**This post contains affiliate links where I may earn a commission.  Your support is greatly appreciated!!** “A gentle and productive daily routine keeps me feeling grounded.”   This week I started a new routine, with getting up early enough to get a workout in and also have enough time to get ready for work and start…

“Discovering my own creative spark is self-love in action.  Creativity lights me up.”  I love painting while drinking wine and I also love making bottle cap fishing lures – both I need to start setting more time aside to do.  Workout today:  20 minute strength training workout on Apple Fitness+.  I learned a lot about…

“Discipline is my friend.  Practicing healthy discipline is a way of having my own back.”    Workout today:  Time to Run:  Regent’s Park, London – this was just under 35 minutes.  I am still beyond impressed with Apple Fitness+!  I learned a lot about this place in London and loved seeing the pictures in between songs.  …

“Running someone else’s opinions of me through my heart energy filter not only brings me self-compassion, it also alerts me to the other person’s own issues that have little to do with me.”  Workout today:  20 minute kickboxing workout on Apple Fitness+.  If you have an Apple Watch and have not given the workouts a…

“Ordinary people are extraordinarily inspiring.”  Think about those who have overcome a challenge recently – everyone has a story and think about how those can be an inspiration to others.    Workout today:  I finally got my butt out of bed early enough to do an Apple Fitness+ workout this morning!  It was a run through…

“Sometimes the people who try to take my power away are people I’ve already given too much power to.”  Only you can control your emotions and as situations can influence reactions, how you react is all in your power – not anyone else’s.    Workout today: Walking throughout the day with my under the desk treadmill. …

“I have a rich inner life and landscape I can retreat to anytime I need sanctuary from the larger world .”  Workout today: Walking throughout the day with my under the desk treadmill. I’ll be recording the miles walked today all throughout the day, which will be over 5 miles, for the 100 mile challenge. …

“I’m trying to learn from my mistakes and forgive myself more quickly.  Life is too short to hold a grudge against myself.”  Workout today: Walking throughout the day with my under the desk treadmill. I’ll be recording the miles walked today all throughout the day, which will be over 5 miles, for the 100 mile…

“Physical attractiveness and worldly achievement do not impress me.  I’m moved by nobility of character.”  This is so true… I have lucked out finding my soulmate and over the weekend he proposed (as well as asking my dad’s permission).  We continue to support each other and it makes such a huge difference to have each…

“I’m always teaching people how to treat me.”  When people don’t know what they do is impacting you in some way, whether you like it or not, why not tell them and explain why – no one can read minds.    Workout today: I walked at my desk using the under the desk treadmill. I’ll be…

“When I overdo something, I minimize the positive impact of what I’ve already done.  Sometimes less is more.”  Workout today: I walked at my desk using the under the desk treadmill. I’ll be recording the miles walked today all throughout the day for the 100 mile challenge.  I’ll be over 5 miles for today.  Want…