🙌Feeling on top of the world after our hike to Ladybug Saddle this morning! 🙌Feeling blessed after this weekend's trip to Mt Graham with the Larson gang! 🙌Feeling refreshed after a weekend away, tucked up in the pines soaking in fresh COOL air, soil, and rain! 🙌Feeling in love with Mother Earth and connected to Brothers and Sisters that I share it with. Sometimes, the heat of the AZ summer has me questioning my judgment for moving here. It's weekends like this that remind me the relentless blazing sun does not determine my mental state or gratitude. (Hint hint: this can be said for any weather that challenges you) You cannot see the forest from the trees. Whatever you are dealing with, you can back up from the scenario, see the bigger picture, check out the entire landscape and realize that your 'problems' are microscopic and insignificant in the scope and sequence of your life. If you back up far enough, you will get a glimpse of just how small any challenge you are facing truly is. You can get that you are a spec on this Earth in a teeny blurp of time in this Universe. ⬆️This statement is not to diminish your existence. Rather, inspire you to live your life according to the concept that everything fades. 🕛Make the most of each moment. 👨👩👧👦Connect in your relationships. 🗺Explore the land you walk on. 🙌Give and receive with grace and love. This life is short and you only get one. Live the life you love❤ For daily gratitude, join us in the Growing Gratitude community on Facebook! Thank you for growing with me and as always, live the life you love
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Would'ja just look at 'er!!!!! Meet Jannica Olin, Hollywood's Bald Blonde! This woman is a dear friend, confidant, and inspiration. She is a warrior for what's possible in this world. She's got clear vision and commitment to her heart's expression. She's also got clear skin. Alopecia shifted her perspective on life, beauty, and sense of self. Over and over, she chooses triumph and radiance. This Goddess shines her light and love for others to see. She embodies that self love and acceptance are a major key to one's quality of life. Spend any moment following her journey and she'll have you present to the limitless blessings life is offering you. She'll have you believing that anything is possible. I read a quote the other day, "Take a moment to think about what nature gives you every single day so that you can live and yet nature never asks for anything in return. That is true giving." Nature always delivers life. May we receive and reciprocate. Giving of your light, such that it generates more of it in the world, is the truest gift that you can give. Continue to shine your light bright. Continue to remove the barriers that block it from glowing. Jannica, your soul beams from your eyes! Your smile causes hearts to beat faster. Thank you for shining your light. Thank you for sharing your love. Thank you for being You. For daily gratitude, join us in the Growing Gratitude community on Facebook! Thank you for growing with me and as always, live the life you love
🙌From every spot on the spectrum, your thoughts become things. 🙌Fearful thoughts generate scary circumstances. 🙌Vague and generalized goals produce the same type of results. 🙌Doubt often causes self sabotage so that you can prove to yourself that you are not enough and the world isn't working in your favor *It's time to get responsible for hanging out on that side of the spectrum* 🙌Excitment and vitality for something that hasn't taken physical form in front of your eyes draws it closer 🙌Knowing and trusting that it is on its way keeps you moving forward 🙌Love of yourself, desires, and missions is obvious to others and builds conviction in your heart, mind, and soul 🙌Sharing your passion and joy radiates possibility all around you and clears a pathway for your desires to find you 🙌Positivity isn't a result of perfect circumstances or results, it is the cause of them *It's time to identify where you land on the spectrum of faith* ❤Believe ❤Ask ❤Trust ❤Surrender ❤Receive Holding your dreams in your hands will begin when your thoughts, words, and actions are aligned. The only one who can do this for you is you. 🙌From every spot on the spectrum, YOU are responsible for the quality of your life. It is up to YOU if that is a blessing or a curse. You can swing that pendulum a.n.y. and e.v.e.r.y. day. __________________♡ If you find yourself ready to make the swing and want support from an accountability partner, visit abigailgazda.com and sign up for your first session. Every day is the first day of the rest of your life. Start creating it powerfully. For daily gratitude, join us in the Growing Gratitude community on Facebook! Thank you for growing with me and as always, live the life you love
Whew. If you have been in the Growing Gratitude community for a few months, you have probably heard me mention "sweaty conversations." They are the ones that make you glisten thinking about them. By the end of one, you look like you've been doing an hour's worth of cardio. These are the conversations that we normally avoid because they make us want to vomit, cry, or just simply run and hide. Phelan and I have been doing the work of becoming a strong, more authentically connected couple and I am over here sweating like I did in my college basketball days! We having been going back and forth "on the court" of relationship. During these convos, I convince myself that I would rather be back running baseline sprints with my coach telling me how slow I am. Mid-sweaty-conversation today, I had a major breakthrough. I heard myself say that this is why I haven't gotten serious with someone since divorce. Getting SUPER up close and personal in relationship occurs as SUPER confronting for me. It has been WAY easier to hide out and be myself without feeling judged or questioned than to let anyone close enough to my heart to experience feeling vulnerable. The moment I said it, is when the transformation train rolled through my brain. I have avoided these sweaty conversations in intimate relationship sense ever. My marriage failed because I never dug in on our compatibility, partnership, love languages, and so on. We kept a surface level conversation and level of commitment. We walked away whenever it got tough only to cool off and go back about life usually not having squared away the issue. I remember being told from my youth, "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all." As the train rolled through my brain, I saw exactly where I stop in relationship. I found myself at the barrier that limits the quality of my relationships. What I got is that there ARE times to say something that doesn't seem so nice in order to move allllll the way through the facade and get to the constructive communication that creates deeper understanding and connection. I see how walking away from confrontation in the past hasn't served the resolution of a situation. The temporary relief of cutting a disagreement short led to long-term, slow bleeding. It leaves the conversation open ended and incomplete. While zipping my lip may have taught me manners as a child, it has evolved into a very subtle strategy for guarding my heart as an adult. I am going to tell on us who use this strategy. When you guard your heart, you are blocking the flow of love. In and out. When we deny that flow, we also stop growth. By impeding the growth, we stunt our self expression, freedom, power, and the quality of our lives. When you are doing the work in a sweaty conversation, you can practically FEEL your heart expanding! I have convinced myself that the 'pain' of that discomfort is growth, not hurt, anger, or sadness. It is growth in effect and you are wide awake for the process. An hour long sweaty conversation can lead to a lifetime of freedom. Saying what needs to be said, even if it doesn't feel so 'nice' can make the difference for you and the other person. Getting uncomfortable in conversation can give you access to feeling more comfortable in your heart, mind, body, and soul. Get sweaty. Speak your truths. Live the life you love WITH the ones you love. For daily gratitude, join us in the Growing Gratitude community on Facebook! Thank you for growing with me and as always, live the life you love
The last two weeks have been a whirlwind. Honestly, life is a whirlwind. I am like a little transformation tornado ripping up comfort zones left and right. From time to time, my winds wind down and I am left standing still with very little energy left. Today is one of those days. Best part is, I've learned to listen to my body telling me she's had enough. Everything can wait. It's time to restore. Sweet dreams my loves. Good night. For daily gratitude, join us in the Growing Gratitude community on Facebook! Thank you for growing with me and as always, live the life you love
Blocking and resisting your greatness doesn't mean it is not there. Fighting this fact will hurt more and more as it pushes its way through and bursts your seams. Trying to play small will cost you. Bailing on your bigness has a price. You are always being called to accept your gifts. Answer the call You are inherently good. You are freaking great. Get over insisting that you are anything but. There are people out there who need your heart unleashed. This world needs your passion, power, grace, and love. Humanity and Mother Earth need your creativity, innovation, and vitality! Step up, step out, and step forward. You living out loud inspires others to do the same. Own your greatness and shine it like the beacon that you are. We are waiting. For daily gratitude, join us in the Growing Gratitude community on Facebook! Thank you for growing with me and as always, live the life you love
Tribe. One of my loves and many life coaches, Jenn Shull, shared with me during a call, "The Universe will continue to teach you the lesson until you learn it."
I was stopped dead in my tracks. I emotionally paused over the next few days to look around and notice circumstances that seemed to be on repeat in my life. What I found was how I was the key player in how things were going. For example, we change jobs and seem to have the same issues/complaints. We change relationships but have already set up in our heads that "men are just..." or "women are so..." We relocate and find ourselves in a similar mess that we just left (or ran from). Something you have to get about this lesson is: -where you go, there you are- YOU are the common denominator. YOU are the driving force. YOU choose the filter through which you see. YOU....the same YOU...is the one making the choices of your life. When I learned this lesson, it knocked me back. I saw how the Universe had been sending opportunities to learn the same lessons over and over and yet I had been choosing to act, react, and behave in the same old ways. For those of you who don't know the definition of insanity, it is to do the same thing and expect a different result! It is not your circumstances that will make your life different or better. It is you becoming someone new that creates a new result or outcome. Choosing to see life in a new light gives you access to actually seeing life newly! It will require you giving up your default actions and reactions to break patterns that have you producing disempowering circumstances or results. This awareness has stuck with me every day since I learned it 8 months ago. I share this insight with others every chance I see it relevant. It doesn't ALWAYS stop my humanness from taking over. I love planning and thinking I can control situations or outcomes and the Universe ALWAYS reminds me to practice letting go. The Universe always invites me to exercise more trust. I understand that the Universe has lots of lessons for me and the number one lesson is saying Yes to myself! Yes to my hearts desires. Yes to my needs. Yes to my well being, safety, and hygiene. Yes to my worth! Yes to my space. Yes to my rates as an entrepreneur. Yes to love flowing to and through. Yes to adventures. Yes to a happy, whole, and complete me. Yes to everything that serves my fullest self. When I say no to this...when I say no to my highest self, I pay a price. I pay in various ways and I see old patterns and circumstances fly right back on the scene. When I concern myself with people pleasing or looking good it costs me my self love and usually makes a mess. Now that I see, understand, AND accept this lesson, I can make new, more powerful choices to support my growth and potential. When my spidey senses start tingling and my intuition is nudging me, I take on saying yes to that inner urge because now I get that it is not me being 'selfish.' It is me honoring the lesson the Universe is delivering and my opportunity to evolve into a more loving, caring, and connected human being. Because we may only truly serve others from a full heart. Now, I don't know what Universal lessons you have knocking down your door but my invitation is to quiet your mind and internal dialog long enough to learn the lessons! Find the patterns. Notice your behaviors. Allow all of your circumstances to reveal what is there for you to learn in trusting your intuition, following your path, and walking boldly in the direction you are being called to. The world needs you. The Universe, God, Buddha, whomever, whatever, wherever is guiding you on a one of a kind path to bless everyone and everywhere you come into contact with. Say Yes to You and your calling to be your greatest self. You are a gift. Be a Yes to delivering it. Thank youβ€
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I love the Facebook memories feature!! 5 years ago today, my life became different. I met all three of my baby cousins at the same time on their first visit to Chicago/Whiting!! My Mom and I met them at the park and we had pizza, tossed frisbees, put our toes in the water, and skipped rocks. It was such a purely good time. I was amazed by my cousin (and role model) Matt and his awesome wife Angie for having created such an awesome little tribe. I felt blessed to call them my own. Fast forward 4 years, I move to California. I am now a quick road trip away from the gang and begin making bi-monthly excursions down I-10 to soak up some more Cuz Love. Visits would fill my heart up as they would give me flashbacks of hanging out with my own cousins at their age getting muddy and "double jumping" each other on the trampoline. Flash forward to today and I can see them in a flash with a short drive across Phoenix! My ventures having landed me in their backyard on a weekly basis! We get pool sessions, nail polish parties, sleep overs, hair braiding, dirt bike riding, storytelling, game playing, and more. We still skip rocks, toss frisbees, and put our toes in the water, now at the Salt River. I am grateful that this day 5 years ago was the beginning of a life long love. Grateful for family. Grateful for love. Just downright grateful. Bless ups, babes. May your love grow. May your smiles stay wide. May your hearts always be full. May your childhood be long. We are all children at heart. May you keep it at the forefront of your mind❤ For daily gratitude, join us in the Growing Gratitude community on Facebook! Thank you for growing with me and as always, live the life you love
Whoa, yo. I did what Phelan taught me is called a "turn and burn" to Cali this weekend! We got 8 hours of quality road tripping and exploring! I spoke to 20 something gracious and beautiful women this this weekend about living "In Full Bloom" aside Jennifer DeMoro Jewelry as she launched her newest floral line! Susie Lantz with Dog Family SC hosted us in her seriously stunning home! We talked dreams, inspired action, and self celebration! We walked away having connected to each other's unleashed hearts and deep desires. Recognizing our humanity and grace and love, I could see the fire in these women's hearts burning behind their passionate stares. Jennifer, decked me out in these delicate dangling gemstone earrings. Speaking of self celebration, i get to remember that glorious Sunday everytime I hang these treats of each side of my noggin. We also put a gift for YOU in motion!! #staytuned My heart was In Full Bloom being back on the West Coast. The sweet AND salty air seemed to have more oxygen in it. It is refreshing. It is energizing. The combination of the sun's warmth and the ocean's cool breeze had me flourishing. We even got to get some extra family gatherings with beach walks and fresh farmer's market finds with cousins Audrey, Chris, and Everette. Blessings on blessings on blessings. __________ Invitation: Where's your Tribe at? Where's your next trip? Where would fill your heart? What would set your soul free? Step into THE NEXT inspired action to bringing a dream a step closer to your reality. With every bold step, you become more of the you that will live it. For daily gratitude, join us in the Growing Gratitude community on Facebook! Thank you for growing with me and as always, live the life you love
his photo is an oldie and an oh-so-goodie.❤ I am blessed to have William Gazda here in AZ chillin' with me this week. I got to chat with Mehgan Marie today and she gave me a boost I needed. And Emily Gazda, well she's just 24/7 amazing and always deserves a sister shoutout. I shared earlier this week that my world has been rocked by the Grim Reaper. I am okay, however, it's amazing to watch the immediate jolt the presence of death can bring. It can bring the boldest to their knees. It can draw up tears from the strongest souls you know. It is inevitable and yet, still comes as a surprise. In these times especially, restoration of your well being resigns supreme. "You cannot pour from an empty cup." In order to show up for others, we must start by showing up for ourselves. I have never seen this life lesson more true than this week. I used to brush that lesson off as if I needed to be strong. My old way was to suffer and survive as I push through a problem or challenge. This week, I wore out my old athlete mentality to grin and bear it. I have done it for years. It always leads to exhaustion, isolation, and more suffering. That strategy hasn't been working in this case. Handling my emotions is mandatory this time around. I have been practicing self care in many forms this week. I went to my favorite meditation. I went and got my monthly massage. I am getting a pedicure tonight and golfing tomorrow. I am doing everything that I know to get back to my 'being.' My cherry on top will be roller blading when it isn't 115° out! That said, I hardly know any better self care than to surrender to love. My form is to let the love of your Tribe carry you when you are too weak to walk on. When you are scared, they may be your light. When you are tired, may they be the chest you sleep on. When you can't stop crying, may they be the shoulder you sob on. When you are starved, may they feed you and lend their listening ear. We Are Not Alone When you know you need support, ask. Pick up the phone. Make the call. Send the text. Make the drive. Knock on that door. I invite you to do whatever you need to do to surround yourself with support until you are ready to get back to your being. Whatever you are dealing with will pass. You do not have to withstand the storm alone. Your loved ones don't even want you to. Let them know how to love you so you can get back to loving you too. Whatever you are going through, you've got this. You are bigger than anything you are facing. Gather your Tribe and let love in. I love You. I love Me. I love Love. Live on. For daily gratitude, join us in the Growing Gratitude community on Facebook! Thank you for growing with me and as always, live the life you love
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