"More Inside, Less Outside" Weekly Wisdom

Is your inside matching your outside?

I admire people who always look so put together. They appear to be very organized and have a great flow with their day to day. I picture them laying out their clothes the night before after a fantastic dinner they had time to prepare and then fall to sleep flawlessly preparing them generously for their amazing next day. But then I wonder, do they really have their shit together or does it just look that way? Are they really experiencing all the intricate layers of life?

I know I talk a lot about passion and I will be honest, I am not sure where my passion is right now in this very moment. I go through this different layers in my life and that's when my focus shifts. I tend to emphasize the outside polish and I do not give attention to what my insides need. I am not nurturing my passion right now in my life - and I know this is not good. 

Polish and passion can co-exist but if you are more focused on how you appear to everyone around you, it will never make you feel complete inside. You can buy new clothes, get facials and massages, a fresh hair do, whatever it is - it is only temporary and you will still feel like something is missing. You will tell people you are fine, life is good but deep down, you already know none of this is true. 

If the outside is looking great and you're still feeling empty, it's time to polish up the inside and find out what your passion is in this layer of your life. 

#realization | #EmbraceTheHellYeah

~AE

 

"Do it or Don't" Weekly Wisdom

 

How difficult is it for you to make a decision?

Decision making is not one of my strengths. The seed needs to be planted and then I need to think and overthink about it for a lonnggggg time. I mean it took me a month to decide on what hinges my doors would have in my house, so you can only imagine how long it takes me to decide on BIG life decisions. 

My man friend has caught on to my delayed decision making and over the years, when he gets a little frustrated with me being able to be timely, all he says to me is:

Do it or don't. 

At first, it really pissed me off because I thought it was too sharp and blunt. As I realized how more often than not did I struggle with making decisions, it really was as simple as that. Pull the trigger or don't - it doesn't have to be any more complicated than that. 

It's estimated that the average adults makes 35,000 decisions a day. A DAY!  Obviously, we have the power to decide on a lot of small things and deep down, we already know the answer to a lot big things.   Excuses are like...

If you have decisions to make, you don't have to start Monday, you can start right now.

#realization | #EmbraceTheHellYeah

~AE

"Hold Your Space" Weekly Wisdom

 

Do you observe the space you are in?

Where are you today?  What space are you standing or sitting in right now when you are reading this?  What does it look like around you?  How are you feeling in this space?

I think we take the space we are in for granted - the physical space and our mental space. We do not think about it enough. When I woke up the other morning, I had a thought, instead of jumping out of bed and getting the day rolling, I am going to just hold in my space and think about where I am. 

I thought about how I physically felt and how this was going to affect my day: how was my sleep, how my body was feeling for my workout this morning, energy to carry out my professional tasks, what fuel do I need today to make it all happen. 

I thought about how I emotionally felt and how this was going to affect my day:  do I need a little mediation, do I need prayer, do I need breath work, do I need to journal and work on my morning mindspace to set the tone for the day. 

When you hold your physical and emotional space, just for a few moments everyday, you get the opportunity to just be and to know you a little better. Where you are in your mind and body, is a powerful way to glide you through your day with purpose that no one can disrupt. 

Tomorrow and everyday, wake up, check in, and hold your space. 

#realization | #embracethehellyeah

~AE