Lifespotting!

Close your eyes, picture the beauty your soul calls out for.  

One’s destination is never a place but rather a new way of looking at things. Henry Miller

What do you want to be, do and have in your life?

The best road will be the one that you make for yourself. 

And remember…every success leaves behind a trail of failures,

Every failure leads to success, 

No matter how you’re feeling in the moment, remember that you deserve the good things as much as anyone and keep pushing towards it. 

The importance of listening to your body

Do you stop and listen when your body is telling you to rest or to not do something? Or are you among the millions who push away the signs and say one more task, one more errand, one more (insert your own ‘must do’, ‘should do’ here).

The phrases ‘must do and should do’ need to be struck from your vocabulary, by the way. All they do is inspire a sense of frustration and fear.

Listening to your body is a great way to get clarity in all the things you do - it’s your inner guidance system, your antenna. It empowers you to say no to that which makes you unhappy or gives you that gut deep knowingness that ‘this is the right thing’. 

My strongest memory of this ‘antenna’ speaking to me was when I was still working in the corporate world. I was in a job that made me deeply unhappy. Every morning I would wake up experiencing nausea and headaches. I’d push myself to go to work anyway - on the days I came home ‘sick’ my symptoms cleared up within 10 minutes of leaving the office. My body was telling me to find something else, something that would make me happy.

I now listen very carefully to everything my body says. It helps me feel stronger in my decision making and that I’m on the right path. 

A great way to start practicing listening to your body is to visualize your favorite color - notice how that makes you feel. Happy, smiling, joy etc

Now think of a color that you don’t like at all - again, notice the feelings that arise. A sense of dismay, a shudder, a grimace etc

While the above practice is simplistic in nature, it’s a good start to recognizing how your body reacts to things. You can move on and apply the same idea using people or situations.

It’s a simple way to start learning when to say yes or no to things.

The depth of our belief in what we want has to be so strong that there is no choice but for it to appear.

There are countless times in life when I have to walk away, step outside, take a deep breath, remind myself of who I am and who I want to be. 

I don’t take a single moment for granted. I hold onto every kind word, touch, caress, kiss, every person who raises me up. I take deep pleasure in memorizing the feel of failures so I can feel the same depth of success.

There is no compromising myself, because if I do than who and what else will I have?

Always remember your magic.

Give yourself a break…know that there is way more to you than just a number.

Make a list of all the things that are fabulous about yourself daily. 

Walk tall, shoulders back, chin up - a person’s stance does everything to instill confidence.

Smile from deep inside. A genuine smile will get a lot of smiles back. 

Avoid social comparison. The only comparison should be to where you were before and how far you’ve come today. 

Practice gratitude. Appreciating what is brings more of what you want. 

Appreciate the small things today for they lead to bigger better things tomorrow. 

Be bold, show your beauty - from the inside out. 

Never get tired of doing little things for others. Sometimes, those little things occupy the biggest part of their hearts.

Everyday we have to create our own light or live in darkness. Any gesture small or big from another can bring a bit of light. 

Unapologetically you…confident!

Find a place inside where there’s joy, and the joy will burn out the pain. Joseph Campbell