3.27.2024

"Do it or Don't" Weekly Wisdom

 

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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



3.13.2024

"Hold Your Space" Weekly Wisdom

 

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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





2.28.2024

"Toast to a New Year" Weekly Wisdom

 

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What did you toast this New Year?

Welcome you lovely, shiny, bright and fresh new year. I get so excited when the ball drops, the calendar turns over and a clean slate is upon me. I have no agenda or intentions, I just embrace the feel of the start of something new. 

The feel lends to the thoughts grazing my mind of what I want out of the year ahead. I think about where I am at in my life and enjoy this place. I think about the things I want to do - not just goals and not just things I want to accomplish but actually do in the sense of getting it done. I think about my mini mantra of how I am going to keep myself centered and focused. 

My friend Brooke posted some wonderful thoughts toward the end of 2023 that really resonated with me about thoughts around life. There is a lot of information and feedback out there we soak in everyday. It puts our minds and our hearts on overload. It can overwhelm our understanding and can confuse us. It can create second guessing and insecurity within ourselves. It is much more than imposter syndrome, it is "feeling inadequate" syndrome. There is always going to be someone appearing to be doing better, being better, having more intelligence, having more money, having it all.  The reality of it all is this is not going to stop coming at us by means of many different mediums on the daily. 

Realization. 

Realization that you and I have the power to change the narrative of our own lives. Realization that no one is going to save you from whatever ails you. Realization that no one is going to hand you a million dollars. Realization that no one is going to miraculously make you successful and smart. Realization that everyone you see looking glossy on the outside is going through a storm on the inside. Realization that we are all like a bottle of champagne once shaken and popped, we can share all the chaos and utter delight our presence brings to this world. 

I know I have said this a million times before, but for those in the back, we have this one life to live - who gives a shit about what anyone thinks of you and live it how YOU want to live it. Realize you do have the power to make it happen. 


#realization | #EmbraceTheHellYeah

AE