tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13819022936546204942024-03-18T22:53:49.091-05:00Life Through Ros(i)e Colored Glasses
A blog about a girl trying to better herself and the world. :)Rosi(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03398809244000423587noreply@blogger.comBlogger393125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381902293654620494.post-12983896486793121242022-10-22T00:19:00.000-05:002022-10-22T00:19:39.841-05:00Chapter 1: Waking Up<p><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">(Writer's Note: This is the first chapter of my first book. I am terrified for it to be out in the world, published for the public eye. Maybe because I don't want people to think it's silly or not very well written. But the fact of the matter is, there WILL BE people who don't like my writing. It comes with the territory. And that's OK. If you are one of those people who don't like it, cool, cool- can you please take it easy on me? It's my first book. </span></i><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">However, I welcome any sort of constructive criticism, from the lovers or the haters. Please feel free to message, or comment below. And please remember to be kind, always.)</span></i></p><p><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Chapter 1: Waking Up</span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-df6a2fdc-7fff-5e91-dd36-d77ad2e91f26"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the year 2009 I started to wake up in life. I was in my mid-20's, unhappy, unhealthy and overweight…..Depressing beginning to a story, I know, but stick with me here. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I was living in a shitty apartment just adjacent to a pretty rough neighborhood in Indianapolis, Indiana. I had recently graduated college with a degree in Television Production and I was in denial that one day I would actually use that diploma in some way. But the harsh reality of it was that I had been only a "slightly above average" student at Indiana University. I kinda just blended into the large student body, especially the “Telecomm '' school, which had a reputation of being "a breeze," academically, considering you only had to maintain a C average to stay eligible for the school. I averaged better than a C, but I wasn't a student that stuck out. In college I had little, to no, motivation. I had just enough to stay on the Dean's List and graduate, but not to make a name for myself. It had always been easy for me to get an 'A' on the test, and I would even speak up and out with personal insight in front of a 300-person class, but when it came to the students with the innovative ideas, the leaders, the students that the professors could remember their names.... I was typically not one of them. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Frankly, u</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">p until that moment in 2009, in my tiny southside apartment, I had unconsciously coasted my way through life. I did what I needed to do to be slightly above average, but I didn't </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">really </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">care about anything. Once I graduated college, I had nothing left to work for. I certainly did not have the motivation to put effort into finding a job that my soul was resisting, because essentially it wasn't meant for me. So, I started bartending. I was scraping by with money and sanity.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I did, however, have a couple of good things going for me. I had been dating a guy, Lucas, for about six years. We had a pretty stable relationship, we'd already been through the ringer, the ups and downs, an extended breakup as well as cohabiting for more than 5 of those years. We were pretty solid…. but Lucas was just as restless as I was. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Together we were the rescue parents of our little fur angel, P-nut. At the time, he was 9-years-old. Our 1/2 miniature pinscher, 1/2 daschund, child, and he was a whoppin’ 15 pounds of badassness. He was bossy, and dominant, and always the leader of the pack. But he was also the sweetest pup I had ever known. We truly loved the little guy and would practically do anything for his spoiled ass. He had given us the ringer in life, as well (5 bailouts from the dog pound, G- but that's another story). He was our best friend and there was nothing in the world that could convince us that he was not a part of our family. Dude was my soul mate. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One night we were all three sitting in that shitty apartment; I was reading "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span> </span><span> </span>I know, I know. If you have read the book, you might be rolling your eyes right now. So cliche, amiright? It seems "Into the Wild" is the book that always inspires a novice traveler in their beginning. But seriously, back in 2009 I was reading the book and it was so enlightening to me. It changed my life! How could he, Chris McCandless, just give everything up in life? How did he </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">live</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">?! Survive? </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the book, the main character, McCandless, graduates from a prestigious college with all the potential in the world. His parents gift him a stack of money for his accomplishment, and even offer to buy him a car. In the story, McCandless had everything being handed to him, the epitome of privilege, and yet he was still in the same existential funk that I was in a decade later. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span> However, </span>McCandless was smarter than I was, and a bit more motivated and aware. He had </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">real </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">goals. His goals were to not be tied down by society's idea of what he “should be doing.” So, he drove his car as far as he could get it, parked it in the middle of the desert, set fire to the cash he was gifted and walked away on foot, never to live a normal life again. He walked and hitchhiked all the way to Alaska.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span> </span>I wanted that.</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span> </span>When I came to that realization, I immediately started to "wake up." I started to see myself for what I truly was: unhappy, chunky (still cute), and stuck. And ain’t nobody out there gonna change that for me, except me. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">So, I dreamily thought: </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We could do this! We could travel on a shoestring budget. We could live in a tent. We could travel the country and find work along the way. We could say 'fuck you' to what society thinks we should be doing!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Back in the 90's, when McCadless was hoofin' it across the country, </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I had my own childhood dreams of traveling Europe for a year. I never knew how I would pull it off because traveling for a year was an almost impossible dream to a little wild and barefoot country girl. But here I was thinking about it again, decades later. I was lusting after traveling far and wide, even for just a few months. I didn't need to run away from society like McCandless had, but I </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">did</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> revert back to that dream I had as a child. </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Travel for a year.</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> It was playing in my mind, on repeat.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As I looked up from the book and around at the eggshell walls of our apartment, seemingly closing in on me, I blurted it out:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"We should save up money and travel the country for a year!"</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I was certain that Lucas would laugh at the idea.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"Ok," he said..... or something equally as casual.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">That was it. That was all I needed. My head was spinning. We dove deep into a night long, weeklong, yearlong, frantic and inspired conversation about how we were going to make this all work. The thing is, we wanted to get out of there more than we were afraid to give it a try and fail. So, I started saving money. <i>We were going to travel even if it took us 5 years to do it.</i> I was on a mission, with complete tunnel vision.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">From that day forth, I was obsessed. I was always planning and saving. In the beginning, I was still just a small inside joke between Lucas and me. We would talk about it when nobody was around, and we would daydream about the places we would go and the things that we would see. But to be honest, it wasn't something that Lucas believed would actually happen, and it wasn't something I believed would happen for a very long time. We couldn't even take ourselves seriously because we had a completely different mindset then. A mind set in lack. We were always struggling to pay bills, always unhappy with our jobs, always eating unhealthy foods. It was a vicious cycle that we were stuck in. So the mere <i>thought </i>of planning an extended holiday was enough of an energy shift in our awareness, to actually start manifesting these crazy daydreams. We didn’t know it was happening at first, but eventually we hit a turning point when we both knew with 100% certainty that we were going to do this, somehow, some way. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The year a</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">fter graduating college, I struggled to find a job pertinent to my degree and I was plugging away unhappily waitressing and bartending. </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">When I was still trucking it through college, working the waitressing job was no big deal- I was using it to support myself through school. However, when college was all said and done and I had that shiny degree in my hands, the waitressing job was just not good enough. I needed more.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span> </span>I thought I wanted a job in the television industry, since that was what my degree told me I should be doing. When we were still “joking” about traveling the country, I was still pursuing a career in the field. I determined that if I were to get a job using my degree, that it was a sign from the Universe to stop the planning. I was practically begging God and the Universe to throw something at me to cancel our daydreams of traveling, not because I didn't want to travel, but because the last 5 years I had worked extremely hard for something that I was struggling to convince myself I wanted. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span> </span>I was actually turned down for an on-air position that I wanted with all of my being. </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It was my first audition, and my last. It was a city-wide competition, and heavily marketed in the area. The winner of the competition would be the new "Face of Indy" on their local news channel. The new "Face" would get to do all the cool stuff like on-site reporting of the fun activities, concerts and conventions; the epitome of the culture in Indianapolis.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span> </span>I walked in with the attitude of knowing that I had it in the bag. In fact, the next morning, I was already being bombarded by friends texting and sharing a newspaper article photo of me standing in front of the crowd, after our auditions were done. Front page. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span> </span>And then my head inflated </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">even bigger</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> when they actually aired a portion of my interview, on the TV commercial, advertising for the competition. Of course, that made my hopes shoot sky high- <i>I actually had a chance!</i> I watched my commercial all week, yelling at anyone in earshot to watch it with me. I was also patiently waiting on a phone call that I never received. The girl that got the position over me has actually made quite a name for herself in televison, and truly deserved the spot more than I did. She is gorgeous and charismatic and has a drive to be where she is. Mad props to her. But I didn’t see all of this, at the time. I was devastated.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After being turned down for the position, I realized that the "daydreams" of traveling that I had been conjuring up for the past six months, were definitely worthy of pursuing. </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What the fuck did I have to lose?</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I was a wreck after being turned down. So, I chalked the botched audition up as being a sign from the Universe that we were meant to take this trip- if I had actually gotten the position, we would have not been able to travel to the extent in which I was hoping. After that dramatic turn in events, I realized that maybe I was chasing something that I really didn't want in the first place. This was the absolute first notion in my young life that maybe what I had pursued in college wasn't my "life's purpose." Maybe my life's purpose was to be happy. At this point, I realized I was on a mission to do just that, and maybe.... just maybe, traveling would help me figure things out.</span></p></span>Rosi(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03398809244000423587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381902293654620494.post-9756762668286872492022-10-17T11:41:00.004-05:002022-10-18T13:26:28.044-05:00My Writing is Cringe<p><span style="font-size: x-large;"> So, I wrote a book. Some of you might know this.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijN9WF7RKoPAzkFVVCqOLz4ASSXf1vmOeHJpQR1OqaK__MuneBiUjDwTWL46xynJ_pnAyxu0KwlCjHmPYaM27M11q7Z6jZNY9xeNIJD_p7gZK1SJAbMEIUaxbJRy7zXhXvlLPepGiGgclsc4ufV6rCoFG2r_3ntbNWVkpjTrFvnHCzc1pGIbR_68Xa/s2048/Hand%20Typing.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijN9WF7RKoPAzkFVVCqOLz4ASSXf1vmOeHJpQR1OqaK__MuneBiUjDwTWL46xynJ_pnAyxu0KwlCjHmPYaM27M11q7Z6jZNY9xeNIJD_p7gZK1SJAbMEIUaxbJRy7zXhXvlLPepGiGgclsc4ufV6rCoFG2r_3ntbNWVkpjTrFvnHCzc1pGIbR_68Xa/w400-h266/Hand%20Typing.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I don't even know where to begin to get it published. I spent the past year working on a proposal, to basically get nowhere. The proposal was actually causing me anxiety and so much resistance. I already wrote the book, why was the proposal so much more difficult to write?</p><p>Because a proposal is about selling the work. </p><p>And see the thing is: I don't know if my work is actually good. </p><p>So, I gotta get it out there somehow.</p><p>That's the point of this post. This is the pre-emptive post to one of the most important posts on my blog, to date. </p><p>My first chapter.</p><p>A lot of the rest of my work is cringe. I say that proudly, because it just means I've grown from that space in time....</p><p>Even my first chapter might be cringe, but I gotta get it out there.</p><p>I am hoping this first step will be just the momentum I need to start getting my work seen.</p><p>I don't know how. I don't know when. I just know that I will.</p><p>I am meant to do this. I am meant to write books. I already have! But, I'm meant to do it for a living. I feel it in my bones. I felt it in my bones as a child. </p><p>Come back for the next post- I just gotta gain some confidence real quick, but I'mma put it out there.</p><p>My first chapter. This week.</p><p>Please read with a kind heart and an open mind. Love y'all. </p><p>Peace. </p><p><br /></p>Rosi(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03398809244000423587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381902293654620494.post-8691544312529652772022-08-09T14:10:00.001-05:002022-08-09T14:29:08.635-05:00Can You Call Yourself a Writer?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHInce2sqqfk9Zo0xm6oau412vZ4zQTtVVMg9ptIoiDuZ31wfzjUJBahNcJpWl8k9feYpVS6LX4DvQyoUJ0ebiaDhMTlF8phFdGp8XgkLnYq0oaOoUP4W2eRnmYsfH35Hx7HKm8-zdwoaIJxKFma2ejGR-9HzZVRyRTtx0aaftXZEbdWjAyH_SkfR7/s2048/IMG_7313-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHInce2sqqfk9Zo0xm6oau412vZ4zQTtVVMg9ptIoiDuZ31wfzjUJBahNcJpWl8k9feYpVS6LX4DvQyoUJ0ebiaDhMTlF8phFdGp8XgkLnYq0oaOoUP4W2eRnmYsfH35Hx7HKm8-zdwoaIJxKFma2ejGR-9HzZVRyRTtx0aaftXZEbdWjAyH_SkfR7/w400-h266/IMG_7313-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: large;">I came to the realization the other day: I can't really call myself a writer if I don't ever write.</span> </p><p>Writers, write.</p><p>Yes, I've written a book. Yes, I've written a blog for many years. And yes, I am currently writing copy for my business..... but, I am not even "acting" like a writer, because I don't really write, anymore. </p><p>Good, bad, ugly, throw-aways, and masterpieces. Never read, or bestselling. Writers, write.</p><p>I used to love to write. I still do. But I started a business, I'm also working 4 days a week in a chaotic and nonstop environment, I'm teaching a Yoga class, and I'm still trying to sleep, meditate, eat, workout, read, spend time with Lucas, and reach giant goals... Needless to say writing has been put on the back burner. </p><p>Some of you might have noticed that I up'n stopped cold turkey with this blog and with the past "Life Project," at the end of last year. That's pretty out of character for me. I just got busy. That's my only excuse. I started prioritizing my business and forgetting about writing all-together. But writing is something that brings me joy and release. <i>I can't just forget about it. </i></p><p>So, regardless of my blog views or whether my book publishes, no one can take writing away from me. Only <i>I </i>can take writing away from me. </p><p>Maybe I'll get back into the blog again. Maybe I won't. It seems like the way our world is turning, written word is a thing of the past; only for the romantics.... or old people. </p><p>Well.... I'm a romantic.</p><p>So today, I sat down and wrote something. Tomorrow, I hope to do the same. Because, writers, write. </p>Rosi(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03398809244000423587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381902293654620494.post-76356205290691984392021-11-14T22:11:00.059-06:002022-01-26T10:03:01.478-06:00My Business Backstory and Start-Up<p><span style="font-size: x-large;">My Business Backstory and Start-Up</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0VhkkCsD4WYO5kCrdNkn2Dc_iZzQCLS6gFIsc_mQ_YG4sdcwCGhcYBYme8Y10C6I_etxHUANctUNFeLJnu08swEBtcOZUx4TxcHwaA6vWS-G2lOLEI_0JaL0g1MYgTvy_qx_EmtZmwOj1dJTzPjB3gHVo6l7VadhUjC-xCLgilU7OAsRzdw3mKk_R=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0VhkkCsD4WYO5kCrdNkn2Dc_iZzQCLS6gFIsc_mQ_YG4sdcwCGhcYBYme8Y10C6I_etxHUANctUNFeLJnu08swEBtcOZUx4TxcHwaA6vWS-G2lOLEI_0JaL0g1MYgTvy_qx_EmtZmwOj1dJTzPjB3gHVo6l7VadhUjC-xCLgilU7OAsRzdw3mKk_R=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><br /></div><br /></div><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Thanks for coming back! </span>I know the whole “MLM world” gets a bad rep on social media, but here’s the cool thing: this isn’t multi-level-marketing. This is direct sales. This is affiliate marketing. </p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: large;">Yuge difference. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">(Read my </span><a href="https://rosizipp.blogspot.com/2021/11/enagic-magic.html" style="font-size: 17px;">last post</a><span style="font-size: 17px;"> for better reference.)</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Anyway, I’m not really here to talk about that.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Right now, I wanna talk about the health benefits of the water that this machine provides. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: large;"><i>After all, the water is the reason I bought a machine!</i></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><i>(Not the business, that came later.)</i></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Rewind to spring of 2019. I was going to these super-hot Yoga classes at a local studio near Seattle, Washington. I was taking the most intense physical practices I had ever experienced in my 20 years of practice. On top of that, the classes were an hour and a half long and hitting temperatures well over 100 degrees! I was getting my butt whooped!</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">I quickly noticed that people in the studio community were filling their water tumblers and Nalgenes up with what looked like a water filtration system. I didn’t question, I just lined up for some water when my jug went empty, which was at least once a day, while at the studio. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">One particular day I left my jug at home. So, before class, I inquired with the owner of the studio if I could buy a bottle of water. What seemed very snoot-ily at the time, he replied “I don’t sell bottled water, that’s why I bought this machine. I rent bottles that you are welcome to fill up.” I thought he was being pretentious at the time, but I rented a bottle from him and continued to drink his precious water.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">In the meantime, in those three months, I lost a bunch of weight. I know, I know. I was taking these intense Yoga classes, but that wasn’t new to me. I had definitely dabbled in Hot Yoga before, but I never experienced </span><span class="s3" style="font-style: italic;">that</span><span class="s2"> type of body sculpting and weight loss as I did when I was attending this studio and drinking this water. Another key component to this weight loss mystery? I completely quit running during this time, too. That cut out about 6+ hours of normal exercise for me, per week.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Also, at the time, my skin was glowing. Just look at it!</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDTMaQ9VKocGrSVyzrhhrhdfBIhsY398bXgTgknpMByV1igMnh9FkiM6tNkwHcUI_4mQzqJRSk7QTicfmhcSOMk9wsswhyprPO-pg2kVe8NHZ3k2SdYMHnjItlf3VXykF2Uil9RqNgwhE/s960/Tulip+Love.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDTMaQ9VKocGrSVyzrhhrhdfBIhsY398bXgTgknpMByV1igMnh9FkiM6tNkwHcUI_4mQzqJRSk7QTicfmhcSOMk9wsswhyprPO-pg2kVe8NHZ3k2SdYMHnjItlf3VXykF2Uil9RqNgwhE/w480-h640/Tulip+Love.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">I was 35 at the time and have never had Botox; no fillers, no retinal, no expensive creams or serums, no special facial routine, whatsoever. Just the hydrogen rich water, coconut and essential oils and pure joy.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Eventually we had to leave the Pacific Northwest. Almost immediately I came across a group on Instagram selling those <i>exact</i> “water filtration systems” that ‘ol Scott the studio owner was so (understandably) proud of.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Also, at this point, I was experiencing life without the water, again....</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><i><b>That’s</b></i> when everything became clear. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">(Clarity! Sweet, sweet clarity.)</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span>I couldn't tell what the water was doing for me until I wasn't drinking it anymore. </p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">So, what did I notice? I noticed for the first time in months that I was sore! My muscles were shocked with the gentlest of yoga practices. Which was weird considering I had just taken 3 months of the most intense practices of my life, and I had never been sore! I always felt like a million bucks after those classes and throughout the next day! </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Also, water just didn’t appeal to me anymore. Sure, I’d force it, but I couldn’t drink as much as I was. I noticed that my skin started taking a reverse turn from the 3 months of pure glow that I thought was due to the joy I seem to find in life, but turns out....it was the detox and the water.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">And, lastly, I started feeling dehydrated again. Which was quite interesting to me, considering I felt total hydrated when I was sweating buckets at these hell-fire Yoga classes.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">So, I started researching the water. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Shortly after that..... I was sold.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Until I looked at the price tag of the water ionizer.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">My first thoughts: Are you effin’ kidding me?!</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">So, I let it go. I let the thought of buying the machine go with the wind. I just deduced myself to buying the water from health food stores, yoga studios or other distributors local to my area, as often as I could. But I kept watching the community of sellers on Instagram because aside from craving the water, something about the business was calling to my spirit.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;">I had always felt like my life calling was to help people get healthy and to help the planet stay healthy, as well. Here was a business doing both. </p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;">What was calling to my spirit, kept calling until I made it happen.</p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">After a while, and after learning about the business, I decided <i>I</i> was worth the money. See the thing is: the water ionizer machine comes with a distributor number and no strings attached (Seriously, I’ll tell you about all a the “strings” in the next post or two, but here’s a hint: there aren’t any deal-breaking strings.) </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This machine is an asset.</span><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: 17px;">That means it has the possibility of bringing in revenue. </span></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: large;"><i>This machine was not only a huge piece in my health pursuits, but it was also an opportunity. </i></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">And because there were no deal-breakers (I researched for TWO years, you guys), I decided to start saving my money. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">It wasn’t easy, but it was totally worth it. As you probably know, I finally made the purchase. And after two years of research, waiting, saving, chatting, driving my coach crazy, I am an affiliate marketer, as well. I own my own business and I building a future I will retire from. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Most of you are probably thinking that I’m crazy for imagining I can sell such an expensive machine. Here’s the thing: I’m not really trying to sell to you. No offense. </span>If you want to buy from me, fantastic! But, truly the efforts to sell this amazing product are aimed at strangers online. Obviously, I would never deny anyone the knowledge, information and background of this incredible water! But my efforts lie in people already interested in this water, or the business that comes along with it. There are <i>plenty</i> of people who are. I’m really just here on my blog and personal social media profiles to open your eyes to the health possibilities when you just take a look at the water you are drinking. </p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><i><b>Also, I can’t keep this to myself!</b></i></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">This water has helped preserve, maintain and completely change the health and livelihood of so many people. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">And it is now my mission to help do the same. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Love you all.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Peace, Love and 9.5</span></p>Rosi(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03398809244000423587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381902293654620494.post-15777858296961026012021-11-04T23:15:00.052-05:002022-01-25T16:40:10.722-06:009.5 Magic<p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-weight: bold;">OK, dang. I'm behind a month. Oh well.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">I broke my laptop and have been using my iPad and bluetooth keyboard to suffice for the laptop until I stop being lazy and search/buy one. (I literally have the money for a nice laptop, 'n everything. I saved some of that cash I made over the summer to get a good one. Not the best, but a little above the “middle of the road.” Any suggestions?) Anywho, that keyboard is now dead (it was a cheap-o) and I refuse to tap out an entire blog post on a touch screen. That's why I skipped October's #LifeProject theme. (I'm at my beloved library, typing this on a real computer, now.)</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">I'mma get to that blog post and #LifeProject theme, now, tho.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">For the past 2 years, I have been researching, studying, mulling over and being inspired to take my health to a new level and starting an official business to go with it. I’ve known from the very beginning (back in March of 2019, when I was first introduced) that I’d be doing this, but I have needed the perfect timing, and the funds to do it and, finally....I’m here.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">I just had to build up the confidence to tell you guys what it is. So, here goes:</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">I am an affiliate marketer for a health and wellness company that sells water ionizing machines. The company has been around for longer than I have, they have multiple prestigious awards, along with warranties that are bar none. Go ahead and make your initial judgements about MLM's being a scam or whatever inherent bias you have, but I am humbly asking that you continue to read my blog and watch my social media to learn more about the products and their incredible benefits! </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Y’all know I’m not sold easy by “healthy gimmicks.” I don’t do shakes or vitamins. I don't do fad diets, or any kind of diet, for that matter. I don’t do powder juices, powdered proteins, powdered pre-workout or powdered greens. I avoid taking meds as much as possible. I literally keep the things going into and on my body as whole, organic and toxin free as possible. (Read <a href="https://rosizipp.blogspot.com/2021/06/8-ways-to-change-your-life.html">here</a> for some of my most important tips.) And that is EXACTLY why I was lead to this company.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">The company that I promote offers certified, medical grade, top of the line, industry standard, and award winning, water ionizing machines. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"> </p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Water.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWKy7-HS95KLqxp6HcgQehWzPAaE8QFrvHcjyxtWjNrKpqFYdv00iPMUauoj6Z6HzN4g6zmhAdP_NqdmJs3XUnQsMYCFQgnWh-PsO4MBeXRCIycd4wP0VSbCoZFVcFAtqMJ2M6MW4aIzU/s2048/IMG_20211008_103039591.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWKy7-HS95KLqxp6HcgQehWzPAaE8QFrvHcjyxtWjNrKpqFYdv00iPMUauoj6Z6HzN4g6zmhAdP_NqdmJs3XUnQsMYCFQgnWh-PsO4MBeXRCIycd4wP0VSbCoZFVcFAtqMJ2M6MW4aIzU/w480-h640/IMG_20211008_103039591.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Nothing added to that water. No minerals, no flavors, nada. No pills to take. No medicines. Just the purest water on the market.</p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">I am marketing and selling water ionizing machines which provide the best possible water you can find, buy, or consume. In Japan, one of the healthiest nations on the planet, these machines are medical grade, meaning: Japanese doctors use these machines in their hospitals. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">These water ionizers produce 5 different levels of pH directly from the tap! These different levels of pH provide close to 70 uses in the home, aside from just human consumption and hydration. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;">.....but for that? The human hydration thing? </p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;">The 9.5 pH water is the magic!</p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">If you are like me, or like most Americans at the moment, you have no idea what a water ionizer is. When I was first introduced to electrolyzed reduced water, I knew nothing about it. I was drinking the water from a local yoga studio and knew nothing about what I was actually consuming. Oh, but the studio knew! A</span>s time went on, I started realizing the gold mine that I had stumbled into. Electrically Reduced Water is <i>living water</i>! I believe it is the absolute healthiest water you can consume and there are SO many studies, data and PubMed articles (written and peer reviewed by Doctors) that’ll back it up! </p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Also, it personally makes me feel incredible!</p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">My goal this month is to introduce you guys to those possible benefits. But, most importantly, I hope this blog post gets you thinking about the importance of the water you are consuming every day. Simple as that.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: 17px;">So, that leads me to my #LifeProject theme for November: </span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">WATER</span><span style="font-size: 17px;">. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: large;">Water is my theme.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDheYlY16RAsEBNtE8bzaUb8YYBZ4UheRL_X2FhxZ7-mc-Xd9gF3LPkw0zPmrYg1byyFzThpFRe3YC-BARog19-gI_kWO_4qzIfia16yYEKAmvhveUB077zvx7pHExu9EVJZKH9g_urvs/s4160/IMG_20210426_123326401.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDheYlY16RAsEBNtE8bzaUb8YYBZ4UheRL_X2FhxZ7-mc-Xd9gF3LPkw0zPmrYg1byyFzThpFRe3YC-BARog19-gI_kWO_4qzIfia16yYEKAmvhveUB077zvx7pHExu9EVJZKH9g_urvs/w640-h480/IMG_20210426_123326401.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span class="s2" style="font-size: large;"><br /> </span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">This month is all about my new health obsession. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">So, for the next few posts I will be highlighting some of the most important aspects to this living water system. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Maybe you’re not interested, but you should be..... Ya know why?</i></b></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Our bodies are made up of approximately 72% water. That’s a lot! Water should be one of your top priorities when it comes to focusing on physical health! Yet, have you ever even considered the quality of the water you are consuming? </span>(It could literally be the missing puzzle piece to your health pursuits.) If you haven’t thought about it yet, today is that day; it is past time to not only start thinking about the quality of our water, but also how to reduce our plastic footprint on this planet. </p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;">We only get two permanent homes in this life: our bodies and this earth. Let’s take care of both of them, yea?</p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s2">Honestly, I was shocked when that point was first presented to me- you know the whole “our body is 72% water thing...” </span><span class="s3" style="font-style: italic;">Why had I never considered my water?!?!?! Of all the things....</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: large;">I have spent the past 15-20 years studying and researching health and wellness</span><span style="font-size: 17px;">, </span></span><span class="s3" style="font-size: 17px; font-style: italic;"><b>yet I had never even considered my water. </b></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: large;">I converted most of my food and personal care products to vegan, toxic free, and organic</span><span style="font-size: 17px;">, </span></span><span class="s3" style="font-size: 17px; font-style: italic;"><b>yet I had never considered the quality of my water.</b></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: large;">I reduced all chemicals and toxins from every corner and facet of my life,</span><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></span><span class="s3" style="font-size: 17px; font-style: italic;"><b>yet I had never considered the cleanliness of my water.</b></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s3" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have spent my entire life caring for our planet (thank you L. Zipp), living a minimalistic life,</span> <span style="font-size: large;">and cutting out single-use plastics from a every corner of my life,</span><b style="font-size: 17px;"> <i>yet I still wasn’t considering the plastic jugs I was refilling every week!</i></b></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">WHY?<br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Aren’t you asking yourself the same questions, right now?</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"> </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Bottom line, our bodies are primarily water, so the water we take into these precious vessels of ours, should be the cleanest, most pure, most healing, most alkaline, most oxygenated, most antioxidant, the most incredible water you can consume.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><i><b>And I’m telling you, I’ve found that water! </b></i>It comes from my kitchen faucet and then filters through this life-changing ionizing machine.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">(I am not being dramatic, these machines change lives, but you’ll have to come back for more about that.) </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">No more excuses for crappy water....</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Y’all, tap and bottled water are a thing of the past!</span></i></b></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><b><i></i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQT9FHizqH8cGOJLsEH4jT3ir4Zn7Mc053LRcM0yPBUZUT-rtu2y4LfEUM7zdFaruLcFjrI5OW7JewP7NmfNC2irxenxH_C6jg-mL_X7rXY-S3AibPfngm0Dbsg2mM8Nm06cUewZibfXY/s900/IMG_20210909_200620_762.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQT9FHizqH8cGOJLsEH4jT3ir4Zn7Mc053LRcM0yPBUZUT-rtu2y4LfEUM7zdFaruLcFjrI5OW7JewP7NmfNC2irxenxH_C6jg-mL_X7rXY-S3AibPfngm0Dbsg2mM8Nm06cUewZibfXY/w512-h640/IMG_20210909_200620_762.webp" width="512" /></a></i></b></div><b><i><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></b><p></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Anyway, I’ll be writing about the following topics over the course of the next few weeks and for the “Water” theme for my #LifeProject. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: large;">-Health Benefits of Electrolyzed Reduced water (And there are SOoo many!)</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: large;">-Other Benefits (These machines are being used in hundreds of hospitals right now!)</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: large;">-The Science (Show me the proof.)</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: large;">-Sustainability (Save the planet, y’all, most of you have kids.)</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: large;">-The Business (Not an MLM, but I'll hook you up if ya want one.)</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: large;">-&, “The Catch” (The catch is that there is no real catch.)</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Of course, aside from writing about my new obsession, I have other goals that will need to be accomplished:</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;">-Drink the water</p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">I hope this got ya thinking a bit and I hope you come back to find out why I’m raving about this water and this machine! Comment or DM if you have any burning questions!</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: x-large;">Love and Peace!</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;">PS. I want to mention that I “bought into the company” just by purchasing my machine. I literally have no investment in the business, whatsoever. I won’t try to sell you, I promise. No “Hey girl” messages (nobody does that anymore). No bombardment of messages or info if you show the slightest of interest. If you already think I am being too salesy, that’s probably because I am super excited about this water. It literally makes me vibrant! </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If you are interested in the health and other benefits of this water, keep reading and watching and come back for future blog posts. I was sold on the machine and water, first and foremost. And a year later (or more), I slowly be</span><span style="font-size: large;">came interested in the business model. (Looking at you MLM’ers- this could be a game changer for you.) </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Love y’all whether you’re into it, or not.</span></p>Rosi(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03398809244000423587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381902293654620494.post-37867875028187613152021-10-04T22:18:00.004-05:002021-10-04T22:57:59.624-05:00September Wrap: Travel & Adventure, Wild Woman Sh*t<p> <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-weight: bold;">September ended...</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px;"><span class="s1" style="font-weight: bold;">Who gon’ wake up Green Day?</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Heheh....</p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">For me though, the end of September means the end of the “Travel/Adventure” theme for the ‘ol #LifeProject. </p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_25K4g4qyqUHrBn6om29mHOthZ6W5yAr8uEs29QWCfH6bS0fJjY1G-2K0fXJqm4uMMbT4PObiBFZHWYQROoOwNUw_VZrmWPRbcImSAwRY5XRtyTkoehsf3J-aBJ8aVWWxxopuOE66pg/s900/IMG_20210909_200620_762.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_25K4g4qyqUHrBn6om29mHOthZ6W5yAr8uEs29QWCfH6bS0fJjY1G-2K0fXJqm4uMMbT4PObiBFZHWYQROoOwNUw_VZrmWPRbcImSAwRY5XRtyTkoehsf3J-aBJ8aVWWxxopuOE66pg/w512-h640/IMG_20210909_200620_762.webp" width="512" /></a></div><br /><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: x-large;">What. A. Month!</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">I had so much fun in September! I kicked ass, too. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">My #LifeProject theme was fire.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Yes, my life in general, facilitated an easy month, considering we were already traveling to get from Florida back to our families in southern Indiana. But, we certainly took full advantage of that travel time and spread it out as long as possible. <i>It took us 10 days to get from the panhandle of Florida to southern Indiana</i>. You can read about those adventures..... <a href="https://rosizipp.blogspot.com/2021/09/northbound-n-down.html">here</a> and <a href="https://rosizipp.blogspot.com/2021/09/red-river-gorgeous.html">here</a>! </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Anyway, I didn’t just have travel as a goal for the month, I had quite a list of things that were travel, adventure, wild-woman related. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Here’s the official list (side note: I physically wrote this list out- with pen and paper- and checked off items as I accomplished them. I will also share how many check-marks I received for each item, throughout the month):</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Forest/Trail run- 5</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Hike- 7</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Travel- 10</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Adventure </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Take camera photos- 4</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Spend time in nature- 12</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Meditate outside every day that it is not raining- 10</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Carpe Diem</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Walk barefoot- 5</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Swim in the ocean one last time- 1</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Swim in a lake as often as possible- 3</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Read outside- 6</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Eat outside- 2</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Yoga outside- 12</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Look for UFOs- 3</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Play in the rain- 2</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Howl at the moon- 4</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Charge my crystals- 1</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Rollerblade- 2</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Smile</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Laugh</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Spend time with family and friends- 4</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Go to public Yoga classes (this is part of my YTT curriculum)- 2</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7E6qGW8EvQCBlrrDg_qfDdXou8Xv7ms6HzMyL5lobFL6U1S0euc_TXvN_MA0W4GIfmosku7tYcom0sJwD5z7wSJBSB3_yZsffwEYfI3jV3HOLjTYiigGJto1W0Dv35bNnIKkR4BBPTE/s4160/IMG_20210909_151700588.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7E6qGW8EvQCBlrrDg_qfDdXou8Xv7ms6HzMyL5lobFL6U1S0euc_TXvN_MA0W4GIfmosku7tYcom0sJwD5z7wSJBSB3_yZsffwEYfI3jV3HOLjTYiigGJto1W0Dv35bNnIKkR4BBPTE/w480-h640/IMG_20210909_151700588.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">I actually accomplished everything I wanted from that list- basically everything! That’s pretty incredible. If you’ve ever read a monthly re-cap of mine, you probably realize that doing about 50% of my list is a “good” month for me. Each month, I make these fantastical lists of things to do, goals to accomplish, habits to tend to, but I never have huge expectations of myself to get it all done. It is more of a guideline for how the month should go. If I can get half of it done, boom. I did good.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, to actually check off an entire list? I be ballin’ this month. <span class="s2"></span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s2">Again, it was an easy month. Travel and Adventure live </span><span class="s3" style="font-style: italic;">deep</span><span class="s2"> in my bones.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">I’d also like to mention that this theme will carry heavy into October. Lucas and I are not done traveling or spending time with family, camping, hiking, UFO watching- all the things will continue into this coming month. That was the “original plan,” when I was mapping out the remainder of my #LifeProject themes for the year. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">We’re continuing our travels north to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, in hopes of spectacular fall views. People always be bragging about New England in the fall (I’ve never been during the big change, so I can’t say comparatively,....) but Indiana this time of year is pretty incredible! I am assuming, Illinois, Michigan and Ohio will be the same. We’ll find out, either way. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Oh, and also.... to add to the adventure:</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i>We’re van-lifin’ it again!</i></b></span><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0nvzVWdqz93HB_pu2serc9lPP0j96zgVrJ1LHeHU7bLhLpuhORcpPeW3TE8EBFrJwJmIkUvO7ySGIfLPTmUAWGoy_YJIGpsXK1nOMTLIReLf1AAiOVHU2vYC8abbyf3hCR5Ic8hCwJ8/s2048/IMG_0385.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0nvzVWdqz93HB_pu2serc9lPP0j96zgVrJ1LHeHU7bLhLpuhORcpPeW3TE8EBFrJwJmIkUvO7ySGIfLPTmUAWGoy_YJIGpsXK1nOMTLIReLf1AAiOVHU2vYC8abbyf3hCR5Ic8hCwJ8/w640-h426/IMG_0385.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 17px;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: 17px;">After our 10 day journey north from Florida, we’re realizing that driving the truck and the camper for a “short vacation” is a lot more expensive than the trusty ‘ol Stan the mini van Jr.... Obviously. But we realized just <i><b>howww</b></i> much more expensive it is. We were also considered taking the van to an upcoming music festival instead of the camper, due to the cost of parking passes and again, gas to get there for a short 4-5 day stay.... </span></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: 17px;">So, <i>VAN LIFE IT IS! I AM ACTUALLY SO FREAKIN’ EXCITED!</i></span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">More on that later. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">My next post will cover October’s #LifeProject theme. Check back soon.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Love ya for reading. Peace. </span></p>Rosi(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03398809244000423587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381902293654620494.post-54760909558074265502021-09-23T00:09:00.001-05:002021-09-26T10:48:57.863-05:00Red River Gorgeous<p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: x-large;">Continuing on with our travels north....</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px;">The next day we took a</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px;">long, beautiful country cruise through the foothills of Kentucky; we took the scenic route. Long windy roads lead us to our (my) second ‘road trip Bucket List’ item: the Red River Gorge.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: x-large;">The Red River GORGEOUS!</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdEwzgVCMkKIy_7ibcmYvaD24xrDgn4VnA8NQiMw-ozDM7Rca7MHR6uOAfP1p_D_uEqMtixkpq03Mr2tcu0cnv8jppkwCkTlKpUhL9DM7YwX-QDMN1GCJwT_YsRPy92O-wGdTx5o3QM4/s4160/IMG_20210915_191123945_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdEwzgVCMkKIy_7ibcmYvaD24xrDgn4VnA8NQiMw-ozDM7Rca7MHR6uOAfP1p_D_uEqMtixkpq03Mr2tcu0cnv8jppkwCkTlKpUhL9DM7YwX-QDMN1GCJwT_YsRPy92O-wGdTx5o3QM4/w480-h640/IMG_20210915_191123945_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;">Just wow. Lucas and I both grew up in southern Indiana, just north of Louisville. The fact that we had this beauty in a neighboring state and we’d never been, was inexplicable! <span class="s1"></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">We pulled onto an obscure forest road that offered backcountry camping and plenty of parking. We bought a 3-day pass for each of our vehicles at the local gas station, it cost us a whoppin’ $10. Not free, but pretty dang close- plus the fee helps fund Forest Service which I am happy t’do. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">Our first day/night in the forest, we hiked the trails surrounding our “campsite.” By campsite, I mean, the parking lot in which we were set up. I always check the “rules” at the park postings to make sure that we’re not breaking any forest laws by having a camper parked there and/or running a generator from time to time (obviously within reason, because I, of all people, would never want to disturb someone’s peaceful hike or camp in the forest.) </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">Seemingly, we were good. No rules about campers or RV’s, but my intuition felt weird about how we were parked. There were signs along the road stating to park in “Designated Parking Areas Only.” I assumed that meant, no parking along the road, parking was provided in the parking lots (areas) only. There were 7 backcountry camping parking lots and not a single other car the first two nights. We assumed it was no biggie that we were taking up a couple extra spots- it was/is exactly how we park in every lot we stop in- Walk-Mart, Planet Fitness, for food, Libraries, etc. It is usually <i>the only option we have to park.</i></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">We quickly put the parking situation out of our minds because about a quarter mile hike back into the forest, on a nearby camp trail, the dense trees opened up into a fantastic view and I dubbed it my meditation location for the remainder of our stay. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNvlW8JDrmxIE5OJpGCPYYFSpnzhEtKdXEWK_BSJfzPrYYIYGTbobY1oKjZ0vkNTtVR2Pe-CHbeRvR0tGVgjq5lLJocDlXnDFK2iC2WOVZCHWEvHHmufDGabXP6YiRCHtpfi91OeEM8A8/s1280/IMG_20210917_083114_704.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNvlW8JDrmxIE5OJpGCPYYFSpnzhEtKdXEWK_BSJfzPrYYIYGTbobY1oKjZ0vkNTtVR2Pe-CHbeRvR0tGVgjq5lLJocDlXnDFK2iC2WOVZCHWEvHHmufDGabXP6YiRCHtpfi91OeEM8A8/w360-h640/IMG_20210917_083114_704.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span class="s1"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">Yoga, Meditate, Trail Run. Sunset, food, bed.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">The next morning, it started raining and didn’t let up until late afternoon. Plans were disrupted. So we loaded up the van and headed into town. We washed a load of laundry and then drove through the Nada Tunnel which was quite a squeeze even for our relatively small minivan. We also filled up our 6 gallon water container from a natural spring coming directly from the mountain (A local chic lead us to the exact spot with precise directions. Thanks random gas station gal!). After that, we went to a souvenir shop and spent $12 on a piece fudge, a “chess bar” (a local treat- I LOVE trying local foods and this was a pure sugary delight!), and I also got a cute coin purse because I had been needing- I had actually spoken it into the Universe just the day before.We also supported the local Mexican diner, by gorging ourselves with loads of delicious Hispanic cuisine.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><br /><span class="s1"></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">After dinner, we headed back to the forest and immediately went for a hike because the rain had finally let up. We were losing daylight, but wanted to get some sort of hike in! We all three had cabin fever from being inside all day. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEME8-0ahrHMV3hlZb0gsW7FxZzj4QC3EEx-eJV-Dn6QtTcztLg_X4sL3-gJOv1CbqBP80IQsWvHEW29GXeD8Nfuw_oXvpF3hqhXbHTRypOjcmuzQ4RohloYVW4klsaOx1NSbqSYX1AEQ/s4160/IMG_20210915_183657535.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEME8-0ahrHMV3hlZb0gsW7FxZzj4QC3EEx-eJV-Dn6QtTcztLg_X4sL3-gJOv1CbqBP80IQsWvHEW29GXeD8Nfuw_oXvpF3hqhXbHTRypOjcmuzQ4RohloYVW4klsaOx1NSbqSYX1AEQ/w480-h640/IMG_20210915_183657535.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span class="s1"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">We hiked bout 95% of the Double Arch trail, but never actually made it to the site because we ran out of daylight. I honestly don’t know how much of the trail we had left, we just kept pushing it, until it was almost completely dark at the bottom of the ravine. Once we hiked back out to the top again, we got to experience the last few minutes of an absolutely incredible sunset! Of course, it was shrouded by the forest but the sherbert hues were undeniably shining through the trees! </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">The next day, we were on a mission to get some hikes in! We woke up to the sun, and were pumped to hike to Gray’s Arch. However, we were pretty whipped from all the hiking we had done the previous day (we probably did about 7 miles total for the day, plus experiencing an altitude adjustment, considering we had just come from sea level) and got yet another late start. No worries though, we had nowhere to be, and nothing to do. We refuse to be on a schedule. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">Yoga. Meditate on new-found ledge. Get interrupted by other hikers. Make new friends.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">After lunch, we headed out to take P-nut on a short hike, because his 17 year old body can only last 2 miles or less, yet dude refuses to be left out. As we were pulling out of our parking lot, two Forest Service vehicles drove by. I had a weird feeling, but we continued on. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC35PS_TkXct_hgkElnXD56IJtE8tUWlMMwNlI4CelhPZeh3hlfNrQn2GyiyZay4tAVoOH3RIv-Kt1tysl7oDjiCOVH8oE4geaclkoUQVQKhzXWSkHG8nfP1suFjWIUlCmi6Enu5RHEnw/s4160/IMG_20210916_192750177_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC35PS_TkXct_hgkElnXD56IJtE8tUWlMMwNlI4CelhPZeh3hlfNrQn2GyiyZay4tAVoOH3RIv-Kt1tysl7oDjiCOVH8oE4geaclkoUQVQKhzXWSkHG8nfP1suFjWIUlCmi6Enu5RHEnw/w480-h640/IMG_20210916_192750177_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span class="s1"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">We took took P-nut to a short hike at the next site down and returned 20-30 minutes later to find a friendly but stern note taped to our door stating “You can’t park here!” I’m paraphrasing, of course.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">The note said we had until 6 pm to move the camper, and that law enforcement would be making rounds shortly after. That was 3:37. We immediately threw our stuff together. I was pretty salty about the situation. There were probably 6 people totally in the park for the busiest day that we had experienced thus far, and not a single car in our particular parking lot. There were also several parking spots available if someone <i>did</i> intend on hiking in our area. It felt weird that they wouldn’t just let us continue camping, considering we only had one day left on our pass and were hindering nothing by the way we were parked. Our parking pass clearly stated that we were set to head out before the Friday crowd (the next day), we just wanted to go on a hike! But, rules are rules. And honestly, when I say salty, I mean I griped for 10 minutes to Lucas, while we threw all our stuff together. (In my defense, it literally said <i>nothing</i> in all the fine print, park rules, that they post at every campsite parking area. I know, because I actually read them!)</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">Literally, minutes later, a Police officer was pulling in. He was very friendly and even tried to talk us into staying and going on the hike we had planned, just to move the camper once we got back. However, we were already locked ‘n loaded, so we had no problem just heading on down the road. He directed us to a different parking lot where we were able to unload the camper for the last night on our pass.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">After that, we finally hiked to Gray’s Arch. It was a 3-ish mile hike. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1fM3LGtQIXcFTsMByDfPJgoQjTIHMUbwJqpwGRjWSriEvfuDyxWzSL0yZjypvoXaCrg0Ub7JwPOoaCJ401ih1W7tkhZN6Uqom3KLngu_3sTSQK0ipncypmeIxF5wf1NeD1fb0A7cijk/s1280/IMG_20210916_130338_063.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1fM3LGtQIXcFTsMByDfPJgoQjTIHMUbwJqpwGRjWSriEvfuDyxWzSL0yZjypvoXaCrg0Ub7JwPOoaCJ401ih1W7tkhZN6Uqom3KLngu_3sTSQK0ipncypmeIxF5wf1NeD1fb0A7cijk/w360-h640/IMG_20210916_130338_063.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span class="s1"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">Gorgeous hike. Beautiful sites. Comforting smells. Natural sounds. Peaceful energy.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">Breathe in surroundings.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">Breathe out gratitude. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">By the time we got back, the sun was setting and Lucas and I were exhausted.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">Food. Bed. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">Next morning: Yoga. Meditate. Pray. Express gratitude. Head out.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Totally refreshed. Pure bliss. High on life.</p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgs1Y7SYJQnswVc2vhOVHp7pRQ_j196oJ3ItiTuiKmjnjSLrJ4ZZnXsaRNAl-5XZv4luJwAzMrLk5_wwt1oH5mO0t61RDqWN6VArJTpKVCoh6AMnGrobPWhzqkOOM05cu8lLvBX5nNsM/s1280/IMG_20210916_130506_924.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgs1Y7SYJQnswVc2vhOVHp7pRQ_j196oJ3ItiTuiKmjnjSLrJ4ZZnXsaRNAl-5XZv4luJwAzMrLk5_wwt1oH5mO0t61RDqWN6VArJTpKVCoh6AMnGrobPWhzqkOOM05cu8lLvBX5nNsM/w360-h640/IMG_20210916_130506_924.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">And that brings us to present day. We left late afternoon and sat in traffic <i>all day</i>, but eventually made it to southern Indiana! </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">We are going to hang here in Indiana for an undetermined amount of time. But our next travel adventure will continue leading us north to Michigan. Check back soon!</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">Thanks for reading, friends! Love y’all! Peace. </span></p>Rosi(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03398809244000423587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381902293654620494.post-63687508594684419492021-09-20T19:52:00.004-05:002021-09-21T09:03:15.058-05:00Northbound ‘n Down<p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We left Panama City Beach on a Thursday afternoon.... </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: medium;">Our checkout time was 11am, but, as always, we were running behind. Luckily we’ve made some really good friends with the people who own and manage the campground we were staying in. They let us check out whenever we needed or wanted- nobody else would be checking in for a day or two, anyway. Thanks Linda and gang! </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: medium;">After saying our final goodbyes to our camp neighbors, and friends from the neighborhood, we pulled out and north toward our first stop, Ponce de Leon, Florida. This little town is not much to look at from the outside, but if you dig deep into the State Parks and springs in the area, you find a hidden treasure! We chose the Ponce de Leon Springs State Park because we literally drive through the town every time we travel north from Indiana or coming from our trip south, going north. I’ve always wanted to stop, but the timing had never been right. This time, the timing was right. </span></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: medium;">It was a small springs and it was slightly busy for a weekday afternoon, just outside of the typical “tourist season.” I can’t imagine how busy that little cold spring gets when it is peak season!</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: medium;">It was freakin’ cool. I am defiitely out to experience more cold springs in my life! The water was crystal clear in some locations, and some of the bluest of blue green I’d ever seen. It was exhilarating, enthralling, exciting, intoxicating, and blissful! That inner ‘wild child’ version of myself that laughs louder and smiles more broad than any rooted version, started to poke her head out for the first time in over 10 months. Pure joy. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzU4_OMVzFIHf1PMztSwraouDXBr44wSakCjnSO5XPP1fKZWblZ0E6AGs9mDs48iKj-af3DY5LD0XjLTBJdbhVSv-YATka-4Da5PiCZ3gfgaAwKU6PDNDWD106KWMR3i4Nw-4_l9yKr2U/s4160/IMG_20210909_151700588.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzU4_OMVzFIHf1PMztSwraouDXBr44wSakCjnSO5XPP1fKZWblZ0E6AGs9mDs48iKj-af3DY5LD0XjLTBJdbhVSv-YATka-4Da5PiCZ3gfgaAwKU6PDNDWD106KWMR3i4Nw-4_l9yKr2U/w300-h400/IMG_20210909_151700588.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTN7xx7v14eFWhBAFJQsc4wQkVZJDag29DB9AJchSTsC11uPNVH2owuV7fNDErqzCU35ap6xnhROsG_AxGttSWdtERw7dzb_1PXbzUrm02t-rEIeD7aeMKFyUZjisb0d8pU-ZlECNRyTc/s900/IMG_20210909_200620_762.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTN7xx7v14eFWhBAFJQsc4wQkVZJDag29DB9AJchSTsC11uPNVH2owuV7fNDErqzCU35ap6xnhROsG_AxGttSWdtERw7dzb_1PXbzUrm02t-rEIeD7aeMKFyUZjisb0d8pU-ZlECNRyTc/w320-h400/IMG_20210909_200620_762.webp" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;">After a good swim, we headed straight for our new friends’ new home in the country of the Florida panhandle. It was just a few miles down the road. We spent a day and a half updating the camper, cleaning, relaxing and enjoying our friends and their new pride ‘n joy. Thanks Sylo, Renee, and Eli. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: medium;">When we headed out from there, we didn’t make it far, just to Dothan, and then on to Columbus the next day. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: medium;">Yoga, Meditate, Trail run. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: medium;">We actually found some pretty neat local parks along the way that offered just the rest and recreation we were looking for.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: medium;">The following pictures are of Flat Rock State Park, a typical mid-day stop along our route:</span></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaz-7nWevVvTsDb7YGDS02gCzr3DeLy4K-vpK0pH8LYcJJYlyZbbNaHiNBvpHqaaa0LnBxqJJDxp4sKzn0NIHAkWUPZ4YtyJRLlC2YfTbb5bdPcHKMLWdnSmmHZHNn-kq7obObWXN3UE0/s1280/IMG_20210911_163232_703.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaz-7nWevVvTsDb7YGDS02gCzr3DeLy4K-vpK0pH8LYcJJYlyZbbNaHiNBvpHqaaa0LnBxqJJDxp4sKzn0NIHAkWUPZ4YtyJRLlC2YfTbb5bdPcHKMLWdnSmmHZHNn-kq7obObWXN3UE0/w360-h640/IMG_20210911_163232_703.jpg" width="360" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjycQktbmBmAw6pEWvJjBAuEwk935VUzUL-sba8foWSgewzomGqGiZGkvpbKVrXdyex4-IcdR1OIhKfcf-yISSyKPS4F1U_K3JKLm2IwWlgA_OmIM3KV9SOAuQgbMtAAiU_tDVuo6NPP3E/s1280/IMG_20210911_180832_168.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjycQktbmBmAw6pEWvJjBAuEwk935VUzUL-sba8foWSgewzomGqGiZGkvpbKVrXdyex4-IcdR1OIhKfcf-yISSyKPS4F1U_K3JKLm2IwWlgA_OmIM3KV9SOAuQgbMtAAiU_tDVuo6NPP3E/w360-h640/IMG_20210911_180832_168.jpg" width="360" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiunMTLohQP5eAZBk1zf0mhVtKXOUYG9oa553KItdsZBHBU4E8M0SfZXHQ4WE3x9BdvoTlp3p7hi1qWgvhmlXNyWfO7UxTzKXjMhtZlZ6b0yfPrNhBdAHGQWbkTemlNzWGWNiuj-so0r_Y/s1280/IMG_20210911_181018_693.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiunMTLohQP5eAZBk1zf0mhVtKXOUYG9oa553KItdsZBHBU4E8M0SfZXHQ4WE3x9BdvoTlp3p7hi1qWgvhmlXNyWfO7UxTzKXjMhtZlZ6b0yfPrNhBdAHGQWbkTemlNzWGWNiuj-so0r_Y/w360-h640/IMG_20210911_181018_693.jpg" width="360" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Yoga, Mediate, Trail Run.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;">After Flat Rock came Rocky Face, Georgia. There was nothing spectacular about this place. Honestly, this was pretty average. However, what made the experience an excellent one, was the privacy. We were completely alone in the Chattahoochee National Forest. Just the way I like it. Don’t get me wrong, I love to meet people, but something I’ve learned the past decade of traveling is that sometimes I don’t have the energy in me to meet new friends that I’ll just be leaving again. Shit’s exhausting. Lucas loves it because he’s an extrovert, but as an introvert who just came off of a 6 month binge of tourism, I was basking in the silence a solitude!</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: medium;">Anyway, a little further north in Georgia we found a cute little roadside attraction. We’re not huge on tourist-y stuff, but this was free and we’re always down for that. The Rock Gardens of Calhoun, Georgia.</span></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn_CWunkJ7qvDMUI2XD_3gDa0WE3esJRQYVbRMB3iOz14wnwudq5s-Bu6DiTOrw4Eg_H6-0ZVINCMVbaI7L4D4SGXdAI8Spd07wibPiR1v0YePyNWnyFqYR_hu8DB8swbLwC_WKfa9Rlg/s1280/IMG_20210912_143542_140.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn_CWunkJ7qvDMUI2XD_3gDa0WE3esJRQYVbRMB3iOz14wnwudq5s-Bu6DiTOrw4Eg_H6-0ZVINCMVbaI7L4D4SGXdAI8Spd07wibPiR1v0YePyNWnyFqYR_hu8DB8swbLwC_WKfa9Rlg/w360-h640/IMG_20210912_143542_140.jpg" width="360" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5RLgZh3whKaQs0BerpjV9sH80CdEhnqYWvE5x7sfx_7e47mfcYEW9pkbysNY52Top1qAdqjfdB8MPg3F7ZZa632R3P-XPrXr83quJ0YRXe0KxuDArjfy8N5RXtPmKwr4Qm9G7eZTwCKM/s1280/IMG_20210912_143515_015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5RLgZh3whKaQs0BerpjV9sH80CdEhnqYWvE5x7sfx_7e47mfcYEW9pkbysNY52Top1qAdqjfdB8MPg3F7ZZa632R3P-XPrXr83quJ0YRXe0KxuDArjfy8N5RXtPmKwr4Qm9G7eZTwCKM/w360-h640/IMG_20210912_143515_015.jpg" width="360" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTq3B0i8TDkHxzJ1OrV3fLxMd0ePpu7cvwR5exScsjEZPim_ixTly8x69r-pxyfGb_gpPrraoHO5JucFAr7QqmdIEnSbogzdSJmedGTMoktpVxmg6gZStc-PJqudLAfqLJAwPcO_cXvHs/s1280/IMG_20210912_143534_430.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTq3B0i8TDkHxzJ1OrV3fLxMd0ePpu7cvwR5exScsjEZPim_ixTly8x69r-pxyfGb_gpPrraoHO5JucFAr7QqmdIEnSbogzdSJmedGTMoktpVxmg6gZStc-PJqudLAfqLJAwPcO_cXvHs/w360-h640/IMG_20210912_143534_430.jpg" width="360" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYB3Z-qzCjOg41A6JUm0cGVYGxPGbwQ7AW200t3ERTjUXHj2ULPc_AQ7VrMBz85Yh2OBdJyGOxVHGVNuuVWgV08gO4kz6FjoRGdBs8oYPD-YnkR4nXeEQ-hFJRTcpbBhVzjCWsA9N-ggU/s1280/IMG_20210912_143930_094.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYB3Z-qzCjOg41A6JUm0cGVYGxPGbwQ7AW200t3ERTjUXHj2ULPc_AQ7VrMBz85Yh2OBdJyGOxVHGVNuuVWgV08gO4kz6FjoRGdBs8oYPD-YnkR4nXeEQ-hFJRTcpbBhVzjCWsA9N-ggU/w360-h640/IMG_20210912_143930_094.jpg" width="360" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI90sT9hR8KQmp1c_dRNehR77NAfC2k4WNJ9ZtaOwx6U02EawOj54u3qinSUNR73IJrD1rrfLgKHZYn2utUC5f_fuxrqrLD_ttrqYBCK74DoRtZcg8cDcLkb314tbs3_umKoKi0Q1Os-E/s1280/IMG_20210912_144004_013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI90sT9hR8KQmp1c_dRNehR77NAfC2k4WNJ9ZtaOwx6U02EawOj54u3qinSUNR73IJrD1rrfLgKHZYn2utUC5f_fuxrqrLD_ttrqYBCK74DoRtZcg8cDcLkb314tbs3_umKoKi0Q1Os-E/w360-h640/IMG_20210912_144004_013.jpg" width="360" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span class="s2"><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: medium;">This was entirely built by volunteers and let me tell you, the replica of Norte Dame was incredible! It is definitely something I’ll never forget. It was an remarkable piece of art! I highly recommend making a 30 minute stop to check out this quaint little spot, especially if you’re ever in the area. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguqIFX_tpkmNQzawg5g3mbT59oMmQMWCRe4jjXXiWrD3isSOk2XOtM18I_Xr3XRDaAiRwMJ2GE5hU6AUkSSDaLKqFgzF7y4XKvz89SRUkUZAGzwCYogYg0w-wFHvYnaMR_eLkm0vJ-md8/s1280/IMG_20210912_143703_576.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguqIFX_tpkmNQzawg5g3mbT59oMmQMWCRe4jjXXiWrD3isSOk2XOtM18I_Xr3XRDaAiRwMJ2GE5hU6AUkSSDaLKqFgzF7y4XKvz89SRUkUZAGzwCYogYg0w-wFHvYnaMR_eLkm0vJ-md8/w360-h640/IMG_20210912_143703_576.jpg" width="360" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: medium;">That night we had a National Forest campsite location locked ‘n loaded into our GPS, somewhere in northern Georgia. We get a lot of our free camping locations from a website: freecampsites.net. One out of three sites turn out to be absolutely incredible! However, two out of three sites are duds and send us on a run-around for nothin’. </span></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: medium;">Personal experience, folks. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: medium;">So this particular site, we pull onto a gravel road in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains, and I knew right away that things felt....off. We saw a dude walking down the road. It was not unheard of to be the only souls in one of those campsite areas, so to see someone walking down a gravel road that far out into the country, was slightly off-putting. Then we started seeing the trash....</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: medium;">It was the most trashed campsite we had ever seen. It was the most trashed LOCATION (besides a dump) that I had ever seen. It <i>looked</i> like a dump. All of the trash bins were overflowing and spilling out onto the road with trash bags and rubbish strewn from those that had been torn open. And the first few campsites were <i>covered</i> in trash. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: medium;">I was driving the van, so I volunteered to continue climbing the mountain to see if the condition of the campsites got any better and if it were even possible to get the camper up the hill and into a spot. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: medium;">I made it 3 spots higher on the mountain before I was turning around. It got worse. <i>So much worse.</i> The people came crawling out of their campsites to see who was driving up “their mountain.” These were not friendly stares. I was out of place and it was obvious to me and every person at every site. More trash covering the ground. I had enough.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: medium;">We parked the camper at the bottom of the hill/mountain and in the only spot that wasn’t completely filled with trash. Lucas had enough time to let a jack down before we were deciding that no, no. We would actually not be staying at that campsite for the evening. The longer we hung around (like a total of 10 minutes) the clearer it became that particular National Forest campground was a homeless and drug encampment. Forest Service had long since turned a blind eye to what was happening on that forest road. We drove away sad- or at least, I did. I couldn’t believe they would allow a forest and lake to become that polluted. </span></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: medium;">Also, I was sad that we were headed for a dang Wal-Mart to sleep. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: medium;">The next day we drove through Tennessee. We made it a day trip and stopped just inside the Kentucky border for the night. Another Wal-Mart stay. Not gonna lie- yes, road life is as exciting and as glamorous as I make it, but I’mma be real with you: staying at Walmart-Mart and rest areas sucks, but not as bad as paying $60-$100+ a night for a campground. We do ‘free’ in this family.</span></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ya know one good thing about Wal-Mart stays? We can run our generator, providing electricity (guys, we’re going completely solar in the next 3 years- at “home” and in our camper, but for now we generate electricity loudly and with gasoline.) Yes, we’re those guys running a generator in the back parking lot at Wal-Mart, and idgaf. Mostly the generator gets drowned out by the running semi’s nearby and we always make sure to park somewhere close. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: medium;">So, I’ll just stop there because our next destination deserves its own post! We marked off another mid-western Bucket List item! </span></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: medium;">Check back soon to read about the rest of our trip!</span></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: medium;">Love and Peace.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p>Rosi(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03398809244000423587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381902293654620494.post-28114127822910055932021-09-05T09:43:00.001-05:002021-09-20T23:38:57.273-05:00September #LifeProject: Travel & Adventure<p> <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-weight: bold;">New #LifeProject theme time!</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-weight: bold;">September is for Travel and Adventure.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZmsk-gyggUtKxA-jqgrgVqKEIW-p5SsSmYRiU-aFiYYVLi8B6hIwPIzIS-_MFqxxk9zESCT4gk71DVtKzYNdJKUbZ-ThZN3p9z3V3phWq-FUGz-Ju_9Wkoh4qkII_78MoA4cL3kssVR0/s2048/IMG_0405.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZmsk-gyggUtKxA-jqgrgVqKEIW-p5SsSmYRiU-aFiYYVLi8B6hIwPIzIS-_MFqxxk9zESCT4gk71DVtKzYNdJKUbZ-ThZN3p9z3V3phWq-FUGz-Ju_9Wkoh4qkII_78MoA4cL3kssVR0/w640-h426/IMG_0405.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;">One of my all time favorite themes. But this time, I’mma go HAM. I have been stagnate for 10 months, I need to move! <span class="s2"></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Lucas and I are leaving Panama City Beach in just a few days and I am flippin’ excited. Don’t get me wrong, I love the beach, but I am SO ready for this. I </span><span class="s3" style="font-style: italic;">need</span><span class="s2"> travel. I </span><span class="s3" style="font-style: italic;">need</span><span class="s2"> adventure. I need that spark again. The fire that adventure lights inside of me. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Understandably, my mental health has been struggling this year and at this moment, traveling (and all the glorious things that come with it) is the only thing that has potential to give me a re-set that I need. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Nothing changes if nothing changes, ja feel? So, we’re changing everything again, like we do. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: x-large;">As far as Travel and Adventure?</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVDsytiQ7uYhBUBu1205a8vz_0eOUKmCvUNkgeU7JR5336-ZltVKoE1KOy_9uafHPbNIOtfzMTtcKSUtmgi5tbxyREwnCb3tujrCYZp_tlYxrvfOWf3PfV3O2d_r6HCYKlk6vTEhtypI/s2048/IMG_3173.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVDsytiQ7uYhBUBu1205a8vz_0eOUKmCvUNkgeU7JR5336-ZltVKoE1KOy_9uafHPbNIOtfzMTtcKSUtmgi5tbxyREwnCb3tujrCYZp_tlYxrvfOWf3PfV3O2d_r6HCYKlk6vTEhtypI/w640-h426/IMG_3173.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span class="s2"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Well, I placed this theme upon the month of September for a reason. We’re already planning on traveling! Going on a “vacation,” if you will. A three-ish month vacation into the forest- and to hang with the fam, with a little work sprinkled in, and lots of downtime and working on a couple of “3-year goals.” </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: x-large;">But the actual traveling and adventuring part? </span></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s2"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioK9yljcL7Z-0aaE1Sa4teDtTPQSCnzZlSoaOo_u420VDCEpeF1I5ELDmwja4wxX7vIV-6zSC-VYf9oLXYlG7ZgVwQP5vIPruB3_aNVTl_wowQmRIg5Gvd4vabwjjpk28feQeRD7E_4sQ/s5184/IMG_0147.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioK9yljcL7Z-0aaE1Sa4teDtTPQSCnzZlSoaOo_u420VDCEpeF1I5ELDmwja4wxX7vIV-6zSC-VYf9oLXYlG7ZgVwQP5vIPruB3_aNVTl_wowQmRIg5Gvd4vabwjjpk28feQeRD7E_4sQ/w640-h426/IMG_0147.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span class="s2"><br /></span><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;">This month, we’re going to a few different “local” National Parks, Forests and Landmarks. All “local” Bucket List items near Indiana or while on our trip from Florida to Indiana. (Our plans always change, so no surprises if all of this changes too.)<span class="s2"></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">-First we are going to Ponce de Leon Springs in, Ponce de Leon, FL. This is a local Bucket List item because we drive through the town every time we drive to, or from, Indiana and we’ve always wanted to check out the park and springs. This time we doin’ it.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">-Then Red River Gorge in ‘somehwere’ Kentucky. Our first Bucket List item for the Midwest. I personally have been meaning to make it here for about a decade now.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">-Next is Hemlock Cliffs in southern Indiana. This has literally been in my “backyard” for my entire childhood, yet I still have never been. Again, that’s about to change. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">-As many of the Indiana State Parks as possible, because I have a pass, and I’mma be a Forest Nymph most of my days.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">-Then on to Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Ohio, another midwestern hotspot. I’ve had my eye on it for a few years and thought it would be a great addition to our upcoming adventures. Also, I’m tryin’a hit up a Dave Matthews Band concert here at one of their most sought after venues. (However, CV seems to be ruining all fall plans, so who knows? Unfortunately, two of the band members currently have CV.)</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">-After that, Pictured Rocks National Shoreline. We’ve been to the U.P. in Michigan 3 or 4 times now, and have always had it on the list, just not the perfect timing for it. So, we’ll try again this fall. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">-After that? Maybe visit some friends in Wisco? But, mainly we’ll be heading back to southern Indiana for me to run trails at Spring Mill and meditate in the Hoosier National Forest. We’ll also be starting one of our biggest “real life” projects (outside of this blog, life project, not like a #LifeProject ;).</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVbN3TkCHUavLWqQPvlorNxbIpF4nlZ6_IEJEFZNIcDcp-SdICDF7zITaqBBUBY9CRTq9NY1NVMHafcv_GpNshxjFPWH7LPzsSdX3fHkt_1iOBcALmatz2wcmCIXE2kCKQ9x4H4dTPLM/s2048/IMG_0410.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVbN3TkCHUavLWqQPvlorNxbIpF4nlZ6_IEJEFZNIcDcp-SdICDF7zITaqBBUBY9CRTq9NY1NVMHafcv_GpNshxjFPWH7LPzsSdX3fHkt_1iOBcALmatz2wcmCIXE2kCKQ9x4H4dTPLM/w640-h426/IMG_0410.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;">So, h<span style="font-size: 17px;">ere are my goals for September:<span class="s2"></span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Forest/Trail run</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Hike</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Travel</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Adventure</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Take photos</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Spend time in nature</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Meditate outside every day that it is not raining</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Carpe Diem</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Walk barefoot</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Swim in the ocean</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Swim in a lake </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Read outside</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Eat outside</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Yoga outside</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Stargaze </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Look for UFOs</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Play in the rain</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Howl at the moon</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Charge my crystals</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Rollerblade</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Smile</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Laugh</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Play</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Spend time with family and friends</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Go to public Yoga classes (this is part of my YTT curriculum)</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">You get the point.....</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: large;">Ya girl is ReWilding!</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: x-large;"><i><b>RE-WILDING.</b></i></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><br /><span class="s2"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCNvYAn70kNRCgmlxAnL3JCuEuxrJFbJ2ejQhv80C0cTYk-Pf3nvukcZ7gZQn9seJ3POg7aR7EQxwT7dqdsUiuEu6D2qIEn6oFzYVEDjegMGPntJfaG9HtuEWSykAUPsN_nMRKB4e_ZU/s720/2C35C893-C817-4AF6-A61C-3E85222CED11.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="437" data-original-width="720" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCNvYAn70kNRCgmlxAnL3JCuEuxrJFbJ2ejQhv80C0cTYk-Pf3nvukcZ7gZQn9seJ3POg7aR7EQxwT7dqdsUiuEu6D2qIEn6oFzYVEDjegMGPntJfaG9HtuEWSykAUPsN_nMRKB4e_ZU/w640-h388/2C35C893-C817-4AF6-A61C-3E85222CED11.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Love and Peace.</span></p>Rosi(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03398809244000423587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381902293654620494.post-19208930749265231252021-09-03T10:01:00.005-05:002021-09-20T23:40:17.271-05:00August Wrap: Book Proposal<p> <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-weight: bold; text-size-adjust: auto;">Oh, Hey.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAdENe2TSFMCX4NNaigUDh1-l2TZgoLD_AKYy7-rWQFnydWLI0bklsAlhNj_xiJ2h3z_9Fz0SiXvEIXR0ail-LAE-eiWXq4yJZzKiKm9J4VkvzzkiIsyNQySKTc0NwqHkC4Ui1BsvIyVs/s1280/IMG_20210713_204103_403.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAdENe2TSFMCX4NNaigUDh1-l2TZgoLD_AKYy7-rWQFnydWLI0bklsAlhNj_xiJ2h3z_9Fz0SiXvEIXR0ail-LAE-eiWXq4yJZzKiKm9J4VkvzzkiIsyNQySKTc0NwqHkC4Ui1BsvIyVs/w360-h640/IMG_20210713_204103_403.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-weight: bold; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Another month has ended and I have not written a single word for this blog.</p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><b>That’s because I have been working on my Proposal, remember? </b><span class="s2"></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">(Well, kinda.)</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">August’s theme was to write my Book Proposal. To finish it. (<a href="https://rosizipp.blogspot.com/2021/08/august-lifeproject-proposal.html?m=1">Read here</a>)</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Now, I certainly worked harder last month than I have collectively throughout the entire process of writing the Proposal, but did I get the dang thing done? Naw.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Ugh.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">I <i>almost</i> got my compare/contrast essay written. And I certainly had other parts of the whole, written prior to this renewed effort for August, <i><b>but I didn’t finish the thing!</b></i></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">I had one thing to do....</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">One thing.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">I didn’t do it. <br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">That’s OK, though. Ya know why? Well, other than, <i>what choice do I have?</i></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: large;">I am human. </span></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: large;">I made an effort. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><b>Everything in perfect timing.</b></i></span></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><b>Everything is working out better than I can imagine, regardless.</b></i> </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">So, I’ll continue writing my Proposal until I actually get it done. Guys, I’m so close, right now, as it is, but if it takes me another 10 years to finish, so be it. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><b>Who am I to judge the perfect and divine timing of God, and the incredible workings of the Universe? </b></i></span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">I can only make inspired action. Until I am inspired, the Proposal may continue to get written at a snail’s pace. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Remember back in Jr. High English class when they taught us how to section <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>out term papers by “Introduction,” “Thesis,” “Body,” “Conclusion.” Remember that, eh, eh.....? Yea. I never thought I’d use that crap after college, but here I am in my late 30’s typing up a compare and contrast paper like I’m still in 7th grade, with my stupid bob hair cut and zit covered chin. But, to be honest, I’m sure my 7th grade brain would be writing it a lot faster, with more efficiency and well....just better all around. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">As a 30 something I only write well when it comes from the heart. That includes this blog. I only write well when I’m inspired. That’s also why writing my book came relatively easily. But the Proposal? They want me to format and write it a certain way, and </span><span class="s3" style="font-style: italic;">sell it</span><span class="s3"> so they can <i>judge me</i></span><span class="s2">. Feck. -Insert all the struggle here-</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAImAH4B9CUfLtKdb8t_U422gKDqTOXJVjDeUSZc-w_h8oiw9BZoziioz3Hte2gSOdwf8sdW9oEPdUGYvSYIZfbamhNNVIdqwk0NHzGm8eNRSvV_xuEALX8YJ0_lSa63oEXn6exW4u6QY/s2048/IMG_7313-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAImAH4B9CUfLtKdb8t_U422gKDqTOXJVjDeUSZc-w_h8oiw9BZoziioz3Hte2gSOdwf8sdW9oEPdUGYvSYIZfbamhNNVIdqwk0NHzGm8eNRSvV_xuEALX8YJ0_lSa63oEXn6exW4u6QY/w640-h426/IMG_7313-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: large;"><i>I’ll get to it. I hereby promise myself.</i></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;">In August I worked on my Proposal, 10 different occasions (yes, I keep track). Not my best effort. So, in September, my goal is again, to finish the dang thing. But if I don’t finish it? I’d like to get at least 11 solid 'sit-downs' with it.</p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Progress over perfection.</p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Everything in perfect timing.</b></span></i></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span class="s2"></span><br /></b></span></i></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Everything is working out better than I can imagine, regardless. </b></span></i></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">So....</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Was August a bust? Not necessarily.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">I </span><span class="s3" style="font-style: italic;">did</span><span class="s2"> actually make an attempt, albeit a slightly pathetic one. So, how ‘bout a ‘B’ for the effort?</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Yea, a ‘B-.’</p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Also, a quick check in from last month: I am still finding and pursuing things that bring me joy. One big ringer was realizing that forest/trail running brings me SO MUCH JOYYYYY! I am out to do <b><i>more of that</i></b>, this month. </p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgppfLXN4w8TH97r0E-c1JvsqncjATQOZiJr0j7cS8tbeh_VdnNJv8Ah4CHbmnlA0RH_nj6UJ5RIuVXFD-lT-ytZhcaVNJdn-8LA0UE_QCiaH2yncIJUIVAXJEzJHNUmi1WF20YJNvcAGc/s1600/IMG_0177.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgppfLXN4w8TH97r0E-c1JvsqncjATQOZiJr0j7cS8tbeh_VdnNJv8Ah4CHbmnlA0RH_nj6UJ5RIuVXFD-lT-ytZhcaVNJdn-8LA0UE_QCiaH2yncIJUIVAXJEzJHNUmi1WF20YJNvcAGc/w640-h426/IMG_0177.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Anyway, thanks for reading, love y’all.<span class="s2"></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Next post I’ll talk about what I’m focusing on for September! Y’all know I love the start to a new month. Check back soon! </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Peace.</span></p>Rosi(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03398809244000423587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381902293654620494.post-61300952463290136322021-08-03T00:20:00.001-05:002021-09-20T23:39:52.079-05:00August #LifeProject: Proposal<p> <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-weight: bold;">August is going to be a real bore.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">My #LifeProject theme is PROPOSAL!</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">...... Book Proposal.</p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>MY</i> book proposal.</b></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAImAH4B9CUfLtKdb8t_U422gKDqTOXJVjDeUSZc-w_h8oiw9BZoziioz3Hte2gSOdwf8sdW9oEPdUGYvSYIZfbamhNNVIdqwk0NHzGm8eNRSvV_xuEALX8YJ0_lSa63oEXn6exW4u6QY/s2048/IMG_7313-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAImAH4B9CUfLtKdb8t_U422gKDqTOXJVjDeUSZc-w_h8oiw9BZoziioz3Hte2gSOdwf8sdW9oEPdUGYvSYIZfbamhNNVIdqwk0NHzGm8eNRSvV_xuEALX8YJ0_lSa63oEXn6exW4u6QY/w640-h426/IMG_7313-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">If you don’t know, I have written a book. It’s kinda like this here blog. So if you enjoy my voice- my style of writing, or you like reading my travel stories, or you just want to support your local author, I’d love ya forever if you’d pick one up, when it gets published. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">On top of a 40+ chapter book,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I have written about 85% of the Proposal that I’ll need to sell that book to an agent or publisher. I am about 85% done and 100% lacking in all inspiration to finish it. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">I have been resistant, because writing the Proposal has been almost as difficult as writing the dang book! I am having a difficult time “selling my work” when I don’t even know if its good or not! Ha!</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><i>I</i> think my story is interesting. But, will you guys think it is? I have no idea. <span class="s2"></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Maybe it’ll never sell. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Maybe it’ll sell millions of copies. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">But, I’ll never know unless I finish the dang Proposal.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">So, I only have one real goal this month: Finish my Proposal.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">I’m sure I’ll have a few smaller goals along the way (ie. my first goal is to finish the compare/contrast of similar titles/authors essay), but really, I want to keep it simple.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Finish my Proposal.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">I WILL finish my Proposal.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">I WILL finish my Proposal.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">I WILL finish my Proposal.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: large;">Love and Peace, friends.</span></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: large;">I’ll let you know when one of the Big 6 picks it up. ;) </span></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">(Maybe I’ll share some of my book? No promises.)</span></p>Rosi(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03398809244000423587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381902293654620494.post-8968552721140200712021-08-02T23:39:00.046-05:002021-09-20T23:40:27.702-05:00July Wrap: Feelin’ Good<p> <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-weight: bold; text-size-adjust: auto;">July was a tough month.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 17px;">I’m starting to think that EVERY month is a tough month. Or maybe I’m just too hard on myself? .....Probably a little bit of both. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0rU0H3qaPAnvRWHSnp6fED7EVet8cS63D6sEIxwSv3Enb2MBCdlZJVRgCxrlgSieLFsquNnIt8EaABNgPpDQk2Pp1AbTqe4uluqtl6lTj763mEyILQ8L0I-Hltg5OlwyDfDEOgdUGYYY/s1280/IMG_20210713_195039_310.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0rU0H3qaPAnvRWHSnp6fED7EVet8cS63D6sEIxwSv3Enb2MBCdlZJVRgCxrlgSieLFsquNnIt8EaABNgPpDQk2Pp1AbTqe4uluqtl6lTj763mEyILQ8L0I-Hltg5OlwyDfDEOgdUGYYY/w360-h640/IMG_20210713_195039_310.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">My theme for July was “Feel Good, Right Now.” You might be thinking: <i>How in the world would that sort of theme, prove difficult</i>?</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Well, because I had to rethink and decide what my actual motivation was in e</span>very “thing” that I do throughout my day. Am I doing the “thing” because it felt good? Or am I doing it because of some weird reason like my personal and toxic diet culture mentality or the people pleasing, or maintaining an ego story? </p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">I think the hardest part was realizing that I wasn’t doing much in my life that is bringing me actual JOY. I maintain an overall happiness that comes with regular exercise and sunshine, meditating, practicing Yoga, having free time, living near the ocean, eating healthy and having a healthy relationship- but the days of experiencing elation? I left those days back in fall of 2019, when I attended my last jam packed Yoga class, </span><span class="s3" style="font-style: italic;">taught</span><span class="s2"> my last (public) Yoga class, saw my favorite band for the last time and attended my last festival. All of that happened in September - October of 2019 and pretty much all sources of JOY were ripped from my life after that.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">(I know it sounds dramatic, but attending festivals throughout the year was just enough of a boost in morale to keep me feeling joyful and elated from month to month, on top of the already status quo happiness I experienced from having a Yoga community, or just a community, in general.)</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Taking a hard look at how my life has transpired, I have realized that without that joy sprinkled throughout my year, without a community and family, I feel hollow sometimes. Like I’m just moving through the motions, not because they feel good, but because that’s what I’m just used to doing. I think the two correlate with one another. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">More joy leads to actually feeling good just doin’ the dang thing, every day. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">It has been hard realizing all of this.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">So I spent the majority of this month in contemplation. I didn’t get much action in, because the ‘being honest with myself’ part was deep- layers deep.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">But I figured some stuff out, for sure.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Running only feels good at night. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Yoga only really makes a difference when I put in actual effort, which means going to a studio to practice and doing the work.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-My Yoga practice is severely lacking in community, as are most of the relationships in my life.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Meditation only brings me joy.....well randomly. Some days I sit and fret over dumb shit for 45 minutes and feel worse afterward (on high anxiety days; I’ve had about 3 of these in the past 2 years). Meditation feels good when I’m outside and comfortable. But peace and joy, elation? Only on a good day, with a good practice and a good Prana. THEN, and only then, does that joy I am speaking, resonate.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-I do feel joy when P-nut meditates with me, so I started focusing on that instead of “going to the beach to meditate” which was my original goal. (The people at the beach are so exhausting to even <i>be near</i>..... their presence trumps my peace. I’ll continue my beach meditations after Labor Day when most of the people vacationing have gone back to school and their normal work lives.) </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">I do most of the things I do because of.....habit. Not because they bring me joy or even just so much as make me “feel good for now.” Sometimes they do. But not every time. I guess this month (August) I’ll spend some time figuring out how to make these practices </span><span class="s3" style="font-style: italic;">always</span><span class="s2"> joyful. To make the practices </span><span class="s3" style="font-style: italic;">always</span><span class="s2"> feel good. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Because.....</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">I am blessed to even be able to run, or sit on the ground to meditate. I am blessed that I am able to make the time for things that help maintain my mental wellness. I am blessed that I have been able to wake up every morning, thus far. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: x-large;">I. Am. Blessed. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>How can I not feel good doing the things I do, knowing all of that?!</b></i></span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /><span class="s2"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw_SudH-m9QHtH-pEFnpLoYcddXqLwOzca24nz45QtPYwqIkcKRHAVrNTBiGWZiohc46aAzNMK17KKNY9m6a3QPbAp4WlsOTm5n2LeD8y4GCpXUot5yd5TwcucogAN4vJW73HwWKbFL-0/s1280/IMG_20210713_204103_403.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw_SudH-m9QHtH-pEFnpLoYcddXqLwOzca24nz45QtPYwqIkcKRHAVrNTBiGWZiohc46aAzNMK17KKNY9m6a3QPbAp4WlsOTm5n2LeD8y4GCpXUot5yd5TwcucogAN4vJW73HwWKbFL-0/w360-h640/IMG_20210713_204103_403.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;">I can always use a reminder. </p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">I’d give myself an ‘A’ for effort on this theme. I struggled through a lot, mentally, but that’s where most of the progress was made! In the weeks to follow, I’ll be using these things I learned, during my month of ‘feeling good.’ I now know what to avoid and when. I now know, and can recognize, what makes me feel really, really good, or really bad, or even just neutral. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">But, most importantly I’ve trained myself to pause. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">I now stop to ask myself before I do something: </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">“<i>Does this feel good?</i>” Or, “<i>Why am I doing this, what is the motivation behind it</i>?”</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">That’s the key, right there. Awareness. Next step, expansion.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Anyway, thank you for reading, friends.</p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Love and Peace. </span></p>Rosi(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03398809244000423587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381902293654620494.post-56106633438206313742021-07-20T15:30:00.004-05:002021-09-20T23:40:51.625-05:00Change in the Rally Game <p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px;">A little Update.....</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">It’s motorcycle rally time!</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUPWjWVwS_6p9biQT2Pww2wncqCT6jsNqk3we2kWQFQwPkHekezyzzoTwIFXCMsGTANqTeb5BGPDrJxHUJB81zMsmbtXNdx6-hYKhBNuJhNmM95Sptol2OXUdy0Vs0NVW6zfzB4ahCHHI/s2048/IMG_4909.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUPWjWVwS_6p9biQT2Pww2wncqCT6jsNqk3we2kWQFQwPkHekezyzzoTwIFXCMsGTANqTeb5BGPDrJxHUJB81zMsmbtXNdx6-hYKhBNuJhNmM95Sptol2OXUdy0Vs0NVW6zfzB4ahCHHI/w640-h426/IMG_4909.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: large;">And........Lucas and I have decided to skip working rally this season. </span></span></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: large;">No Sturgis, this year. </span></span></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: large;">Yes, that means, no more Bikini Weenies. </span></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Last year, we had an extremely tough rally. Out of 8 rallies, it was our most difficult. A wind storm buckled our vending tent the day before rally, spreading our equipment and product all over one of the busiest intersections in town. We spent hours of that night and early morning, picking up our belongings from the road and putting them under our camper, blocks away, all while it was pouring down rain. We ended up starting a half-day late and with a canopy that was even more flimsy than the one we started with. (We had a good canopy to begin with, but we were at the very end of a wind tunnel between two buildings. We were tightly secured to the ground, so the tent had nothing to do but buckle completely under the pressure.) I spent the entire rally in panic mode every time the wind would blow- which was every day because South Dakota rally weather be volatile. #iykyk</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"> This year we decided we didn’t want that sort of stress or pressure.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">After that decision (which was made last year right after rally), up until just a few days ago, I was still planning on going out to bartend because it’s fun and the money is good.... but Lucas and I sat down and thought about our position as it is now: I, alone, am *already* making “rally” money, but its more like “families on vacation, money.”</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">It’s good. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Life is good. </span></span></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: large;">We live at the beach! </span></span></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: large;">I am literally living a dream of mine. </span></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Also, I work three days a week and I am making incredible money. Why would we leave and jeopardize all of that? </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">As much as I want to load everything up and head out west, obviously the Universe is telling us in all the ways, to stay put. It pains me, and kills my ego, but..... we’re staying. We’re going to finish out the season here in PCB and stack cash for some pretty big goals that we are working on, in silence. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Bikini Weenies was a fun run, and I am extremely proud of us for putting our minds to it and accomplishing something that seemed impossible a decade ago. </span>We actually did it! We didn’t get rich quick or even make the kind of cash we thought we would, but we did it. We faced our fears and overcame challenges and put in the hard work. In the end, we both realized slinging hotdogs was never a passion of ours. However, what I learned from this experience is that entrepreneurship *is* a passion. This experience also made me realize that whatever I put my mind to, no matter how daunting, I can and will make it happen. I can do hard, adult-y, entrepreneurial type things. </p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I’ve seen the mindset shift over the past few years, and it is quite possibly the deeper purpose behind the entire experience! </p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Sturgis’ll be there next year, and who knows? Maybe I won’t even want to go, anymore. Nothing changes if nothing changes, ja’feel me? </span></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA3mhjCspsP6rApMOjgwuZk0GMNcy4PgPCbbzpoeX5JrGDFgppzr5H8kPqgI8IBlxcvfntfs3DBwy-FF730A6FhcU2W19wuJu5Fx8fge8J4sF2X3iSD0ilDj23A5fzprgjfKytEBgBjKw/s2048/IMG_4869.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA3mhjCspsP6rApMOjgwuZk0GMNcy4PgPCbbzpoeX5JrGDFgppzr5H8kPqgI8IBlxcvfntfs3DBwy-FF730A6FhcU2W19wuJu5Fx8fge8J4sF2X3iSD0ilDj23A5fzprgjfKytEBgBjKw/w640-h426/IMG_4869.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span class="s2"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I am always striving to expand in whatever way is in closest alignment with my highest being. </span></span></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Where that takes me, not even I can predict. Might be Sturgis, might be Timbuktu. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">This year, it’s PCB. So, come to Mike’s and give me a hug and all your monies.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I love you.</span></span></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: large;">Peace. </span></span></p>Rosi(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03398809244000423587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381902293654620494.post-29338254820815527112021-07-04T10:36:00.001-05:002021-07-04T10:37:53.153-05:00July #LifeProject: Feel Good Now<p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-weight: bold;">July is my favorite month!</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbP9g-SidQQO3yiGRm1Oo3gJxB-F7bC_5tZt2uU5eoTi-VSUG71q7TFO1hyphenhyphenZWUDodj7X8JSRyPYAY1QOu6LA1rgAU62OBiC8Qh3Em51BOUfA6hsb6_PUiGflOjjqFlEF0a2DBzlft2SUk/s720/FB_IMG_627069965542422756.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="405" data-original-width="720" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbP9g-SidQQO3yiGRm1Oo3gJxB-F7bC_5tZt2uU5eoTi-VSUG71q7TFO1hyphenhyphenZWUDodj7X8JSRyPYAY1QOu6LA1rgAU62OBiC8Qh3Em51BOUfA6hsb6_PUiGflOjjqFlEF0a2DBzlft2SUk/w640-h360/FB_IMG_627069965542422756.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">It’s s my birthday month! I’m a summer lover, through ‘n through. I am loving the summer in the south, this year; so hot, steamy, humid, thunder storms every day, and so much sunshine in between. But I also love summer in the north; cool nights, clear skies, sunny days, dry heat, clean, crisp air. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">I could live in summer, year-round! (Kinda why we head south every winter.)</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">But that’s not why I’m here. Y’all know what time it is! </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><b><span style="font-size: large;">New #LifeProject theme time!</span><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></b></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: 17px;">I KNOW you are just as excited as I am! Haha! </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">For July, I have decided to work on “feeling good, right now.” </span>Every moment of my day. </p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">To notice, assess, acknowledge, and work through any negative emotions and then pursue the goal of coming out the other end, finding joy. I’m not talking about masking negative emotions with drugs, alcohol, sugar, caffeine, TV, or gossip. No, no. I’m talking about the healthy stuff: spirituality, personal development, a</span>rt, education, physical exercise, volunteer work, etc. The good stuff. </p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">I started with this idea of “feeling good in the moment,” a few weeks ago, while listening to a podcast. It just made sense to me! It clicked.<br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Whatever you are feeling is your vibe. Whatever that vibe is, attracts more of the same. So if you walk around feeling like shit all the time, that’s what you will attract in the future, no doubt. It’s the Law of Attraction, and it is one of the most powerful- if not THE most powerful Universal law. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">On the flip side, if you walk around feeling good most of the time, you are bound to attract that same sort of feeling! It works in all ways “good or bad.” It’ll come through events, people, things, happenings, thoughts, synchronicities, etc. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">So, for me......I feel good most of the time, but I think I have become complacent. I get in a mood from time to time and that mood sticks around causing more moods of the same sort. *Ahem, Law of Attraction. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">To put it as simple as possible: for a few months earlier this year I attracted chaos into my life. At one point during the past few months the scale of my positive/negative mindset balance had started to tip in an unpleasant direction.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">I had a bad attitude and it was attracting things, people and situations into my life that caused an even badder attitude. Ugh.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Honestly, I have attracted 2-3 difficult people into my life, and the more I fretted over their toxicity, the more I seemed to bring it into my life. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">And then something about this podcast resonated. (Isn’t it funny how we can hear the same things over and over again, and know them to our core, but then one day somebody new will explain it to ya, and BOOM it strikes a nerve that sets a wildfire under your ass!) </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">I realized I wasn’t feeling good any more. I was happy, but I just wasn’t feeling good. I felt crappy to go to work. I felt like a failure when I couldn’t finish my giant to-do lists. I felt guilty when I skipped the Yoga studio, but I also felt cranky when I didn’t get any sleep in order to get to the studio. I felt icky because I was trying to not wash my hair as much (supposed to be better, idk, I personally felt more funk than fresh.) </span>I felt bad about myself and judged around more than a couple toxic people.</p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">So, I changed it- the situation, my outlook, my attitude..... Just like that. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Lucas and I had an argument and I realized I was being a dick. Not only to him, but to myself! I kept signing up for these chaotic situations and playing the victim (and then taking it out on my poor husband). Wut? I am not a victim in life. It got so bad, one of these toxic people in my current world, had me in tears. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">The fight, the cry session, the constant grouch face- I was a hot mess just a few short weeks ago. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;">That was my breaking point. I got sick of my own shit. And with a little spark of inspiration from the podcast, I changed my attitude. Literally, that’s it. A simple, change in thought patterns. </p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">However, I am not gonna lie, it is truly difficult to change those neuro-pathways in the brain! It is an ongoing learning and healing process for the rest of my life. (If y’all haven’t started working on your trauma/toxic patterns or negative habits by now, it’s a good time to start., because it doesn’t get any easier as we get older.) </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;">One surprising fact about following what feels good, is figuring it out! I know what makes me feel like shit, so I know to avoid that. But do I even know what feels good? It dawned on me one day while I was running: I thought <i>“Does running actually make me feel good, ‘in the moment?’”</i> Kinda, but not really. I don’t know. Some things are so cut and dry; ie. a massage makes me feel good, toxic people make me feel bad. But other things, like going for a run, aren’t so black and white. I feel good <i>after</i> a run, physically and mentally, but not actually during.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> Same goes with the Yoga studio: I feel good <i>at the studio</i>, but not during the process of waking up at 5 am. </span><span style="font-size: medium;">It</span><span style="font-size: large;">s kinda confusing.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">So, my first goal this month is to figure that out. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">In fact, here are my goals:</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Figure out what makes me feel good and follow</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Feel good, right now.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-If I feel bad, stop doing whatever it is</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Get more sleep....or, er. How about: Go to bed earlier </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Stop being lazy and unmotivated</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Meditate at the beach as often as possible</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Give</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Affirm</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Expand</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Enlighten</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Work toward solid life goals not being written about just yet</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">That’s it. I’m keeping it broad and simple this month. I just want to feel good. I just want to be excited to wake up in the morning! I want to jump out of bed ready to be alive! </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">.....To spread my light in every direction.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: large;">Sending so much love, abundance, peace and light. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: large;">Thanks for reading friends. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: large;">I love you.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: large;">Peace.</span></p>Rosi(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03398809244000423587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381902293654620494.post-33814997921874041642021-07-01T23:40:00.004-05:002021-09-20T23:41:01.169-05:00June Wrap: Re-Cap<p> <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-weight: bold;">Hey Hey!</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-weight: bold;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVDsytiQ7uYhBUBu1205a8vz_0eOUKmCvUNkgeU7JR5336-ZltVKoE1KOy_9uafHPbNIOtfzMTtcKSUtmgi5tbxyREwnCb3tujrCYZp_tlYxrvfOWf3PfV3O2d_r6HCYKlk6vTEhtypI/s2048/IMG_3173.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVDsytiQ7uYhBUBu1205a8vz_0eOUKmCvUNkgeU7JR5336-ZltVKoE1KOy_9uafHPbNIOtfzMTtcKSUtmgi5tbxyREwnCb3tujrCYZp_tlYxrvfOWf3PfV3O2d_r6HCYKlk6vTEhtypI/w640-h426/IMG_3173.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px;">So not much is new with the ‘ol #LifeProject, at the end of a fine June. And that’s perfectly how I wanted it. I mean, I wanted to continue working on the things I have already been working on, this year, but I didn’t want to take on anything new. No new goals. No new challenges. Nada. I just wanted to sit back and re-establish a balanced routine from all the previous months’ work.</span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">June’s theme was a “Re-Cap.”</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Here is my list of goals and routines that I work on during June, and how I did for each: </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: 17px;">-</span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Cut back on sugar</u></b></span>:<span style="font-size: 17px;"> I actually did put an effort in here, not a huge effort, but some progress for sure. Baby steps. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: 17px;">-</span><b style="font-size: x-large; text-decoration: underline;">Get more sleep</b><span style="font-size: medium;">:</span><span style="font-size: 17px;"> Oh yea. My body has basically <i>made it mandatory</i>. I am struggling to make it to the Yoga studio these days, because my body is telling me 5 am is too early, especially if I am not going to ever go to bed before midnight. I have been straight up sleeping through multiple alarms, multiple times a week. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: 17px;">-</span><u><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Drink more water</b></span></u><span style="font-size: 17px;">: Meh. My effort was a 4/10.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: 17px;">-</span><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Write out daily affirmations and gratitude</span></u></b><span style="font-size: 17px;">: Not daily. No. But some effort, for sure. Another 4/10. I could’ve done better here.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: 17px;">-</span><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Get back into a daily healthy routine</span></u></b><span style="font-size: 17px;"> (You can check out a very detailed list of that routine....<a href="https://rosizipp.blogspot.com/2021/02/february-lifeproject-physical-health.html">here</a>): Ok so, I wrote out the routine.... that’s about it.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: 17px;">-</span><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Declutter</span></u></b><span style="font-size: 17px;">: Oh yea. I’m pretty good at this. This is an ongoing project, forever. A game I like to play. A challenge for myself: what can I donate next? </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: 17px;">-</span><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Keep the camper clean</span></u></b><span style="font-size: 17px;">: Yep. Sparkling.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: 17px;">-</span><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Hike</span></u></b><span style="font-size: 17px;">: Ugh, no. And I’m feeling it.... Goals for next month. I need to forest bathe.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: 17px;">-</span><u><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Limit social media</b></span></u><span style="font-size: 17px;">: Yea, kinda. Social media gets on my nerves sometimes. So, yea. I am having less desire to consume and more desire to create. Less scrolling. More conscious creation for an ultimate purpose. Y’all. Social media is a tool. I’ll be using it that way, hence forth.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: 17px;">-</span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Make. The. Investment.</u></span></b><span style="font-size: 17px;">: Gah. No I didn’t make the investment. Something happened and yadayadayada. I do have a plan though.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: 17px;">-</span><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Eat at home</span></u></b><span style="font-size: 17px;">: Meh, kinda. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: 17px;">-</span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Buy glass bottles</u></b></span><span style="font-size: 17px;">: Yes, I finally bought some! I even made some natural home cleaner, mouthwash, bug spray and e.o. roller balls in my shiny new glass bottles.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: 17px;">-</span><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Drink less soda and coffee</span></u></b><span style="font-size: 17px;">: Yes, I can actually say I did this! I actually consumed less soda and coffee than I would normally. I actually did this. Super proud of my caffeine addicted self.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: 17px;">-</span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Make cleaners and roller balls with essential oils</u></b></span><span style="font-size: 17px;">: See above.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: 17px;">-</span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Donate food, money, clothes, household items, and time</u></b></span><span style="font-size: 17px;">: Everything but time, dang it. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: 17px;">-</span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Oil Pull</u></b></span><span style="font-size: 17px;">: Ya.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: 17px;">-</span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Pick up trash</u></b></span><span style="font-size: 17px;">: Almost every day. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">And that sums it up. Nothing new, no real amazing progress. Nothing too exciting to write about..... But, ya know what? With the routine comes the habit. Those habits have been meticulously curated to optimize my own personal brand of physical health. This will look different for everyone! This is MY plan. I have been working hard, for many years, to figure out what works best for my physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health. And I will work every single day in the furutre to make sure I will continue to feel as good as possible.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><i>My new goal in life is to feel good, right now.</i></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Those things listed above, make that important goal happen.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Subjectively, I’d give myself a solid ‘C’ for the month. A hard average. I’m not sure if I felt that because I wasn’t working toward anything new, it meant I didn’t have to exude as much energy in the things I <i>actually was</i> working on, or wut. But the effort was only average. Nothing spectacular. But again, I wasn’t holding much expectation for myself this month. Honestly, I needed permission from myself to take it easy on myself. Sometimes I set huge, impossible, tasks for myself and then feel discouraged when I don’t succeed at accomplishing them all.</p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Anyway, that’s enough. You guys get it. I’ve been writing about the #LifeProejct for several years- like 8 years or more. I have worked my ass off and consistently stayed dedicated to building these habits because it makes me healthy and brings me joy. I don’t do wonderful every day, week or month, but the consistent work for more than a decade, obviously shines forth in my health, and lifestyle.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbb_pXpQ1TdNBM8ks5oBtpvV6yTfnd6P2y07t3t9ACkKxkN9mw3wJRsgYegkf_kBnG7AgLfL1yIC0JF2IFUmuC22DR-BqWz1OqIPVT5aFRBVwKHtB-uLo5cuupHsWVjRFgobTv800t5A/s720/BCD08AE4-7CC8-4EF2-BB1C-398546FE7E18.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="437" data-original-width="720" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbb_pXpQ1TdNBM8ks5oBtpvV6yTfnd6P2y07t3t9ACkKxkN9mw3wJRsgYegkf_kBnG7AgLfL1yIC0JF2IFUmuC22DR-BqWz1OqIPVT5aFRBVwKHtB-uLo5cuupHsWVjRFgobTv800t5A/w640-h388/BCD08AE4-7CC8-4EF2-BB1C-398546FE7E18.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span class="s2"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">I hope you are finding joy in your everyday.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Thanks for the read, friends.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Love and Peace. </span></p>Rosi(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03398809244000423587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381902293654620494.post-73450056852884365772021-06-15T07:58:00.002-05:002021-09-20T23:41:22.188-05:008 Ways to Change Your Life<span style="font-size: x-large;">Eight ways to change your life*: </span><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDb0Rrb3cl57zffoEcXVHCag8bhLbBjZySKIfcg4TKQfvcVHgbbvaz-dZ8SmGUxTwcYyli9okSuR3Ie5lzWHlwKhnYVoX2ex9L3xgYjGc2K2wufRSYdpLABLSHt9cwxjWv-v3B5l0CgEU/s960/sunset.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="960" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDb0Rrb3cl57zffoEcXVHCag8bhLbBjZySKIfcg4TKQfvcVHgbbvaz-dZ8SmGUxTwcYyli9okSuR3Ie5lzWHlwKhnYVoX2ex9L3xgYjGc2K2wufRSYdpLABLSHt9cwxjWv-v3B5l0CgEU/w640-h426/sunset.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div><br /><div>*Of course, this comes from my own personal experiences, as always.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">#1. <u>Start practicing Yoga</u>.</span> Wanna keep your body feeling good for as long as possible? Start practicing Yoga.<b> Physically, </b>you'll slowly even out the inevitable imbalances in your adult body and gently keep them that way. You have the potential to gain flexibility, stamina, strength and balance. But the practice is so much more than that! <b>Mentally</b>, you're guaranteed to gain a lifetime's worth of humbling, lessons and growth. And, <b>Spiritually</b>? Well, I’ll just leave that up to your own interpretation- but there’s inevitable growth there, as well. </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">#2. <u>Learn how to Meditate</u>.</span> Start with one minute every day for a month and then challenge yourself to get better, slowly. No rush, because you have the rest of your life to perfect your practice. You have forever to learn and grow. So start and practice intuitively. Expect it to be difficult. Expect it to challenge you to your core, but do it anyway. Welcome the challenge. It only takes a few weeks to feel the benefits pouring out and into your life. I won't even go into all the things meditation can do for you, it's 2021, we all already know this. Now is the time to practice. No more excuses. Sit down. Be quiet. Humble thyself, and try. </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">#3. <u>Buy an essential oils kit (from small reputable companies, Young Living or DoTerra), and learn how to use them</u>.</span> Essential oils can replace all toxic fragrance and chemicals in your home. No household cleaners, candles, plug-ins, dish soap, laundry soap, deodorant, body wash, shampoo/conditioner, anti-bac wipes, facial moisturizer, several OTC (Rx meds too!) medicines, and much, much more. Our lives are FILLED with chemicals. Imagine all those toxins eliminated from your life, eliminated from entering into your blood stream, and essentially effecting your nervous system. Synthetic fragrance is the new "secondhand smoke." On the other hand, essential oils are completely plant based. That means they are made...out of plants. And they smell delicious. And as long as you are not allergic, or ingest poison plant oils, the essential oils are completely harmless and 100% the future in healthy living. It should be our mission to eliminate the toxins from our life, little by little. Essential oils get us started on that path. (If you are triggered by this, please seek out the documentary "Stink," and remember that true, fragrance free, essential oils are only what they say they are, ie. lavender oil = lavender, wild orange oil = wild oranges, rose oil = roses, lemon oil = lemons, ect) </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">#4 <u>Eat Organic, whole foods as much as you can</u>.</span> "Whole foods" are foods that are unprocessed, and consumed in form as close as possible to how they come from the earth. Apples, carrots, oranges, blueberries, bell peppers, kale, grapes, legumes, seeds, nuts = just a few of hundreds of choices. And eating these things “organic” is super important too. Again, we should be trying to minimize the amount of toxic chemicals we are consuming, every day. Sure, organic produce isn't perfect, but it cuts back on at least half the pesticide chemicals that are used on non-organic produce. <br /><br />I'm not saying you should eat <i>only </i>whole, organic foods. What I am saying is, you should be making your food choices based on that principle, alone, <i>as often as possible.</i> Organic. Whole. Foods. </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">#5 <u>Pay attention to the water you are consuming</u>.</span> This is a big one. I just learned about the importance in the water we are drinking. Bottled water contains BPA which is a toxic chemical that latches onto water molecules. And then, tap water contains fluoride and heavy metals (If you still think we "need" fluoride, I suggest researching a bit.) We worry so much about the food we are consuming and the stuff we are putting on our skin and the content we are consuming, but we don't worry about the water we are drinking? Seems odd, considering our bodies are made up of mostly water! So just like we'd buy organic food, we need to be thinking about that, in terms of water. High Ph (9.5) water is some pretty incredible stuff that we should all be researching. Just check out your local health food store, they may just have a water ionizer in which you can buy this type of water. Plus, this prevents you having to purchase plastic bottles (Mama Earth thanks you), or drink tap water! Win, win.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">#6 <u>Get sunshine & fresh air</u>.</span> Disclaimer: if you are going into the sun and require a sunscreen, please find a non-toxic option. People worry so much about skin cancer from the sun, but are not worried about the cancer that the chemicals in the sunscreen has potential to cause. Why aren’t we worried about spraying or slathering on chemical laden man-made concoctions and then baking in the sun for hours? What is more natural? Sunlight or toxic chemicals? Get a non-toxic sunscreen if you must, bu,t hats, shade and limited exposure are your best options. Bottom line, Vitamin D, naturally derived from the sun, is important in a healthy immune system and mental wellness- get some, but pay attention and don’t overdo it. </div><div><br /></div><div>And, of course, a breath of fresh air is a compliment to your lungs, which can trigger a moment to be thankful for those lungs. (see below)</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">#7 <u>Gratitude</u>.</span> Be grateful for everything. I mean <i>everything</i>. Thankful for another day, your breath, the lungs that fill with breath, your partner, kids, dogs, family, friends, the sunshine, the butterfly you saw on your walk, the person who held the door open for you, the yummy whole foods you are consuming, a moment alone, the blue sky, a nice note, a kind gesture, clean water, a warm shower, a comfortable bed, your safety, your plants, your garden, your porch, your morning coffee, your vehicle, your everything! Be thankful for it all. Find the tiniest thing you can think of to be thankful for and go from there.</div><div><br /></div><div>Again, its 2021, we already know the benefits of being grateful. If you don’t, I’d suggest searching the label “Gratitude” in this blog, and read up! This 2021, <span style="font-size: large;">we grateful out here. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">#8 <u>Find what makes you happy and do that</u>.</span> Find what makes you feel good and do that. Find what makes your soul shine and do that. Figure it out and then make the time to do it.</div><div><br /></div><div>.......Listen, I know its a hefty list. Not everybody has the time to practice yoga for an hour and a half and meditate for an hour and find time to be creative, go to the health food store every time they need water to drink, and fix organic whole food for meals, three times a day. I know. Its a lifestyle I have been trying and sometimes totally failing to cultivate for more than half my life. It didn't come easy for me. I have put in <i>a lot</i> of hard work, every day. Sure, I don't have kids, I have lots of spare time, relatively speaking. But, we can all do a little better at one thing or another. </div><div><br /></div><div>This is just a list of <i>my </i>personal health and wellness goals and secrets. <i>Here's what I do. Here's what makes me healthy and so happy.</i> </div><div><br /></div><div>And, please remember....</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>“Don’t let someone else’s demonstration of their Well-Being make you feel inadequate. It’s just a demonstration of alignment, that you can accomplish too.” Abraham Hicks</i></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Its not an easy, or quick path. Its difficult, and long, and forever. But so worth it. </span></div><div><br /></div><div>What would you add to this list?</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Love and Peace. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Rosi(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03398809244000423587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381902293654620494.post-39386473820549024402021-06-06T09:35:00.001-05:002021-09-20T23:42:08.192-05:00June #LifeProject: Re-Cap<p> <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-weight: bold; text-size-adjust: auto;">June starts a new #LifeProject theme!</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-weight: bold; text-size-adjust: auto;"> </span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-weight: bold; text-size-adjust: auto;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-weight: bold; text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ivI9bSVLTJY7cCO8B4Y-VD2F3YlDCyLXaC9JErfZ7KLga14jEbr816laRJwx1eNyAEtzbycoA_uHckAN3VAQ2nJRh2a0q61yJRjws1ncczSQjs4DrEu6exxLWwbFpMnZ1uPfcrmx9IE/s2048/IMG_9798.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ivI9bSVLTJY7cCO8B4Y-VD2F3YlDCyLXaC9JErfZ7KLga14jEbr816laRJwx1eNyAEtzbycoA_uHckAN3VAQ2nJRh2a0q61yJRjws1ncczSQjs4DrEu6exxLWwbFpMnZ1uPfcrmx9IE/w640-h426/IMG_9798.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-weight: bold; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /><span class="s2" style="font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: medium; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">I always love a ‘fresh start.’ I was doing some thinking about this month’s theme and what would be an appropriate work-load to add to an already full plate. I was struggling to come up with anything that was truly calling me; I couldn’t think of anything </span><span class="s3" style="font-style: italic;">new </span><span class="s2">out there, that I currently need to be working on. (You might have noticed I will often base my #LifeProject themes around what’s going on in my life.) And being that I am extremely busy right now, working the service industry in the midwestern tourist capital, USA, I figured it would be a perfect time to just recap my first five months of the #LifeProject.21. A mash-up of my first five themes of the year. After all, these were my top five most pressing themes to start the #LifeProject.21.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: large;">Attitude/Gratitude</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: large;">Health/Wellness</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: large;">Mental Health</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: large;">Abundance</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: large;">Removing Toxins</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: 17px;">So, that’s it! </span></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: x-large;">June is a Mid-Year Re-Cap.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">I have definitely fallen off the wagon on a few goals and a re-focus may be just the boost I need; ie. more dedicated Yoga practices, more water, less soda, healthier eating, etc. On the other hand, there are other things I need to just stick with the usual work in the daily practice ie. Meditation every day, picking up litter, gratitude. Having a re-cap will help both scenarios.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">So here are my “resolutions” for the month, a culmination of all the habits I’ve been working on and struggling with, for the past five months:</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Cut back on sugar</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Get more sleep</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Drink more water</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Write out daily affirmations and gratitude</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Get back into a daily healthy routine (You can check out a very detailed list of that routine....<a href="https://rosizipp.blogspot.com/2021/02/february-lifeproject-physical-health.html">here</a>).</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Declutter</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Keep the camper clean</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Hike</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Limit social media</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Make. The. Investment.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Eat at home</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Buy glass bottles</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Drink less soda and coffee</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Make cleaners and roller balls with essential oils</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Donate food, money, clothes, household items, and time</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Oil Pull</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Pick up trash</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">That’s a random list, right there. I know. But this is what I have been struggling with the past five months. This is what I need to work on. These are the routines that haven’t quite made a permanent stay in my life, yet. Practices, but not quite “habits.” Also, some of those goals listed above, just need to be done; lingering tick marks on previous months’ to-do lists. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">And I’m sure there’s more. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Per usual, I’m sure things will pop into my head during mediation or particularly deep Yoga practices and I’ll likely update the blog with those bright ideas. But for now, I’ve got a good start. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">The list is familiar. It isn’t something I have to think about or make too much of an effort to consider throughout my day. So, essentially it <i>is</i> perfectly timed with what’s going on in my life. I’m busy, so instead of taking on a new focus- adding to an already extreme mental workload- I’m going to take the month to <i>refocus</i> on the first five themes that are truly some of the most important routines, habits, and areas of self-growth, in my life. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">This is important! </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">So, maybe it seems like a cop out. Idc. I need a little mental break from any area in my life that can spare it. I’m being spread thin. I have goals in mind, and my current situation is just a means to an end, but dang. Tourists are mentally exhausting to locals- or maybe just the Highly Sensitive locals.</span> So for June, a refocus on what’s important and in July, I’ll start fresh again with new ideas. Or maybe not. I do what I want. ;) </p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Thank for checking in, friends. Love y’all. Peace. </span></p>Rosi(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03398809244000423587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381902293654620494.post-59699042620959015202021-06-02T23:32:00.002-05:002021-09-20T23:42:20.380-05:00May Wrap: Removing Toxins<p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-weight: bold; text-size-adjust: auto;">June... </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-weight: bold; text-size-adjust: auto;">Time to look back and wrap it up, May.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioK9yljcL7Z-0aaE1Sa4teDtTPQSCnzZlSoaOo_u420VDCEpeF1I5ELDmwja4wxX7vIV-6zSC-VYf9oLXYlG7ZgVwQP5vIPruB3_aNVTl_wowQmRIg5Gvd4vabwjjpk28feQeRD7E_4sQ/s5184/IMG_0147.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioK9yljcL7Z-0aaE1Sa4teDtTPQSCnzZlSoaOo_u420VDCEpeF1I5ELDmwja4wxX7vIV-6zSC-VYf9oLXYlG7ZgVwQP5vIPruB3_aNVTl_wowQmRIg5Gvd4vabwjjpk28feQeRD7E_4sQ/w640-h426/IMG_0147.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Last month was all about eliminating toxins from my life. This is something I have actually been working on for over a decade, but, of course, I always have room to grow. That’s what this month was all about. Taking a hard look at my life inventory and deciding where I can grow. <span class="s2"></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Even after a decade, I consistently find ways to cut back toxicity in my life. Unfortunately as you’ll see throughout this ‘lil re-cap, there are also things in my life I am currently unwilling to change.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">But that’s OK. Ya know why? </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Because, ten years ago when I started this wholistic journey, there was SO much more in my life that I was unwilling to change. As the years have gone on, I’ve noticed not only my willingness to be better, but an eagerness to do it. I rarely dig my heals in with stubbornness sticking<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>with certain toxic products/habits/foods....”friends,” that I love, ESPECIALLY if I find out how rotten the ingredients truly are. If I’m made aware, I can no longer ignore. Cognitive Disonence is not a thing in my world.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">But....</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">There </span><span class="s3" style="font-style: italic;">are</span><span class="s2"> times when I know how rotten the ingredients are, and I </span><span class="s3" style="font-style: italic;">still</span><span class="s2"> consume.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">A couple of weeks ago I sat down and wrote out every single product in my home that was not organic or made from vegan ingredients. Let me repeat that, because I want y’all to grasp the gravity of the situation: I sat down and wrote out every single item in my home that was not organic or made from vegan ingredients. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Can you imagine doing that for your home? </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Rhetorical. But, legit. Think about it......</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Let me explain why I was even able to do this:</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Biggest reasons: </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">I live in a tiny camper home- I have like 3 cabinets to go through. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">I am a minimalist- I don’t have a lot of stuff. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">I have already been doing the work- for 10 years.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">In an average household, there are thousands of toxins and chemicals. Thousands. Let’s all just be aware of that on our next shopping trip...mmmmkay? </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Anyway, I’m pretty proud of how small my list is. I actually surprised myself.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Here’s my list of non-organic, non-vegan, non-healthy schtuff still left in our household: </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Coffee creamer</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">OJ</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Cheese</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Snack foods (chips, crackers, cookies, candy)</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Tortillas (we do buy “unbleached”)</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Bread (we buy whole wheat)</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Sugar</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Soda</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Mayo</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Mustard</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Ketchup</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Lemons </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Mac ‘n Cheese</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Lucas’ fruit cups</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Milk ($8 for a half gallon, wut)</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Soup </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Butter</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Sour Cream</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Hair Gel</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Hair Spray</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Heat protectant</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Excedrin (I don’t use this stuff) </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Honestly, not too shabby, eh?</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Upy7AE8LBrknQnwYjwWrp5jjOHVqgOY3EsaaHH7phvtUn43r1H6EazW-KfApc_wx62CqmR2kwr6JVfbnHfdII9UAsoaK7BIqnyYG7Wyno0tEQWUaGg3eh-nCRuRKX8yw8HlhJva95RU/s2048/IMG_3907-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Upy7AE8LBrknQnwYjwWrp5jjOHVqgOY3EsaaHH7phvtUn43r1H6EazW-KfApc_wx62CqmR2kwr6JVfbnHfdII9UAsoaK7BIqnyYG7Wyno0tEQWUaGg3eh-nCRuRKX8yw8HlhJva95RU/w640-h426/IMG_3907-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">I’m not telling you this to brag. Seriously. If you love your sweetest perfumes, and testing out the newest night creams, and eating all the Doritos, drinking all the Budweiser, please do. Enjoy your life! No joke. I never judge. Do you boo..... All I am asking is that we all make an attempt at being aware of the possible side-effects of chemicals, fragrance, and toxins in our environments.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Officially, here’s the recap of my month: </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">I’ll just go down the list for simplicity, check out the official list in my last blog post, here: “<a href="https://rosizipp.blogspot.com/2021/05/may-lifeproject-removing-toxins.html" target="_blank">May #LifeProject: Removing Toxins.</a>”</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: 17px;">-</span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Purchase clean hair gel, spray and heat protectant</b></span><span style="font-size: 17px;">. No. I didn’t do this. But I do know the company I will be purchasing from, I just don’t have the $200 to spare for hair products right now.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: 17px;">-</span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Start purchasing clean make-up</b></span><span style="font-size: 17px;">. Yep! I bought clean mascara! It’s ok....I will probably try another brand next time, though. Who sells Beauty Counter?</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: 17px;">-</span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Start implementing glass bottles and containers</b></span><span style="font-size: 17px;">. No... didn’t do this one either. However, I did some research, and I’m en route to buying a few, this month. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: 17px;">-</span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Find a better option for Antibacterial wipes</b></span><span style="font-size: 17px;">. No, again. Actually, this got worse. For some reason our neighbor had a bulk flat of Anit-Bac wipes and decided to gift Lucas 3 giant tubs of them . Like 500 sheets. Ugh. Maybe I’ll end up donating them.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: 17px;"> -</span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Eat more at home</b></span><span style="font-size: 17px;">. Ok, I did this. Mainly because it is stupid busy around here and ya just can’t get any food without a ridiculous wait. Tourism. Yay for living in a town where people vacation! (I actually love it.) Literally, Starbucks was turning people away because there was a 20 minute wait, inside.....for coffee.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: 17px;">-</span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Cut back on sodas</b></span><span style="font-size: 17px;">. Yep. I did this! I am still indulging in sodas from time to time, er....daily. But, I have definitely made an effort. Stuff’s gonna be the bane of my existence.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: 17px;">-</span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Buy a coffee mug</b></span><span style="font-size: 17px;">. I bought, one, second-hand, ceramic coffee mug. I can now safely re-heat my coffee. Yay! (Side note: when I was telling an acquaintance that I had to go to a thrift shop to purchase a coffee mug because I broke the only one I had, she was shocked! She questioned why I would only have one mug. Minimalism is so normal in my life, that I forget it’s really not how other people live. She then proceeded to explain to me that she had an entire hutch dedicated to dozens of coffee mugs. I had the same question for her: why, tho? .....To each, their own.)</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: 17px;">-</span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Do a thorough wipe down of the camper/home with bacteria/mold/fungal removing essential oils</b></span><span style="font-size: 17px;">. Sure. I did this twice. But, thoroughly? Naw. More like, half-assed. I’ll get to it today or tomorrow, a day late. Ha. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: 17px;">-</span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Make new cleaning products from water, vinegar and essential oils</b></span><span style="font-size: 17px;">. No. I didn’t get around to doing this. I’ll get to it, eventually. No excuses, but life has truly been cray. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: 17px;">-</span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Give away/Donate the last few items in the camper with fragrance</b></span><span style="font-size: 17px;">. Yessss! My neighbor gladly took it all!</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: 17px;">-</span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Oil pull</b></span><span style="font-size: 17px;">. Yep. I did this. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: large;">-<b>Pick up trash in my neighborhood and at the beach</b></span><span style="font-size: 17px;">. Always. Every day.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">And that’s it! That’s the list. I did pretty Ok this month. I’d give myself a B-. Nothing too astounding. Nothing too groundbreaking. Just boring ‘ol work, eliminating toxins from my life, my immediate surroundings and the world!</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;">I hope, if nothing else, I’ve gotten you thinking. Realllllly, thinking about it all. What are ways that you could cut back excess toxins in your life?</p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;">And after all of this, if you are still rolling your eyes at me? Just tell me to shut it, and move onto my next post....</p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Speaking of. What’s up next for the #LifeProject?</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Gotta check back to find out! </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: large;">Love you for reading. Have a wonderful day! Peace. </span></span></p>Rosi(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03398809244000423587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381902293654620494.post-32189212131749995432021-05-18T06:57:00.009-05:002021-09-20T23:42:36.080-05:00Stinkin’ Up the Planet<p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px;">Coming from personal experience, I know that the topic of “chemicals and toxins,” is an emotionally triggering subject. The first time I was ever introduced to the idea that there were harmful chemicals in the Bath and Body Works lotion I was using, it kinda ticked me off. I was certainly triggered. I just knew that the person (my sister) was judging me (she wasn’t, she was just broadening my awareness, as she has done my entire life). What it actually did, once I was done being offended, was it planted a seed in my mind, that eventually had me seeking the truth.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDPgc_h6oWintm6uIzZ1o7-cK07AfU3yI1ZHU1kfE-VxtGrfzujAcMs_bZ_ZbgYLH04Q9IlMt6U9_NjL2XPWIVd-HnLV2dyrNQHkKO4LYc9T0hirnVKYfS_dQ-XcLC-S3o1QqWW3nycGA/s2048/IMG_4971.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDPgc_h6oWintm6uIzZ1o7-cK07AfU3yI1ZHU1kfE-VxtGrfzujAcMs_bZ_ZbgYLH04Q9IlMt6U9_NjL2XPWIVd-HnLV2dyrNQHkKO4LYc9T0hirnVKYfS_dQ-XcLC-S3o1QqWW3nycGA/w640-h426/IMG_4971.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><br /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;">This is a gentle reminder: Your triggers are no one’s responsibility, but your own. <span class="s1"></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;">If something triggers an emotion in you, ask yourself “why.” Re-focus your attention on the trigger, not the person who triggered the trigger.</p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><br /><span class="s1"></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;">Simple yet profound Shadow Work! We should all be doing it. </p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">Anyway, If you think I’m lying or exaggerating or unqualified to write about the man-made chemicals surrounding us constantly, then please do your own research. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I am begging you: prove me wrong!</b></span><span style="font-size: 17px;"> I want to be wrong about this!</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;">Unfortunately, I’ve seen too much to deny it. And I care too much to keep my mouth shut any longer, triggering or not. <span class="s1"></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">Linked below is an eye-opening documentary about the chemical industry. I would highly recommend watching it to help ease any tension you might be feeling toward me and refocusing that attention on the appropriate asshole. And remember, just because I live my life a different way than the collective-majority, does not mean that I am judging anybody else. I try to be the most open minded person you’ll meet. If you know me, you know this. If you don’t know me, or you do, but you <i>still</i> feel judged, know that it is your own projection. Please be aware of that.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">Of course, I want everyone to be informed. However if someone is triggered by me/this, and still refuses to do their own research or watch this Doc, then we are obviously on different paths in life. And good day to them. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">But if you are teachable and you want to learn? Start by setting aside an hour and a half, click the link below, expand your awareness. Be the change.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><a href="https://youtu.be/Gxd-o4WZtrI"><span style="font-size: large;">Stink: The Movie the Chemical Industry Doesn’t Want You to See</span></a></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">@ Me if you watch it and wanna discuss!</p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Love and Peace.</p>Rosi(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03398809244000423587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381902293654620494.post-45796970805708190762021-05-03T22:48:00.079-05:002021-11-04T23:20:24.816-05:00May #LifeProject: Removing Toxins<p> <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-weight: bold; text-size-adjust: auto;">Yay for May!</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRZGge6JuPDi7yBMcvtyLioqdOO70Q5TcyOx1f9jMKO_H3FWAjGp8hxo2MNunOVNQzDSiB8rANh7nyY5N17sDEkozV8qP_sRNxbv6S_73SNq86tT4sAAK3B7ZD7L8_31-zVJJ82gnqfD8/s2048/IMG_2922.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRZGge6JuPDi7yBMcvtyLioqdOO70Q5TcyOx1f9jMKO_H3FWAjGp8hxo2MNunOVNQzDSiB8rANh7nyY5N17sDEkozV8qP_sRNxbv6S_73SNq86tT4sAAK3B7ZD7L8_31-zVJJ82gnqfD8/w426-h640/IMG_2922.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">You guys, up until this moment right now, I had no idea what my theme for May was going to be. I tossed around a couple of ideas, but mainly I wasn’t coming up with anything that was striking my fancy, until I sat down just now and allowed my intuition guide me. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">So, for May’s #LifeProject theme, I just now decided to write about REMOVING TOXINS from my environment (on a small, and large scale).</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /><span class="s2"></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><i>Why is this important to me? </i></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><i>Am I being dramatic when I say these chemicals are toxic?</i></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><i>Does it seem like I am living in fear? </i></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Here’s the thing. I know how I feel when I cut out man-made toxins and chemicals- it feels fantastic. I am mostly comforted in knowing that I am doing my best in taking my toxin load into my own hands, getting educated and removing harmful chemicals from my surroundings, whenever possible. But also, physically I feel SO much better as the years have gone on and I find more and more ways to cut the toxin load in my life.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Over the years, it has actually become a game for me. I am always thinking: <i>What product can I switch out next?</i></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">I have been working on this little side game, for about a decade. Maybe more. My sister was the first person to introduce me to the idea that there were toxins in the lotion I was using. At first I was triggered, and I brushed it off. (Some of y’all might be triggered by this as well, but eventually you’ll see the light, just as I did.) I thought, <i>“Obviously my lotion isn’t killing me. That’s a bit dramatic.” ......</i> But really? It isn’t </span><span class="s3" style="font-style: italic;">that</span><span class="s2"> dramatic. Small amounts aren’t going to kill you, sure, but over time? That prolonged exposure is what is causing common diseases. These fragrances, chemicals and toxins are endocrine disrupting, which causes a broad range of symptoms, allergies and diseases being seen more and more, especially in younger generations. Synthetic fragrances are now worse than second-hand smoke. (Read that again.)</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Honestly, at first I wasn’t excited about switching some of my favorite products. So, I started small. I started with the things I was willing to let go of (hand soap, body soap, air fresheners, household cleaners) and held onto the things I loved the most (laundry soap, shampoo, lotion, beauty products). Over time, as I started swapping more and more products, I realized that the natural products were <i>just as good as the name brands that we’re all used to. <b>They’re even better!</b></i> You find products that are just as lavish, luxurious and extravagant as the brands you already love. Have you ever tried Dr. Bronner’s products?!</p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Eventually I was eager to switch out the brands I was hanging on to. </p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;">The more you cut the toxins from your life, the more you recognize them when they show up. For example, we still have a bottle of Lucas’ hair gel that we rarely use. It has a scent to it. On rare occasions,when Lucas decides to gel his hair, we both gag from the smell all day. It stinks! We can smell the chemicals! When you cut the crap from your life, you become extremely sensitive to it, elsewhere. </p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Perfumes and air fresheners spawn headaches. And the scent of any man’s deodorant makes me nauseous. Also, neither of us can walk into the cleaning isle at any grocery store. We avoid it like the V, because the chemicals burn our nostrils and throat, and give us headaches. Just from walking through the isle! </p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Anyway, even after a decade, I still have a few lingering products and vices that need work. I’mma list those for you here, lay it all out there for ya:</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-I need to find and purchase natural/Vegan/clean hair gel, hair spray and heat protectant. Luckily I have a reputable brand, but it ain’t cheap.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;">-Start purchasing clean make-up. This will likely be a long process, until forever.... However, I did find a mascara to try, and that’ll be the beginning to this process.</p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Start implementing *glass* bottles and containers, while cutting out plastic anything. Plastic has BPA, and the shit’s toxic, too...... So, I need to order glass spray bottles for cleaners and body sprays.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Find a better option for Antibacterial wipes (Those suckas- all wipes- are terrible for the environment, cut ‘em out if you can help it!) I have recently seen that they are now making compostable wipes, but it still doesn’t solve the problem of the sketchy ingredients. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Always buy the organic option (I already do this.) But.... I guess I need to tackle this in a more profound way. So, I am going to try cutting back on dining out. I need to start choosing my at-home organic food more often than the highly processed but extremely convenient foods, out ‘n about. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Cut. Back. On. Sodas. Or, quit ‘em. Make a damn effort</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Buy a couple of coffee mugs at the local thrift shop (So that I may safely reheat coffee, while also not consuming it from a metal container when possible).</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Do a thorough wipe down of our home space, using tea tree oil and other essential oils. The main goal is to to kill bacteria, mold/mildew if there is any, and completely freshen up the space. A full deep clean-late spring cleaning. Then smudge the crap outta the space, afterward.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Make new window, mop, all-purpose and mat cleaners out of essential oils, vinegar, water, etc. Also, make more facial moisturizer, hand sanitizer and soap.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Give away, donate or gift, the few remaining items and products that I have with sketchy ingredients (I know people who would knowingly and gladly take my last bit of Windex and the unused candle in the closet.) </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Oil pull. Oil pull those chemicals right outta my mouth. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">And, lastly.....</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Pick up trash in my neighborhood and at the beach.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s2"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWsL9HsNDVehGWA_QFutHx2uQcXomxK4cAe0CAj_n6l4rYXWTUm0joYDVJ0TW6ZnDakX7BOphYsRbNvvv7Zli-qNL8Xl60GDYfuFmXUQMFQnTWiu0vwvWZt-C1CSngOCT2gdQji_qZcg8/s2048/IMG_0348.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWsL9HsNDVehGWA_QFutHx2uQcXomxK4cAe0CAj_n6l4rYXWTUm0joYDVJ0TW6ZnDakX7BOphYsRbNvvv7Zli-qNL8Xl60GDYfuFmXUQMFQnTWiu0vwvWZt-C1CSngOCT2gdQji_qZcg8/w640-h426/IMG_0348.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span class="s2"><br /> </span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;">I’ll end it there. <span class="s2"></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">I’d like to mention that in no way, whatsoever, <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>am I being judgey about the products that you guys are using. My husband is not on board with all of my product switches, and I still drink soda, for goodness sake! We all have our vices. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">The point is, making small efforts in the beginning, might lead to bigger changes over time. Baby steps and small changes are still progress in the right direction. We can all find comfort in knowing that we are, in some way, reducing the amount of chemicals in/on our bodies, in our personal spaces, and the environment as a whole. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Progress, not perfection.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">We’re in this together. I’d love any recommendations on brands or websites that I can find any of the products I listed above (hair gel, hair spray, heat protectant, glass bottles, Anti-Bac wipes). Anything that I am still trying to swap out, feel free to @ me with your recs! Remember, I also love small and local business! Also, on the flip side, if you want brand recommendations for just about any other product, I gotchu. Not that my opinion counts for crap, but I can get you started with brands that I will back. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">As always, thanks for reading.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Love and Peace </span></p>Rosi(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03398809244000423587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381902293654620494.post-2482495905834399952021-05-01T09:00:00.006-05:002021-05-04T22:41:51.372-05:00April Wrap: Abundance<p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-weight: bold;">We’ve come to another end of a month.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaDAzTkm3vEXJBhLHAbdg25OhLKgd7P0DUeu4BaM-acX2Q5OCBOcjEcRnqQ-fxa7QCifqyNNf8R0lgKEsFELvQiMa7iTBQzAwYM-t8cHf57q0OvOROYQDJ1rIBDjKrxV1IkGUIgQ-qEQM/s625/947053_10102877140803629_1794111369_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="417" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaDAzTkm3vEXJBhLHAbdg25OhLKgd7P0DUeu4BaM-acX2Q5OCBOcjEcRnqQ-fxa7QCifqyNNf8R0lgKEsFELvQiMa7iTBQzAwYM-t8cHf57q0OvOROYQDJ1rIBDjKrxV1IkGUIgQ-qEQM/w400-h400/947053_10102877140803629_1794111369_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span class="s1" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">A time when I reflect on the work that I’ve been putting in for the past few weeks. Or maybe lack thereof.... </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">I will admit that I did not put in as much effort as I would have liked, throughout April. My theme was “Abundance.” I started out at full speed and with max effort, but as the month went on, things happened and it kinda made me suck at life for a few days, maybe a week.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Listen, I’m never one to blame things or people around me for my problems, but legit, some stuff happened this month that was completely out of my control and which caused me to falter in the high vibe I had going on at the beginning of the month. For example: PCB had a water spout tornado blow in from the gulf, and that sucker legit caused damage and took out a couple of buildings. Specifically, it caused damage to the roof of the Oyster Bar that I’m working at, which in turn caused an unexpected weekend off from collecting tourism cash. That was a huge blow to the plans for abundance. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Another example: Tourism died down, for a couple of weeks, toward the end of April. March was bangin’ as well as the first couple of weeks of April, but as the month bore on, the money kinda fizzled with it. (Officially the tourist season starts on Memorial Day weekend, and we’ll be crazy busy once again, for the rest of the summer.)</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Anyway, here’s what I accomplished in April:</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-<b><i>“Take 2 online Manifestation and Abundance courses.”</i></b> I just finished up my second course. A portion of these two courses were a huge and inspiring refresher in mindset, manifestation and abundance. I finished my 2 out of 3 courses and I will continue working on the third course for the next two months. So, this goal was a success.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-<b><i>“Pay off as much debt as possible.”</i></b> Ok. I did the best I could. I did much better last month, but I still put a huge dent in the credit card debt. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-<b><i>“Save as much as possible.”</i></b> Again, I did the best I could. I am actually quite proud of the savings we have been able to acquire the past few weeks.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-<b><i>“Make the 2 investments.”</i></b> Nope, I didn’t do this. But I certainly will. Soon.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-<b><i>“EFT Therapy.”</i></b> Again, no. I tried once and got interrupted and then forgot all about it, altogether.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-<b><i>“Carry my citrine and pyrite.”</i></b> YES! (I finally got something right!) I carried and meditated with those suckas all month. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-<b><i>“Abundance Meditations and Affirmations.”</i></b> Meh. Kinda. A couple of attempts.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-<b><i>“Eat at home.”</i></b> Oh gosh. No. We had friends in for a week and I think we ate out 7 different times in 4 days. After that, Lucas and I made a few attempts, but nothing noteworthy.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-<b><i>“Pick up coin change.”</i></b> Yes, I did this! And the more I picked up the more I actually found. Funny how that works, eh? </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-<b><i>“Donate money, clothes, food, household items.”</i></b> Sure, I donated a few things. I certainly could be better, but efforts were made.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;">And that’s the end of my original list. </p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"> </p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Toward mid-month, I also wrote another blog, another list of “High Vibe” activities that I’d be doing in order to stay in that frequency of abundance. Intentional Yoga, more mindful meditations, walking barefoot, going to the beach and forest, etc. Most of that list I was able to stick with. Most of those activities I already do, anyway. But the things like rollerblading and hiking only come ever so often. I did actally make an attempt at getting out and following whatever joy was speaking to my heart in that moment- I even rollerbladed a few neighborhood laps with three local children! </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Ok, so I’ll stop there. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Subjectively, I’d give myself a C, this month. Pretty average. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimGwRhusR_HqHeZmq1L-ge4Cmvn6_xEKqX1y4_4xtYp3tBX7iL79Y9Q61rI-bqlcwjfu6VW7xmvqcyBGNJ_GCVH5Jody4LClVojZrDzWgAaniR1qnFXHxjEvRf7_kUYD5sS4hgGwglFgw/s960/972278_10102788095416299_456436670_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="960" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimGwRhusR_HqHeZmq1L-ge4Cmvn6_xEKqX1y4_4xtYp3tBX7iL79Y9Q61rI-bqlcwjfu6VW7xmvqcyBGNJ_GCVH5Jody4LClVojZrDzWgAaniR1qnFXHxjEvRf7_kUYD5sS4hgGwglFgw/w640-h426/972278_10102788095416299_456436670_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span class="s2"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">My biggest takeaway for April was that abundance is a state of mind. If you learn how to tap into that state of mind and the frequency will follow. Or maybe if you tap into the frequency, the state of mind will follow? Or both? Yea, both. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Also, practice makes perfect. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">I am realizing that I need more practice, more effort, more fine-tuning in this art of manifestation and Law of Attraction. Just because I know all of this “stuff,” and have already instilled most of the mindset into my life, it doesn’t mean that the practice hasn’t gone stale. Cuz, my practice is moldy by now. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">I learned about the Law of Attraction, waaaaay back in 2006. My bro introduced me to The Secret and forever changed my life. I reintroduced myself to the concept again in 2010. And again in 2013. And then again....forever. But, it has been a while. And just like my meditation and yoga practices, mindful attention makes all the difference.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Stay tuned for my next post, I’ll be typin’ at ya about my #LifeProject theme for May!</p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Love y’all.</p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Thanks for reading.</p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Peace. </p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p>Rosi(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03398809244000423587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381902293654620494.post-55261378320722592422021-04-15T09:45:00.004-05:002021-04-15T21:04:32.998-05:00Finding JOY!<p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-weight: bold;">I’ve recently been thinking about ways to feel abundant without actually having the abundance.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDTMaQ9VKocGrSVyzrhhrhdfBIhsY398bXgTgknpMByV1igMnh9FkiM6tNkwHcUI_4mQzqJRSk7QTicfmhcSOMk9wsswhyprPO-pg2kVe8NHZ3k2SdYMHnjItlf3VXykF2Uil9RqNgwhE/s960/Tulip+Love.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDTMaQ9VKocGrSVyzrhhrhdfBIhsY398bXgTgknpMByV1igMnh9FkiM6tNkwHcUI_4mQzqJRSk7QTicfmhcSOMk9wsswhyprPO-pg2kVe8NHZ3k2SdYMHnjItlf3VXykF2Uil9RqNgwhE/w480-h640/Tulip+Love.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span class="s1" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Like, how can I “feel abundant,” when there are times when I actually don’t .... feel.... abundant. The biggest names in Spiritual mumbo-jumbo, manifestation, and abundance - you know, Abraham Hicks, Joe Dispenza, Wayne Dwyer, Rhonda Byrne, the whole lot- say that “in order to attract more abundance in your life, you must actually </span><span class="s3" style="font-style: italic;">feel</span><span class="s2"> abundant.” </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Alright, Abraham, so if you’re flat broke, how the crap are you supposed to “feel” abundant? </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Currently, I am not flat broke- relatively speaking. Far from it, actually. But, I still fall short in tapping in to that <i>unlimited</i> source. (I’m not rollin’ in six figures, right now.) </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">So, I’ve been thinking about it...... What more can I do? (Always the burning question.)</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Here’s what I came up with:</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: large;">If abundance can bring ‘time and financial freedom’.... and, ‘time and financial freedom’ brings me ‘joy’.... then I need to find ways to feel ‘joy.’</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Abundance correlates with joy.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">*Ding, Ding! </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Guys I know it sounds effed up. <i>Money brings joy?! Who am I typing this out?</i> I’m <i>not</i> a materialistic person. Y’all already know this. I’ve never been into it. I’m the polar opposite actually- a minimalist.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">.... But, I am also realizing that my minimalistic approach at life, my “I don’t need money to be happy” mentality, might actually be what’s holding me back from being rich in money! </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Mind blown. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">I am already abundant. I embody that every day with gratitude, but because I feel like I don’t “need” money, the Uni is merely responding to that frequency. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;">If you ask me, that is the hardest lessons to learn about the Law of Attraction: <b><i>The Universe responds to your frequency, not your wants.</i></b></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;">If you want something or you don’t, the Universe can’t tell. It only responds to a frequency. Not wanting something emits a frequency just as much as wanting something. The Universe picks up on the frequency, not the details of the frequency. So, you must be careful in what you are thinking and speaking, and the frequencies you are constantly emitting. </p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;">It might be a little confusing.</p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Let’s break it down with a very simple hypothetical example:</p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;">You are starting an new business. You are excited, but nervous. Think about the underlying feelings in each situation. How do you <i>feel</i> when you think about how excited you are to start this new business? (You might feel good, happy, hopeful, butterflies in your stomach, or ready- just to name a few.) Now think about the other scenario. How do you <i>feel</i> when you think about how scared you are of failure? (You might feel anxious, unsettled, nervous, not ready.) You see what I’m getting at here? Each situation has a different vibrational frequency. Our thoughts even have a vibrational frequency (no joke, science proved it, look it up if you don’t believe me). Each frequency attracts more energy (things and scenarios) of the same sort, giving you outcomes that produce those same feelings. So, constantly worrying about failure puts you in a lower frequency that attracts more lower frequencies bringing more moments into your life that cause those feelings of worry and failure. On the flip side, if you are constantly excited, happy, elated, you’re on a much higher frequency. That frequency puts you in tune with opportunities in your life that cause more feelings of happiness and elation. </p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Its pretty simple energetics, kids. And it has been proven many times over through Physics. </p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Science is cool, idn’t it?</p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;">So anyway....</p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;">By saying stupid crap like “I don’t need money.....”</p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">The Law of Attraction is actually giving me <b><i>exactly</i></b> what I am “asking for.” </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /><span class="s2"></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">That whole, non-greedy, non-needing, attitude? It’s a noble stance, but it’s truly holding me back. No mas, amigos.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">From here on out, I’m rich b*tch! </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuXTmnNIVBgd-G7_a2fwd5-8-vD3t6HbkFvsXKRS6MZ__MmCXefSvIarRXctSPtuO-OIcZ5656byFPKi3yvy7-ddc4Xvaw5-fe_TY1OUHaE3Qfjz4itD5zD_rga3bnGVpUwX9wVHlrC34/s960/301342_261124083921697_923445663_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuXTmnNIVBgd-G7_a2fwd5-8-vD3t6HbkFvsXKRS6MZ__MmCXefSvIarRXctSPtuO-OIcZ5656byFPKi3yvy7-ddc4Xvaw5-fe_TY1OUHaE3Qfjz4itD5zD_rga3bnGVpUwX9wVHlrC34/w426-h640/301342_261124083921697_923445663_n.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span class="s2"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">Specifically though? What have I come up with to feel more joyful and abundant, <i>for now</i>? How am I raising my vibrational frequency?</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">The next list of items are things that truly make me feel like I have loads of money, loads of freedom, or just loads of joy. And I’ll be doing these things more and more, every day, until my life is totally filled with joy and abundance- even more so than it already is. This is how I am and will be continuing to tap into my highest frequency:</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Tip big, like 100% of the bill, big.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Donate money, donate time, donate food, household items and clothing</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Volunteer</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Walk barefoot outside</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Go to my happy place, every day</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Grow, learn, and expand, every day</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Hold my frequency in less than ideal situations</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Raw fruits and veggies, every day</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Meditate with intention</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Pranayama</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Yoga</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Sunshine</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Swim in the ocean</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Buy things when I want them</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Buy an expensive piece of jewelry for myself</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Get Starbucks every now an again</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Have an expensive lunch to myself</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Get my hair done, get a massage, get a pedicure, an organic facial, go to the dentist</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Run at night when I actually enjoy it</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Breathe deep </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Go to the Yoga Studio</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Buy everything organic, buy the expensive Vegan shampoo, buy the big bottle of Dr. Bronner’s, buy every last essential oil, buy the compostable plastic-alternatives, buy the boujie non-toxic, plastic-free, home, health, and food related items</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Try new things</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Hike</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Forest bathe</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Drink lots of water</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">-Free and intuitive, wild-woman dancing</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;">There’s more. Because..... the fact of the matter is: <span class="s2"></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><b>I can find joy in monotony.</b></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><b>I can find abundance when I’m flat broke.</b></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: 17px;">But, I’m truly here to learn how to tap into that </span><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>unlimited source of abundance.</b></i></span></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I’m ready to travel the world. I’m ready to serve humans and animals across the globe. I’m ready to set my family up for life. I’m ready to help strangers in need. I’m ready to become my highest, most abundant version so that I can, in return, share that frequency with the world.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">It is all an exchange of energy.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s2"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbb_pXpQ1TdNBM8ks5oBtpvV6yTfnd6P2y07t3t9ACkKxkN9mw3wJRsgYegkf_kBnG7AgLfL1yIC0JF2IFUmuC22DR-BqWz1OqIPVT5aFRBVwKHtB-uLo5cuupHsWVjRFgobTv800t5A/s720/BCD08AE4-7CC8-4EF2-BB1C-398546FE7E18.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="437" data-original-width="720" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbb_pXpQ1TdNBM8ks5oBtpvV6yTfnd6P2y07t3t9ACkKxkN9mw3wJRsgYegkf_kBnG7AgLfL1yIC0JF2IFUmuC22DR-BqWz1OqIPVT5aFRBVwKHtB-uLo5cuupHsWVjRFgobTv800t5A/w640-h389/BCD08AE4-7CC8-4EF2-BB1C-398546FE7E18.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span class="s2"><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">As a big push toward manifestation, I’m here to go above and beyond finding and pursuing my biggest sources of joy and abundance.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;">What is your biggest source of joy? What can you do more of, to bring more joy into your life? How are you raising your vibrational frequency?</p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2">JOY! Abundance, peace ‘n love to you all.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Thank you for reading. </p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p>Rosi(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03398809244000423587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381902293654620494.post-54170780835516249342021-04-07T12:17:00.000-05:002021-04-07T12:17:09.945-05:00April #LifeProject: Abundance<p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="s1">I’ll just start this post saying that I’m super excited about this month’s theme!</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">The theme just works with my life, right now.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="s3"><span>Abundance</span></span><span class="s2">.</span></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">“Like the air you breathe, abundance in all things is available to you. Your life will simply be as good as you allow it to be.” Abraham Hicks</span></b></p><div><b><br /></b></div><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijky8y6SaouGa3hJ5jCmtkCP-N_f3zHn6p8GetELdxpJAC855nHqxtDUEFZeMFRZXH3A5wCFLX9ZYaSjv3tvXyZ7jo2mkkWV-gWt215jX68POjFOWDZNOelUBHOPn7OxTxgCwxvgsjgwU/s960/birds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="960" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijky8y6SaouGa3hJ5jCmtkCP-N_f3zHn6p8GetELdxpJAC855nHqxtDUEFZeMFRZXH3A5wCFLX9ZYaSjv3tvXyZ7jo2mkkWV-gWt215jX68POjFOWDZNOelUBHOPn7OxTxgCwxvgsjgwU/w640-h426/birds.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span class="s2" style="font-size: 17px;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Why does it work with my life?</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Because I’m so abundantly overflowing with money right now.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"> </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">I’m not bragging.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Sometimes I have lots of money, other times, I have much less. It’s a cycle that I have been going through for many years. I am always abundant, but I don’t always have lots of money. There is a difference. </span>You can be poor, monetarily, but still <i>feel</i> abundant because you recognize where your blessings lie. Obviously, you can also be abundant with lots of money too. (Food for thought: On the flip side, do you believe that someone can be rich with money, but lacking in abundance? )</p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I’m abundant in both ways, right now- lots of money, lots of blessings. It’s nice.</p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">I am working the Spring Break/Summer season at an Oyster Bar here on the Emerald Coast of Florida- along with cleaning a condo, building beach bonfires for tourists at sunset, and as always, trying to find passionate students that see the value in my style of Yoga. And that’s just half of the 2 incomes in our household. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Lucas and I are insanely busy. I never thought that I could make more money than I make when I bartend at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, but here I am getting super close- except this “season” lasts much longer than the 2-3 weeks of rally, and it is a totally different crowd. I’m making bank, honestly. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">I am in a totally abundant cycle.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Aside from rollin’ in it, <i>right now</i>, I have also manifested </span><span class="s4" style="font-style: italic;">almost</span><span class="s2"> everything that I have ever wanted in my life. But, I’ll be the first to admit that I still struggle. Remember those cycles of ‘lack and abundance’ that I mentioned? I believe I wouldn’t have those moments when I’m broke, if I were truly living in abundance. I know that whatever work I have been putting in, is falling short, because I feel and see it in areas of my life. I won’t go into too many details about my finances, but 2020 devastated our savings (low end of the cycle). Lucas and I were both unemployed for most of the first half of the year, and it took it’s toll on our account. That’s what it’s there for, sure, but I’d love to get some fluff back in the good ‘ol Savings Account. That “fluff” is how we have traveled and lived on the road for so long, and how we survived a pandemic without jobs or much governmental help (We got 3 out of the 6 stimulus checks we were supposed to get- combined.)</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">So, what will I be doing this month to attract even more abundance into my life?</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">This...</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">-First of all, I am taking a couple of personal development and Manifestation courses that are seeming to ignite a huge fire in my soul. I have already completed a 5 day course and I am on schedule for another 4+ week course. Being that these courses are covering a topic I, myself, have been practicing for many years (abundance/manifestation), I figured April was the perfect month for the theme of Abundance. Just a rather large nudge from the Uni that I’m in alignment with my higher purpose. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">-Another huge goal this month is to pay off as much debt as possible (we only have one line of debt, a credit card, which also helped us survive last year, but now needs to be paid off, ASAP.)</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">-Save as much money as possible (I have some very large investments that I am saving for, as well as the remaining balance of our trip to Mexico that got postponed way back in 2020)</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">-Make those 2 investments I’ve been tossing around in my head. (More on this later.) </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">-Emotional Freedom Technique (tapping) for abundance</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">-Carry my Citrine crystal </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">-Abundance meditations and affirmations</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">-Eat at home</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">-Pick up every coin that I find (I have always saved coins. We paid the deposit on our first home with saved coin change. We also used a huge amount of coin change to help us travel for several months, way back in 2012 & 2013, so don’t scoff at the thought of me picking up a penny and calling it abundance. ;)</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">-Donate money, food, clothes</p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><b><i>-FEEL abundant. FEEL rich. FEEL good. </i></b></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">And, I’ll stop it there. I’m not hugely creative in this area. Really all I want to accomplish is to FEEL abundant. If you feel abundant you become automatically in line for more abundance, and that’s the goal.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><br /></b></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Sending you all love and unlimited abundance, happiness and health! </p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Peace. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: medium;"><b>“The entire Universe is conspiring to give you everything you want.” Abraham Hicks</b></span></p><div><span class="s2" style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p>Rosi(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03398809244000423587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381902293654620494.post-77461571076839069032021-03-29T08:52:00.001-05:002021-03-29T08:52:26.438-05:00March Wrap: Mental Health<p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px;"><span class="s1" style="font-weight: bold;">How’d I do for Mental Health March?</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px;"><span class="s1" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmRKyPGD7_2WoAtgqf4stlCQvuJUpbZ0AAPAFyT7YMqaib1IO5QAGlJiV_xPk6I8M47NuoECQ4Q4MtcAxYoBvRRRHRm1sdWZMY7un0fAx1cXRI-wWKjTn7-fPLzSzFWuSv8ukR9BEKPUo/s2048/IMG_1340.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmRKyPGD7_2WoAtgqf4stlCQvuJUpbZ0AAPAFyT7YMqaib1IO5QAGlJiV_xPk6I8M47NuoECQ4Q4MtcAxYoBvRRRHRm1sdWZMY7un0fAx1cXRI-wWKjTn7-fPLzSzFWuSv8ukR9BEKPUo/w400-h266/IMG_1340.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;">Pretty dang good, actually.<span class="s2"></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"> </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">My mental health was on lock. Not only did I conquer my list of goals for the month, I continued to think about <i>new ways</i> to work on my Mental Health, throughout the entire month. I’d take a goal and fine-tune the details to make it that much more effective- like refocusing on getting outside for my meditations. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Along the way, I came up with several details I could work on, to give myself a boost- a bigger challenge, in a minimal way.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">As you read in the <a href="https://rosizipp.blogspot.com/2021/03/silent-ponderings.html">last post</a>, ‘silence’ was one of those new goals. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Another “new” goal was to have a more structured Yoga practice. Sure, I wake up most mornings and make it into the studio where I practice. That, in itself, is pretty disciplined, but I noticed that I started slacking on the actual practice. I would show up to the studio and roll around on my mat, drink my coffee, scroll social media and practice about 10 poses total. No big deal, every now an again, but every day? It was starting to seem like I was defeating the whole purpose of waking up in the morning. I was sacrificing my sleep to roll around on my mat and scroll Instagram. Lame.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">So, I changed that with more focused Yoga practices. I now try to practice 5 Sun Salutation A’s, 5 Sun Salutation B’s, 15 minutes of handstand and press training, and then I end it all with Svasana (corpse pose). I now do this every practice. Everything else during my practices, is extra. It has worked like a charm in getting me to refocus my energy. I have something to work on now, which always inspires me to work harder.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Which leads me to Meditation. As I mentioned before, making sure that my meditations were outside, </span><span class="s3" style="font-style: italic;">or at the very least</span><span class="s2">, alone and quiet, was another goal that I fine-tuned. I meditate, every single day. I’ve been doing that for well over a year, now and inconsistently for 11 years. So how is this really even a ‘goal’ as opposed to a continued habit? Well.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Confession: Sometimes I half-ass my meditations....</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">For example, I don’t <i>always</i> meditate during the day, which then delays it until midnight or later. During that time, my husband plays his video games and/or watches TV. We live in a camper. You can imagine that this little cracker box home is far from being peaceful during those moments. I always get the meditation in. But that’s the problem; I am going through the motions but not really working on the discipline of the practice. As a result, my meditations are shallow. </span><span class="s3" style="font-style: italic;">And there is no hiding that from my soul.</span><span class="s2"> </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: large;">You can’t lie to your soul.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">You might be able to lie to yourself but you soul knows the truth, deep down inside. Our souls always know. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_RQ31-w5qQVDLWarvR_qgxr1IDjb-p15mXfs0JOk_j3SDnblElbTAe8zGZUCq74OTMKnFK51lT1VR4-fs7tIfCIX6ufJeLGldGYyZH-S_BHwzklNwuCUgkkzUJGt6_pemJg0OTD7xCHk/s720/BCD08AE4-7CC8-4EF2-BB1C-398546FE7E18.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="437" data-original-width="720" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_RQ31-w5qQVDLWarvR_qgxr1IDjb-p15mXfs0JOk_j3SDnblElbTAe8zGZUCq74OTMKnFK51lT1VR4-fs7tIfCIX6ufJeLGldGYyZH-S_BHwzklNwuCUgkkzUJGt6_pemJg0OTD7xCHk/w400-h243/BCD08AE4-7CC8-4EF2-BB1C-398546FE7E18.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span class="s2"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">So, I revamped the meditation practice. Outdoors only, quiet with no distractions, and a valid effort in the mastery of energy manipulation. Boom. </span>Another small act of discipline made with intention sparked a huge energy shift in the work I have putting in to keep a healthy mind. </p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Anyway,</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Other things I did well, this month: </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span>(Check out last month’s theme post- <a href="https://rosizipp.blogspot.com/2021/03/march-lifeproject-mental-health.html">click here</a>- if you want to read the full list of goals for March.)</p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">-Meditation, every day for 34 minutes. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">-My Pranayama practice is now back in full swing. I use Pranayama (yogic breathwork) as a build-up to Meditation. And boy, it makes a true difference in those meditations. Pranayama moves the breath and “energy” in one’s body, making it you a moving, swirling, high vibin’, ball of high frequency energy. Pure light. And it makes it so much easier to go deep into a meditation.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">-I definitely worked toward big goals, this month. I saved money, and have been going to and bravely participating in online continuing education and personal development courses. I am also in line for a “Business, Mindset and Marketing” class I will be taking in April. (I will eventually write about these classes, because guys, this is a big thing happening in my life! But for now, I am mostly working quietly.) I also want to mention that I delayed my Yoga Teacher Training, once again. (I signed up in February!) What happened was.....A couple of golden opportunities </span>popped up- the classes I am currently, and will be taking- were only available toward the end of March. So, the YTT got delayed. I can actually start the Yoga Teacher Training whenever I please, but considering I haven’t been in a school setting for almost 5 years now, I need time and a bit of a cushion to get used to the workload of the courses that I am already taking and then the physical and mental workload of Yoga Teacher Training. I don’t want to double up “school” on top of working almost full time, during one of the busy season here on the beach. </p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">-I kept my home clean. I did some deep cleaning, decluttering, organizing, and I donated a lot of crap. I am a minimalist through-‘n-through. I have been minimizing for about a decade and have it down to a science. This month, I took an already minimal home and continued to find things to donate. <i><b>It’s all just an exchange of energy.</b></i> I can <i>always</i> find material things I no longer need, to pass along to someone who does. In exchange, I clear energy out of my home, and open up a pathway to something more in tune with my current frequency. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">-I did give back to the community. I won’t “virtue signal,” but the things I previously listed to accomplish as a way to “give back to the community,” were all achieved, multiple times over. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">-I picked up litter, basically every day. (Spring Breakers certainly provide plenty of it.)</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">-I went on 3 hikes this month. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">-I used Lavander, Frankincense and Rose Oils as a way to reduce anxiety and elevate a sense of calm in this Spring Break chaos. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Things I struggled with:</b></span><br /><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">-I definitely copped an attitude a few times this month, because, well..... living in a tourist destination right now has got me feeling exhausted and neglected. Like, I can’t even grocery shop or get a coffee anymore. Good service? Out the window. Traffic free roads, LOLLLLLLLL! It’s a parking lot, out there, kids. And I certainly can’t meditate on the beach anymore without groups of Bro’s walking by, commenting and cuttin’ up. I love the money, but sometimes you just don’t understand what seasonal and festival workers are going through. We’re overworked, exhausted, and sore. And we’re being abused. Please be kind. Or, you just might be the one that breaks the dam and makes me cry in public. Haha. I love y’all, but dang. </span> </p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">-I did not cut back on sugar, nor did I limit myself to one coffee per day. Again. Spring Break. Lots of work, no ability to get groceries or food (let alone anything healthy), and a strong need for caffeine.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">So, yea. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I did a’ight this month. I’d subjectively give myself a ‘A-.’ Coulda been better, but the effort I put in, shined through. I’d find myself deep in a Yoga practice, or meditation, and an idea on how to “be better,” would just pop into my head. And then I’d get to work- after my practice, of course.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">That’s it, friends. Next post, starts a new month and a new #LifeProject theme!</p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">What did <i>you</i> do well this month? Is there anything you can work on for next month? </p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Thank you for reading.</b></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Love and Peace.</b></span></p>Rosi(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03398809244000423587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381902293654620494.post-28353369001000563322021-03-22T10:55:00.004-05:002021-03-22T11:00:15.186-05:00Silent Ponderings<p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">So, I’ve been doing some thinking.</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-weight: bold;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5EC69zuO9ke2IIe7KmQc7tBdh1uvCfYYm8k6jquKzTybK3j0oERmBPw8n1wnryy57MqCTF6TRebJlepT4mJewhEcWNCuB6KQzZdTZj3_nsoA-aNEP92DyW2MxMwSQmO674-akhdSixbw/s2048/IMG_6244.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5EC69zuO9ke2IIe7KmQc7tBdh1uvCfYYm8k6jquKzTybK3j0oERmBPw8n1wnryy57MqCTF6TRebJlepT4mJewhEcWNCuB6KQzZdTZj3_nsoA-aNEP92DyW2MxMwSQmO674-akhdSixbw/w400-h266/IMG_6244.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;">I’ve been trying to figure out exactly what I can do for myself to be mentally healthy.</p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;">I know, I know. I previously wrote an entire blog post about the things I do to stay healthy, but I was pondering something <i>more</i>. Something above and beyond what I normally do.....<span class="s2"></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">I got to thinking about silence and how that makes me feel. And, ding, ding! I figured out the answer to what I was looking for. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Silence gives me clarity. Silence makes me feel good. Silence motivates me, and inspires me. In silence, God sends me answers and insight. Silence helps me stay mentally healthy. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Periodt. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">So, yea.....I need to make sure I am finding silence throughout my day, <i>every day.</i> </p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">I’m not talking just during meditation, either. I am also talking about spending time in silence, <i>whenever I can.</i></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Like my morning routine, for example. I wake up and sit in silence for an hour, to an hour and a half; sipping coffee, writing, creating content, and scrolling socials. Then I head to the Yoga studio where there’s a complete and intentional silence (except for the birds) while I practice, for another hour, to an hour and a half . I literally speak to no one, and listen to no music, for the first 3 hours of my day. It is the perfect routine to keep me grounded, thinking with clarity, and just an all-around happy human to be around.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">To be honest, I <i>need</i> that silence in the morning. I am married to an extrovert. As soon as his eyes open, he’s asking questions. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I have realized I can avoid a lot of (my) attitude in the morning if I get a solid morning routine of silence in, before he wakes up. That way, I’m not annoyed with his questions and noises, and he’s not offended that I’m annoyed. Haha! Win, win. I still get to see him, most days, before he heads into work because I get back at 8 am. So, its not like I’m avoiding him. I’m just getting up hours before anyone else does, so I’m not a crab-ass when he wakes up. I’m avoiding my own attitude. It works like a charm! I am usually in a fantastic mood after a morning of silence and a good Yoga practice. (On the flip side, he’s generally in a pretty good mood in the mornings, regardless. Dude wakes up with a smile on his face. Where’s the eye roll emoji? Jk. Kinda.) </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">So, that’s it. My “above and beyond” the normal work I put in for Mental Health is getting a boost by adding a huge dose of silence. Pretty simple. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">(I also find silence when I run, drive and hike. I crave that hiking silence, it just hits different.)</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNuC4mWA9VoqZzjTVn8Sl7hXV63w6KeSnO5zJCvqIq8So_xd0LjSffHYHW9-oTxBCVXx3RZ8WxUKh6FIEDlp9YVaLP6EchDSJDXhmBt4zj3iC0z6WdXrlrEBs2bJVMTMT0zf_5yw62ywU/s2048/IMG_1555.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNuC4mWA9VoqZzjTVn8Sl7hXV63w6KeSnO5zJCvqIq8So_xd0LjSffHYHW9-oTxBCVXx3RZ8WxUKh6FIEDlp9YVaLP6EchDSJDXhmBt4zj3iC0z6WdXrlrEBs2bJVMTMT0zf_5yw62ywU/s320/IMG_1555.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Let me ask y’all: How much silence are you getting in a day? Any at all? How about in a week, month? Ever? Do you ever get any silence? </p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Can you sit in silence? </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Can you handle silence?</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Some of life’s biggest moments of clarity and creativity come only when the mind has room enough to produce it, and that comes from silence.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Thanks for reading, friends. Love y’all. Peace. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p>Rosi(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03398809244000423587noreply@blogger.com0