired as I am to go out and tell the world your story. Blessings.
Sincerely,
Jacki Smith
Alternative Health Consultant
(817) 510-3600
askjacki@gmail.com
http://www.stemcellhotline.com
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