I know that this blog is designed for health and wellness, but with today being September 11th and the day of remembrance for those who lost their lives on that day 8 years ago, I thought it was fitting to post this video.

We are SO blessed to live in a country where we have the right to choose what we eat, who we associate with, what we will make of our lives. My mind and heart have been turned all morning to the children who lost both or one of their parents, to the parents who lost children, loved ones who's worlds were demolished in a matter of minutes. It has also been turned to other countries where choosing programs like Isagenix and choosing to make something out of yourself are NOT an option for people, not even something that they can look into. We are SO blessed to live in this country where we CAN choose.... we CAN eat the healthy things..... we CAN stop and take a moment to remember others and give a moment of silence to meditate and think about these blessings.

It is my hope that sometime today each of you take a few minutes to watch this video and remember as you are watching it the agency that you have been blessed with. Then take that agency and hopefully choose that at that moment you will re-dedicate yourself to not taking for granted that amazing gift by choosing the foods that you know you should eat and sacrificing the ones you know you shouldn't. It will only take a few minutes to meditate and ponder on 9/11/01, to make a promise to never forget those fallen and those who's choices were taken from them by another. To remember them by standing tall and choosing to live your life to the fullest!

My thoughts and prayers go out to each of you and to the armed forces who are serving diligently to help keep us a free country, a country where we CAN choose to be fit for life.