Journey with Jess

At the end of a busy summer, I am seeking structure. Structure for the coming school year, structure for our household, structure for our overall wellness. What structures do you need to let go of, and what new rhythms do you need to find?

How can we take a good look at our own lives and see when something is camouflaging itself. It may seem small and okay at first and could become bigger and more destructive. Let’s pause and look closely.

There are many things worth fighting for. And there are many things not worth fighting for. Hope is something I believe we should always fight for and pursue, contend for and wrestle through. We need hope in our life. We need hope in all manner of circumstances. I hope you will be encouraged to fight for hope in your life.

In this busy life sometimes it’s hard to remain in the moment. How can we practice being in the moment? It may be pausing to do some thing specific with a person in your household, or taking a walk and taking in creation all around you. That may be just being present in the fullness of the day. Take it all on. Allow yourself to feel it, be present and attentive. Be fully in the moment.

What does it really mean to cultivate grace in our lives? Can we freely offer grace to ourselves and others? Can we be spontaneous with grace? Do we offer grace with limits? Let’s keep growing in grace as an overarching theme in our lives.

Life long learning is the work of gaining information, observing ourselves, examining areas in which we see a need for growth. Then we take all of that and create space to take action and implement the right tools for that growth to occur.

Our emotional health is vital to great relationships, to our overall health and wellness. Feeling anxious? Facing avoidant behaviors? Your brain is listening to you! How do we process through difficult emotions, so that we don’t get stuck and shrink our ability to be well? Listen here for a few thoughts on emotional processing,

Recently someone asked me why I participate in health and wellness challenges, rather than just keeping the habits. In this episode I discuss some reasons for doing challenges and learning new habits to incorporate them into life and overall wellness.

We are complex, dynamic beings. Full of emotions. Full of responses, and reactions. And sometimes we just need to make space to acknowledge how we are feeling in our world, and decide how we want to show up. If we are in a constant state of reaction, instead of response, we might not show up the way we want to. Make time to process your feelings, all of them. It’s good work.

Sometimes we get stuck in the Munding. We may get stuck in the gloom. And sometimes we need to interrupt our own thoughts about these things so that we can move forward. Here’s a few ideas about how to get through the Munding days and energize ourselves.