It's easy to be grateful on a daily basis when you wake up early enough to see the sunrise.
And it's not just because you get to see the sun rise ... but for me I am grateful for the opportunity to get so much done before the world wakes up.
Today I get to just be me. GRATEFUL!!!
After a bizee bizee few weeks of dramatic change on all fronts today I will have the opportunity to reconnect with my clients, my mum and my friends and at the end of the day have a little down time to simply do nothing. We all need this and because of this today for me is already awesome.
Yesterday was amazing as I got to participate in an industry forum for the first time and engage in a discussion about how to improve population health. I am grateful to be a part of a community that cares enough to want to talk about it. More people need to talk about this.
Sunday was amazing as I got to share time with my kids laughing and playing and watching them laugh and play with friends that come from an industry, my industry, the fitness industry, that creates so much positive change in the world. The most joyous thing in the world for any mum is to see her children happy and laughing. Sunday was JOYFUL!!! Hurrah for the Sunday (morning) Sesh and scrambled eggs on the barbie, and the Sunday (evening) Sesh and drinks with friends by the boats.
Saturday was ... you guess it ... amazing!!! It was busy, sure but again time for me and time for my boys. Playtime at the pool and all is good :D
Friday - the end of the week is always good. An early finish ... that's what I love!!!
Thursday - grateful for the ambulance that took my son to hospital, Emma who called me to calm me, Stu at the ready, and Ziggy who told me the story of how he listened to his body. The best and the worst of being a mum all in one day. Grateful for the contrast that reminded me of how precious is every moment.
Back to where I left off, so that's it for now.
Have a grateful day :D x
Monday, February 25, 2013
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
I'm a long way from Sunday
Filled with the joy of my last post on Sunday I have gone forth in the world to 'share the love'. It's been an incredible week (and it's only Thursday morning) ... hence ... I'm not yet 'getting better' at this blogging thing. Patience ....
Right now I am grateful for sleeping children that give me time to write. And even more grateful for the uncluttered space around me that gives me room to think.
My learning of last weekend has provided me with the ultimate 'pay it forward'. In using the tools I learned from my mentorship weekend I have created new connections with my clients and left every one of them happier and feeling 'body' happy after their sessions this week. The truly amazing thing is that there is such a personal reward in the connection required to do this that despite the focused attention that each session requires I feel lifted rather than drained.
Counting back my gratitudes here's the week's highlights so far
Wednesday - 27 eager interested students who wanted to play, get up, get down and send butts to the ground!
Tuesday - grateful for my bravery to explore with my tools and the support and feedback from my mentor and his apprentice.
Monday - grateful for my new home
It's a grateful time. I'm already excited about 'opening' my jar and re-reading it on December 31 to enjoy this stuff all over again.
Right now I am grateful for sleeping children that give me time to write. And even more grateful for the uncluttered space around me that gives me room to think.
My learning of last weekend has provided me with the ultimate 'pay it forward'. In using the tools I learned from my mentorship weekend I have created new connections with my clients and left every one of them happier and feeling 'body' happy after their sessions this week. The truly amazing thing is that there is such a personal reward in the connection required to do this that despite the focused attention that each session requires I feel lifted rather than drained.
Counting back my gratitudes here's the week's highlights so far
Wednesday - 27 eager interested students who wanted to play, get up, get down and send butts to the ground!
Tuesday - grateful for my bravery to explore with my tools and the support and feedback from my mentor and his apprentice.
Monday - grateful for my new home
It's a grateful time. I'm already excited about 'opening' my jar and re-reading it on December 31 to enjoy this stuff all over again.
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Who's playing this game?
Sometimes when you think you know what to expect, life gives you something completely unexpected!
I'm sitting on a Sun-Air bus right now on my way from Noosa to Brisbane airport. I'm sitting down, which is the last thing I want to be doing, because I have spent 4 hours this morning releasing the 'gunk' in my feet, knees, hips, abdomen and thorax that give my body pain and it actually feels awesome right now to walk and move my body. So there's no prizes for guessing that today I am grateful to the magic hands, fingers and elbows of OD and the OD Mentorship crew that ended this weekend's three day mentorship with a hands on session of fascial line release. ....and BREATHE ....
And I have so much more to be grateful for this weekend. It kinda seems unjust to list as much as I can so here goes ...
Backwards from 5pm ... because that's the way my brain works (and whilst I'm getting better this is not yet a daily ritual, so I will be going all the way back to Friday 15th)
Today - Sunday 17/2
- Hugs! from OD, Richelle, Gareth, Ceds, Kate, Lachy, Pricey, Krista x 2, Priscilla and Nathan (that's almost 12, so I only need one more to grow today ... and if I keep going backwards I'm pretty sure I scored at least 2 more during the workshop. No wonder I feel good.
- Conversation and laughter with Richelle and Molly - who'd have thought childbirth could be the source of so much entertainment??
- Fibula head release - just try it
- 6am swim - try that too
Saturday 16/2
- Foot massage, an extended scientific debrief, and the honesty of a young man I don't even really know
- COLESLAW!!! Simply sensational Richelle
- Beach playout and 'lets just throw some stuff' Krista
- Scrambled eggs and coffee
Friday 15/2
- Another extended debrief - like minded idealists that just need to talk
- Green Bean Salad and Chocolate brownies ... x 3 .... yes I broke the rules, start again next week :D
- Optimism, anticipation, new friends and a change of scenery
And at the end of it all I find myself grateful for and to Stu, for helping me to be free this weekend to participate fully in what has been the life changing experience of OD On Movement mentorship in Noosa.
Let's get excited people ... the game has changed!!!
I'm sitting on a Sun-Air bus right now on my way from Noosa to Brisbane airport. I'm sitting down, which is the last thing I want to be doing, because I have spent 4 hours this morning releasing the 'gunk' in my feet, knees, hips, abdomen and thorax that give my body pain and it actually feels awesome right now to walk and move my body. So there's no prizes for guessing that today I am grateful to the magic hands, fingers and elbows of OD and the OD Mentorship crew that ended this weekend's three day mentorship with a hands on session of fascial line release. ....and BREATHE ....
And I have so much more to be grateful for this weekend. It kinda seems unjust to list as much as I can so here goes ...
Backwards from 5pm ... because that's the way my brain works (and whilst I'm getting better this is not yet a daily ritual, so I will be going all the way back to Friday 15th)
Today - Sunday 17/2
- Hugs! from OD, Richelle, Gareth, Ceds, Kate, Lachy, Pricey, Krista x 2, Priscilla and Nathan (that's almost 12, so I only need one more to grow today ... and if I keep going backwards I'm pretty sure I scored at least 2 more during the workshop. No wonder I feel good.
- Conversation and laughter with Richelle and Molly - who'd have thought childbirth could be the source of so much entertainment??
- Fibula head release - just try it
- 6am swim - try that too
Saturday 16/2
- Foot massage, an extended scientific debrief, and the honesty of a young man I don't even really know
- COLESLAW!!! Simply sensational Richelle
- Beach playout and 'lets just throw some stuff' Krista
- Scrambled eggs and coffee
Friday 15/2
- Another extended debrief - like minded idealists that just need to talk
- Green Bean Salad and Chocolate brownies ... x 3 .... yes I broke the rules, start again next week :D
- Optimism, anticipation, new friends and a change of scenery
And at the end of it all I find myself grateful for and to Stu, for helping me to be free this weekend to participate fully in what has been the life changing experience of OD On Movement mentorship in Noosa.
Let's get excited people ... the game has changed!!!
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
10 from 45 ... I can do better!
It's rather telling when we have reached the 45th day of the year and my daily gratitude jar has only been blogged in 10 times ....
Yes, I can do better!
Counting backwards, still there is so much to be grateful for ... let me share!!
February 14 - Happy Valentines Day! Today I am grateful for hope and optimism. I am actually terrified by the commitments that I have made personally and commercially in the last 24 hours and yet the feeling of hope and optimism that they deliver are reward enough. Out of the fear comes the motivation ... to do better!!
February 13 - Feedback from friends, and a call from a property manager with news of a new home
February 12 - The view from Apartment 705
February 11 - Coconut Yogurt!!!! and interested eyes that listen to the vision
February 10 - Sand art and a quiet walk along the Esplanade ... all by myself ...
February 9 - Chinese New Year - noodles and dragons and happy kids
February 8 - Fabulous Friday Freedom ... ahhhhhh
February 7 - 32 people in my VIPR Class - going off - WOOHOOOO!!!!
February 6 - Reality - the honesty of Anne
February 5 - Optimism - the courage of Margaret
February 4 .... this is where I left off ... still loving the energy of the man with the green lantern
Yes, I can do better!
Counting backwards, still there is so much to be grateful for ... let me share!!
February 14 - Happy Valentines Day! Today I am grateful for hope and optimism. I am actually terrified by the commitments that I have made personally and commercially in the last 24 hours and yet the feeling of hope and optimism that they deliver are reward enough. Out of the fear comes the motivation ... to do better!!
February 13 - Feedback from friends, and a call from a property manager with news of a new home
February 12 - The view from Apartment 705
February 11 - Coconut Yogurt!!!! and interested eyes that listen to the vision
February 10 - Sand art and a quiet walk along the Esplanade ... all by myself ...
February 9 - Chinese New Year - noodles and dragons and happy kids
February 8 - Fabulous Friday Freedom ... ahhhhhh
February 7 - 32 people in my VIPR Class - going off - WOOHOOOO!!!!
February 6 - Reality - the honesty of Anne
February 5 - Optimism - the courage of Margaret
February 4 .... this is where I left off ... still loving the energy of the man with the green lantern
Monday, February 4, 2013
What are you doing in the dark? Let the Green Lantern light your way ....
3 days .... I'm getting better, right?
So, Saturday - a morning to be me. Workout, work-in, train others, eat great food, random meetings with awesome people, great conversation, avocados, mangoes and bananas. What's not to love about Saturday morning.
Sunday ... a day of rest?? OK ... and I am grateful for the loveheart cuddles of Master 4 and the relentless questioning of Master 6 ... the opportunity to be a better mum.
And today! Again, an awesome start to the week. Work out, work-in, train others, eat great food, random meetings with awesome people, great conversation, tuna, spinach and almonds.
The awesome highlight of today, however, was spending time with the man with the green lantern, in a black room, talking bright ideas. How incredible it is to have the experience of someone being able to see your vision and have a better way of telling the story so more of the world gets to hear it. Trav, I'm excited!!! People stay tuned - October is very very exciting ... yeeehaaaa!!!
Friday, February 1, 2013
4 Chambers and the 'shrinking food'
The more I put into the gratitude jar, the more there is to put into the gratitude jar!
Thursday 31 Jan
A young man with a possibly broken heart let me look inside. I think it's called an angiogram where they inject ink into the heart and film movement of the blood through the heart chambers. Absolutely incredible - he showed me his video footage of this experience. The heart looked so healthy to me, only at one point the entry of the injection of ink nicked something on the heart and suddenly it had to work so much harder and slower to do it's job. If we knew how incredible and beautiful the heart was on the inside we might all take better care of the one we own!!!
Friday 1st Feb
Finally I am grateful for getting to officeworks and buying the book to write down crazy shit my kids say. It's like they knew! So much incredible conversation last night ... made my little old heart glow. I think the best may have been
Z: "When we eating the shrinking food then we shrink inside our clothes and then we have to get new shrinking clothes"
Me: "What is the shrinking food?"
Z: "The food that makes you shrink!"
(Well duh, mum ....)
And one of today's other amazing experiences - the coming together of another group of trainers in Cairns to learn functional movement. Boy did we have fun!!! I'm so lucky to be able to say that I love what I do ... sometimes it's good to follow the advice of old men - thanks AL.
Thursday 31 Jan
A young man with a possibly broken heart let me look inside. I think it's called an angiogram where they inject ink into the heart and film movement of the blood through the heart chambers. Absolutely incredible - he showed me his video footage of this experience. The heart looked so healthy to me, only at one point the entry of the injection of ink nicked something on the heart and suddenly it had to work so much harder and slower to do it's job. If we knew how incredible and beautiful the heart was on the inside we might all take better care of the one we own!!!
Friday 1st Feb
Finally I am grateful for getting to officeworks and buying the book to write down crazy shit my kids say. It's like they knew! So much incredible conversation last night ... made my little old heart glow. I think the best may have been
Z: "When we eating the shrinking food then we shrink inside our clothes and then we have to get new shrinking clothes"
Me: "What is the shrinking food?"
Z: "The food that makes you shrink!"
(Well duh, mum ....)
And one of today's other amazing experiences - the coming together of another group of trainers in Cairns to learn functional movement. Boy did we have fun!!! I'm so lucky to be able to say that I love what I do ... sometimes it's good to follow the advice of old men - thanks AL.
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