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"Meditation more than anything in my life was the biggest ingredient of whatever success I've had.” ~ Ray Dalio

Oprah, Bill Ford, Ariana Huffington, Tony Robbins and so many other high level achievers do this, they meditate.

Why?

Because spending time in meditation creates experiences where you can be responsive rather that reactive.

As this quote suggest, mediation creates wise choices which lead to freedom. This practice creates a better you, free from reacting poorly because that’s the way you’ve always behaved.

Mindfulness creates time and space to choose your reactions in the precise way that will ultimately make you feel good about your own behavior.

May 2019.
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A month of transition and big growth .. at least for me, that’s my intention. This month I am committing to break free of my comfort zone - spiritually and emotionally. It begins with rest, Real, guilt free, REST ... and reflection too.
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I’ve built my life and my career on staying “busy”. A jam-packed schedule, 6 am clients, running on-line groups, and pushing my body to the limit with various forms of exercise; multiple positions and jobs juggled at the same time my entire working life. Which only inflates my idea of self-importance and excuses me from truly taking care of the only person I’m stuck with for life ... ME.
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Knowing in my heart I am truly my best self when I am serving others, also realizing that I can’t pour into someone else’s cup when my own cup is severely slacking, low to empty!
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The beginning of this year was super hard. I had No Energy - I mean zero! At the beginning of April, when these photos were taken, I was finally diagnosed with Epstein-Barr. My immune system was on the floor and my viral load through the roof. My amazing doctor has me on a protocol and I’m feeling 1000 times better today. But it’s my responsibility to stay healthy. So this month, I’m filling my cup first.
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May begins with a 20 day/20 minute meditation practice. May ends with my 39th birthday, a day that marks the first day of the last year of the most intense and climactic decade of my life.
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With no expectation of what this rest period will look like, just a commitment to be kind to myself, I hope to practice patience and break some of the thought patterns I've spent the last 38 years making.
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I welcome May with an open heart and open arms and hopefully a new bikini or two.
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May you find a moment of sun shining on you today, where ever you are.
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@ Fort Lauderdale, Florida

One time in yoga class ... In a position that felt impossible to hold, my favorite awe inspiring yoga teacher said “It is my job to make you uncomfortable”.

My first thought --> Witch! This hurts!!! After a few breaths and being still, it still hurt but I remembered this equation ... Time Under Tension x's Resistance =‘s Strength.

Basically the longer we stick with the uncomfortable feelings rising up the better we are able to handle stress.

The beauty behind the discomfort is that it builds your resilience and not just on your yoga mat. Practicing allows you the opportunity to grow into a better version, A STRONGER version, of YOU off the mat everywhere you find yourself.

Friday reminder: Forward momentum ... Be Hungry! 😋

Where the head goes, the body follows. Perception precedes action. Right action follows the right perspective. ~Ryan Holiday

“You can sit here if you want.” ~Jenni from Forrest Gump

TRIBE - a group of beings bonded together.

I have an affinity for my tribe. We are a group of women bonded together by geographic location and sheer honest to God luck.

What a blessing it is to watch and be around women doing big things in the way of women’s health like
. to sit and discuss wellness, corporate and community responsibilities with forward thinking ladies like .scamardo

Today my tribe is spread from coast to coast but we make it a point to meet up and bring each other up yearly.

When women lift and nudge we become an unstoppable force. No ceiling, glass or otherwise, will hold us down.

Cheers to smashing roofs and raising up young girls that know no ceiling. 🙌

A queen will always turn pain into power ... but what carries us through and allows us to overcome is the support we receive from our friends, family and the champion hearts of other queens in our life.

Embrace change. Look at it; Give it Focus. After acknowledgment, give it release.
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Do not fear uncertainty. Know this, without a doubt, when things seems up in the air it’s an opportunity for them to land exactly where they belong.

Last night, as I was sleeping
I dreamt—marvelous error!—
that I had a beehive
here inside my heart.
And the golden bees
were making white combs
and sweet honey
from my old failures. ~Antonio Machado
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dropping wisdom