Give space for time and patience to work in your life.

 Good mawning...

Give space for time and patience to work in your life.

I've been sitting on asking dear friends around me to wait... they have decided what they want to do even asking me for input a while back and half of them have already decided to go their own way.

They wanted to be patient and persevering, but they couldn't hold out any longer.

I get it. There are things running through our minds and hearts that are more insistent and uncomfortable to sit with. There are pressures and opinions from all sides telling you this and that...

For me right now it is growing my coaching and mentoring practice. When you are in the "field" of personal growth you will have many around you in the business of helping others fast track their business and success. It's awesome knowing that you have multiple options and resources around you to experience the result you want in life.

But for years my focus was on the result and building what others wanted me to build. But one thing stood out for me in those requests and suggestions...they could see the result and the outcome, but weren't describing ME being a part of that picture.

The goal was achieved! Yes! The number on the scale was hit! Great! My validation was satisfied and being right was proven! Awesome! But am I in the picture...

Now what? Now you have an achievement. Now you have a number. Now you have extra money. Now there are people saying the same story of "being justified and right" sitting around you.

Now what?

Giving more time to sit with your vision for your WHOLE journey and seeing how the bigger picture you are in looks like opens up more clarity...more focus...more sustainable and long term options. And it gives time for those better options to show up. The little extra bit of patience can bring that understanding and clarity in a more graceful and gentle way. Experience is a great teacher. Shortcuts may get you there faster...instant gratification doesn't come with the gift of growth and building resilience that playing the long game does.

Patience has you putting in the simple and consistent foundation (on more solid rock) that you can build a life that will last. What you build in haste is not the same as what you build with mindful consideration.

I'm not chasing the shiny objects...I'm not building on sand... I'm not building a straw house when I live near the tundra... I'm not rushing in if I am being driven by fear...

I've been there. That's how hurt comes and going through boxes of bandages to patch up the wounds from rushing in.

I'm growing, I'm learning, I'm applying, I'm building...and I am committed to playing a long game.

If you are interested in my coaching or mentoring or just have questions, ask me. Send me a message.

#ThankyouGod #biggerpicture #greaterstill #playthelonggame #timeandpatience #simpleandconsistent #dontrushin #sustainable #mindset #mentalhealth #mentalhealing #wellness

Vegan Caesar salad with creamy chickpea pasta

 Dinner from the other night. "Chef" peacefully enjoying the vegan Caesar salad with creamy chickpea pasta.

That sauce is a keeper

#glutenfree #familymeal #vegan #vegetarian #plantbased #grainfree #familymeal #vegan

"Enlist No Opponent "

 Good mawning!

My thoughts this morning are around a worthy concept...

"Enlist No Opponent "

I haven't been getting good sleep over the past week. Yesterday felt like quite the derailment.

My only focus seems to be on getting more sleep LOL... which is keeping me awake...

And here's the best part... that's when the "because of's" start marching in.

It's for this reason I am not getting the sleep which leads to this and that not getting done or this choice of action I took and sabotaged myself...

Yet, that is some harsh language. Pretty soon I'll start feeling sensitive and judgy of other people's tones and intentions. And THAT will make me feel guarded and have the need to be ready to defend.

Yes, there is a lot that has happened out in the world over the last week. Yes, there has been a lot of circumstances in my life that have left me feeling unsupported and attacked. I would be completely "Justified " in any rant I took in "opposition" to these injustices in life.

Have you experienced backlash, rejection, ostracization, physical threats, rage and angry outlashes, avoidance, disgust, dismissal, faithlessness, slander, dissention...?

Will you use the same? Will you justify becoming that which happened in order to bring balance?

It's a slippery slope. It not a path that leads where you want it to go. A slippery mud slide.

But let's go there...it gets messier... the story of betrayal and hatred with a side of sabotage. It feels worse and doesn't feel any better for you. It hurts over and over again with no end...

Interruption is better than intervention...

The path to healing is in honest awareness. The "fight" is not serving you. The battle that was lost in the field years ago you bring forward into every new day with justified intensity...

Because now, even though the offense was had, you are still experiencing the lashes. The actions and choices aren't serving you.

So how to interrupt?

Well for me and sleep...I'm not going to punish myself for what felt like sabotage yesterday. I was ready to go down that blame road...and I've been on that ride before. But with the cuts from the constant rocks and the bruises, it was a rough way to get to the awareness part.

Awareness.

Honest, uncharged, non-judgmental (if you can), compassionate observations of you and the other. No "war" (and no harm) agreed or intended.

If it is charged and sensitive...sit with the tone of your own thoughts...and interrupt. Can you have a loving and compassionate tone? No? Interrupt it. Go for a walk, do something you enjoy, get a massage...

As for me and my "sleep battle", I am mapping out solutions...for both the sleep and the "sabotage" in not being well rested.

No opponents necessary. I'm interrupting with compassion, care, grace, and sustainable and serving solutions.

Anyways, that was my "thought" for today.

If you would like support or feedback at this time, I offer short, one on one discovery calls. Just PM me and we can chat. I'm happy to help.

#ThankyouGod #nofilter #enlistnoopponent #noharm #servingthoughts #interrupt #selfcare #mentalhealth #mentalwellness #mindsetmatters #biggerpicture #greaterstill #oneanotherlove

Put things to good use.

 Good mawning!

Put things to good use.

This start to a new day was filled with the thought...

"...appreciate all the areas of richness around you today more fully."

And as I got up out of bed and looked around, I knew where I needed to start LOL My sweaters and scarves overspilling from their spaces of organization...the dust smiling at me from the bookshelf...

And without extra thought, I started dusting and folding while listening in on a Zoom call.

And as my cleaning and appreciation spilled out of my bedroom into the kitchen, I saw this nailbrush and was #inspired to clean the backsplash with it where my Chef splattered soup the other day.

It was dirty! The nailbrush that is. Hadn't been used for some time. And as I added soap and water ad then just started scrubbing out the sink first with it, it started to get clean as IT was cleaning.

By the time I got the soup off the wall (LOL he did wipe most of it up...fun with the immersion blender ) and rinsed out tje brush it was SO MUCH cleaner.

And then it hit me... we are so much better when WE know we are putting ourselves to good use.

Our boys to me are such wonderful humans. And it's not based on my momma bias "alone" . It's because these boys have taken care of ME while I've been ill in autoimmunity...and they picked up the slack. They did laundry, they cleaned, they cooked...they even made sure I ate when I was passed out on the couch.

They know what they are capable of...they put themselves to good use. And because they continue to do so, they don't get stagnant or built up with dirt and stuff.

Simple and consistent. In good action...ANY action that serves in a good way will do. It will build up your knowing. It will get you up out of your bed to play in a new day. It will open your eyes to the richness of the life around you.

Feel good knowing you ARE capable and appreciated for rhe good you being to the lives around.

Thank you nailbrush. I appreciate your help and good service

#ThankyouGod #gratitude #Divinegifts #INjoy #lifetothefull #Sawubona #knowyourbestmode #excellence

#mentalwellbeing #wellness #mentalhealth #mindset #WeAREmore #LoveFirst #oneanotherlove

Hubby and his van conversion

 The van looks pretty cozy in my opinion. Looking forward to a summer road trip

#familygoals #couplegoals #plantbased #vegetarian #glutenfree #familymeal #vegan #vanlife #carpentry #travel #staycation #snacks #mountains

A beautiful and full experience of connecting

 Good mawning

My weekend was a beautiful and full experience. I spent it in the company of my core peeps and nature.

The fullness of the gift of simple, non judgmental connection is absolutely golden.

The trees through the wooded spaces we walked could care less if it's been a week since we were out. The newly budding grass blades were more concerned with their own growth than if my pace was even. And the company of those who celebrate you and are encouraged to see glimpses of God's grace and growth within you is like dry solid timber on a fire.

The gifts of acceptance, connection, and encouragement. Look for them today. They ARE around you...

How did you "connect" this weekend?

#ThankyouGod #gratitude #Divinegifts #INjoy #connection #inNature #walking #nonjudgemental #justBe #stokethefire #Godwithin #Lovefirst #oneanotherlove