Hey everybody! It is that time of year again when we start to close out the old and bring in the new (though I wish we would all do this more often). However, as traditions work, it is that time and people around the globe are starting to celebrate and make plans for change in the coming weeks… I hope to think that maybe some have started already like me (think = living outside the box!).
In case you’re asking, I want to think you are asking, maybe to get some ideas: Here are some of my changes that I have already started:
- I get up when my body gets up – yup my eyes opened around 5:00 am and so I got up instead of lying-in bed miserable that I could not sleep anymore. Funny thing is this has already been put to the test today as my electricity is out this morning (has been since 11:30 last night), it is cold and frankly at the time of this writing I cannot even post, but hey I decided to make a change for the better and I am sticking to it!
- Write, paint, or do some sort of Creativity EVERY SINGLE DAY and then actually share it and letting others enjoy it too. Well. here we are again, I am writing in the dark, and I even started a new painting… Well started being the key word, since I have no light and I’m cold, but hey I’m sticking to it because I know I deserve it and the end result will be amazing.
- Let go of toxicity on a new level – Communicating with those that want to receive and to move on from those that do not. Listen it is NO secret that I say let go of toxicity all the time to clients. But I want to focus on this more too, in this time of new beginnings. But here is the kicker I am not going to just allow myself to let go of toxicity with those I am connected to currently and should not be, I am also going to let go of the toxicity I feel and not feel bad when I don’t receive messages from those I Love because I somehow feel I do not have closure. I am allowed to create my own closures. I know you all know what I am talking about. If someone can not find the time to send a text or a voicemail or even an – I hate you because… then I am NOT going to spend anytime trying to figure out how to fix “this”. Now of course this is a complicated thing, so I hope I am getting my message through. The point being If I try and try and try to communicate and I receive nothing in return then I deserve to move on and be happy and not feel bad because of something I might have done – which may not even be the case… Ok yup new blog coming soon … WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TRY TO COMUNICATE OR RECTIFY THINGS AND YOU RECEIVE NO COMMUNICATION?
- Clean up my food intake – Wait WHAAAAAAAT? Most everyone who knows me or follows me knows, I am VEGAN and very proud of it. Now while my reasons for going vegan were for the animals (and remembering that everybody’s reasons are different), I still do partake in choices that are probably not so good on the healthier side of food. For example. I had Oreos yesterday, yes, they are vegan and yes, we all deserve treats now and then, but dam I ate 8 and justified it by saying, well, I actually ate the middle from 8 cookies but only had 2 pieces of the cookie itself and its Vegan. OIY, this is wrong on so many levels and I know it. So, my change for this time of new beginnings is to make better choices on food. I mean, I love hot chocolate and whipped cream… no just kidding, well maybe not, but a better choice for me would be some Celery juice followed by some Hot mushroom tea with a bit of coconut cream and some cinnamon to top it off (don’t knock it its actually yummy) – the benefits for me are healthier and frankly my body will not crash from all the sugar, and it tastes good too.
- Work – I want to spend some time revamping a little and getting the message out that while I work a lot with people in the outdoors, hiking, backpacking, kayaking, doing yoga and retreating in Nature, I also work with people in person, on the phone, via zoom etc. on goals, dream planning and actions for attaining what others want in their life. Basically, working with others on How to live your true life the way you always dream it should be. I even work with people on business matters like startups, creating content, getting clients etc. I Love working with people and helping them be able to live their best life whatever that looks like. Maybe my new message should be – I work with YOU on how to live your BEST life, whether that be outside in nature or inside your box while learning to Live OUTSIDE THE BOX, the sky’s the limit. I’ll work on this one, but the point is don’t you deserve to live your life the way you imagined it? EMPOWERING right!
- Exercise daily – Now you all know I hike and get outdoors into nature a lot because I teach, educate, and truly believe that NATUREHEALS, but my body, mind and soul are craving more. This does not mean I will be hiking millions of miles a week or force myself to go to the gym because “I have too”. It just means I will be doing more activities to keep my body moving and healthy. Today I will be trying snowshoeing which is quite fitting here on Shugar Mountain (or should I say “powdered” Shugar Mountain). Maybe this falls into listening to my body more as I mentioned earlier – maybe this is the key for me for this new beginning LISTENING TO MY BODY. What is your Key during this time of new beginnings?
OK, OK I have more to say as usual, but I am sure you get the point. If you have not yet gotten it then let me spell it out… SELF-CARE, LISTENING TO YOUR BODY and LEARNING TO LIVE LIFE TO YOUR FULL POTENTIAL THE WAY YOU IMAGINED IT AND ENJOYING EVERY MINUTE OF IT is the message I hope you hear! NOW IS THE TIME!
In the past year I have worked hard (like I know we all have), I have spent a lot of time in nature, created my art and even fallen in LOVE (yup its true). Today I am asking myself what worked, what did not, did my actions serve me, and was my time enjoyable and appreciated?
Honestly, for me the answer on most of these things was YES because the past year was great, a few bumps in the road, lessons learned and yes, some heartache but for the most part it was great, I mean really with everything going on the past year on this planet I am so thankful!
In the past, when I would go and review things for myself it used to suck and every year, I would start out saying I’m going to change everything and be better. This year, I am changing it up and I am looking at all the good I see from the last year, and I am just making changes that serve me better, to be able to live my best life the one that I have imagined for myself, without constraints, judgments from others or myself, and this my friends is very powerful, exciting, and frankly achievable!
Isn’t it time that you look at things, review, reflect, and enjoy a whole hell of a lot of self-care as a good thing for you to live your life just the way you have always imagined?
Try thinking of it this way… there is nothing to “fix” and there is nothing “broken” it is just time for self-growth, because you deserve to live your best life the way you always imagined you could!
Here are my thoughts and I am sticking with them – nothing stays the same, not in life, not in business, not even in Nature. We are always evolving and changing, going up or down but never staying the same. If I want to continuously better myself then I need to take time to reflect, make changes and tweaks, and acknowledge what works and what doesn’t, it’s that simple. I do this with my clients, and I do it for myself and the results are always amazing (even if there are a few bumps in the road, but hey, that is all part of learning – no one is perfect)
Life is meant to be Fun, Adventurous, and Exciting. Through the exploration of self and learning how to put things together, how to reach goals and dreams are each key to living life the way we each imagine regardless of what others suggest or expect. I mean it is our lives and shouldn’t we be able to live it in a way we imagine. Only you can do this, and you know what it is FUN!
I leave you with this….
Are you ready to look at things in your life, tweak a few, throw-out a few and well enhance a few things so that you can be living life the way you imagine? Are you ready for EMPOWERMENT?
Cheers to a great 2022 full of choices made by you but not for you!
Peace and Happiness
