Hello friends and family!

I hope your week has been amazing and life is looking up for you. It’s halfway through the year and I am wondering what has been the highlight of your year so far? Does anything stand out? Hit reply and let me know!

*Remember last week’s task was to do one thing to change up your life! Take the morning and go do your favorite thing before starting your work day.

Well, the task is complete! I played with Elephants at a sanctuary in Thailand this week and that kicked off gratitude for 2023 for me. This sanctuary provides a home for rescued elephants from loggers, circuses, and surrounding communities. Camp 3 is the one we went to and I highly recommend it.

The theme of this week is “Manage your stress”

One of the lessons from the last few months has been to manage my stress. I have had 3 big moments when I noticed that I did the opposite. I either reacted in a way that was not calm or I let it affect my sleep for days.

All 3 situations could have been avoided had I taken a break, put some distance between me and the issue, and returned to my breathwork and meditation.

One of the most useful tools for managing stress is meditation and breathwork. With this combination you can reduce the anxiety and feelings in your body, you move to a calmer state and you can return to a better response when you eventually do respond.

This is something that should have been taught at school. If you have kids start now. Sit them down and teach them breathwork and meditation. You are giving them a gift for surviving life’s hurdles!

Your task this week:

• Take 5 minutes and do a guided meditation.

• Just 5 mins of daily practice can make a huge difference in your mental state.

Remember each week, we are just moving one tiny step forward to creating a life you love. 

Kevin Hart ON: The SECRET To Success & Happiness NOBODY TALKS ABOUT | Jay Shetty

A long one but the gems in this needed to be shared and it’s Kevin Hart so you know it’s going to be funny.

Take the time, make a cup of tea, and watch this one. (I won’t spoil it …enjoy)

Artists Who Inspire

Joana Vasconcelos

I had a list of artists from my adventure at the art gallery but none of them have websites to link back to, so I had to stick to my backup artist. (Dream job would be traveling around and setting up artists’ sites for everyone can find them).

Meet Joana Vasconcelos, she is a visual artist creating massive pieces of art from different materials. Each piece expands your imagination and allows you to dream of a bigger surrealist world.

Song of the week

This song is a whole road trip vibe! Can you imagine driving down the coast with sunshine streaming in through the windows, a light breeze, and ocean views as you drive past?

I want to say grab your bestie and go for a road trip this week…but let’s change it up. Blast this one and take yourself on an adventure! Whatever happens in life remember you are always one decision away from happiness.

Before I forget - a big thank you to @0melapics for the Tribal design that inspired this branding.

Final thoughts:

We all live these lives constructed by society and the ideas of media. It’s not often that we take moments to really think if this is the life we want, or if this is something that really makes us happy.

You have only ONE life and it’s a collection of minutes …choose wisely how you live it and make sure it’s what you really want.

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