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I can hear the bell..

feel

It’s that time of year again,
Its Back to School this week!

Another year older, boys moving closer to becoming men
and girls slowly becoming women.
I know…STOP the train, slow it down!! But I guess, as we get older, so do our children.

As FaceBook was blown up with first day of photo pics, I saw family resemblances
SHINE so bright, children who were preschoolers, finally making their way to
Kindergarten.

Then there were the children who clearly have surpassed my height…..
AND I wondered,
what do they feel?
As Moms…what do we feel? How do we love, and protect…..

I feel excitement, a little worry, will they fit in….I want the best for my boys….we all do, for our children. And then I ask myself…what is this thing about ‘fitting’ in….is it my stuff or not? What I know to be true, is when we guide our children, provide opportunities for them to explore and shine their own light, do what is fun and exciting..they will meet other kids and ‘belong’ too….as we LOVE the hockey sticks out of them.

Moving to Kamloops has been a gift. Our family together every night and every morning. I look forward to the back to school routine, my husband gets the boys breakfast while I do lunches…its sooooo easy.

I get to walk William to kindergarten and do pickup, and for that I am grateful. Getting to see his face, in seconds feel the energy and wonder of his day….same thing with Johnny and Matt. I get to extend my work day in the morning or at night, to allow for this 5 minute jaunt and play in the school yard to have this connection with the boys…..I am sooo lucky.

They know the drill, “what was your favorite part? Anything you would have liked to be different or changed? and of course I am adding to this….”when was your teacher smiling today, when was she upset? What did you play at recess, with who?” those are the moments that fill up my day, my heart…when my boys spew all about their days.

The other thing that I love about where we live…..I hear the bell ring…..I can see the top of the school, the flag flying on the flag pole from the kitchen. I can hear the rumble and chatter of the kids on the playground.

This year, every time I hear the bells at the school, when class starts, recess, and lunch time…..I am going to stop, notice, and appreciate this closeness to the school, and the opportunity to breathe, to appreciate, and slow down just a bit.

I know the more I connect to myself, the more I notice what I need throughout the day when the boys aren’t home….the more present I get to be when I am with them. It’s these luxiourious moments, that make the difference for me. It all starts with how I want to send my boys off in the morning and how I want to feel when I tuck them in at night.

It’s about the OUTCOME….I want them to feel loved, noticed, heard, and appreciated. As I send them off to school, and when I snuggle in close with each of them, I want them to FEEL all of that!! I feel light, fantastic, powerful, every day that I show up in this way as their MOM.

As MOMS, we get to create the feeling of love, nurturing, acceptance, and of course provide structure for our children…..

When it comes to back to school….what do you desire? What is your outcome for September…surviving the crazy, chaos, and being busy or do you deisre a balanced, blissfull Back to Shool?….

Listen up MOMS….it all starts with us!! We cannot create what haven’t envisioned…get clear on it…take some time..YOU have the time….what do you want for September. VISION it!

My next podcast release on Sept 17th is DIVING in DEEP into this….creating a Balanced Blissful Back to School. Stay tuned…

Not quite done……When you hear a school bell, think of me…..I will be PAUSING, noticing, what do I need as a mom, so that I can GIVE soooo much more to her children. And then I ask……What do you need, Mama?

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what drains you…

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The things,
the people,
the to do’s,
the situations…..

BE honest with what is pulling you down these days…
What is depleting you?

There are gifts and lessons in ‘those’ things….
For what drains us,
what depletes us,
is where we get to GROW.

It’s WHERE we get to set boundaries,
limits,
SAY NO,
or maybe say YES,
especially to receiving.

My Mastermind for MOMS group is diving in DEEP this month,
IN creating boundaries where it feels the most
HEAVY,
where are energy is being depleted, and DRAINED!

I am creating boundaries with work, my own self care, relationships because….
my INTENTION,
is to protect my energy!

I do not need to prove myself — TO ANYONE, not anymore.
When I set these guidelines, I feel light, and I have more energy for
those that I love.

AND boundaries aren’t just for work, they are for everyday life…..
AND they shouldn’t feel HARD.
BOUNDARIES get to be exciting.
RULES feel heavy, RULES feel constricting, NO MORE RULES, please.
RULES create resentment!!!

The beauty in boundaries is that they get to be flexible, guided by your
intention. I ask you again…

What drains you?
What is depleting you?
GIVE me your top 2….
STOP right now and say it outloud.

That is where you get to grow, you get to set a boundary to fill you up…..

Here is one of mine…..
I am an early bird….up at 5am sometimes working, on my own BIZ and with Hungry for Happiness and PAUSE Breathwork. It truly is when I am most creative AND I love the quiet house. But it was feeling heavy to still be working after 8:30pm. I know my schedule is flexible, and I love that, but I was starting to resent the work, technology and working from home.

It was feeling so DRAINING to be working what felt like, was ALL the time. Booking calls into the evening, putting other people’s schedules in front of my own, checking notifications and responding to emails after 5:30pm.

AND so there is growth….
there is a new boundary
I turn my notifications off at 6pm (except for one night per week, my Mastermind for MOMS night)
THIS feels soooo light.

These boundaries get to teach the women I am guiding, coaching, and mentoring that it’s possible to protect your energy AND be of service.

BOUNDARIES create lightness,
they ELEVATE, they do not deplete.

Create one, start with your #1 on your list of what is draining you……
where is the lightness?
Message me, tage me ……you will not be disappointed…..pinky promise!

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the reflection in the mirror…

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What do you see when you look in the mirror?
IS it the beauty within and what we ALL see from the outside?
Or something else?

AND I am curious…..
Do you avoid looking
in mirrors,
reflections in windows of store fronts?
What thoughts come up for you?

Are they whispers of truth? Whispers of love?
Or are the quality of those thoughts tearing you down,
from the inside out?

OUR bodies are reflection of how we are living our life.
WE see them and for some of us, we blame our bodies, for being
TOO big, too small, too jiggly, too MUCH.

Ooooooohhhh OR what about NOT enough….not good enough, lean enough, strong enough. It really can span the entire spectrum. TRUST me my body shape has been so many sizes over the years!

WE blame the food,
because it calls us,
yells at us, and at times
whispers too…..

But it’s not our bodies fault, nor can we blame the FOOD.

It’s definitely not the food, or about WILL POWER and control. I REPEAT it’s not about WILL POWER and CONTROL!

The food is delivered to our bodies by the WOMEN we are, in the moments we are choosing to numb, to avoid, distract?

In the same breath….the food we eat also can nourish our bodies, for health, hunger, for pleasure.

WE get to choose…we GET to CHOOSE!

We glance in the mirror, notice the shape and quickly look away. I encourage you to be kind to the body that is guiding us on this life. IF we want to create a new shape, a different shape, I am curious….why? What is your intention? What will that shape provide you? BETTER yet, what do you want to FEEL in a shell, in a body that looks different than it is in this moment?

When I was 116 pounds 15 pounds lighter than I am now….I was not happy, I didn’t love my body and I was gaunt, I was lean, I look back and I cringe. There are people in my life that talk about days, like there was value in who I was at that size.

GUESS what…
NEWS flash — there is freaking value you in ME, in YOU at any and ALL SIZES!!

I am openning up this conversation for this weeks blog because I have been coaching so many women that are feeling unhappy, desiring to be a different SIZE or shape, and there is a focus on food and exercise. A desire to control.

Our body is a reflection of our experiences, our choices. We do not need to track calories, ketos, macros or any of that other stuff. STOP, notice, look in the mirror.
We don’t need to hit cardio heart rate zones…and push our bodies to the point of injury.

WE get to listen to our bodies. Learn to know, to feel what feels fantastic.
To learn to eat for health, hunger, and pleasure.
TO MOVE our bodies for fun, longevity, to get a kick*ss sweat on and run up a hill.
Because when I choose to do that…..I feel amazing, I feel alive, and any worries wittle away as I move each foot forward.

I am asking in you…
in this moment to be honest….
with me, and YOURSELF.
If you don’t like, love, or accept your reflection in the mirror.
BE honest about it. SAY it out loud, message me. Tell a friend.

FROM this place we can
shift, change, and notice
where in our world!
THEN I ask you…..can YOU, can WE show up with integrity.

Create the vision of how you want to feel…..your desired feeling when you look in the mirror. BE that, more often than you aren’t.

WITH INTEGRITY— DO what you want, and BE who you say you want to be.

TAKE action from that place, everyday…
NOURISH your body…don’t blame the food or will power!
FEEL the emotions that come up AND move your body.
Take messy action — go for a walk, hike, get outside.
It doesn’t matter how you do it, its the shift in energy that will guide your day.

Living in denial sucks, watching days pass by without movement feels heavy. RIGHT?? YOU know it does.
YOU are the only one that KNOWS it all!

What is truth and what is NOT in your world?
Let the reflection in your mirror be your guide
IF you desire something in this life…..
CREATE the opportunities in your world to experience it.

I want to leave you with this….
YOU are not alone, EVER in this struggle, in this grind, on this path.
Nourishing and moving our bodies…..MATTERS.
Be honest with yourself first and
then share with someone your intentions and why!
YOU will feel lighter I PROMISE….and then everything GETS to change.

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a side ‘sass’…

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Ok….so it turns out, I am sassy….
BUT it’s only because I care sooooo much about this work,
ABOUT women,
specifically MOMS who are struggling with food, their body,
AND
continue to diet,
restrict,
EXERCISE from a place of punishment or to BE a certain number on the scale.

YUP,
I am sassy about that…because that is NO way to live your one and only life….
YUP,
I will continue to be a kickass coach,
supporting, guiding, being soooo damn motherly, noticing, SEEING you,
I have transformed lives……
AND
there has been a little SIDE SASS….and there will continue to be…
BECAUSE I am sooo damn passionate.

No more guilt,
no more late night binges,
say goodbby to mindless eating,
this is the life with a little more SASS….

Keep following if you like a little SASS, share with a friend,
we are soooo NOT alone in this journey.
Over a billion women in North America alone are on a diet RIGHT NOW…..
SERIOUSLY…restricting food, without enjoying what they are eating,
in their one and ONLY life.

YUP — I am SASSY, sooooo unapologetically…here to guide, love, care, and BE ME!!
What would happen if you were just YOU……

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the right stuff

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There I was, in the middle of a coaching session…….and she said it,
“I know all about what to do, THE RIGHT STUFF, and the wrong stuff”.

SHE was angry, disappointed with herself because, blaming, and judging the last few weeks of her life. Turning to food late at night, knowing what she was doing, and ‘doing it anyway’. Saying YES to everyone, feeling so exhausted at the end of day, always, always, STARTING TOMORROW.

I STOPPED her right in her tracks, softly of course, but I was not going to let her spiral down, not when I saw so much growth.

One of the things I get so stoked about is observing, and having the perspective to see the sh*t women are going through, feeling, and struggling with AND getting to see their growth.

When we live on autopilot, cruising through life, barely noticing the drive to work, hurrying the kids off to school, going to work, putting in the time, only to come home, cook dinner, get lunches ready and chill with the family…..for some women, there is barely opportunity to be present and notice what we feel.

Barely enough time to fill our cup,
Barely enought time to notice the shifts,
Barely enought time to see our own growth!

UNTIL, someone….like me, says hey …..
I SEE YOU,
there is so much growth in the KNOWING, and feeling the ‘wrong stuff’,
BECAUSE that means you have the awareness, you are present and it feels SH*TTY!

What is the WRONG stuff anyway?? Where is the growth?
It’s the emotional eating, turning to food in the moments we don’t want to feel, when we just want to escape and have it ALL go away!
It’s the people pleasing, and feeling resentful about choices we make.
Its wearing that superwoman mask, so the world sees you as so freaking strong WHILE you are crumbling to pieces on the inside!

WHEN WE KNOW and feel this way…this WRONG stuff, IS the growth!
I get so excited because
when we are honest about what we feel,
we get to do, be, something different.
This is where the magic happens, the beginnings of transformation,
FROM the inside out.

Next time you are discouraged, because in your mind you failed,
when there was more ‘wrong’ stuff in your day, than right,
when you had a ‘bad’ day, with sprinkles of good and lightness,
ask yourself, be curious and
celebrate the GROWTH of this knowing.

YOU know and feel what its like to be in alignment, to be you, to do the RIGHT STUFF…..The FRUSTRATION is having that knowledge and ‘doing it anyway’ without the integration of all the wisdom you have learned.

MOMS…may I have your attention!!!
Growth is not a straight line,
be PATIENT,
show up with INTEGRITY more often than not, do and be who you say you want to be,
SURRENDER into what life has to offer when you are who you say you are.
And finally you gotta, you just gotta have AWARENESS and PRESENCE, to live this life to its fullest.

OTHERWISE, WHAT’S THE POINT? This is it, our one life. FREAKING notice it, LIVE it, ok, now I am getting sassy…..only because I care, only because I know too many Moms that are spending day after day NOT noticing what they are feeling and are too busy to slow it down and take action.

If you are reading this and this is YOU, show UP, for you life, it’s the only one you have. It’s my responsibility to share this message and be that voice for the woman inside, inviting you to BE you, BE here!

I love this image from the movie The Right Stuff….the space suits, worn to protect astronauts in harsh environments from the outside in space. GUESS what, so many of us are wearing a space suit too, but here on earth, a layer of armour …..that protects us feeling, being seen, and being hurt.

My space suit is long gone, I get to feel, the light, the bliss, the anger, the disapointment, oh yes and the fear of what if I fail. BUT if I just continue to live status quo, no growth, no risks, no feeling uncomforable…..that’s is soooo uninspiring.

But there is no difference between you and I. I am just a woman, just a mom, just a wife, who wanted a more vibrant life……to follow her passion to be ME, completely. AND part of that RIGHT stuff is about guiding Moms to be their best selves. I know it because I see it…………the struggle, the growth and the transformation.

Let the RIGHT stuff be, and the let WRONG stuff guide you in where you get to grow….
I ask you,
“Arent’ those amazing gifts that we get to learn ourselves the precious lessons that we can teach them to our children”
….ummmm the answer is YES!
That’s the RIGHT STUFF!

 

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try to count them all…

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Abundance, money mindset, gratitude….all words that have so much meaning to me. I have so much more awareness in my world these days about the life I have lived, and the life that I get to create.

This week, my focus, my world has reflected on my relationship with money, manifestation, and Moms. The Podcast that was released yesterday with Steph German, was all about exploring $$, the story and what we desire.

What’s your money story? Or is it one of those taboo topics, like sex, politics, that just gets brushed over, not to be opened up. Why is that? How is that serving us anyway. When I think about the opporunity to share the world of abundance, I get excited, and you can too.

THERE IS NO NEED TO FEEL SCARCE ABOUT MONEY? There is so many opportunities to create and to earn money. AND let me tell you when your intention, the passion that drives is to open hearts, create change, and connection, oh there is abundance all right!

One of things I have noticed coaching women, coaching moms…..where there restriction and overeating with food, there is so often restriction and overspending with money. The desire for CONTROL…..if I was a certain size, or a certain number on a scale I would be OK. If I only had more $$, I could relax and be happy.

Or would YOU?

Thats the thing, so often we are chasing the feeling of that thing, our body at a certain weight, consuming or owning ‘stuff’. But does that really bring us true happiness, lightness and connection. NO…..it does not.

When we are present, when we are patient with ourselves, and we are intentional, truly intentional with what we want to create….life begins to shift, the needle moves forward, we build trust in our life, with food, and with MONEY.

With committment, with purpose, with excitement, and drive, we feel different. If we ‘half ass’ it, give a little, show up a little, we don’t build the evidence that we can, we are, and get to FEEL what we are capable of.

In the moments of life….where we learn, we take steps backwards, we just grow a little, without judgement, and all that negative self talk. THIS data, this info that our body is telling us….. only brings awareness of what is holding us back and what is propelling us forward. AND WE GET TO LISTEN to these whispers.

An abundant mindset isn’t just for our bank accounts, its relates to gratitude, the love and people we have in our lives, love for ourselves.

This picture…is from take from my back deck, my backyard, taken at 5:10 am….sun up, Matt’s hockey net, waiting patiently for him to take some shots. When I feel the pull to feel more abundant, and to step into this amazing life, and to feel the heavy sh*t, because my life has that too, I notice the trees, the leaves, all around me. I cannot count all of them….there are too many. Perhaps, Mother nature is the best teacher of abundance. Look around…..what we focus on expands.

Be honest about your story with money, and with abundance. We cannot shift what we do not acknowledge. Avoidance and distraction of what is our truth, only steals moments from your beating heart…..Notice how your body feels when you think about your financial freedom in this one and only life.

CREATE, feel, and lean into what you desire….how do you want to live your life? Are you not openning bills, living paycheck to paycheck, or showing gratitude for every purchase you make, feeling light when you buy local, excited when you pay for things you have purchased in the past.

What we FOCUS on expands, notice how your money story is guiding how you as you go about your day. And I ask you, what legacy do you want to leave your children? There is sooooo much growth and opportunity. If you don’t have a vision board, or visions, ideas that guide your world…why not? I have vision statments for almost every part of my world…..my business (every touchpoint), my marriage, my Mom self, health and wellness, connections and relationships…..

I am so clear about the life I desire to live…Here is a snippet of my financial freedom vision….it feels so freaking amazing AND light. Give it try….you won’t be disappointed in the results.


ahhhhhh the flow, the feeling of getting to have so much gratitude for all the flowing of abundance, wealth and being that is FLOWING into and out of
our home.
We are living a sense of wonder and security purchasing those things, experiences, that truly bring joy, bliss and happiness….
BUT from a place of alignment….not out of competition, emotion or numbing.

I LOVE the feeling of paying off our experiences and ‘things’ that we have purchased days, months, and years before. IT FEELS so light.
I love paying the mortgage for this amazing house that we get to live in..the views, the space, the foundation of where we get to build our family.
I am enjoying offering all of my gifts to the women I coach and watch them grow in wisdom and I get to reap the benefits from a coaching perspective.

It feels so light to live in alignment without anxiety, or worry…..living life experiences from a place of responsibility and leaving a legacy of wealth from the inside out for me…our family, and the boys. 

This makes me smile…..

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when the dust settles…

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It’s 5:45…exactly 24 hours ago, I was sitting at the island in our kitchen, working as I always do. The quiet, the calm, the sunrising over the mountains, kissing the rooftoops of the homes below.

I tell my husband how I am loving and hating DOMS……delayed onset muscle soreness….I kicked my own butt on Monday. I am back to teaching fitness classes, woop woop! This break from the fitness GRIND, was a hiatus that I needed for my mind…but my body is feeling the absence from killing it in a group, plyometrics, high intensity, and intervals.

As he pours a coffee, I say to him…..
“when things slow down, and stop being so crazy, I want to………………..
SILENCE.
COMPLETE SILENCE
I stop myself in my own tracks, he asks….”are you going to finish your sentence?”
My response…
“THAT is total BULLSHIT. I do not have to wait for things to slow down, or calm down…..” What am I waiting for?
I CHOOSE how I live my life.
I GET to create the moments, with myself, my family and all around me.

THOSE ‘stolen’ moments of connection with my husband, when we hold hands and look into each others eyes for ‘reel’ as the kids play about, or when he brings me a wild flower from his morning walk because it’s purple and he thought of me….Snuggling on the couch and watching Johnny draw, wrestling with William, and being the goalie for Matt.

THOSE are kinds of moments that I want to fill up my life. Because when I FEEL full, of love, life, connection, the rest of my life feels that way too…..I don’t numb, there is distracting behaviours, I am just ME.

I know, I get it….I am not talking about living life in a fairytale, oblivious to the responsibility and practicality. YES, I run the household, YES, I still have to work, and I freaking love it….the impact on womens life, following my dream, and living in the space that I have created.

But when I think about the WHEN/END the IF/THEN games….I need to be curious and challenge those thoughts….what is really holding me back? Do I really need to wait for the dust to settle?

TIME IS A THING…or is it?

I remember my Dad telling me as he got older, and his health was failing, “time flies so fast, with every passing year”. I thought it was because he was sick…..turns out he was just RIGHT!

If we play the game…when the TIME is right, when things slow down, when I have the energy, will IT ever really happen? What are you missing out on? What bliss, joy, happiness, excitement, connection, calm, freedom are you not getting to experience because you are on AUTO PILOT?

I am asking you in this moment….
how do you want to feel, in this life that you live…..

I know for me, living in AUTOPILOT was like this…
one day blended into the next…
so much packed into the schedule…
of course there was amazing moments, and truly moments I have no recollection, cuz I was just there in body….going through the motions.
MOVING so fast to the next thing.

I am going back to I DON’T HAVE TIME…
every single day we are given the gift of 24 hours…..
the only certainty we have…..
the sun rises and sets everyday,
on the days you open your eyes,
put your feet on the floor, the ground, and this sweet earth…
it’s another gift given to you.

I ask you, I invite you to PAUSE, CHOOSE in this moment to see,
to feel that the DUST has SETTLED already….
CREATE that, be that, KNOW that!!
WHAT do you desire? How do you want to live your life?

My wants/desires shift…right now, I am craving CONNECTION like crazy. Connection with myself in this beautiful life that is unfolding for me, as I build, create, and empower. I also want the true conversational kind, the in person kind, the kind that turns inwards with myself. So at 6:00am yesterday morning, I messaged a friend of mine who I have missed like crazy, love her energy, her sweetness, her confidence…and we set up a Facetime….

I did not wait for the DUST TO SETTLE….we were up past 11pm, so late for me, but so worth it. It felt like I was back in highschool chatting with my bestie.

I went to to bed heart full, and my soul nourished, with the girlfriend connection.
Once again, we cannot be everything to everybody all the time. But we can create the life we live, by turning those ‘stolen’ moments into ‘chosen’ moments. And let me tell you it feels amazing the more CHOSEN moments we live.

The dust is clear for you to…trust me, if not TRY IT…..what do you have to lose? Well actually thats another blogpost.

LIVE your life today, without reservation, wonder and be curious about how you want to spend this DAY of your life. AND then tell me about it, message me.

 

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what would happen if…

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One of my absolute favorite quotes….

THIS is the truth!!! What would happen if we said yes to playing hockey more often with our children, YES to the morning meditation or yoga, NO to the laundry being done every single Wednesday night by 8pm.

What I learned from the AMAZING retreat in Sooke this past weekend….
ALL of the women, including myself are craving, desiring…..

CONNECTION
to themselves, the those around them
PURPOSE,
to FEEL content,
BLISS,
FREEDOM,
LOVE,
to BE NOTICED,
to be SEEN.

And sooo all weekend long, we explored how, HOW and WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF, we gave all of that to ourselves first…..

What would the world feel like,
the days that passed into nights,
the moments when we spend with our families,
close and afar.

I chose this picture from the retreat…
PS THERE are SO many that I will share over the next few months…drawing lessons that we learned, and things/ideas for you to ponder….Thanks Diane for coming and taking the stellar pictures. I did NOT ask her take a picture of the doorknobs..but so happy she did.

But who even notices doorknobs….I did, we all did…..functional and square. I LOVED it. So did the women….we felt so special and important all weekend long, in this amazing home full of love. But if you look at a doorknob, it’s not just aesthetics…there is FUNCTION, they open the door to whats on the other side.

What would happen if….
I ask, What would happen if,
we did something different,
created a square doorknob…
when most of the world have round.

What would happen if we
SLOWED down,
asked for help, received graciously, without reciprocity.
touched more,
looked at the flecks in each persons eye when you spoke to them,
DANCED every single day to your favorite 80’s song,
went to bed early,
CHEERED so loud at a football game that your child heard you,
used breath not just to live, but to LOVE,
to be more connected to YOU,
and show up as your best woman self…

WOW—that got me.
In every moment of our day, our life, we get to choose.
ARE we, are YOU choosing and creating the life you want, and desire?

ALL weekend long we looked at what was holding us back, what felt heavy, we left it there (I will share that in a later blog), we also looked at what we desired….and WE CREATED action steps, choices that the women can make everyday when they got home…to get closer to THAT woman she desired.

This was not just a get away, it was and will be an ongoing journey.

We all left the retreat with a blueprint, a game plan about the feelings we desired in our life and how to get there.

I am inviting those women to step into their power, their fierceness, their love, and embody all that they are so that they create the life they desire. AND I WILL BE THERE TO GUIDE them on that journey.

SO my message this week, my mantra for life…
SLOW the hockey sticks down,
enough for you to be present,
and ask yourself….

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF…we had square doorknobs, what would be possible on the other side of that door.

Message me, share this with a woman who could use a little more pondering in their life. Better yet TAG them.

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What’s your STORY?

feel

What we believe, impacts what we think. THOSE thoughts, the noise, the chatter, the negative self talk, the how come’s, the should and shouldnt’s GUIDE our day, how we FEEL, and ultimately how you live your day, your life.

But where do the stories in our mind come from, do they ever really turn off?
ARE THEY EVEN YOURS?
Are they TRUE?

I have been soooo excited lately because my stress, my worry, the overwhelm that used to consume me….is no longer.

WHY you ask?
Because the worry and axiety were just crappy stories that I CREATED about something that was going to happen in the future. Why was I doing that? Why are you doing that?

What if you shifted the story, changed it, where there is excitement, a positive outcome, or at least neutral experience????

WE are all soooo good about expecting the worse, living a life of overwhelm of getting it all done, not enough time to to do everything. WELL what if our NEW STORY was,

WE DIDN’T have to….that the world would not end, and LETS BE HONEST, we aren’t getting it all done and look how that is serving us???

What if we created a new story.

Here’s an example….
I am heading to Vancouver this weekend with the fam jam for a hockey tournament. Previously the story would have been about worry, about what are we going to eat, anxiety about what restaurants to go to, not wanting to eat out the entire time, what about Johnny and his celiac disease, what will he eat. There is concern that it will be so tiring for the Easter long weekend because it will be go go go, without time to think straight. That I will have to recuperate on Sunday after being exhausted for days AND I have soooo much to do planning for my retreat next week. This makes my body tense up, just typing this.

BUT what if the story shifted…that we get to go to a hotel and have more fun, than worry. That we get to go to the pool with the boys AND have some down time. There will be no cleaning for me to do, no meal prep, especially if I do some before I leave, getting fruits/veggies ready and do some baking for the trip. I might even get to read a book as the boys fall asleep early in the hotel, but I am wide awake. What if I zipped out in the morning for a run or to the fitness centre. AAHHH this doesn’t sound overwhelming at all. How about focusing on the excitement of Matthew having his relatives at the game, scoring goals and living his little dream. Maybe I’ll even get across the street from the hotel to the mall and do a little shopping on my own, or with one of the hockey moms.

SEE how our mind, the stories we attach to our life, can create the life we live. YOU get to choose.
YOU get to listen to the story AND QUIET it down.
NOTICE the whispers or screams and be curious about what you want to experience and CREATE.

YOU and only YOU are responsible for the life you live. DAMN that excites me.
It makes me feel LIGHT, and free. DOES it for you too? Or does it feel HEAVY?

PRACTICE…today…listent to the thoughts that pass through your mind…..ask yourself
IS IT TRUE
IS IT MINE?

and if not, if it’s NOT yours let it go….
if there is some truth to the story…continue the curosity….
HOW IS IT helping you, guiding you, bringing lightness and bliss to your day, your life, your world.

THIS image is right above my kitchen sink…..

EVERYDAY, moments upon moments, as I wash the dishes, as I am connecting and nourishing my body in the kitchen, I am reminded…..

“Go confidently, in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined”
“Oh, the places you go”

THIS is the STORY that I get to create….I turn down the noise, the chatter, and turn up the messages of sweetness, excitement, desire.

AND why wouldn’t I, LIFE is so much more FULL and FREE when I do this….
WHY wouldn’t you try it, experiment….what do you have to lose?
SHITTY and crappy stories lead to worry, stress, overwhelm and anxiety.

You get to choose….
Message me and share what stories are living in your world that you get to shift!!

April 17, 2019/0 Comments/by caorda
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YOU are special…

feel

It’s simple really,

IN this moment,
you are good enough,
special,
get to be heard, seen
THAT’s IT!

If you believed THAT in every moment of the day,
DAY after DAY,
how would your life look different,
BE different,
than it was yesterday,
last week,
last month?
YOU are special!

Once again,
I focus on our, your, my,
importance in this world,
as a WOMAN,
as a MOM.

WE get to treat ourselves FIRST,
with the kindness
that we give to others,
when we feel it, and give it to ourselves,
it spews out of us,
the ripple effects are enourmous,
from our husbands,
friends,
our children,
THEY ALL TAKE NOTICE!!
Especially when we choose to be
CONSISTENT with this
feeling SPECIAL thang!

OR not….
maybe it’s just being selfish,
forget it,
keep hustling,
keep doing, getting the lists done,
counting the calories,
labeling foods as good or bad,
burning the candle at both ends,
skipping workouts because you have no TIME,
listening to the negative self talk in your head
YEAH — stay here. You are right….
BETTER everyone else is happy around you
AND TAKEN CARE OF.

WOW – I feel a little feisty today…
THIS IS CRAP! THIS IS NOT THE WAY I WANT TO LIVE!!
WHAT ABOUT YOU?

YOU ARE SPECIAL!!
When will you start choosing to live that way?

IF not TODAY,
not next week
WHEN are you going to choose
to feel IMPORTANT enough,
SPECIAL enough
to just BE.

Filling your cup a little more each day,
so that it overflows.
I dare you to try that for a week.

TAKE the time to move your body,
CHOOSE you,
create the time with your family to move, maybe even together.
BE creative how you do it.
Give yourself the gift of 15 mins and
cut up fresh watermelon, mint and feta to have a sweet and
amazing salad, CHOOSE to eat it on the back deck at lunch.
GO for a walk on your lunch hour, STEP into nature.
Close down your eyes and meditate.
ASK FOR HELP,
I repeat,
ASK FOR HELP,
then accept and receive it with gratitude from those in your home
and in your world.
IT TAKES A VILLAGE!

What guides you in the decisions, the choices, the actions that you take?
To DO it all, be supermom. How is that working for you?

YOU get to feel important, YOU are important,
SELF care, this relationship with yourself is the longest one you are going
to have in this life.

For those of you that feel that self care, choosing to fill your cup first,
THINK
that I am selfish.
GIVE your head a shake.

LOOK at so many moms out there….
Feeling overwhelmed, people pleasing, wearing themselves thin, hating their
body, wanting so much, living in this world of lack and limitation…
ONE day rolling into the next.
WHAT are we teaching our children?
IT doesn’t have to be that way.

I am taking a stand DAMN it!
WE ARE SPECIAL!
YOU are SPECIAL!
I want you to message me directly OR post a comment right here, right now or on the FB post attached.

DO YOU WANT TO FEEL SPECIAL? DOES this resonate with you?
Live life a with more nourishment for your body, your mind, and your soul?
Or are you going to keep going as is? What feels lighter?

I got you, I am here to guide YOU….All you gotta do is listen and feel SPECIAL!
I am sooooo talking to you!

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