As we embrace Spring's arrival today, I'm curious if there's a specific intention or quality you'd like to bring into focus for the next 3 months? 

To give it water, sunlight, and attention like we do for plants and flowers? 🌱 🌿 🌼

I'm all for spontaneous adventures but there's a difference between floating anchored to something sturdy and drifting away. 

Life moves fast and unless we pick up our head to see where we're headed, we might end up somewhere we never meant to go.

We've got Valentine's Day in 2 weeks but instead of just focusing on others, can you also focus on yourself?  

Self Love is far beyond the manis, massages, and glasses of wine. 

Real Self Love is slowing down to listen to your needs and meeting them. 

It's tuning into what feels like obligation and instead of just doing it, saying "no" or finding an alternative. 

It's listening to those heartfelt yearnings that keep trying to get your attention. 

It's doing something that brings you JOY.

So... if you see you're starting to get activated, triggered, frustrated, overwhelmed.. ANYTHING... I'd invite you to:
*Step 1 - Breathe
*Step 2 - Create some alone time for yourself

And then, use that time to reflect on these two empowering questions:

1. Which of my natural talents or gifts would be of highest service today and how can I use them?

2. What do I need to receive today?

That's it.  So simple.

While I’ve done countless self inquiry sessions across lotsa modalities and with lotsa teachers, I’ve realized there are 4 core practices that give me the strongest foundation from which to do the deeper work.  Without these practices, I get swept up in the chaos forgetting my goals.  I lose focus and motivation, and worse, I start listening to those inner gremlins that wanna hold me back and then... I simply stop. moving. forward.

These 4 practices help me very quickly reconnect with myself, easily answer (and solve) all of those questions above, and keep me moving forward (which is really inward, but that'a another email). 😉

I love traveling with my hubby, my kids, my mom and sister, my friends and extended fam… and I also crave being alone.  Admittedly, it has been years since I've carved out a solid amount of time alone outside of work travel but hot damn, this time away was really spacious and yummy. 

If you haven’t taken a solo trip before, or it has been awhile, I want to share a couple reasons why I loved it...

Is it possible for you to embody or cultivate Untethered Joy?  Or, if that sentiment feels too far away right now, might I invite you to be willing to see and feel what Untethered Joy would look like for you?   

Have you ever done a visioning exercise? I went through one recently and it was such a powerful experience.

No matter how much we calm, center, and align, daily life can still get tough; there are days when I just get overwhelmed and am either extremely irritable or want to cry. This seems to happen monthly with my cycle, go figure. 🤷‍♀️

Life has certain chapters and seasons for different moments of time; some seasons give us ample space and time to explore our needs and interests, and others less so. If you are in a more “full” time of life with much on your plate, I invite you to still care for you and think about how you can nourish yourself today and everyday so the best version of you continues to rise to the top.

A good friend of mine was sharing her frustrations with me recently, about how she is trying to be patient with her goals that seem to be taking for-ev-er. And I get it. You want to SEE progress. You want to FEEL like things are changing. You want to know that your work is for SOMETHING.

Instead of rushing through the day to get to the good stuff, what if you could change your perspective and make every activity the good stuff?

Life happens. Massive projects are due. Kids get sick. Your partner has to travel. Your schedule shifts unexpectedly. Sometimes you have to take on a bigger load than usual. But if you can incorporate the activities for yourself to ensure you keep your pitcher full and glass filling, you are setting yourself, and those around you, up for success.