Love & Life Elevated

It's easy to get swept up in what's going on in the world right now and fall into a state of lower vibration integrity. I'm talking about things like gossip, judgment criticism, dehumanization. It is so necessary to rise into unreasonable high vibration integrity - love, light, kindness, intention - and get really clear about what makes you come alive and what personifies love.

We have an opportunity in these next few weeks to release that which is no longer serving us. This is about connecting with the parts of ourselves that may be broken, or challenging. Let's put our energy into people and places that need our love, our heroism, our courage to heal and move forward.

Self-efficacy is all about belief in oneself, self-confidence, and a strong sense of self. Not everyone is born with a strong sense of self-efficacy. Efficacy can be developed and rewritten. Allow your life to become a service for others.

The number one motivator to exercise is simply this: feeling good. It helps you, helps me, feel more possible. And if you need more motivation than that, know that it starts with just one minute per day.

If you feel overwhelmed by everything going around you, it's time to lift your chin up and get back to what you know is true. Be aware of what you allow into your personal space. Decorate your life with people and places that lift you up. Own your truth. Do not give yourself away.

I love to call laughter "carbonated gratitude." I want to give you several reasons to laugh today. We use at least a dozen muscles when we laugh. Belly laughter is like botox - it lifts and circulates - bringing a youthful glow to your face.

Are you noticing that you are sitting more than ever? Are you tethered to your seat - literally? Movement is essential for our mental health and mood. I know the pandemic has us more stationary than ever, but it is important to step away from the screen several times a day. Get outside if you can.

There is a saying in Buddhism, samma vaca, that simply means, right speech. How do you distinguish between words that elevate others with love and possibility, versus words that criticize or deflate others? Here are four tenets to this practice.

Do you ever feel like your inner light can be dimmed if you pay too much attention to what is going on outside of yourself? There are four basic tenets or habits that every stoic philosopher needs to embody. If you are open to a philosophy that helps you shine your light, take this in.

Marie Kondo has inspired many of us to declutter. Clutter in your space impacts your mood for various reasons. Clutter has a direct relationship to inspiration and creativity or lack thereof. Let's dive deeper into this idea.