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Some of you reading are now smiling, thinking, “Oh! She is writing about the Netflix sci-fi thriller, ‘Stranger Things’!” In a way, I think maybe I am. I have been exploring my feelings about being upside-down.
January is likely my least favorite month of the year. It is knee-deep into winter. Some days we have snow, some rain, but rarely do we have sunshine. The daylight hours themselves are still relatively short, but we ARE making our way towards spring. It is a dreary time of the year and I feel it. My body feels sluggish. My mind screams for carbohydrates and other comfort foods.
I love to learn. I am always feeding my head full of information. I read books and blogs and articles. I watch videos. I take courses. I ask questions of people whom I consider experts. I consider my curiosity and quest for knowledge positive traits. I enjoy the company of others who love to delve into deep thought.
I have always loved to learn. I take a part of each day to learn something new, or practice something already in process. Some days I struggle with how to find enough time to do all I want to do. Yesterday I took my camera for a three-mile walk along the beach to see the snowy owls that were nearby. It was worth the walk. I met new people. I learned more about my camera. It was a great day and I smiled the entire 3-mile walk back to my car.
I am sitting here on the weekend following Thanksgiving Thursday. In reality, a holiday can linger for days after the event. We all congregated at Mum’s for the event. There were five adults and three kids. Thanksgiving, like Christmas and Easter, is a “Three-Meat Holiday” in my family. On the menu there is turkey, ham, and kielbasa. Like every feast day celebrated by my family, there was enough food for a small village.
Self-talk. The topic keeps rolling around in my head. Over the past week, I have been mulling thoughts about self-talk. Why? Our Strongest You mindset exercise for this week has been to think about the power of our words.
Starting something new can elicit many different emotions. As I move into a new week with Strongest You Coaching, I am feeling many things. I am excited. I am anxious. I am scared shitless.
My sweet Boxer dog Jaxon had me awake an hour before the alarm this morning. I guess 4:30 AM is not early enough for him. I did try going back to bed to relish in that last hour of comfort in my cocoon. My brain was not going to have it. Last night, I got my acceptance email into Strongest You Coaching from my coach with a list of expectations for both of us, and my list of next steps!
When I was a little girl, I wanted to be a nurse. I wanted to take care of people. For 30 years, I have honed and practiced my craft. I am a great nurse! I learned how to be there for others from strong women like my mother, and her mother before her. My mother drummed a message into my head: “You can be anything you want to be”.
Good morning! I promise to report out on the trip to Colorado, but for now, I have a need to talk about learning to “go for it” in life. This past weekend, I took part in the very first step in teaching classical Pilates with a company called Power Pilates. Despite the name, this is not some over-the-top-go-as-hard-as-you can workout. It IS as physically and mentally challenging as you make it.