Don't listen to that inner voice

I always hear about how we should all listen to that inner voice. I hear it in yoga, I read it in books, I'm told through conversation. Now, if that inner voice is a negative, energy sucking monster who makes you feel horrible, then don't listen. That voice is your ego, it's speaking from fear. So please, do yourself this favour and don't listen to that inner voice. Listen to your feelings, how you feel with each moment. Always go with how you feel. Notice how you feel right NOW. Check in with how you feel when you go to work, when you interact with your friends, when you spend time with your partner, when you attend family gatherings, when you see your child(ren)/pet(s) after a long day. Check in to the signals your body gives you. I do experience that negative inner voice. I feel that it tries to manipulate some of my relationships, but I choose to not take it personal. Instead I think of how I feel being in the relationships. When that inner voice is trying to convince you of something it is saying, always check in with how you feel.

Do the things that make you feel soul good. Hang with the people that make you feel soul good. Do the work that brings that soul good fullfillment into your days. This is loving YOU, this is taking care of YOU, this is being SELFISH, this is BUILDING yourself up, this is finding your STRENGTHS, this is living with INTENTION, and this is living as a WHOLE.

Peace Peace Peace

Living as half or whole?

Are you living as a half or as a whole?
Living as a half is rushing through your day. Living as a whole is embracing your whole being in each moment. Whole living is conscious eating. Reflect on what you have put into your body thus far. From affirmations to food, it all counts. Go get yourself a herbal tea or a huge glass of water. ENJOY. Continue reading...

If you didn't start your day as a whole, rushed to shove food in your mouth or none at all, don't continue down that slope. Let's change your direction. Right now, take a second to prepare yourself a wholesome snack, maybe some fruit with nuts, or a Larabar. Don't take a second, you are worth more then that, take 5, take 10 :) Pardone moi.  And if you've been shovelling soso food in your mouth all day long, picture this. You wake up and Tummy needs about 30 minutes to realize she's hungry (I recommend waiting at least 30minutes) Waiting allows the hard working men in your bowels to maybe get rid of any more waste from yesterday. So before piling anymore food on the hardworking men in there, give them a chance to clear out. Then the men will want to start their days work, so there you go adding in your first very important well balanced breakfast. Tummy feels so good, and doesn't punish you with bloating or gas because you have fed her well :) Tummy thanks you kindly for taking the time for her this morning.

The first thoughts you think when you wake will determine your day, the first meal you have will determine your day...always start your day living as a whole. Take the time to yawn, to take a few deep breaths, to stretch your arms over your head, to notice what Tummy needs. Live as a whole. You are worth it. Love YOU.

Success

"Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it" I read this quote in a great book called Find your strongest life by Marcus Buckingham. Check it out.

Do you...
Like yourself...why?
I like myself because I am a loving person. I am a loving person to myself and I show this through the foods I eat, the healthy active lifestyle I lead, and the positive affirmations I say to myself in the mirror every day. I share what I know with others and I enjoy making people feel good. I love to encourage people to be the best they can be. I often think of how I am going to be an amazing mom because of all that I know and all the love I have to give.

Like what you do...why?
I like what I do. I look at my days with my clients as moments to express myself creatively through my hairdressing craft or even conversation. I know that to myself I am an inspiring person and I would love to be the one who sits in my chair time after time hearing all that I have to share. Not only do I love this creativity that bursts out of me regularily, but my yoga teaching as well. I teach from the heart. I teach what I know and add my own little inspirational moments throughout the class. I know that during my classes, my students learn how to get into the poses with what their body allows them to do that day. They spend a full class focusing on themselves, their breath, their body, their spirit. They feel soul good when they leave. This makes me happy.


Like how you do it...
I love how I cut, colour, and style hair. I love how I communicate with my clients/friends. I love how I make them feel comfortable with me and themselves. I love how I teach yoga and through what I express people can relate without having to share and having that option to openly share with me after class. I love this. I love expressing myself and I love when people listen to me. I do have valuable things to say because I pay such close attention to the things I experieince and I take all the learnings to then share with everyone.

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I do believe that I have alot to offer as a person. I am a great daughter. I am a great sister. I am a great girlfriend. I am a great friend. I am a great hairstylist. I am a great teacher. I am great and I know it.

Love YOU  :)

I believe this is SUCCESS.

Love YOU

Love YOU the way you are.
Love YOU first.
Love YOU now.
Loving the self and making ourseleves a priority in our own lives is HUGE. I can remember a time when I was so consumed with pleasing everyone I loved. And what I failed to realized was that I didn't love myself enough to add myself to that group. Find ways to spend time with yourself, whether it may be while you're driving, listening to a beautiful peice of music, taking a yoga class, focusing on your breath. Give yourself this time. You are worth it. There isn't anyone that is more important in your life than you. This may be hard to believe as a parent, but when you do love yourself, which in turn means taking time for youself, you are able to fill yourself up so you can overflow with love and then share with others. You are your truest self when you have clarity, breathe with ease, and can smile from your heart. Why not target this feeling every day.

Love YOU :)

All we really need is love

Love is the essence of everything, if we just allow it. If we just surrender to what is, love is beneath the surface of all. We all want to be loved and we all want to love. The act of service is the act of love. The acts of sharing, giving, and receiving are the acts of love. Love is the root of all happiness, just as the root of all evil is fear. Love YOU, love one another, love the universe. Love is all around you, why not choose to absorb and be influenced by the love. It's all around you, you don't have to go far.

Know that you are one with the universe, one with nature, one with self, one with your enemies, one with me. Feel grateful. All is well in your world and you know it. The true love in you knows it.

How do you separate following your heart from following your mind?

At times I question everything in my life. From my job to my relationships, to my self. I feel as though my mind always needs something to feed off of. You may call this drama. The mind never wants a dull moment and many artists/authors have different names for this voice in the head. I've heard names like the ego, mind chatter, chatter monkey, mitote, sabatour etc. This chatter can consume my days and when I say days I mean from the moment I wake up to the moment I lay back down. When I find that inner peace and allow my true self to shine, it overpowers my ego. So, how do we remain in that true self state? Be around the people that make you feel soul good, learn how to hear selectively, absorb only what will assist you to your destination. The sabatour lives from fear and the heart lives from love. If we could all learn to live from love and follow the heart, our precious NOW moments will always be full of life. There won't ever be a dull moment; won't ever be a time when you're mind over powers your heart. Imagine that, exactly that. And this is what you'll get :)

You are derserving of all the good that life has to offer. There is more then enough for everyone. Allow your mind to be silent; meditate on the breath and just be.

Do you love YOU??

Loving yourself is no selfish act. Why is it that when we care for ourselves we feel guilty or allow others opinions interfere with us doing things for ourselves. We choose how others can make us feel and what other people think of us is none of our business anyways. It's their shit, not ours. Why do we link a negativity to the word selfish. Being selfish is an amazing thing. When you are selfish, you take care of yourself first. And when you take care of yourself first, all else around you flows beautifully because you are taken care of. No more feeling like your gas tank is empty...refuel yourself every moment of everyday, especially on those days when you need it the most. Choose to have the strength to lift your own spirits. Affirm, i am the author of my life and I choose to feel soul good right here and right now. There is no one in this world who can fuel you, unless you allow them to. When you allow others to fuel you, make sure it makes you feel soul good. Stop getting fuel from a negative source because your soul tank will quickly deplete and feel empty.

In other words, know your sources of where you're getting your fuel from and why not have the strength to fuel yourself up. Lets stop relying on others, having high expectations of others to give us what we're missing, we already have everything we need in this moment. Just recognize it, it's all there. Broaden your awareness my friend, you are complete :)

Love you for you.