I am going to start a new weekly post called "Coach's Corner" to support my team members through a challenge called TERRAfit. It is a fitness challenge which also incorporates dÅTERRA essential oils and products for maximum success! I will be posting a weekly recipe along with some tips and an inspirational message. I hope you enjoy!
This Week's Recipe: Slow Cooker Mexican Chili
Serves: 4 Prep Time: 7 hrs 20 min
Ingredients:
- 1 pound Beef Stew Meat trimmed/cubed (I like 1in cubes)
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 lime, juiced
- 1 small red onion or 1/2 large red onion, chopped
- 1-28oz can crushed tomatoes
- 1-15oz can low sodium Pinto Beans, drained and rinsed
- 1-15oz can low sodium Black Beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 rounded Tbsp Raw Honey
- 1 tsp Real Salt
- 2 tsp Chili Powder
- 1 1/2 tsp Ground Cumin
- 1 tsp Ground Coriander
- 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
- 1/2 tsp Cayenne Pepper (Option for a little spicy kick)
- 1 cup frozen corn, thawed
Directions:
- Combine all ingredients (except the corn) into a slow cooker/crock pot.
- Cook on Low for 7 hours.
- Uncover crock pot, stir in the corn, and adjust spices if needed.
- Serve hot. This recipe can be frozen for a quick and convenient meal!
**This recipe was adapted from a recipe found in Clean Eating Magazine**
Food for Thought
This passage is from the book "Journey to the Heart" by Melody Beattie
Page 160-161:
Why Hurry Through?
"Why Hurry through a day, an hour, a life?
Hurry never catches up with itself. It misses out. It strains. It stresses. It doesn't trust the natural rhythm, the natural order, of the universe. Slow down. Tap into the rhythm of the world. Tap into your rhythm as you dance through life, as you dance through eternity.
When we hurry, it is as if we are dancing out of step to the music. We become out of sync. Our body strains and stresses. We stop enjoying life. We are too busy hurrying, racing blindly to somewhere, anywhere. We hurry so fast that when we get there, we don't take the time to enjoy it. We simply hurry on to the next moment.
Step in time to the music- the rhythm or your soul. The rhythm will lead you where you want to go. It will take you through all the tasks that need doing. It will take you down the road to spiritual growth, healing, fulfillment, and joy.
And you'll have more fun
going there because you
weren't in a hurry."
I am guilty of this for sure! I need to learn how to be more present. I spend a lot of time in the past and in the future. The present is such a gift and there will never be this exact moment again in our lives! This weekend and the coming week, I challenge you to live more in the present and bask in it's beauty. We are all in this exact moment for a reason so will you miss it or will you take full advantage?
Have an awesome weekend!
With much love and support,
Chelsie
