I found my word

Ooooo…I have so much to say. This has been a wild, busy, enlightening and beautiful handful of weeks. In that regard, I’m writing down what habits I’m doing, who I’m talking to, my morning routine, what I read, etc. to see if that has something to do with my happy. This is going to be a very powerful year, I can just feel it!

I’ve landed on two words for this year. Some people do resolutions, goals, etc. I have some BIG goals this year too, but I love to have a reminder of a word or phrase that speaks to me and reminds me of who and what I want to be. I made a board this year with multiple quotes and sayings and I read a few EVERY morning. Plus I have 2 big goals that I will accomplish this year. The image below is just the top half of my board…my goals are personal and I can’t wait to watch them unravel and share with you along the way. Instead of trying to set these big lofty daily goals, I am 3 weeks in on my morning routine (small daily habits) and I LOVE IT! Wake up at 5 AM (this happens about 90% of the time and I don’t beat myself up about it), make my bed, meditate (I love the Insight Timer app for guided meditation), Journal (I will elaborate on this in another post), 10 push-up’s, 50 sit-up’s and 5 minutes of mindful reading (5 minutes before bed too). This is 100% attainable and doesn’t take long at all…AND such a positive way to start the day!

My words this year are LISTEN and PERSPECTIVE (I couldn’t settle on just one). I’ve been leaning toward listen for a week or so, but as I keep getting hit, what feels like daily, with SO much perspective, it was a no brainer. Perspective and listen go hand in hand for me. I want to be a better listener. I want to HEAR and understand what people are saying. I want to slow down and listen to God, the Universe, my body and my own thoughts. I want to dive into perspectives, as when I look at things through a different lens, through someone else’s perspective…WOW…eyes wide open and in such a beautiful way.

I wrote about my rough deep dive into sadness during the holidays. I had quite a few of you reach out to me and share your situations – I SO appreciate your messages and perspectives. I was hit with perspective left and right, which is what helped pull my head back into a better space. I had a VERY big ah-ha moment with my situation and someone else’s very close to me. It’s funny, when you talk about your situation out loud, you gain a different perspective then when you just sit with your thoughts. Does that make sense? I’ve had so many recent epiphanies (Epiphanies from Tiffany) simply from vocalizing my thoughts and feelings, rather then keeping them to myself. Words are powerful.

I’ve said this for so long and will continue to do so…you cannot force ANYONE to see things YOUR way. We will all see and feel things when WE are ready. It’s my brick to the head theory – you can hear something 20 times from all different people, but you don’t truly HEAR it until you are ready, the right person says it or the way it is said to you. So, be open, my friends…be open to magic, miracles and the beauties of life, I promise they are there. There are rainbows on the other side of the sh!t storms, if you are open to see them and learn the lessons.

Lastly, please don’t forget about gratitude. I will ALWAYS write about the power of gratitude. I read in my book this week about giving gratitude to your former spouse that you have children with that has wronged you. It said to look at your children and have gratitude for that person, for without them, you wouldn’t have your beautiful and amazing children. Wowzer – common sense, but the way it was written hit me upside the head. There is SO much healing in the simple practice of GRATITUDE.

Did you claim a word, phrase or a goal for the year? I’d love to hear from you. Go ahead and leave it in the comments or shoot me a message. I’d love to cheer you on!

Leaving you with a song – I just love Andy Grammer, his music speaks to me. Give JOY a listen (if you click on the word ‘JOY’, it will take you to the song)…and go find that joy in your life, it’s there, I promise! Don’t forget about those flowers – you deserve them. Much love!