to live is the rarest thing in the world

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Written By Emma Alexander-Cook

to live is the rarest thing in the world

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people just exist. Oscar Wilde

What does this quote mean to you? What comes to mind when you read it?

Most people just exist. We all just exist to some extent. We have jobs to go to, chores to complete and perhaps other people in our life that need our attention and help daily.

To live is the rarest thing in the world. What does living mean? To me, this means enjoying life. Living each day full of love, joy, happiness. It’s holidays and adventures, it’s being silly with my children and dancing in the kitchen whilst cooking. It’s laughing with friends and walking around the stunning area that I live. Living can be small, or living can be large. Living can be safe, or living can be frightening. What it means to each of us is individual. I don’t think skydiving would fill me with life and enjoyment, but perhaps it would (if I got over my initial fear of even contemplating it!).

I have a daily journal that I have created for myself and part of that has a section for fun, and adventure for the day. Perhaps I should relabel it as ‘What did I do to truly live today!’.

Today it’s been raining a lot and again we are stuck inside. We have had great fun though and we are currently bringing the solar system to life in the kitchen with paint, and balls and the project may take a few days but I feel like I lived today. Memories have been created and fun had and laughter and smiles filled the house.

If you keep a journal then why not ask yourself each day. What did I do to live today? What fun, joy, and adventure was in my life?

Emma Alexander-Cook

My name's Emma. I've been living gluten-free for over 25 years, and I've been dairy-free for over five years.

Health and Auto-immune Diseases

I have auto-immune diseases and expected to be on medicine for the rest of my life, but I didn't want to live like that. My rheumatology Doctor was so supportive of the change I wanted to make, and with their help, I now manage my auto-immune diseases by being strict with my diet.

It can be quite frightening when you first find out you have to change the way you eat but for some of us' Food is our medicine.'

I have several websites, write blogs, and I'm currently in the process of writing a book.

I trained to be Holistic Health Coach, Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher and Certified Gluten Free Practitioner in order to heal myself, my family and others who find themselves on the same journey as myself.

Websites include:

www.emmaalexandercook.com

www.savemoneyfreezefood.com

www.livefreelovelife.com

www.cooksprojects.com

Photography

Our love for photography started on our travels. We wanted to capture images of the areas we travelled to both for our own records and for our family back at home. Some of these images were reproduced as watercolours. Our favourite images we display at home and friends often asked where we had purchased the pictures! Now you can purchase them online directly from us.

Coaching and Consultancy

Previously an IT Manager my skill set has come in very handy as I am both a Health Coach and also offer consultancy for small business starts up and fellow Health Coaches. This has included building websites and online profiles.

Our Family

Family is everything to me! We have a family of four boys where the age difference between the youngest and the eldest is 18 years. Two of our sons are also Gluten Free and Dairy Free. Emma is a Health Coach who specialises in helping individuals and families achieve their health and wellness goals. Ian runs his own business which began developing a Race Timer for diecast model cars.

http://www.glutenfreedairyfreefamily.com
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