Uplift your mind & body

09/11/2022

Controlling the thoughts that consume our mind is impossible to completely eliminate. But what you can do by becoming aware of your thoughts is choose which ones you pay attention too. Observation is a key component to changing them, and being more mindful in the moments that are not serving us well 💞

18/11/2021

Well good morning!
It’s been a while, how are you all doing today? How has life been feeling for you?
Do you wake up happy, or do you drag yourself out of bed each day? Boy does it suck when you have to drag yourself out of bed. Are you unhappy because your in a place you don’t want to be? Are you there because your letting fear hold you back.
Let me tell you a little story. I remember when I was so unhappy in my first marriage, all I could think about was what are people going to think or say? Will my daughters hate me?
Then I would think, can I keep doing this for the rest of my life? I had to make a change, as much as I wanted to keep a “family” situation going for my girls. I also didn’t want to live a lie. I didn’t want my girls to see my unhappiness and think that’s how a marriage should be. So I made a choice, and it was scary.
I became a single mum with my 2 daughters, some days were sheer exhaustion from doing it all alone. But when you have to provide and look after your babies you push through. Something else keeps you going. You adapt, you truly do, you find a way to make it work. I think back to these days often and wonder how did I do it all! My oldest daughter had to grow up faster than she needed to because she had to help me with my youngest while I worked full-time. But we made it work.
At the time I felt horrible as a mum, but I think back now and I see how strong it made my girls. My past may not have been the best role model for relationships, but it has taught them to not settle if your not happy.
We are stronger than we think we are and I just want you to not let fear hold you back because your afraid of what others may think. Especially if you are in a situation that is depleting you, you deserve better!
It may be a rocky road for awhile but the outcome is worth it. It’s all the struggles that have made my relationship today so strong. So if this resonates with anyone struggling today, I just want you to know, you CAN do it 💞 I believe in you xx
Julie 💞

09/11/2021

Have you ever taken notice or tried to just be present in a given day and let things flow as they should?
Yes we have our set duties we HAVE to do. But what I mean mostly about going with the flow is about not letting anything disrupt, agitate, or cause us stress.
Do you ever think about how nature naturally goes with the flow of the seasons. The trees never resist the changes they go through. Leaves disappear without resist in the fall, a tree moves naturally and freely during a windy day, again it doesn’t resist.
One of the key things to decreasing stress is learning to master how to let it go. We have a natural reaction to tense up and block things that make us feel anger, jealousy, resentment, fear, heck we can even resist & block good feels. The more you resist the more blockages and walls you build up. You have to allow yourself to feel things and work through them! It’s how we grow and discover and uncover the things we need in order to love ourselves completely.
Learning to love yourself should be the number one priority, it will effect so many aspects of your life, your circle, your relationships until you do 💞
With love Julie 💞

04/11/2021

ADAPTING ….
Getting older can be hard to accept. Especially when you feel young in your mind, body & heart still 💞
How many of you can relate that it’s not a quick overnight acceptance process once we see our youthful glow disappear. There are many stages I believe we go through as we age. Lots of things may or may not cross your mind. I actually remember when I turned 40 I had a hard time with this age. But 50 I was okay with. Funny isn’t it. I think it’s because the thought that crossed my mind at 40 was …. If I live to be 80 years old, my life is half over. 😬 tell me this has never crossed your mind 🤔
I think for the most part I’m adapting to my 50’s but some days I look in the mirror and see my age. Can we just develop an elixir of youth already 😜
I’m doing my best to age gracefully but dang some days I miss the younger me days, ya feel me 😜 Let’s reminisce 👉tell me one thing you miss from your younger days 👇

02/11/2021

WALK TALKS - we can take time to make ourselves look good, by dressing nice and putting make-up on, but how often do we take the time to put in the same effort into our mindset?
Have you ever thought of it this way?
Share with me what you do to work on the “appearance” of your mind.

28/10/2021

Yoga flow - hips, balance & core

28/10/2021

You will have many defeats in life, but never let yourself be defeated ~ Maya Angelou

26/10/2021

Quick easy grab and go heathy breakfast cookies!!
Some mornings time just seems to fly by abs before you know it you have to go about your daily tasks or head to work and you haven’t even had time to eat!!
Whip up this quick cookie recipe the night before and your set with a grab and go breaky or snack for the day 🙌
1 mashed banana
1 cup oats (gluten free if needed)
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tbsp raw honey
Additions:
Dried fruit - cranberries, raisins. Nuts - slivered almonds, walnuts.
Make it more appealing for kids by adding choc chips!
Mash banana, add remaining ingredients, mix together. Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes

19/10/2021

18/10/2021

LIFE IS A ROLLERCOASTER And like the moon 🌙 we must go through phases. Phases of feeling lonely, lost, sad, till life brings us around again to the phase of feeling complete, loved, happiness & joy.
Being around my family is what gives me that feeling of completeness, love & joy. I love get togethers but alas the family leaves to go back to their lives & then I feel a bout of loneliness. I spend a lot of time alone, most times I’m okay with it. I actually opt out from doing many things because I am an introvert. As much as I sometimes crave the need to be around people, there’s a pull that keeps me home. I suffer with a bit of social anxiety, I tend to get in my head at times when I’m around other people. I think it’s why I don’t have a huge circle of friends.
My family circle is small, I have my girls & my mum & step dad here. My sister, who is my best friend lives in B.C., my Aunt who was the only tie to my Dad, moved back to England. And not having my Dad to visit makes me extra sad at times.
I’m also struggling with the division, judgement & hate going on in the world right now. It makes my heart heavy. I crave the norm, I don’t even know what I can & can’t do to organize a birthday party for my son this Friday! 🤦‍♀️ Uuuhhgg! We all have things we struggle with at times, just keeping it real incase anyone can relate 💞
Brighten my day & tell me what brings you happiness & joy?
Much love ~ Julie 💞

16/10/2021

MEDITATION & the practice of being present in the now
Did you know that the practice of yoga & meditation are a great way to help you become more present in the now. From .holistic.psychologist book “How to do the work” This practice can help rewire your brain 🧠, interrupt our default patterns and get us out of our subconscious conditioned auto-pilot mode.
We are habitual creatures and the most habitual part of us that we can’t see is our subconscious. It has a comfort zone, a default zone that it likes to pull us back into. By practicing yoga and/or meditation it helps us focus more on the now and being in the moment helping the brain reorganize itself and actually grow new connections between neurons breaking free from those default patterns.
Ultimately in order to control your thoughts, you need to become more aware. To become more aware we need to be more present 🧘‍♀️

14/10/2021

OATMEAL
Did you know oatmeal is considered a powerhouse of a breakfast food 😉
Here’s some reasons why …
✅it helps inflammation
✅suppresses appetite, so after your bowl of oatmeal you will feel full longer
✅reduces cholesterol
✅source of fibre - oatmeal contains both types of fibre, soluble and insoluble
And the best part is all the additional yummy goodness you can add to your oatmeal!