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Build.

Fuel for wellness.
For strength, for health, for longevity.

What foods are going to help you thrive?

Heal.

Allow the body time to rest from digesting.

Give yourself a break from major stressors once per day where you shut your mind off so the body can go into a rest state and take stock of healing processes that need to take place.

Simple.

Everyday. Eat for fuel. Move to build. Rest.

Look silly. Dance a little. Show up smelly after a workday, you're probably going to shower after anyways.

Movement doesnt require much of you other than your commitment to show up.

I find Im more than willing to workout, especially after work, if I dont feel like Im walking into a cortisol spike. My music is slower than you would expect for a workout and that keeps my body in more of a recover and unwind state. I can run like this for an hour or more and weights feel lighter when my body is calmer.

Bonus if you dont care how you look (perks of working out at home). I think Ive had the same workout attire rotation going on 4 years.

Once your movement is habit, youll crave it.

The dishes can wait.

Nothing exists outside of you that doesnt exist within you.

Your body is more impressive than a cell phone but we utilize it so little.

You are a walking ball of electricity, capable of real time feedback, attracting and repelling that which does and does not match you.

The only thing standing in the way of you and clarity are all the programs you have running amok in your mind.

Focus on your intention. Trust your body. Achieve your goals.

...they get in the way of your movement.

If you dont look like an instagram model, who cares. Not important and not a good gauge of how your body should look and feel anyways.

But, if you are trying to reach your toes and your extra bits are putting pressure on your organs, its time to home in and ask your body how it was designed to look/feel for maximum operating potential. Yep, you can do that.

Every body has a weight range its the happiest at and movements that it will thrive in more than others.

This intention we call "lean strong body".

Theres no point focusing on things (foods) that dont work for you so by writing out a yes list, we allow the brain/body the space to put together meals that will nourish us completely.

Any time you embark on a journey of change, there are going to be hard moments. Sometimes they are a little hard and sometimes they are gut wrenching, heavy, awful moments but we move through.

I find the thing to do in these moments is to find a place outside and breathe. I try and remember that even though the external is kicking my ass, the internal environment within my body is something I can honor. I get to choose how to handle my stress.

Something warm always helps to start the refocus process. Ive taken a real liking to hot cocoa with reishi and lions mane mushrooms.

So whether you are moving through a major life event or suffering an identity crisis because you cant digest your homemade baked goods, find a way to hold your focus and move through it in a way that leaves you feeling more resilient on the other side.

(Side note: Ive read that as you outgrow the ego it may throw a hissy fit, potentially causing a bit of chaos in your environment. Its important to observe it and move on.)
I would love to know if you have found this to be true!