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22 Friday Feb 2013

Posted by Sarina in Determination, Happiness, Hiking, Living in the Moment, Motivation, Travel

Sarina + Martin, GAdventures Tour Guide. Conquered hiking Volcan Santa Ana – highest active volcano in El Salvador! GAdventures Volcano Trail Tour – 1/2013

Hiking up a Volcano on a beautiful paradise tropical island off the coast of Nicaragua on NYE/New Year’s Day is exactly where I intended to be when I booked my GAdventures fascinating tour to Central America, and traveled to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala!

However, plans changed and I came to realize that hiking up Volcano Concepcion or Volcano Madera while in Nicaragua wasn’t going to happen for several reasons. It rained the day before making these extreme hikes now dangerous, especially for a beginner volcano hiker like myself. I was also sleep deprived and exhausted from waking up at 3:30am the night before, not to mention that I had come down with sinus cold and cough. So we continued on with our tour to El Salvador and I learned of [Continue Reading...]

Ziplining & Facing My Fears to Step into My Greatness!

31 Thursday Jan 2013

Posted by Sarina in Anxiety, Courageous Self, Determination, Facing Fears, Friendships, Happiness, Hiking, Life Lessons, Living in the Moment, Remarkable Self, Self-limiting beliefs, Success Strategies, Travel

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Ziplining Adventure in Monteverde, Costa Rica - GAdventures Volcano Trail Tour - 12/2012. Facing my fears, Letting go of what is holding me back in life & Embracing the moment at the highest cable of 540 ft above a mountain valley for 1km distance!! I did it!

Monkey see, Monkey do in Monteverde, Costa Rica! From witnessing monkeys hanging in the trees right outside our hotel doors, to Ziplining through the canopy tree tops high above the mountain valleys like fearless monkeys. This was how one of our most adventurous mornings began and ended on our trip!

Ziplining was so exhilarating and liberating, although I had a moment when I didn’t think I could continue on. Truth be told, I was definitely more nervous seeing the distance I had to go rather than the actual height, while waiting on the platform for my turn.

I started to get heart palpitations, while standing out on the zipline platform at cable #6, with only moments away from it being my turn. My most terrifying fear was getting stuck out in the middle from breaking [Continue Reading...]

Showing up for Myself…Traveling, Realizations, Life-Changing Moments!

23 Wednesday Jan 2013

Posted by Sarina in Facing Fears, Happiness, Life Lessons, Relationships, Runner, Self-limiting beliefs, Travel, Yoga

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Pacific Ocean coast at El Zonte, El Salvador
GAdventures Volcano Trail Tour 1/2013

Right before I booked my GAdventures trip, Volcano Trail, through Central America, I had a conversation with one of my close friends, Nicole. After I shared how I was embracing where I am in my life right now, making the effort to live my life without regrets and traveling the world rather than waiting on my husband to show up, Nicole’s response was, “As you should. That’s great! Your hubby will be thoroughly impressed when he shows up.” The very next day, without hesitation, I booked my trip.

So I intentionally left behind all the comforts of my home to be out of my element, with the purpose to truly reconnect with myself on a deeper and more spiritual level, while being on this GAdventures YOLO style group tour (You Only Live Once/travelers [Continue Reading...]

Chaos Happens. Learn to Overcome & Thrive beyond the Chaos. Master this, Master Your Life!

20 Tuesday Nov 2012

Posted by Sarina in Anxiety, Career, College, Happiness, Life Lessons, Resilience, Runner, Stress Strategies, Success Strategies, Yoga

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Practicing Yoga – Allows me to reconnect with my Inner calm, Focus, Balance & Resilience Against Chaos and Stress!

Maybe I’ve mastered thriving in and rising above chaos because my childhood could be described in that very same one word – chaos. I also believe that mastering my childhood chaos has made me very effective in my HR role, especially in employee relations and keeping my calm and focus in some very intense situations in the workplace. So let me share how I’m allowing for flexibility and continue to build my resilience, so chaos doesn’t get the best of me!

How I’m Allowing for Flexibility in My Life and Thriving Beyond the Uncontrollable/Chaos:

Getting at least 6 hours of sleep. I function really well on this amount, but sometimes need more and can occasionally function fine with less, but these days I try not to make this a regular habit, if [Continue Reading...]

Is Your Sense of Responsibility Working for You or Against You?

24 Wednesday Oct 2012

Posted by Sarina in Anxiety, Determination, Happiness, Healthy Lifestyle, Life Lessons, Living in the Moment, Motivation, Self-limiting beliefs, Stress Strategies, Success Strategies

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Denis Waitley Quote / Source - Etsy.com

Have you ever considered your sense of responsibility and if it’s working for you or against you in what you ultimately want to achieve in your life?

Being responsible is definitely essential. However, your degree of responsibility could be getting in your own way. That is of discovering who you truly are as an individual, and what you have to contribute and experience in this world. Fear of the unknown, reasons or excuses we tell ourselves or others can simply get in the way. As a result, we remain on the same path or in the same situation, without trying something new. And therefore limiting our true potential and outcomes. A case of when sense of responsibility is working against us here.

It’s a universal truth that anything extreme is not necessarily good for us. [Continue Reading...]