WHAT FEEDS YOUR SOUL?
WHAT FEEDS YOUR SOUL…
I love this question! It is just filled with so much love, passion, and good ENERGY! And sometimes we just need to talk about all the GOOD things. Because after last week, I am ready for some good STUFF. Blame it on the Full Moon...sleep-deprived nights one after another...nightmares...I was all out of sorts, and it wasn’t even that time of the month. I was tired, sad, angry, and in one hell of a funk. I could not get out of my own damn way. I could not push “Negative Nancy” out of the room. The bitch just hung around and it was not pretty. It was a dark place to be, but I had my moment, I had my temper tantrum, and then I picked my ass up and I moved forward and did what I had to do to feed my soul back to my happy place.
Before we dive into this post, I want to explain an “adult temper tantrum” - YES adults can have temper tantrums and leave it to Kate Counts to talk about this last week in her class. I love Kate and I can really connect with her both physically and emotionally, so when she opened up about “her week” and how she got out of her funk, I knew when I stepped on the mat last Thursday it was time to have that tantrum and let that SHIT GO! My “adult temper tantrum” involved burpees, mountain climbers, sweating all over myself and the wall that I was staring at while doing jumping jacks, cursing a few times in between plank jacks. It also involved me sitting in my own sweat….my feelings...breathing through it and letting myself know it was going to be okay. I walked out feeling stronger, happier, and ready to go….so HELL YEAH for saying goodbye to that and moving on to the GOOD STUFF...
FOOD - OBVIOUSLY! How could I not share about how food feeds my soul?!?! Food fuels my workouts. Food fuels my brain. And GOOD FOOD just makes me happy! Sometimes it is the healthy version and sometimes it is the food that my body just wants and is sort of “healthyish”. Because who can honestly say no to homemade meals and Mexican dishes piled high with all the good stuff?!?!? NO ONE!
Homemade Puttanesca and crispy Italian bread with lots of Tobin James wine at my friend’s place in Myrtle Beach. This was obviously my first helping…that bucatini pasta is so so so GOOD!
Seven Sundays Wild & Free Blueberry Chia Buckwheat Gluten-Free Muesli with Mango and Unsweetened Almond Milk…LOVE!
Charred octopus, vinegared potatoes, parsley, and aji amarillo from Restaurant Doro!
Post-Yoga BOWL of diced mango, almond milk, and Seven Days Wild & Free Museli Mix. LOVE this stuff!
WRITING - Now that I have more time to work in this space in 2020, my passion for writing has made a comeback. Writing is something that I cannot force. It has to happen naturally for me. I have to be in the right headspace. I have to have the TIME to truly let my voice, my knowledge, and my passion for it to come together, and it has! I have fallen back in love with this space. I love creating, inspiring, and talking about the things that truly FEED MY SOUL…
SWEAT SESSIONS - Another OBVIOUSLY! The older I get the more I appreciate what my body is able to do day in and day out and sweating just makes me a better person inside and out. It is why every morning I DO IT, so that I can start the day with the right attitude, mindset, and feel good about myself inside and out. And for the rest of the month, I am trying to switch things up, do more running, and maybe even sign up for another half marathon…It has been WAY TOO LONG!
COFFEE DATES - Meeting up with friends and drinking good coffee and discussing all THINGS, has made such a change in my overall being these days. As I said, I was such a hermit last year, but making sure to make time for friends 2-3 times a week for a quick date, has been feeding my soul. I am making REAL connections, REAL friendships, and having conversations that are not only improving my business, but my overall self. That’s GOOD stuff!
And obviously I will save the best for last…
SHANNON - I promise that one of these days I will get around to telling the story of US, but as you know life, work, and well that is a big one that will involve all the words and all the emotions. So for now, you are just going to have to deal with the bits and pieces that I throw at you.
And that little crumble is just a reminder to myself to how he feeds my soul, especially when I personally have those “adult temper tantrums”. He is patient…He lets me ride it out…He tries his hardest to make me laugh…He goes above and beyond to do those daily chores. It means so much to me, when he takes care of me, when I am having that moment. He is a gentle, beautiful, and caring human that I am beyond blessed to have by my side through the good times and the sticky not so pretty times. LOVE YOU!
What feeds YOUR SOUL?!?!?
