December 21, 2015

winter solstice

December 21, 2015/ Sarah

A little bonus post as the winter solstice approaches.

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While goals are good, and help to guide our energy, they can also set us up for expectation. When expectations aren't met, it can prevent us from enjoying and appreciating the present moment, the only moment we have. There's nothing you "should" be doing and nowhere you "should" be going. Enjoy the present moment, however it presents itself and continue to work towards your goals. Knowing this truth in your heart is the true key to happiness, and our ultimate freedom. Happy Weekend! ✌🏼♥️
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We don't attract what we want, we attract who we are. Attract joy by being joyful. Attract love by being loving. Think of your mind like a field of wheat. Every time you go to a place in your mind, you carve out a path to that destination. Take anger, for example. The more you go to a place of anger, the more defined the path becomes, and the easier it will be to go to anger in the future. Every time you go to a place of calm, you carve out the path to calm. By practicing healthy mindset habits such as affirmations, positive morning routines, and stress reduction activities, you define the paths in the brain to positivity, happiness, calm, and gratitude. Ultimately, you want these positive paths to be more well-paved than anger, anxiety, panic, and despair, so that when you are faced with challenging moments, your brain can choose the more positive destination. The best way to ensure you will go to these beautiful places in your mind is to practice positive thinking habits every day. Develop routines. Head over to the blog for more info on how to put these practices in place. ✌🏼♥️
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I just thought I’d do a little gratitude collage from the past 6 months! I have had some amazing moments, experiences, and simple pleasures. It’s too easy to get caught up in accomplishing the next big thing. Guess what, the next big thing will always be there to stop you from cherishing what you have. True happiness exists in the present moment, in placing focus on what’s right in my life and all of the wonderful gifts I have to be thankful for. It’s been a good year so far. ✌🏼♥️
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Maybe it’s about realizing you are right where you’re supposed to be in your yoga practice. Go through Yoga joyfully so you can go through life joyfully. Full Ashtanga primary series with me tomorrow morning at 9am at @montereyyoga. ☕️Chai to follow!✌🏼♥️
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Homemade gifts are special. They're special to give and they're special to receive, because of the time and love spent creating them. This week's simple pleasure is focused more on the making and giving of homemade gifts, because there's something beautiful about creating something with somebody in mind. It's like you get to feel the joy of giving the entire time you're making the item along with the actual time spent in the act of giving. My husband bakes these beautiful sourdough loaves and it's been such a joy to think of people to gift them to, to watch the dough rise, smell the loaves baking in the oven and then to present them to the receiver. We seem to have gotten away from homemade gifts as a society, and it might be nice to revisit this sacred tradition. Happy Weekend! ✨♥️
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