19 Nov 2018

Be grateful for the VIP in your life.

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In today’s Mindful Moment, let’s take a look at gratitude from a perspective that is often overlooked. So often our gratitude practice is externally focused… gratitude for family, gratitude for nature, our pets, our stuff. But don’t forget that VIP in your life — yourself.

Today, I want to encourage you to take a few minutes to allow deep gratitude for yourself… for your incredible body that carries you through every day… for your intelligent mind that is always thinking… for your caring heart that beats without effort. Let’s take time and be grateful for all that makes you the unique, beautiful human that you are.

Our mind believes what we tell it, so if we are listening to a constant stream of “I’m not good enough” in our head, then we begin to live from that belief.

“If all you’re thinking about is that you need to lose weight, you’re not remembering to be grateful that you’re strong…” — Shana Lebowitz

When you tell yourself positive things about your life, you get better about believing and living from this positive perspective.

Take a couple of deep breaths now and allow yourself to shower yourself with these affirmations. Feel them melting into you, warming you, spreading throughout you.

I am grateful for my body.

I am grateful for my bodies ability to heal.

I am grateful for all the systems that function within my body without a conscious thought from me.

I am grateful for my heartbeat.

I am grateful for my breath.

I am grateful for my heart and my lungs.

I am grateful for my wellness.

I love my body.

I accept myself just as I am now.

I thank my body for serving me today and every day.

My body is perfect just as it is.

I am grated that I am uniquely me.

I celebrate my life and my body.

I choose to be confident in all areas of my life.

I am confident in my skin and for who I am.

I am beautiful inside and out.

I am a radiant being.

I am magnificent.

I love my body.

I love myself.

I am blessed and I am grateful.

In her article on INC. Amy Vetter says “Self-gratitude can build confidence and help you face any challenge when no else will.”

So I want to challenge you to include gratitude for yourself in your daily practice. If you need practice, join my 7-day Gratitude Event happening now on Facebook or Instagram. I’d love to know what you’re grateful for.

Thanks for reading this mindful moment. I hope you took away something of value from it. I always welcome your thoughts or comments, so don’t hold back.

Infinite ∞ Love,

Lyn

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12 Nov 2018

4 Signs to Know It’s Time to Take a Break

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Here’s the bad news! As a society, we’re pretty bad at giving ourselves permission to take a break.

And once we do give ourselves that long desired respite, we find it difficult to unplug completely.

Infact, in a recent Glassdoor report , many of us leave half of our allotted time off on the table. And I think it’s even worse for entrepreneurs, who say finding the time to take off is difficult.

And to add to that depressing statistic, according to Glassdoor, 66% of those who do take time off are WORKING on their vacations. So much for decompressing…we’re addicted to busy…

Here are 4 clear signs to know when it’s time to take a break. 

  1. Your personal wellness is suffering and you are making yourself ill. This could show up as eating more fast food, skipping lunch, not drinking enough water, and forgoing movement and exercise. You catch more colds and cases of flu, your stomach and body aches, you suffer backaches, headaches and just feel crappy, yet you continue to push on. When we start to notice ourselves pushing our wellness aside in order to work more, this is a clear sign we need to take a break.

  2. Your personal life begins to fade away. When you start to feel disconnected or isolated from your friends and family, that’s a huge wake-up call. Ryan Frankel shares this story in Forbes “I recently asked a highly regarded serial entrepreneur what she regretted most in her career and she didn’t hesitate when she told me that she would trade all of the dollars in her bank account for lost quality time with her parents, husband, siblings, and children.” Quality time with those we love and enjoy is one of our most limited resources, so learning to maximize the investment in our relationships is key.

  3. Your tossing and turning all night and can’t get a good night’s rest. You find yourself having trouble falling asleep, and then when you finally do, you find yourself wide-awake thinking about work at 3 am, leaving you exhausted the following day. When we’re under stress the body can take on a hyper-alert state that can disrupt the restorative part of your sleep cycle. If you find your sleep suffering, this could be a good indicator that you need a little downtime.

  4. Your turning to wine or weed or unhealthy food choices to decompress from the stress of a busy day. When we use these substances habitually to bring us relief, we know they’ve become coping mechanism due to overwhelming stress at work. Those of us who are experiencing chronic stress and burnout may be more vulnerable to using alcohol, weed, and food as ways to ease stress in favor of healthier options like exercise, meditation and a healthy diet.

Health expert Dr. Mercola says “In short, many Americans find it hard to find a suitable work-life balance that allows them to pay the bills and earn financial security while still spending time with family and having ample free time for their own sanity.”

If you find yourself suffering any of the above, you know you’re overdue for some rest and relaxation. I challenge you to pull out the calendar and carve some personal time off for yourself in the next few weeks. You’ll thank me afterward!

Share your commitment to some downtime with us below. And as always, thanks for reading this mindful moment. I welcome your thoughts and comments, so don’t hold back.

Infinite ∞ Love,

Lyn
6 Nov 2018

Tap into nature’s wisdom and increase your intuition.

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Here’s a quick tip for tapping into nature’s wisdom to increase your intuition.

Give yourself a few minutes outside, or if you can’t get outside, sit by a window where you can gaze outward. Allow your breath to deepen and your body to settle back into itself. Stand or sit with your feet on the ground and imagine you have roots growing from the bottoms of your feet deep into the earth below you. Feel the cool energy of the soil, feel your roots descending downwards and grounding your entire body.

Allow your body to come back to center, bringing all the various pieces of yourself back home to rest for a moment. Breathe. Give yourself the gift of three deep breaths to fully center your attention back home in yourself.

Notice, notice the nature around you. Use all of your senses to experience nature around you. Feel the temperature of the air surrounding you. Hear the noises that fill your ears. See the textures, colors, shapes, and forms around you. Allow your senses to heighten and for this to be your focus now.

As you are noticing, allow the first three to five adjectives that come to mind to describe what you are sensing. Then, using each adjective, put the phrase I AM in front of each, and feel into the intuitive wisdom that comes forward. Don’t censor your adjectives, there is no right or wrong, good or bad. Allow all that come to you to offer you wisdom.

I did this exercise the other night, and obscure, silent, and cool were the adjectives that flowed to me.
I am obscure. I am silent. I am cool.

And this morning, I sat on the terrace, surrounded by rising daylight and the sounds of parrots. The adjectives that came to me were active, brilliant, awakening. I am active. I am brilliant. I am awakening.

Have fun with this exercise and allow the clues from nature to inform your intuitive wisdom.
Infinite ∞ Love,
30 Oct 2018

Spread Your Wings & Fly

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“Be like the bird that, pausing in her flight awhile on boughs too slight, feels them give way beneath her, and yet sings, knowing that she hath wings.” ~ Victor Hugo

In today’s mindful moment, I ask you to consider the analogy of the bird, the nest, and the vast sky above.

In what ways do you stay comfortable in your nest? Your nest is cozy, comfortable and predictable. Your nest keeps you safe and secure. Your nest is a good thing, most of the time.

But what I’m really interested in is how you take flight. Like the fledgling bird, jumping out of the nest to spread her wings, how do you leave the safety of your nest for the greater freedom of flying high.

I use this analogy often, for it’s a metaphor for my life. As I continue to jump out of my comfortable nest, the world opens before me. Perhaps I learned this skill out of necessity, but I believe it’s one of my superpowers, and is something that I teach my clients to have the confidence to experience.

Unless you can jump out of the safety of the nest, you won’t be able to experience all that this marvelous world has to offer. I’m confident that if you jump, your wings will open and you will soar.

Now, after reading this, I invite you to do one thing this week that pushes you beyond your comfort zone! Spread your wings and fly!

Thanks for reading this mindful moment. I hope you got something of value from it. I always welcome your thoughts or comments, so don’t hold back.

Infinite Love, Lyn

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