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Right now we’re living in a world where us humans are the most stressed out we’ve ever been.Life is busy. Frantic. Overwhelming.
Which means it’s even more important to create moments of joy in your everyday life. After all, it’s in the small everyday moments that we create the life.
Soul words of the week…"Joy is a decision, a really brave one, about how you are going to respond to life.” - Wess Stafford

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Right now Carla is reading a book called Ikigai, so naturally 'how to live longer' has been a topic of our conversation ever since she started.
The Japanese island of Okinawa (one of the Blue Zones), where ikigai began, is said to be home to the largest population of people who live to 100 in the world.Ikigai (pronounced Ick-ee-guy) meaning... a reason to jump out of bed each morning is like how we'd say Follow Your Bliss (words thanks to Joseph Campbell). It's finding something in life that brings you joy and purpose.
Stuff we talked about…

• What are the Blue Zones: the Italian island of Sardinia, Okinawa, Japan, Loma Linda in California, Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula and the Greek island Ikaria.
• How to live longer according to the blue zones... diet, community, movement, more outside time, slower living and less stress.
• What actually is ikigai? It is the cross-section of the following... what you love (your passion), what the world needs (your mission), what you are good at (your vocation), what you can get paid for.
• Discovering your own ikigai is said to bring fulfilment, happiness and make you live longer. Cool, we should all do this then.
• We chat more on community and how western culture can sometimes make us lonely and disconnected.
• The importance of presence. It is the real magic.
• How we can actually bring these Blue Zone lessons into our lives.

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This months theme in the MerryBody Online Studio is Presence, so of course, the words come from Eckhart Tolle.
How much time do you spend living in your thoughts? Dwelling in the past, feeling anxiety about the future. When you live in your head... you're simply not living, just creating unnecessary suffering.
It's time to get out of your head!
Soul words of the week…
“The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it.” - Eckhart Tolle.

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We love chatting on this topic! This episode will give you ideas on how to build your self-confidence. It's brought to you by our FREE 5 Day Challenge: learn how to strengthen your core (which actually helps you build your self-confidence). You can join HERE. It's FREE!
Stuff we talked about…

• How we used to be, Emma super shy and Carla very outgoing but used this as a mask for her sadness about being bullied.
• We chat about all the ways that have helped us build our confidence.
• When you step outside your comfort zone, this proves you are so much more capable than you think.
• Your physiology relates to your psychology. So build a strong core and this will build inner strength and confidence.
• What makes you feel good about yourself? We must try to not rely on external validation.
• Question your thoughts, are you judging yourself?
• Yoga and confidence. Yoga helps build body love and appreciation and confidence.

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The fact is work plays a huge role in our lives, it takes up so much of our time and our energy. So it's time to check in, do you love your work? If you don't love it... do you at least try and bring joy to the workplace?
Here's your reminder, this life is a one-time thing.
Soul words of the week…"This is the real secret of life — to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realise it is play.” – Alan Watts

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We don't talk about money often on the Get Merry podcast but it sure is an important life topic! We've changed our mindsets around money in huge ways, we've really focused on it during these last 2 years especially.
Stuff we talked about…

• We chat about our old money mindsets, super scarcity mode, then we went to head in sand mode with money, now we are smart and focus on an abundant mindset around money.
• Your childhood and how your parents or carers talked about money has a huge impact on your money mindset.
• Ways to be smarter with your money and expenses.
• The importance of figuring out what you actually want to do in life so you don't end up wasting money on random stuff.
• Chat about minimalism. Do you really need ALL the things to lead a happy life?
• Does money even make you happy? There's a study that says once you make the first $100k, money has no direct impact on happiness levels.
• How you make money is important. Do you like your job or business?
• Should we save our money? Or spend it? Or invest it?

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If you loved this episode be sure to check out episode 117: How to think and grow rich.

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Self-doubt holds us back, from adventures, from new relationships, from new careers, it stops growth, stops magic.
Self-doubt stops life.
So it's time to let go of your self-doubt. And what if it could be easier than you thought?
What if all you had to do was take one little stop forwards. What if you simply changed your mindset and took action.
Every time you hear your self-doubt creep in, take note of it. What is your doubt saying?
Soul words of the week…“If you hear a voice within you say you cannot paint, then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.” Vincent Van Gogh

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This Get Merry podcast topic came up from one of our chats, like many of them do! We were thinking back to our old eating behaviours, questioning WHY we used to do the things we did. Things like... overeat and binge.
One of our most popular podcast episodes is The Binge Eating Episode (ep: 91)... and Carla also recently wrote about her obsession with weight loss and eating. So it's time to go even deeper into this topic!
Remember this podcast is 100% from our personal experiences if you need any further assistance please chat to a medical professional.
Stuff we talked about…

• We go over our old ways, how we used to overeat and binge eat pretty much every single weekend.
• Emma was bulimic. Touches on this topic.
• How, when and how long did it take to change our eating behaviours.
• What does it actually mean when we overeat? We now see it as very disrespectful behaviour to ourselves.
• When we overeat it's actually us overcompensating for other areas we lack.
• The value of self-awareness and self-reflection.
• How we can relate EVERYTHING we speak about during this episode to every single behaviour that does not serve us. YES, we can change!
• How to deal with friends and family who might not understand your desire to change.

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Listen for just 5 minutes and get grateful.The practise of marveling up at the sky is something we do quite often. Sometimes we do it in moments of overwhelm, moments of sadness, moments of laughter, moments of joy, moments of love, moments of everything.
No matter what you’re going through right now, light, dark, good, bad, yes, no, day, night... know that this practise of marveling at the sky, looking at your life in wonder, has the power to bring you back to this moment, the power to let the external BS melt away and leave you only with the feeling of deep gratitude for this one breath you’re experiencing right.
NOW. Go on, marvel.
Soul words of the week…"For one minute, walk outside, stand there in silence, look up at the sky and contemplate how amazing life is."

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Do you ever hear yourself saying "I don't have time"? Maybe it's when you're excusing your lack of movement or home cooking? Maybe it's your reason for not working on your side hustle? Or catching up with friends and family?
We've all done it before. We've all used "I don't have time" as an excuse, but it's time to stop.It is no longer a valid excuse, it's time to change your mindset.We did and it changed everything.
Stuff we talked about…

• Why it's not an excuse.
• The new perspective of priorities and values.
• Why life is filled with compromises, we just have to choose the right things to compromise.
• What actually takes up most of your time, map it out and then change it.
• Where do you need help? It's ok to get help, you're not in this life thing alone!
• Check in with yourself regularly. This life is NOT a practise round.

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"I've only just started with the Merrybody Online Studio and I'm surprised at how quickly my shape has changed with a daily session of yoga, pilates or meditation. I no longer feel sluggish and bloated at the end of the day either. I have no idea if I've lost weight - I ditched the scales 12 months ago and now focus on how I feel within myself. But my clothes do feel comfier!" Emilley, MerryBody member.

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