DAY 11:

1. Daily Affirmation:

“I know that no one can make me feel inferior without my consent.”

I give props to Eleanor Roosevelt for this one. Soon after I read this quote years ago, I wrote it on an index card and stuck it on my dash in my car. It’s a HUGE concept, one that you can know, but rarely understand when put in the situation of getting down on yourself. I try to teach this to my 5th graders even if they don’t “get it” now. I think it could be a very powerful tool to have, especially as they get into middle school. Even as adults we have those “middle school” moments of comparing ourselves to others. Comparison steals joy FAST. Don’t give away your power. Today and this week, work on identifying those moments of comparison. KNOW that it steals joy and that you can take back your power! Think: “I know that NO ONE can make me feel inferior without my consent!”

2. Today’s Menu:

Breakfast- green tea, Thai Coconut Smoothie- (you’ll need to watch the video HERE for how to cut the coconut open with only a chef’s knife.) Make sure to use the white angular coconut and NOT the brown hairy one! To make this smoothie, cut the coconut open, pour the coconut water into the blender, scoop out the meat and place in the blender, add 2 ice cubes (optional) and BLEND!

Snack- “Not That Green” juice (2 Roma tomato, 2 carrot, 1 cucumber)

Lunch- Salad with guacamole, (guacamole < 1 avocado, 1/4 diced red or white onion, Herbamare or sea salt to taste, chopped tomato, cilantro to taste> chopped romaine lettuce, black beans, 1/2 lime squeezed, 1/2 red bell pepper chopped, olive oil) (Try Mango Lime dressing with this one! You’ll need: 1 mango, ¼ jalapeno, the juice of 2 limes, 1 Tbsp of olive oil, the zest of 2 limes, 1 tsp of raw honey- blend in blender and serve! Modified from Brendan Brazier’s Thrive Diet Recipe)

Snack- carrot sticks with hummus, green juice (2 carrot, 3 sticks celery, 5 leaves any green)

Dinner- Cortney’s Green Smoothie- (1/2 avocado, 3 handfuls baby greens, 1/2 c broccoli sprouts, 1/2 bell pepper, 1 handful sunflower sprouts, 1 tomato, 1/2-1 c freshly cooked/frozen beans of your choice, 2 whole carrots, 1 apple)

Dessert- naturally decaffeinated herbal tea.

3. Daily Questions?

How did the coconut slicing go this morning?

Any moments today where you gave away your power?