Lift your heart to the sunshine & let your soul shine through
Beauty is 10% looks, and 90% what’s happening on the inside.
How you feel on the inside will transfer to how you appear on the outside.
When you feel a little down, rather than focus on the negatives lift your heart to the sunshine, allow your thoughts to drift to all the good and beautiful things in your life.
Watch the transformation yourself, as your soul literally shines through, you radiate happiness from the inside out!
Beautiful yes?
Like a tidal wave gratitude washed over my body
If you are really lucky you will experience a few unexceptional moments in life, that feel exceptional.
Those unsuspecting moments that creep up on you out of nowhere, that send jolts of clarity and waves of happiness through your body.
This morning at 8:16am (I know, because when it hit, I looked at my watch, and made a point to capture the moment).
At 8:16am this morning, waves of gratitude crashed over my body like a tidal wave.
At 8:32 am I sit by the Brisbane River, I eat the yoghurt and banana I had prepared and I try to put into words everything that is bursting from my heart.
As I said, if you are lucky, you will experience these magical moments where you feel exactly where you are meant to be in life.
This morning I dragged my sore, tired body out of bed to teach two people Pilates in the garden. These two people I am helping improve their fitness and strengthen an injury.
This morning before 8am I had positively helped two people, what a beautiful way to start the day.
At lunch I will help 10 more, I will give them a respite from their day in the office, to breathe in the fresh air, to find 45 minutes of peacefulness and calmness in their otherwise hectic day.
Last night I pushed 35 people to their limit and challenged them mentally and physically .
This past month I have had several people cry in class, for the simple reason that for that brief moment in time they had felt the best they had done in a long time. I won’t get into the reasons why, it’s not my place, but to make someone feel good even for a moment is a rare treasure.
There are a lot of people who do amazing things in this world, being a fitness instructor may not be considered one of them, but being involved in improving someone’s state of mind in a positive way for a few moments of their life, feels pretty amazing to me.
I don’t think it matters what you are doing with your life, if you are doing something that makes your life richer, that fills you and or others with joy and happiness then you are doing what you should be doing with your life.
If you feel gratitude for your life when you wake up, does it matter what life you are living in the eyes of others.
If you are walking along and you get wave after wave of happiness hit you for no particular reason then I feel you are definitely where you are meant to be, doing what you are meant to be doing.
A time to reflect, to plan, to celebrate
After a few soul searching days by myself at the beach, I have come to the conclusion that:
A – you are never too old to change your life.
B – happiness is a choice, a way of life, something we all have the power to experience.
C – you can achieve anything with determination and by setting little realistic goals.
I have been walking on the beach, exercising, relaxing and after setting myself some fitness goals for the new year have been already challenging myself to learn some new yoga poses.
Like anything worth achieving, we must first be dedicated, motivated and patient.
Enjoying the journey along the way ….
Whatever your plans are for the new year, I thank you for your support, for your dedication in striving to be fit, healthy and happy.
Happy New Years
Selfish Saturday
So today on fabulous Friday, I would like you to all do me a favour.
Close your eyes for a moment and think about something you can do tomorrow that is purely selfishly just for you.
Do it now, close your eyes, think about something you want to do, something that doesn’t involve anyone but you.
Even if its hiding in the bathroom for 5 minutes, going for a walk by yourself, think big, think small; it doesn’t matter, but it needs to be something for you and you alone.
Picture it, feel it, imagine it with vivid clarity.
Then my next request is tomorrow you do everything you can to make this happen- why because you deserve it!
You deserve to feel fabulous, to be selfishly indulgent if even for a moment.
You deserve to be happy, to succeed, to look after yourself.
Taking time out from your everyday life is so important, to recharge, regroup and give you energy for the week ahead.
You owe it to yourself!