2020-2021 has truly pushed the boundaries of what I consider home. It has been a year of big transitions for me, in great, and not so easy ways.  But it hasn’t changed why I love the work I do and the deep passion for helping others with their own ReSoul Revolution ™  through coaching people to develop a resilient mindset, find and articulate their purpose, and to develop the confidence to take inspired action, individually and collectively. I am grateful for my colleagues, clients, and the continued growth that I can share, through my own self-revolution.

It has been through my own experiences, especially this past year, of getting off my path, experiencing self-doubt, fear, overwhelm, and anxiety.  I underestimated the add up of events, even if positive and exciting change, was also too much all at once and impacted my mental well-being, and ability to be my best self. The passing of my father, moving to another state, starting the build of our new home, starting from scratch and building an entirely new community sparked some deep reflection: My (our) mortality, what it means to truly slow down, accepting and being kind to self, setting boundaries, finding balance, and literally, and figuratively building a new foundation for my thoughts and feelings that bring forth self confidence and empowerment. Through these life events, I recognized that I fell off my path, and gracefully allowed my humanness to be signals for opportunities to make some shifts with small, incremental steps to create a new self-revolution and rebuild a foundation that is even more solid for a home within. Like many of us, we are feeling fatigued by the pandemic, and our sense of safety in question. 

Finding my path, meant creating the TIME for self-reflection in order to gain the self- awareness around my self-talk. This allowed me to be more aware and intentional about “cleaning up” my words and thoughts, and old programming that no longer serves me. Creating a new and improved daily discipline to shift my mindset was the foundation to rebuild. Developing new habits that incorporated consistently finding three things that I am grateful for each day, celebrating little victories, setting aside time for reflection and writing, getting back into yoga, spending time on my own, practicing quieting the mind and finding peace within through visualization and meditation, finding joy in the small incremental moments, seeking out inspirational books, and quotes, and spending more time in nature, and less time doing things out of obligation, and doing more things that give me joy were some small changes that helped me get back on track. Changing my thoughts and beliefs to realize that happiness is non-negotiable, practicing taking things less personally, setting boundaries, and most importantly seeking out support from trusted friends, family and colleagues, and coaches. This may seem like a lot, but in actuality each was just a simple choice that took a few minutes each day and I was able to gain the clarity and rejuvenation again in order to create a foundation for a new internal home to start 2022 with positivity, discipline and hope. Sometimes these efforts were difficult to muster, but I kept at it. When added up these actions have had an enormous positive impact on my mindset, well-being, and resilience. 

No matter who you are, or your situation, we all have the ability to find a new path, or build a more solid foundation for home within. We can get back to center with these simple choices, and realize that realizing our thoughts are not facts, and that we can change them in the moment to feel better, and back to center. Like many of us, we are feeling fatigued by the pandemic, and our sense of safety in , question, and like many of us we can lose our footing, get off our path, and lose our connection to our inner power, creativity, especially during times of change, transition, and stress. The past year and a half has certainly proven to be a challenge for us all where we have lost a physical sense of connection to others, and our communities, and have had to redefine how to take care of the relationships, especially  with ourselves. It may feel that we have been off our path for days, years, or may have never felt quite home because we have operated on how we think we should, either personally, or professionally, or both. However, we have operated, we always have the opportunity to get back onto a path home, especially during times that are uncharted. It may not be the path we originally thought, but all have the ability to reorient our mindset,  find new pathways to a feeling place that brings us back to ourselves, a sense of safety that is grounded and centered.

Asking these questions can help ground, and get you focused and aligned with what truly matters to you. This about about believing you are worthy, finding self love and acceptance no matter where you are, and believing that you CAN find the strength, and have the support to take 100% responsibility for yourself to cultivate the mindset and take actions in pragmatic ways every day, week and month until you realize your own ReSoul Revolution.