What If, Just For This Week, You Substituted The Word Choose For The Word Try?... . I Choose To Eat Healthier.

What if, just for this week, you substituted the word “choose” for the word “try?”... . I choose to eat healthier. I choose to exercise. I choose to go to bed early enough to get enough sleep. I choose to do personal development. . Changing your words can change how your brain processes information, and can make you feel VERY self-empowered.... Choose to make this change this week, and tell me how you feel! 😀.. What types of things will you choose??? . #motivatemonday #motivation #masteryourmind #selfdevelopment #selfimprovement #fitness #fitlife #health #holistic #mindset #change (at Seattle, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/B173urEgBY9/?igshid=1pnt53ct6bm3s

Be determined to never stop learning... This was the post I made for my accountability group yesterday: “Here is the hard part, I think, about growing into our better selves: being able to look at ourselves without judgement, so that shame doesn’t knock us away from our determination. Actions aren’t “good” or “bad,” they’re just data about our choices. Does an action get you closer to your goal? If no, then no shame, just analyze why it took you away from what you thought you wanted. It’s a moment to be honest with yourself and your priorities. If yes, you can analyze why it was a success for you and build on it. Both can be celebrated because you can learn something from both! :-) “ Could you use that kind of positivity in your life, daily? My next fitness accountability group starts soon. Message me now to get your name on the list. I invite you to commit to eight weeks of showing up for yourself and see how awesome you feel at the end! 😀 . .’ #determined #iambecoming #neverstoplearning #community #bettertogether #fightforit #workout #fitatanyage #fitover40 #fitover50 #stilllearning #positivity #bodypositive #mindset #dogmama #motivationalquotes #thankGodformovement #attitudeofgratitude https://www.instagram.com/p/CAedSJKAJ0m/?igshid=268uhf747h57

Staying positive doesn’t mean ignoring what’s not going the way you want it to. It IS being grateful for what you can be in the moment, and looking ahead to when things will improve... That can mean super short challenges like, “Oh, my butt is killing me in this workout! I can only do half the reps! BUT, I’m doing more than yesterday and know if I stay consistent I’ll eventually do all the reps!!” ... It can be longer term let-downs, “Wah! So bummed that [event beyond my control] means that I’ll have to miss [event I’ve been looking forward to]... So sad! I will have to find other ways to [mark the occasion/train for the future/find alternative activities]. Then I’ll still have something to look forward to.”... . So it’s okay to see a problem or a challenge. What makes you resilient and the challenge less of a take-down is where you put your focus. Put your focus forward! 😍. . Thanks to @mary_zoe for supplying today’s inspiration! .. .. #motivation #motivatemonday #bodymindspirit #keepgoing #lookingup #positivevibes #positivity #yougotthis #fitatanyage #fitover40 #fitatanysize #bodypositive #dogmama #unicorn #mindset . https://www.instagram.com/p/B-pI9wxgwUf/?igshid=14seh98mjgyxw

I tell my clients, “Hard is okay! We’re not afraid of hard!”... 💪😊... We can be in a space where we don’t know the answers, can’t find the feeling, or just don’t yet have the strength or stamina... It’s okay!... 😀... It doesn’t mean it’s hopeless, it just means we have to keep working at it... And that, my dear, we can do. 💕. . #fearless #keepgoing #throughittogettoit #motivateMonday. Ps. Thanks to my friend Jenny for today’s inspiration! ❤️ https://www.instagram.com/p/BwTCD0HnOef/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5kxt74to7uv4

Walking new paths can bring heart-lifting delights! Just two blocks off the often gritty Ave. in the U-District is this gorgeous, lush garden. It’s not huge, but from winter to spring and now into summer it packs such a variety of sumptuousness... We used to shortcut down this street driving, but on our feet we can actually revel in this garden.... From our temporary home, this street is not inviting; we first have to walk past a block of unfriendly, mammoth, monolithic blank-wall buildings that discourage strolling... But if we press on, through and past the ugliness, oh what a little gift! 😀.... Today I hope you find a new path with equally wonderful surprises! 💕 . . #walking #walk #keepgoing #explore #wisteria #roses #throughittogettoit #urbangarden #urbanexplorer #lookforit #dogmama #metaphor #fitatanyage #fitover40 #fitover50 #openheart #bodymindspirit https://www.instagram.com/p/CAlbxdmgqH_/?igshid=16qfbj2be7bh8