"Almost Third Quarter" Weekly Wisdom

What quarter of your life are you in?

This time of year is just concusses my brain. I get all reflective and sappy about the current state of my life and what I want for the future. Nothing like "new year, new me" but more of "best me, less time."  When I have been compartmentalizing the "time" I have been thinking about my life in quarters - taking me back to high school basketball. 

I have lived through my first, second and now, soon to be approaching my third quarter. I always felt the third quarter in basketball was the most boring quarter. We lost all the momentum with half time, effort and scoring was less and a lot of fans usually left - so the hype was gone.  I probably gave up more more than I should have...and I will come clean, probably doing the same thing with this almost third quarter of my life. There is a lot less hoopla and exciting firsts, there is more heartache and sad things that happen, I feel and think more about my mortality and that of my my loved ones and I catch myself becoming more like my parents (which is not a bad thing AT ALL, my younger self swore she would NEVER do that).

But...I know there is a lot of great things that happen and can happen in the approaching third quarter. There is always greatness. 

As we are ending 2024, take away all the expectations you have for 2025 and put the expectations on what you are going to do with the with the quarter you are in. It is always a good time to have a foundation of being kind, to others and to yourself. It is always a good time to focus on the health of your body and your mind. AND IT IS ALWAYS a good time to enjoy every nick and cranny of your life - the good, the bad and the ugly. It means you are alive and you are gifted another moment in this game of life. 

#realization | #EmbraceTheHellYeah

~AE

 

"It's the Journey" Weekly Wisdom

How is the journey going?

I have thought a lot about success lately. I used to put a lot of emphasis on creating a successful life but never really created my own definition. I thought success was what EVERYONE else was doing and I needed to copy the magic mixture. 

Go to college --> Get a degree --> Get a "good" job --> Start a 401k  --> Get married  at 25 --> Have babies at 27 --> Continue working your "good" job --> Find the balance of work and life --> Stay happy --> Self Care --> Rinse and repeat. 

This mixture is not for everyone and  the timeline usually does not happen in the order most humans expect it follow. Cyndi is spot on. It is not the graph and we need to focus more on the journey instead of the milestones we are "expected" to reach. We need to focus on the milestones of humans we connect with and how we are making a difference in their world, our own world and the rest of the world we live in. 

If you are feeling burned out, if you are feeling uneasy, if you are feeling unfulfilled and if you are feeling there has to be more to life than what you are experiencing right now - I hope you take a hard look at the journey you are on and rethink your route. It is never too late to change course and create your own magic mixture toward what success means to you. 

#realization | #EmbraceTheHellYeah

~AE

 

"You Cannot Steal My Joy" Weekly Wisdom

 

Tell me in this moment, what is bringing you joy?

A lot has happened over the past couple weeks. Many of us are feeling certain ways and I respect all of those feelings. I also respect my own and choose to focus the most on my feelings versus the feelings of others. Each day, even with others around us, we are always with ourselves 100% of the time. We cannot escape ourselves. 

There will always be things happening in the world, our friends and families worlds and our own worlds. How we make our own world - that should be our focus. Create a space for yourself to host your feelings and thoughts, learn, grow, cry, laugh, be angry and be happy. 

Create a world where you always find joy in each day, regardless of the outside noise. 

No one, can ever steal my daily joy. 

Do not let anyone try and steal yours. 

#realization | #EmbraceTheHellYeah

~AE