When was the last time you took yourself on a play date? Spent at least 15 minutes doing something purely for fun or the enjoyment of it?

I’m getting better at deliberately setting time aside for fun, and being open to when fun finds me.

Today I’m celebrating beauty, the beauty all around us but more importantly, within us; recognizing what makes us beautiful individuals and what makes us glow from the inside.

Today would have been my mom’s 71st birthday. This is one of my favorite pictures of her and I keep a copy by my desk. It was taken 30 years ago and I’m the same age as her in this photo. That feels completely weird to say, that anything that feels so close to my heart could be three decades old.

Life is sweeter when we celebrate. Big things, small things. All the things!

I challenge you this week to celebrate with me. Celebrate all the things! Live a life that truly makes you glow. It’s the best way to honor those that have loved us and be a role model for those we love and interact with.

Today I want to talk about our hearts, and opening them to change. Did you know that the heart develops before the brain? It is our first source of energy. We don't have consciousness yet, but it establishes a knowing within us.

A common theme I'm hearing (and experiencing) is feeling like we're in a low point. The celebration of the holidays (though different this year) still brought something to look forward to, even if it was just putting 2020 behind us. The days are feeling long and the year stretching out endlessly before us. The optimism and hope we carried as we set our resolutions is wearing thin. We're feeling that sense of depression and anxiety, whispering sweet terror like "I thought things would be different by now" or "How am I going to keep going?"

Mindset Monday

What I’m really craving is a different kind of warmth. Warmth of spirit, a warm smile and hug, warmth coming from inner glow.

I’m starting this month being more deliberate about things. About how I spend my time, how I take care of myself, how I share with others. One big focus for the month is sleep. The idea sparked from a free month-long group challenge I joined about getting enough sleep and getting up earlier and I’m already starting to notice a couple changes.

It made me feel a sense of melancholy for the ability to make plans to go, really anywhere, especially by air. I sighed a little as I thought of who could be on board and imagining sitting in the airplane seat, looking out the window; a journey in a state of transition, just beginning or ending. It reminded me of times I’ve sat there looking out an airplane window, thinking in my own world, watching the world come into view, trying to make sense of our approach path and enjoying that bit of magical unknown.

You’re intrigued, but want to know more about the Illumination Kit and how it came to be. Does it contain the content you need to grow your glow. I understand. You’re scouting things out.

Take a look at the video overview for more details about what is in each Illumination Kit. I’m so excited for you to commit to growing your glow and sharing it with the world!

December 1st 2019, I challenged myself to end the year strong so I could head into 2020 with a good foundation. Using my Apple watch, I made the promise to myself to close the 3 fitness rings each day – daily calorie burn, minutes of exercise and standing hours. And so I started day 1 with keeping that promise to myself, walking 1.94 miles on the treadmill after the kids went to bed. And then day 2 and 3… Before I knew it, I WAS STREAKING! (ummm, did I ever think that was something I would declare to the world?!).

For a long while, I had an idea but not a name the captured the spirit of these guidebooks I was creating. The original name I came up with just wasn’t resonating as my concept evolved and shifted. I had brainstormed a list of words that started to capture the essence, but it just wasn’t coming together. One night over a bonfire (and a beer), sitting under the summer night sky with my husband, we stumbled into something that started to feel right.