Luxury of Self Care

Spring is a wonderful time of rebirth and renewal in nature, and within us. It is a time for cleaning out old habits and beliefs that no longer serve us. We are diving into deep cleaning in our homes; spring cleaning, but also the deep cleaning of our minds. How we are going to make stronger, positive, present choices this spring. Pealing back the roots and layers of issues and addressing the problem, followed by asking for help if we need it.

If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant.” – Anne Bradstreet

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Lately myself and the other Millennials have been bringing up the word "adulting" whenever we are annoyed or frustrated with all the things we need to do and are expected of us as adults. Examples: tax season, cleaning the house, yard work, cooking, washing the dishes, dealing with things that are falling apart with our house, renovations, cars breaking down... you get the gist. 

Today I want us to explore those things and recognize we are dealing with it and we are all hitting road bumps along this journey we call life. (that was for the Gen-Z's) Knowing that as some of those mundane taxes hit there are ways we can self-care around them when we need to hone back in on us an our time.

"The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same. Yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination." –Don Williams

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Fresh off two weeks of working, teaching and judging dance competitions on the weekends. Sometimes there's not a lot of room for a full morning routine. I go over a few things I focus on when extra busy or on the road. Ways I'm still able to check in and self care.

Typically, when I feel things aren't going my way, I can so easily use the phrase, "I just want to be happy". But, let us not confuse happiness with joy. Joy is an internal feeling that is at our core, not what we are experiencing. Reminds me of Joy in Disney's, Inside Out. We are born with joy, so we can be unhappy and joyful at the same time. We can feel less than satisfied with our external situation while still feeling joyful and secure at our core. This feeling actually challenges us to take risks and make changes in our lives when we feel unhappy, So, the next time someone asks you what you wish to cultivate or manifest in your life…don’t go after happiness. Go after joy and trust that happiness will come. 

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

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Self-Love: After focusing all that love we have inside us, and sharing that love. Let's refocus back to self.

Sharing ways we can truly work on us coming first. Not in a selfish way, but in a way that makes us better and able to assist and care for those around us. Be sure to stay tuned into the end of the EP and I share a few exercises to help get you back to focusing on Y.O.U.

Sending you all my love! XOXO

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“Have only love in your heart for others. The more you see the good in them, the more you will establish good in yourself.” –

Paramahansa Yogananda

Sharing about my Valentines and digging deep into the care of a relationship. Things my husband and I are working on and working through. It's always a project and it's always a journey. Remember LOVE is all around us if we open ourselves up to it by sharing our own loving light. 

Love is one of the most powerful emotions that’s universally known and felt across all beings. It’s what connects us all deeply and transcends all other forms of communication. Love can be represented as romantic love or as love for a pet, a child, a friend, or even yourself.

When our love for others or ourselves is blocked, we can feel negative emotions such as separation, fear, resentment, and anger. By getting back into our heart spaces and allowing love to flow into our lives, we can heal on a profound level. We can learn to have more compassion and deeper connection to others. We can create more happiness and positivity and spread it out into the world.

Sending you all my love! XOXO

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We are exactly a week away from Valentines Day. Today I want us to focus inward on self-love. Truly focusing on all that love we're capable of. You are a being of LOVE! You can take in LOVE. You have LOVE for yourself. And then you can also give that LOVE. 

Self-acceptance also helps us connect with ourselves more deeply and better understand our inner thoughts so that we can view them from an objective perspective. A great way to practice this daily is to affirm positive mantras about yourself. Remember how truly awesome and one of a kind you are!

"To be beautiful means be yourself. You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself." – Thich Nhat Khan

Send you all my love! XOXO 

<3 Thanks for sharing your love, Joe

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Hey Friends, I'm talking stressor this week. Things that are stressing me out and all the small steps actions I can take to create boundaries and take care of myself in the process. Diving into how I work through stressful times, thing I actively implement and how I slowly make choices to help get me out of those scenarios. Planning and security can be such a hard thing for us to accomplish. Sometimes we really have to trust the process and know that the universe truly has our backs.   

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Here we are, 2023! This year is already going to be jam packed for us. Today I'm pep talking us all about "how-to's" for this year. How to ask for more money at work. How to find a good deal while antiquing and renovating your home. How to show up for yourself this year and prioritize self care. This is your year and my year and I'm so excited to dive into it!

I close out this episode with a brief meditation. So strap in and lets dig into some self care for 2023!

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Happy New Year!! The end of the year brings up many things, but I always find it wise to look back and reflect on all good and bad that the year has brought, honor it, and move forward with a blank slate. New year, new goals, new challenges. Truly looking for ways we can keep evolving and changing for the good. 

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