Puzzle Pieces

Life is a beautiful mess. The beautiful highs and the messy lows we all endure create a synergy to reveal the oxymoronic story of life. How is our journey supposed to unfold naturally if we are constantly manipulating the process in an attempt to minimize the "mess"? How can we be content with ourselves, the people around us, and our lives as a whole, if we continuously set expectations that lead to disappointment if unfulfilled? Tune in to hear about how childhood development builds a backbone for what we expect from life, and how one unparalleled expectation has the power to break us free from the captivity of unhealthy expectations. 

Have you ever wondered what life would be like in another generation? We hold a portal with access to anything and anyone in our hands, and aimlessly scroll through an overload of the lives around us. Consequently, this open access to other people’s thoughts and opinions has caused us to lose our own in the process. As the world evolves, there are benefits and setbacks to such a powerful force. The question is if the effects are distracting enough to swallow you whole. 

How are we the only person that has our back 24/7, yet we can also be our worst enemy? Thoughts, actions, and behaviors we engage in can either dramatically help or drastically hinder our progression in life. Unfortunately, it is common to turn a blind eye to the negative aspects of self-sabatoging behavior because we are only interested in immediate relief, which is usually only temporary. As more time passes, the harder it will be to dig yourself out of the grave you slowly buried yourself in. So start now, because you owe it to yourself to heal the wounds that you have left untreated.

Imagine if starting today, everyone on earth was forced to live on their own, only guided by the wisdom they’ve gained from learning and asking questions. Would you survive? In this episode, Sam Lyon and I discuss how each little thing you don’t do for yourself leads you one step closer to living a life of reliance. Not having a mind of your own in the life that only you live is a disservice to yourself. Do you truly enjoy how you are living your life, or are your decisions and actions dependent on someone else?

Let's face it...no one likes being disrespected. The feeling of being used and treated like a doormat is difficult to put into words, but when will you use your words and speak up for yourself? Once you invite the guest to step on your doormat and into your home, the more comfortable they will be with doing it over and over again. The good thing is that this can be reversed and fixed, but only if you acknowledge the disrespect yourself. Is every single person in your life truly treating you with respect? Are you really giving 50% and receiving 50% of effort in every friendship or relationship in your life? Don't be the doormat inviting disrespectful guests to step all over you and into your life; be the door that hits their ass on the way out.

Routines are the foundation of life. We rely on them so heavily during times of uncertainty, change, and vulnerability. But what if I told you that being too routine-disciplined can actually deprive you of a more meaningful life? Having a consistent daily plan is admired in the eyes of society, and the earlier you wake up, the more productive you are, and the more self-discipline you have, the better. Just make sure you're ready to watch your kids yawn and check their watch as you tell them about how you quite honestly wasted the most cherished years of your life. Your ~ nighttime routine~ and ~morning meditations~ may be aesthetically pleasing to social media, but the spontaneous leaps out of your cookie-cutter regimen will leave you fulfilled with life as you pass away, and leave a legacy on earth to remember you by. Are you truly living life, or just going with the motions?

Have you ever felt sad on your birthday? Well, that's actually pretty normal. A person's birthday represents a positive milestone in life that can quite literally feel like a stone being launched at 100 miles per hour straight for their head. This can be for many reasons...growing up, anxiety about the future, not fulfilling life goals at the same pace as others, expectations not being met, having a memory from this day in the past, or something else. How can you change the Birthday Blues to not be so....blue? In this episode I share some of my own thoughts during my birthday this past week, and how I acknowledged my initial feelings first before changing them to have a more optimistic outlook. Do you have a specific date approaching that you allow to hit you like a stone, or will you acknowledge it as a harmless milestone and simply continue on?