Why Are You Holding Yourself Back?

Breathe & Settle Down

 

Imagine what it’s like to be your dream self. Everything you put yourself through, everything you tell yourself to achieve this perfect ideal is now a reality. Now think of what this feels like. Are you free? Are you happy? Are you able to move and be at ease with yourself, holding hands with your soul as you live the life you’ve always envisioned? Now, imagine your soul pulling away from you after the years of solitude and isolation from your heart. Try and picture what you might look like without the light of love in your eyes, the blush of inspiration on your cheeks, the stain of inspiration in your mind. It would be sad and bleak and lonely, wouldn’t it? So why do we do it?

I want to envision a world where people allow themselves to fluctuate, change, evolve, grow – in size, in heart, in freedom – and consolidate their lives with equal encouragement. I want to giggle with glee and jump up and down; a moment where I am unaware of the pounds lingering here and there. I want to inspire others to fall in love with the food they put into their bodies instead of allowing just another part of their lives to be filled with deception and cruelty. What we do matters. It’s time we wake up. We are here to live and thrive – we have this one body, this one vessel on this earth at this time – we get to choose how happy we are in this moment. Let me repeat that one more time. We get to choose how happy we are in this moment. Is it always easy, peasy, lemon squeazy? Heck no. It is complicated and convoluted and intense and emotional and overwhelming and exhausting, but it is real and true and authentic to who we are and how much we truly deserve. Because we deserve the moon and beyond, little lights. It’s all ours for the taking.

 

I want to envision a world where people allow themselves to fluctuate, change, evolve, grow – in size, in heart, in freedom – and consolidate their lives with equal encouragement.

 

I don’t want to wake up tomorrow, ten years from now, fifty years from now, and have never truly lived because I was waiting for an unrealistic, inauthentic, unfortunate ideal that held me back. I want honesty, hope, determination, fun, laughter, love, great clothes, an awesome butt, best friends that keep it real, and the best life that I can live right now. Not tomorrow, not in the future, but right now in this very second.

I want to grab flowers and shove them towards my nose, twirl in laughter beneath rain clouds, scream my fears and my anxieties into the ocean breeze, and laugh with my soul sisters and brothers by my side. I want puppy snuggles, sleeping in, breakfast in bed, mind-altering kisses that make me blush to my toes, and I want it now, because why not? Who said I couldn’t? Me? What was I thinking?

Well I’m certainly thinking now. I want it all. I want it all for you and I want it all for me. And then I want a little more. And the only thing holding me back is myself. So let the dreaming begin, because anything you dream you can be in this world. And if you’re not sure how to dream that big, or you’re unsure how to make those dreams a reality, reach out. It’s not so scary when there is a hand reaching down inviting you to shake your hiney to Beyoncé and sing at the top of your lungs for awesomeness. I promise.

 

Love, laughter & as many winks as you need. Xx.

+ what would you like to see yourself embrace & truly imagine?

Want to feel like a million bucks with high energy, self-love, and freedom from fad-diets? Let’s work together.

Another Countdown || 2.23.15

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|| Is Life Just a Countdown? ||

Monday already? Thank goodness it's two weeks until Spring Break or I would be ready to disappear beneath my covers. After last weeks too-cold-to-feel-my-fingers weather and this weeks muddy-puddles-everywhere, I just want to sink my toes into the sand and run after my puppies. Mom visiting this past weekend, was just what the doctor ordered and the next 11 days will go by in a blur.

But will it always just be a countdown to the next event? Try and stay present -- I'll be writing my two cents on this soon. Have a great week!

How was your weekend? Anything exciting happen? What are you looking forward to this week?

||GRATITUDE||

I am grateful for champagne sparkling cider and dancing until the sun comes up.

I am grateful for puppies that have nothing but love to give from their hearts.

I am grateful for the professor who didn't schedule an exam for next week.

I am grateful for friends that support and encourage.

I am grateful for music that makes me want to dance while brushing my teeth.

I am grateful for opportunity, hope, creativity, and dreams.

What are you grateful for?

xx

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Want to feel like a million bucks with high energy, self-love, and freedom from fad-diets? Let’s work together.

Wish It Were Friday || 2.2.15

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||Just Another Manic Monday||

What a Monday. Stay grateful always, trust your instincts, and remember what makes you feel awesome. Being true to all of that ensures that you're on your A-game.

Don't even get me started on the Superbowl.

Hellllooooooo February. The month of Fifty Shades of Grey, celebrating my singlehood, dreaming of summer, and drinking too many cups of coffee to be legal count.

How was your weekend? Anything exciting happen? What are you looking forward to this week?


||GRATITUDE||

I am grateful for Saturdays that lasted a lifetime full of goodness.

I am grateful for Justin's Peanut Butter Cups on Monday afternoons.

I am grateful for long talks with my momma and staring into the eyes of my Dellie.

I am grateful for figuring out what works and following my gut when it doesn't feel right.

I am grateful for being the age that I am and starting my own business.

I am grateful for cute messages and flirty texts and hope.

I am grateful for love. Even if it's just for myself.


What are you grateful for?

xx

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