#redefinemonday

Inspired by the message at church yesterday, here's what I understand about life's challenges; they shape you but they don't define you. The first step to overcoming is making sure you know who you are apart from what you have been or are going through. You must be able to see yourself beyond your circumstances so you don't miss the purpose of the experience beyond the moment. Your challenges don't come to stop you, they come the strengthen you. #RedefineMonday

How do you care for you? What thoughts, behaviors and relationships do you consciously and intentionally nurture in an effort to show yourself some love? How does your body respond to your self-care routine? Do you feel rested, rejuvenated, energized and excited? How are you showing up in the world? Is it an accurate reflection of who you say you are? Examine yourself. Encourage yourself. Edifying yourself. _____ my clients always tell me their favorite part of our sessions is the end when I stretch them out on the massage table and show their sore and fatigued muscles some much needed and often overlooked TLC. Call or email me today for your 50-minute stretch + release session designed to relieve stress, reduce stiffness and soreness and improve your body's ability to function daily. Show yourself some love. #RedefineMonday

what energy are you bringing to today? yesterday's regrets? tomorrow's uncertainties? how are your thoughts, feelings and actions aligning with the experiences you want to create? if they're not, how can you shift them so that they do? remember, you are the co-creator of this life. your energy determines how you show up and show out. #RedefineMonday

clarity is both your map of the bigger picture and the compass for your smallest next move. take a moment to be still and seek clarity concerning your gifts and how you're called to operate in them on today especially. #RedefineMonday

Whether it's lifting your head when it's hung low, lifting your butt off the couch or lifting the weight off the rack, that first lift is often the hardest - especially when the journey ahead seems further than you have the energy, capacity and resources to see it through. But trust that, at each new level, the tools you need - which are already within you - will be reveled along the way. Being committed to your process also means being obedient to the time it will take to move through it. Be patient. Be willing. Be diligent. Be great. #RedefineMonday

so much has happened in the last 2 weeks. a lot has changed for me and I was/am enjoying being caught up in the goodness of it all. but as I'm settling down after the holidays, getting back into the groove of day-to-day life, I'm focused on the lesson. I can't let all this life unfold and refuse to see the bigger picture. _____ what I'm clear about in this season is how powerful I am. my life has done a complete flip based on just 3 decisions. but those decisions were rooted in authenticity; being true to who I am, expecting to receive what I want & shifting my my energy, intentions and actions to align and make room for all of it to manifest. _____ I am not unique in this. we ALL have this power. it works for me because I work it. and I intend to keep working it all 2017 and beyond! this is me extending the invitation for you to do the same. get quiet. get still. get real. be clear. be honest. be willing. set your intentions and then do your work in anticipation of everything you asked for becoming your reality. this is how you co-create your life. #RedefineMonday (at EAT.SLEEP.SWEAT.)

sometimes affirmation looks like reconciliation. honoring yourself in spite of faulty decisions + less-than-ideal behavior. choosing to remember that you're not all bad + being willing to do the work to show up as your best self as often as possible. be gentle with you. #RedefineMonday (at EAT.SLEEP.SWEAT.)