It’s my 38th birthday! I am celebrating by sharing 38 random life lessons and pieces of advice I’ve gathered along my journey. I really strive to always be learning, through books, podcasts, and especially life experiences. I think of life as seasons, and we should be growing through things that happen to or for us. Yes, I believe that even though something may be hard at the moment, it can be for us. Here’s a list of 38 random life lessons I’ve gathered together for you in no particular order. I hope one of them resonates with you. “Take chances, …
In honor of Global Running Day on June 1, 2022, I am inspired to share with all of you 10 Reasons Why I Run. I have only been running for 3 years now, but I have learned a lot of lessons. I’ve had some setbacks, but I am always motivated to push forward, and that has helped me stick with my running goals. Why I Love Running “Running is my therapy. It gives me release. Mental, physical, and emotional release. Some of my fondest runs are when I was blaring music and crying my eyes out, all while trying to …
A Gratitude Practice. Don’t roll your eyes at me. Gratitude works, and it takes less than 10 minutes a day. Starting your day in a positive mindset, thinking of small moments to be grateful for. My question for you, is why aren’t you practicing gratitude? “If you aren’t grateful for what you already have, what makes you think you would be happy with more.” Roy T. Bennett How I Started With Gratitude Rachel Hollis. She is the reason and the teacher I had for gratitude. I did not learn this practice until I was 35 years old. I didn’t grow …
Good self care is all about building habits and systems that work for you. For me, self care isn’t spa days and face masks at home. What works for me, is creating time for myself to work on goals that I care about, and setting myself up to succeed in my day-to-day routines. Here’s a list of what I think are important factors to take care of yourself and also make headway on some goals. Scroll to the bottom to see what this looks like in my daily life. When I loved myself enough, I began leaving whatever wasn’t healthy. …
“Goals are good for setting a direction, but systems are best for making progress.” James Clear My First Monthly Goal My first 30 day goal was to drink half my body weight in water daily and start drinking a Fab 4 Smoothie for breakfast because I snacked so much when I went to work. Drinking all my water was not a real challenge for me, I already brought a water cup to work, but I needed to make sure I was drinking more. Switching my breakfast routine, did take some refining. I heard about the Fab 4 Smoothie from Kelly …
“Goals are a means to an end, not the ultimate purpose of our lives. They are simply a tool to concentrate our focus and move us in a direction. The only reason we really pursue goals is to cause ourselves to expand and grow.”- Tony Robbins https://www.azquotes.com/quote/564493?ref=long-term-goals 2022 is going to be a big accomplishment of long-term goals year for me. Three long-term goals will come to fruition. -I am going to run a marathon. -I will pay off my student loan. -I will write a cookbook. It will not be published, but written. These are big, …
“Don’t be afraid of your fears. They’re not there to scare you. They’re there to let you know that something is worth it.” ― C. JoyBell C. https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/bravery What Does It Mean To Be Brave? The definition of Brave is: ready to face and endure danger or pain. Ready to face and endure danger or pain. Think on that for a second. Think of a time you consider yourself brave. Did you endure danger or pain? Being brave has a lot of different meaning depending on situations, and the person that is defining it. Bravery could look like being an all-star …
“Be the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the next time.” – Oprah Winfrey “Embrace the Suck.” I first heard this term from Rachel Hollis a little over a year ago. What exactly does that mean? Basically, as she explained it, it means how long are you willing to suck at the thing you want to pursue in order to get better at it. Do you want to start a blog like me? It’s going to take time. It’s going to suck. A podcast? It’s going to suck to learn how to …
