's motd Tuesday April 19, 2011

[Guest guest]

"WHERE DOES IT

COME FROM?"

Tuesday, 19 April 2011

When I opened Slimmons 35 years

ago and began teaching my workout classes, my students

would often ask, ", where does all of your

energy come from?"

When I was on General

Hospital an later premiered my own TV show, The

Show, members of the press

would also pose that question: ", where do

you get so much energy?"

And now, over 30 years later, I was doing a TV

interview and the anchor offered his own explanation

of why I was always so full of energy. Here's what he

said, ", you have so much energy and I

think I've figured out where you get it from. It

has to be those sparkly tank-tops of yours!"

He was obviously admiring the sparkling tank-top I was

wearing on his show when he made that observation.

And when the anchor offered his theory, everyone on

the set just laughed out loud, right along with me.

I was laughing because the anchor thought he was

making a joke but, psssst! In reality, it

was more like he was telling the truth! Okay, I'll

let you in on my energizing secret.

The fabric used in my tank-tops is a very special

fabric. And see, when the crystals are attached to

the tank-top's special microfiber, something special

happens when you put them on. I walk outside and once

the sun hits the crystals and the fabric...ZAP! It

feels like lightening bolts running through my legs

and arms. I'm immediately all charged up and can't be

stopped! That EverReady Bunny has nothing

on me, baby. And that's where all of my energy comes

from! So, now you know. LOL.

Well okay, that isn't really

where I get all of this energy. But let me tell you,

I don't get my energy from some pill or one of those

so-called "energy" drinks, either. I get my energy

from my mind.

You see, it all begins in the mind...everything!

And when you keep your mind busy and active, your body

is filled with more energy. When you have purpose

in your life, you're rewarded with bountiful energy.

I leap out of bed and the first thing I do every

morning is go right to the list I made out the day

before of all the things I need to get done that day.

I think about all of the phone calls I have to make

and all of the meetings I have scheduled for my

new day. And you know what else? I get excited about

the day ahead of me. I'm ready to take it on!

I'm excited about being blessed with another day on

this earth and having the opportunity to do more of

the things I love to do. To tell you the truth, I'm

so charged up first thing in the morning, I can hardly

contain myself. I'm like a bottle of champagne, the

cork has just been released and...POP! There

I go!

All day long, I'm excited to meet the people I'll be

working with. And I just love meeting new people.

It's as if they're each a brand new gift for me to

unwrap. The excitement I have in the morning lasts me

all day until day's end when I'm putting on my

moisturizer, preparing for a good night's sleep. And

oh yeah, before I go to bed, I make a list of

everything I have to do the next day. I

read that list one more time before going to bed and

I'm all excited to get up the next morning and dive

right into that brand new day!

And hey, I want you to have the

same kind of energy I feel at the beginning of each

day. Yes, you get lots of energy when you "feed" that

body of yours with your workouts. But remember,

you've got to feed that brain of yours,

too. Because, when you get right down to it, that's

where the energy for your body begins. And nothing

feeds your brain better than having...purpose!

Now, back to the tank-tops. I'm trying to get a lot

more of the special fabric they're made from so I can

start selling them here on my web site. Look for them

soon. Okay, I know you're laughing about all this and

that's a good thing. Because that mind of yours,

that energizing brain of yours just loves

to feel you laugh!

Love,