What's my secret...?

 What's my secret...?

Over this last year and a bit, I've been asked why it looks like I am getting younger.

Today, the biggest answer came to me...

I'm not crying as much anymore. 

Of course there are other things I do for my skin, but truly, the shift in focusing on the levels of MY personal joy and peace, have shifted me away from the heavy levels of crying I used to do.

I would cry from 

...being falsely accused.

...feeling pushed to the edges of anger.

...yelled at and discriminated against.

...dismissed and betrayed. 

...people going back on what they said they would do.

...severe pain from autoimmune reactions and allergen exposures.

I took so much personally and I was around people who delighted in the "company " of my misery. I didn't walk away from them, I simply sat in the peace and acceptance of my own presence. And then they were no longer in my life.

Sometimes setting a boundary doesn't look like building a fortified wall. 

Sometimes it is inviting people into a space... and they may or may not resonate with it.

What space would you LOVE to create for yourself to be in the beauty of?

I created a garden of peaceful and natural wonder. And all those who resonate have joined me here. Isn't that wonderful? ❤️❤️🥰🥰

#thankyouGod #peace #beauty #boundaries

#oneanotherlove #joy #nomoretears #thestruggleisreal #focus #yourchoice #greaterstill #longevity #antiaging #beLove

Drinking it in.

 

Drinking it in.

This morning I was given "drink".

What do I mean?

In this moment, I am reminded of a scripture, of Jesus having a conversation with a Samaritan woman. He shared with her about "living water".

And the word that comes to me is "imbibe".

In the reference I am speaking of, it means to absorb or "assimilate (ideas or knowledge).

But I believe that, when we are gifted in the Presence of one another, we are influenced by their resonance...or even better, the "song" that they vibrate through life with.

And this morning I got to sit down with a long time mentor in a heart to heart chat and truly "drink in" from her journeying through her life. I learned lessons in what she was sharing and "sight" into how she was perceiving that I NEEDED to hear.

All from simply "honouring" the gift of sharing space with her and knowing I would gain immensely....if I "allowed myself to.

And that is what I am offering to you ...if you need. To be inspired and in the space that allows for you to open up and receive the nourishment you deserve and the fullness you thirst for.

My own success is not measured in the same way you would measure yours. And it's not meant to be. YOUR unique life and purpose is here as a gift to you and this world. And it's time for you to connect in with and share it more fully.

Let's share this life and "drink" together

#beinspired #growthmindset #allow #receive #imbibe #inspiration #reverence #sacredspace #oneanotherlove #Weare #greaterstill #drink #quenchyourthirst

How is the world a better place when I play big?

How is the world a better place when I play big?

The world is is better when I play big because I am here to serve with my gift of support, perspective, energy, and presence.
I am an encourager. I am a compassionate encourager. I am a supportive, compassionate encourager and teacher. All of these things were prompted into "being" as they were not available to me at the time I needed them most.
A dear friend of mine experienced an upheaval in her life which caused us to no longer be in our friendship relationship as it was. I am truly grateful for the friends we got to be at the time we were able to. I learned the depth of one another relationships that we can all experience...triggering power and strength. Lighting us up from the core and that that "feeling" doesn't have to be misinterpreted as "sexual", but it is how the core of our creative and soul energy feels. It love connection and the "one another" walk.

And that is a big gift I share forward into the lives of others I encounter or get to be in experience with me.

But when there was this dark void and a bunch of unsolicited commentary and opinions coming at me, I needed compassion. I needed someone in my space that would encourage me. I needed the support to keep on keeping on.

The quote "Be the change that you desire to see in the world" (often credited to Mahatma Gahndi) is what helped me to choose to step into and up to the challenge of being the change. Perhaps, if I put this into the world, I can at least be inspired by seeing it in action.

So I chose to encourage. ANd I could see how many people find encouragement "suspect". And I realized that it was indeed "missing" in the lives around me because it wasn't in practice.

This is where I learned the gift that the perfection is in practicing. ANd our practicing allows for the becoming.

People around me and even clients began to "see the change" in their lives and their lives changed. This "unseen" gift giving tangible results. This unseen practice giving way to the experience of becoming MORE OF the person they have desired to be. This becoming in THEIR lives leading to better and best experienced all around them and in the world that we are in.

Now THAT is encouraging!

Seeing myself gift to the world my bigger and better self to inspire others to live and do the same heart

Have you forgotten...?

 

Saw this and just had to share.

For me, it's dancing as much as I used to.

How about you?

Joy is the happiness that does not depend on what happens

 

Here is the quote in fuller context...

“It is not happiness that makes us grateful It is gratefulness that makes us happy. Every moment is a gift. … Whatever life gives to you, you can respond with joy. Joy is the happiness that does not depend on what happens. It is the grateful response to the opportunity that life offers you at this moment.”

― David Steindl-Rast

#greatreminder #gratitude #givingthanks #aweandwonder #chooseyourhappy #ofgreatValue #lifetothefull #trusttheprocess #mindsetmatters #mentalhealth #personalmastery #perspective #mentalwellness #joy #INjoy #bepresent #appreciation

We are always experiencing our evolution

 Good mawning!

Evolution...

We are always experiencing it and it was a part of our agreement with coming into this life/world.

I AM.... many things, and I am currently evolving my work...

As a mindset and lifestyle coach who works with people to embrace their lives in a more fulfilling and joy-filled way, I get to see people get excited about applying the tools in their own lives. Moving from stuck and disempowered to celebrating and walking confidently through their own journey.

They embrace being an active part of their own process and evolution. They celebrate making confident decisions that move them forward in their goals and daily tasks. And they know they are supported in the life they are wanting to live and create for themselves.

I'm in my OWN process right now. Expanding my own "toolset" and testing things out. Applying what I am learning, experiencing the results, and... excited to share and already sharing with my clients, expanding the framework I was already using.

I truly believe we are all designed to share our "goodness " with others.

I just happen to be really passionate about sharing in the growth and expansive journeys of others.

How do you share from what you learn? Do you share what is working for you in your life or do you keep it to yourself? LOL I've gotten slapped with..."Why didn't you tell me??" so often, that I just share with as many as I can... still working on it. I'm evolving, what can I say?

#ThankyouGod #gratitude #Divinegifts #biggerpicture #ofgreatValue #expecttogrow #expansion #learning #dailypractice

#mindsetcoach

#kaizen #ShareYourGifts #goodnews #oneanotherlove

Enjoy and connect... and be the light.

 One of the highlights from a very FULL week...making this bouquet.

It sits as a highlight among the fullness that is described in Ecclesiastes 3. From the celebration of abundance to the chaos of parenting and discipleship...to the perfect timing and following gut instinct to being amongst beauty and support... to mourning and comforting others in their "loss" to reconnection and growth... and to allowing myself to sit back and appreciate all which was created and experienced through it all.

I'm going to follow the wisdom of those who transitioned... you better enjoy and connect... and be the light.

LIVE life to the full! Both memorials this week celebrated those who lived and loved fully. One older and one younger...

Thank you for sharing the lives you lived and inspiring us all to do the same.

And I am going to start here with gratitude

#ThankyouGod #gratitude #Divinegifts #biggerpicture #ofgreatValue #lifetothefull #Sawubona #LoveFirst

It's okay to SEE YOURSELF in new ways. You are free to frow

 Good mawning! (somewhere ;) )

I am not the wholeness of what I have done... otherwise they couldn't get to be who they are now or will become.

Imagine... you have done a thing or thought something of yourself and you have stuck WITH "it"... periodt!

And "it" is happy as a clam! It's existence persists while you are being latched on to who you were in the past.

Even though your very being desires to change, you believe that if the change can't happen while you remain the same, then it's being difficult.

What if you just unlatched yourself? Be weaned from the milk and habits of your "youth". Flowing 'with' your growth and change may seem scary, but it is actually less work or thought, filled with adventure and discovery, and where you are designed to be.

It's okay to grow. To dance. To find out what it feels like to leave "it" sitting at a table in the corner while you excuse yourself and "try on" this experience of dancing for yourself.

You are okay and safe in the living of life that is calling. It's okay to love and show love in new ways. It's okay to create in new ways. It's okay to SEE YOURSELF in new ways.

Be.

And from "doing" that step, you will have life to enjoy... And maybe even more fully.

#ThankyouGod #gratitude #Divinegifts #letitgo #letitgrow #tistheseason #growthmindset #fixedmindset #mindsetmatters #mentalhealth #mentalwellness #relationships #biggerpicture #ofgreatValue #lifetothefull #Sawubona #LoveFirst #raisingmen