27 Mar The Sun, Clouds and Rain Can All Coexist

I have been staying at the most beautiful lake house, taking some time to really just slow down, reflect and just be. It’s amazing when we take a moment to stop and just be with ourselves what we can actually HEAR and FEEL.

Sometimes the feelings are uncomfortable, and what we have been avoiding addressing, by being so busy. #realtalk

But until we really acknowledge and give ourselves the space to feel and move through these emotions. We will continue to use the same coping mechanisms that are ultimately limiting us from Becoming the person we desire. We go back to escaping with food, alcohol, over exercising, being busy and further disconnecting from ourselves.

Extreme diets and overly restrictive eating has this same affect. Diets teach us to disconnect from hunger, fullness, and just “follow the rules.” Just eat the green foods, don’t eat the red foods and only eat this much regardless of how you feel. Relying on rules and some one else’s experience, develops a sense of distrust within ourselves and our own natural body attunement.

This is where the lifestyle journaling aspect of this program can be so helpful. Giving you the opportunity to recognize how you feel in relation to the foods you are eating, the location and other environmental factors.

It’s amazing how similar our emotions and feelings are to the weather.

This weekend I was watching the rain in the distance, without feeling any sense of weather where I was.

We can often see a storm coming in our life, but it’s more important how we respond and manage the situation.

As the rain did eventually come to where I was. The sun also came out and cast this beautiful sky line. If I was only focusing on the heaviness of the rain coming, I would have missed the beauty in the presence of the rain.

Remember that it is healthy to recognize and feel the Full Spectrum of human emotions. But just like the weather, these feelings are multilayered, and also fleeting.

The sun, rain and clouds can all co exist
Joy, fear, and exhaustion can all co exist

Once you give yourself the Permission to live in the human experience, we can just BE and know that everything is temporary. Lean into it, surrender and keep showing up for you however that looks today, this week and end the month.

Honored to walk this journey with you xoxox
Jennie