Happy birthday to me

… and a very happy Valentine’s day to you!

I think I have the best birth date.

How cool is it to be born on a day focused so much on love?

From the beginning, my mission seems to have been predetermined to be Love based and heart centred.

What a perfect day of entry!

One of the things that I absolutely love about my birthday is knowing that around the world, people are celebrating too. Not celebrating me – but celebrating Love. 

Today, my heart feels so full. I get to share my special day with my two most favourite people in the world – my kids – Josh and Taylor.  Just having the opportunity to share these special moments with both of them makes my heart expand. I feel so incredibly blessed. It’s extra special knowing that this is our last year living together, so I’m savouring it all.

As I take a few moments to reflect on the past year, I am beyond grateful for all of my blessings.

For me, despite the pandemic, this has been one of my best years.

I may not be any where near where I want to be, but I am so grateful for where I am, who I am becoming and the direction that I’m heading. 

This past year has really helped me to deepen my foundation, get back to the basics, and realign with my mission.

There’s been a lot of course correction but I’m very pleased with all I’ve accomplished and all that has unfolded.

I fell down many times, but I kept getting back up. I am determined and persistent. I love that about me.

Above all, I feel a greater sense of hope than I’ve felt in years. Hope for me, for my future, for my children, for the planet and for all of humanity.

It feels like there’s room for possibility. It feels like some of my walls are coming down to make more room for Love – in all of it’s forms. That’s both scary and exciting at the same time.

Probably one of my biggest realizations over the past year is that it’s time to make room for relationships outside of my family. Well before the pandemic started, I had begun retreating from the world – in fact I’ve been slowly disappearing over the past 5 years or so. Needless to say, I wasn’t really impacted by the past year socially because I had already begun my inward journey.

One of the greatest blessings of the past year was the extra time with my kids. What an unexpected gift. The plan was to divide and conquer early 2020, but due to the unknown, we chose to stay together – and I am deeply grateful for that. I love my kids more than words can ever express, so to have this gift of time, meant the world to me. 

The biggest thanks to their Dad for making that happen and for keeping us together. Without his help I’m not sure what this past year would have looked like.

The past year provided a lot of ups and downs for me and I’m very grateful for the challenges – they’ve truly helped me to grow exponentially. The awareness and discernment I’ve gained – and the clarifications I’ve made – have benefitted me tremendously. I feel more awake to the Truth of my being than ever before. It forced me to get honest with myself, confront my weaknesses and see where I needed to grow. I developed compassion for self and others.

My health is the best it’s been in years. This has been a roller coaster ride for me my entire life, but I’ve finally started to understand some critical pieces that have allowed me to get off of sugar and focus more on getting my body alkaline. My addiction to sugar has been a lifelong pain point for me and one that no longer owns me. I’m forming a new, healthy relationship with real food which is very exciting to me!

I may not be my lightest in terms of weight, but the decisions I’ve made and the steps I’ve taken for my overall health are all focused on incremental lifestyle changes that will contribute to my long term health and longevity.

One of my key takeaways this past years was the importance of understanding the why. I’ve known the things to do for my health at an intellectual level – but without really understanding the why and linking them to my goals – I wasn’t inspired into action.

My mindset and mental toughness are stronger than ever. I’m becoming more disciplined and getting better at taking action. I attribute this mostly to Andy Frisella, his 75 Hard program and his constant ass kicking. I love you Andy.

Despite having a challenging financial year, I feel like I am finally heading in the right direction with my relationship with money. Without a doubt, money is one of those areas that I am here to shift in this lifetime. There are some deep family wounds and patterns that I am committed to healing and changing.

I have grown the most spiritually and energetically. That is one of the greatest blessings of challenge – if you choose to be open to it and receive the gift. I have so much love and appreciation for each of my spiritual and energy teachers and the deepest of gratitude to Dr. Sue Morter for modelling grace, abundance and flow every step of the way throughout this pandemic. I have grown exponentially thanks to her Coursework and teachings. 

There’s no perfection in my life, and yet, it’s all “perfect.”

The year ahead feels like there will be a lot of forward motion, lots of newness. It’s my time to really show up, serve and share my gifts.

I’m excited for what is waiting for me to step into.

May everyone reading this be blessed, happy, healthy and loved and may your heart be filled with peace. 

May you continue to bless the world with your love and light.