My wish for you...

Having been on my own journey of health & self-improvement for 13 years, I feel so much purpose and fulfillment in helping other women to get started on THEIR journey and working on the changes they are seeking in their lives.

But what I really WISH I knew…is how to help someone WANT to WANT to get control of their health.  

Unfortunately, I can’t want it for them.

I want so much to reach out at times and ask why? Because I wish I understood.

But I know it’s not my decision to make. 

So instead I will share my wish....

If I could make a wish for the people in my life who are struggling with their health…my friends, my loved ones, the women whom I’ve met who still don’t believe that they are capable of change…

It would be that you realize THAT YOU HAVE THE POWER TO CREATE THE LIFE THAT YOU DESIRE.

Stop settling for less! With your happiness, your goals and especially with YOUR HEALTH!

You are so capable of change, in whatever way this looks for you..

IF you are willing to challenge yourself to stop playing it safe and staying COMFORTABLE.

If you wake up every morning thinking the same thoughts you had yesterday, you are likely going to FEEL the same way you felt yesterday...therefore you are going to DO the same things you did yesterday. 

Nothing changes if nothing changes. 

In order to have a different experience in this life, you have to become conscious and fully aware that YOU GET TO BE THE DIRECTOR of your life and you can change it at any time!

Maybe you are perfectly content with your life as it is today. Maybe you wake up every morning and feel blessed for how amazing your life is. 

If this sounds like you, consider yourself lucky!

I think if we are honest with ourselves, most of us KNOW on some level that we are selling ourselves short.

Are you truly happy? Are you doing what you can to feel your best?

Or are you going to bed and waking up each day feeling tired, sick or even in constant pain?

The sad truth is, when it comes to making changes in our lives, most people choose comfort over change every time. And quite honestly, I believe that COMFORT is our biggest enemy when it comes to our health and our goals..

When you choose comfort you don't have to challenge yourself to try new things, or risk failing. 

But comfort can come at a very high cost.

Take a minute and think about your future self.

Will the 80-year old version of yourself look back and wish you had done things differently? 

Will she wish you had had more courage and done the things you kept telling yourself you would do?

Will the 80-year old version of you regret not having had the foresight to love & respect this vessel (your body) that God gave you to get you through this ONE LIFE? 

Will she wish you had stopped the vices YOU KNEW were making you sick and would inevitably rob you of MORE TIME?

Many of us use these ‘vices’ to bring comfort or help us to avoid pain or anxiety…but the truth is they are keeping you sick. 

Physically and emotionally.

Continuing these habits will no doubt predict your quality of life in the not so distant future.

Maybe you are numbing out to deal with pain, regret or loss. What if you learned to sit with these feelings and learn new, healthier ways of coping?

What if it allowed you to heal in ways you didn't think were possible?

What if it is NOT sitting with these feelings that is actually keeping you stuck.

True health is about so much more than our physical being.

Many times it is our spirit that needs healing.

And time is flying by.

I challenge you to ask yourself WHAT IF?

What if you started taking even minimal effort to build your health back and/or quit the things that YOU KNOW are robbing it?

You would be amazed at the momentum that builds when you even take one step in the direction of change. How quickly one small change can eek out into so many different areas of your life! 

It is pretty incredible how resilient our bodies are.

No matter how long you have neglected it, YOUR BODY HAS THE ABILITY TO HEAL ITSELF in so many ways…but you have to give it a fighting chance!

I fully believe that YOU ARE YOUR BIGGEST AND BEST PROJECT YOU WILL EVER WORK ON.

There is just no better investment you will ever make.

I see it happen time after time with the ladies I work with.

Not to my credit. To THEIRS. 

They do the work and no matter how many setbacks they have, THEY DON’T GIVE UP.

Until one day it ‘clicks’ and they turn that corner.

I can always see it in them, even before they see it for themselves. They finally get that KNOWING that it really is possible and that they have everything within them to change their life. 

From there, there is just no going back. They know now how good it feels to feel good.

I wish this for YOU.

To see what is possible, how exciting and rewarding it is when you stop letting this ‘old program’ run your life and start being conscious of what is actually possible.

THIS is what self-care really looks like. It’s making the changes and working on the things that YOU CAN CONTROL.

Working towards better health isn’t a ‘hobby’ or an ‘interest’.

It’s DECIDING that you want more for yourself. That you want to be here longer for your loved ones.

There are no guarantees.

None of us are getting out alive. But why not do the work to feel you BEST while you are here and get THE MOST OUT OF THIS LIFE. 

So that is my wish for you, (and maybe selfishly for me).....

That you start WANTING more for yourself. That you start to see how much power you have to change the trajectory of YOUR health and your life. 

Stop playing small.

Give yourself and your loved ones the gift of THE BEST VERSION of you, and most importantly the gift of MORE TIME.