Today in America, we are celebrating the life of a man who in part stood for freedom, self-expression, personal rights, passion, and advocacy. While many salute the man and his message, many do not fully claim their rights in how they live their daily lives. If you do not have optimal wellness, you do not have freedom. How can you pursue and live the life of your dreams if you don’t feel physically well? Most women unknowingly give away their personal power when it comes to their wellness and bodies. You look to others to tell you how to eat, and may even force yourself to eat foods you hate to try to lose weight. You look to others to tell you how to move your body, and ignore the signals and messages your body is giving you. You look to the scale to give you self-esteem. You negatively compare yourself to fashion models, and ignore your own beauty. You buy-into the belief that aging is the root cause of your lack of wellness, and ignore the years and years you have not engaged your power to eat healthy foods and move your body. You allow a few past criticisms to become a chorus of potential judgments that rob you of the joy of frolicking in a swimsuit, or wearing the clothes you want to wear, or fully expressing your feminine power. You have forgotten that optimal wellness is your birthright. Loving your body and creating optimal wellness is not something that anyone else can give you. You must be the advocate for your wellness and well-being. You must take a stand for your right to be healthy. You must champion your freedom to […]
Getting Back on Track After Thanksgiving
Nothing else in your experience responds as quickly as your own physical body to your patterns of thought. —Abraham-Hicks For the first time in two years, my body let me know just before Thanksgiving that I was not following my own advice about loving myself for optimal wellness. In other words, I was sick over the holiday. The reminder to tend to my own self-care was actually a message I’d been getting for several weeks. But I had exciting things underway with travel for a business mastermind retreat, professional photo session, and VIP day with my coach where we created plans for me to launch a new website on December 13, start a new Love Your Way Slim coaching program on January 7, and hold a beachside retreat for 8 women in Charleston, South Carolina, in April. Plus my folks were arriving for five days to celebrate Thanksgiving. I was focused on “doing.” And it felt like “too much” happening at once. There is so much more to wellness than checking your workout off your “to-do” list and eating relatively healthy foods. A significant part of optimal wellness is believing in your wellness and your capacity to deal with any outer situation. The purpose of life is to give you a chance to be the grandest version of the greatest vision ever you held about Who You Are. When challenges arrive, then, move straight to clarity: This is what you came for. Now rise to this occasion, and know that you have every resource with which to create the right and perfect outcome. —Neale Donald Walsch The good news is not feeling well forced me to take some time to “Be.” I used the time to […]
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