How to Conquer Disappointment and Show it Who’s Boss!

IMG_7810-2 - Yoga Bow Pose at sunset - blog

Disappointment is part of life, that’s reality. However, with the right practice, you can conquer it! You can turn disappointment into a positive, life changing experience with the potential to catapult you into a place in life you never even imagined. For some, this could be you, if you choose, disappointments become this energy or motivation that drives you to take a different approach, learn more about yourself, and come back even stronger, more resilient and compassionate with yourself.

Therefore, the way in which you perceive and respond to disappointment makes all the difference. Realize that disappointment and any lingering self-limiting beliefs don’t need to hold you back!

That’s right! In today’s blog article, you’re going to learn exactly how to keep disappointment from getting the best of you. Before I share [Continue Reading...]

GPS, Take Me There. I Surrender!

Journey to Johnston Canyon in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rocky Mts - 8/2013
Journey to Johnston Canyon in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rocky Mts - 8/2013

After all these years, I finally gave into getting myself an iPhone. That was one of my best decisions recently. Seriously, how did I go so long without one?

However, truth be told, I was resistant and hesitant, to make the switch from the Blackberry to the iPhone. With much convincing that it was time to get a new phone (missed texts and calls with delayed messages), I finally realized it was necessary. So I upgraded my phone (my life at the same time) though decided to keep the same network.

It wasn’t until about 2 months later that I discovered the GPS App – several of them! How could I have missed this? Literally, I was on my way out the door, to celebrate my sister, Amanda’s birthday, at the VIEW, [Continue Reading...]

What Have You been Missing in Life? Thank you, Calgary…I’m Back!

Jessica + Sarina hiking at Lake Louise in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rocky Mts - 8/2013
Jessica + Sarina hiking at Lake Louise in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rocky Mts - 8/2013

Why not live every day like its vacation? Experience the simple pleasures in life, embrace happiness in the moment! These thoughts came to me on Day One of my trip in Calgary, Alberta, while I enjoyed a delish, healthy vegan lunch (yellow split pea veggie burger with beet hemp seed green salad, veggie chips and hummus) on a balcony overlooking the distant mountains.

Here I was, on the west coast of Canada in Calgary visiting Jessica, a dear friend and roommate from my SE Asia GAdventures tour. Remember that once-in-a-lifetime trip?! If not, then check out that blog article to see how I embraced being out of my element, began taking more risks, broke free of self-imposed boundaries and was reassured that anything is possible!

Perhaps it was the way I chose [Continue Reading...]

Are you Obsessing Over or Manifesting What you Desire?

Lake Louise, Banff National Park - Alberta, Canada trip - 8/2013
Lake Louise, Banff National Park - Alberta, Canada trip - 8/2013

Manifesting or attracting what you desire into your life can be really simple. With only a few steps to implement you can bring desired opportunities and outcomes into your life. However, so many of us, including myself at times can get caught up in Obsessing rather than truly Manifesting. Could this be you?

Obsessive thinking doesn’t manifest what you want in your life. It actually creates anxiety and only delays the desired outcome. It keeps you from being present in the moment and from moving forward. It’s somewhat embarrassing to admit this, but I can spend hours and sometimes days obsessing over things before making a decision or taking action or refocusing and moving on. Trying to figure out the best approach. Trying to control when and how it comes [Continue Reading...]

Fear of Missing Out & How to Overcome this!

Central America GAdventures Tour 1/2013 – Antigua, Guatemala
Central America GAdventures Tour 1/2013 – Antigua, Guatemala

Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) creates anxiety. This anxiety then creates inaction and lack of decisions. Allowing the anxiety about missing out or not being able to really participate in something will hold you back from living a full life, as ironic as this may seem. It will also compromise your true self.

Instead shift your focus on making decisions that really resonate with your True Self and what you need to do that’s in alignment of this. Sometimes it’s about saying “no” now, so you could potentially say “yes” to later on when the timing is right for you. Think of it as postponing rather than abandoning some true wants and desires. Think of it as shifting yourself forward with the right intentions while taking the right actions to change [Continue Reading...]