Dayley - Real Food Pantry Makeover: The Home Grocery Store: Volume 1

Be healthier & happier by ditching the S.A.D. (Standard American Diet) & stopping the D.I.E.T. (Did I Eat That?)

Text copyright 2015 Jennifer Dayley

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To Heavenly Father For answering my desperate plea & leading me down the unexpected path of holistic living. For lifting me up & making me strong enough to be who I was meant to be, and for giving us all the beautiful wonders of nature that provide healing, happiness, & peace.

To Kirk For marrying me, having faith in me when I didnt think I could go on, & encouraging me to reach for the stars. For sacrificing your own comfort to work endless hours to support us, & for bragging to your friends & co-workers about my food. You are my rock.

To Jessica, Chylanne, Ashlynn, & James For quite possibly teaching me more about life than Ive taught you. For telling me you love me in front of other people, & continuing to call me Mommy, even though youre not little anymore. For being patient in my healing process, & for constantly bringing your friends over to taste-test my recipes.

To My Mentors (You know who you are) For teaching me that abundance means so much more than just money. Im so grateful that because of you, I am able to now see why I have never been drawn to competition. Thank you for helping me begin to stand in my power, so I can help others stand in theirs.

Houstonwe have a problem.

Depression, anxiety, diabetes, fibromyalgia, cancer, ADHD, chronic fatigue, obesity, lupus, immune disorders, IBS, allergies, heart disease, high blood pressure, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, tooth decay, hearing loss, appendicitis, tonsillitis, candida, chronic fatigue. People feel stressed, broke, undereducated, overworked, entitled, hopeless, lonely, lazy, unorganized, lost, tired, sick....

Blagh!!!

The list goes on, and on, and on.... What has happened to us? Do you know someone who fits somewhere in there? Do YOU fit somewhere in there? Things are a little out of control, and I think its high time we do something about it. As it stands right now, we need all the help we can get. If youre reading this book right now, there is a reason. Dont stop. Keep going. If youre struggling with health, emotions, or chaos, Id like to tell you something: You really will be okay.

As I stood at the edge of the Snake River Canyon, with uncontrollable tears streaming down my face, gazing at the river below me, I contemplated and wondered if it was worth even being here anymore. I humbly and hopelessly looked up at the sky and said, I cant do this anymore. Im done. I really am. If you want me to do what you sent me here on this earth to do, youre going to have to take over. Give me different answers. Tell me where to go from here, because I give up. (And then, after about an hour, I wiped my face, walked back to the car, and drove home to my family.)

Thats what I said to God in the summer of 2009 because I was sick and tired of being miserable. For the purposes of this particular book, I wont go into all of the details of my life and what I went through; but there are a few things Id like to touch on with you. I was ready to be done with the dis-eases Id been dealing with for so long. In addition to the emotional health issues including depression, anxiety, and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder I was nearly 50 pounds overweight, when Id been thin all my life. I had surgery and was in the hospital nine times for bowel obstructions in just a couple of years time.

Id had enough of 18 years of pharmaceutical pills and their side effects. (I actually dont believe in side effects. To me, theyre just effects.) I was back and forth between therapists. Nothing was working. Doctors performed all the typical tests, and everything came back negative. Ugh! My last doctor had no answers except to keep trying different medications and send me to more counseling.

Little did I know the anything but mainstream road my Heavenly Father would put me on shortly thereafter. The funny thing about it all is that, He started me down the road before I ever even said that prayer, but I didnt know it. Thats often how it works, though. Things are being created and laid out in front of us, even when were not aware of it and dont see whats going on.

It took some time for this simple concept to become clear in my mind and heart; but I finally realized that, even when we think all is lost and theres no hope left, the Lord is working behind the scenes on our behalf, to pave the way for our success and abundance.

Hes putting the pieces of the puzzle in front of us, so we can gather them along the way and complete the picturewith His help. Hes providing us with the pen and paper, so that we can write our storywith His help.

Though God knows the big picture and all of His purposes will be fulfilled, He allows us to create the story of our lives. If our will is in line with His will, then we are able, with Him, to co-create a magnificently beautiful story.

My personal belief is this: If our desires are righteous, if our motives our pure, if our hopes and dreams are unselfish and reached for in humility, then what we want for ourselves and our families will be what He wants for us. Hes right there, ready to receive our requests and ready to give abundantly, if we are just willing to ask, have faith, be patient, and take action when inspiration comes.

We make it more complicated than it really is, honestly. We do! We allow C.H.A.O.S. (Cant Have Anyone Over Syndrome) to creep in and take over. God is simple and operates on the concept of order in all things. Wouldnt it be lovely if we could all have simplicity and order in our lives? I think we can, even when chaos is going on all around us. We can have order in our own bodies and in our own homes.

In this book series and my more in-depth, online Lets Get R.E.A.L. Course Im going to show you how to say good-bye to chaos. Im going to help you learn how to take your life back, get organized, and own your own power. Youll learn how to keep your body as non-toxic as possible, how to nourish yourself, how to be organized, how to be prepared in a healthy way, and how to live a fulfilling life. You may think its super duper hard, but thats really only your perception and false beliefs getting in the way. Dont worry. I do it myself sometimes, too. Were human, right?

The great thing is, I dont do it nearly as much as I used to because Ive learned how to see life differently, taught others to do the same, and am now sharing how with you. The concepts are simple. Its just a matter of learning what they are and how to utilize them in a step-by-step manner. You have the power to do this. You have the power to better yourself; and through that process, you have the power to change generations!

This book series is for any of you who suffer from any kind of negative anything. Its time to get rid of that junk and allow abundance of all kinds into your lives. Whether its health, relationships, finances, personal development, or spirituality, the principles Im going to teach you can be used individually and collectively in all of these areas. When a principle works in one area and can be applied in other areas as well, youll know its a true principle. If you have faith and take action by applying that principle, you will succeed. Along with these principles, youll receive no-nonsense tools and baby-step systems for making getting there much easier.