Finding Self

Doing a workshop for parents of competitive athletes and this is one of my slides...it really was a great reminder to me of what’s important as we move into Comp Dance Season and who I want to BE for my daughter as she does what she loves

Fall is my favourite season because of the beauty in the different colours. Even more than that because of the lessons that can be learned in letting go. Not just letting go but letting go of what seemed like the very things that define us. The tree is not the colour of the leaves it displays not is it even the leaves at all. A tree is the health and strength of the roots that keep it grounded and solid as many elements alter around it.... A tree let’s go with complete grace and ease...trusting that another few months will bring a beautiful bloom again. Let go, know that job, marriage, kids, weight, etc does not define you. Your strength and beauty is at the core of you. Trust that another season will bring a beautiful bloom in your life and bring compassion and grace to the season you are in now

Never underestimate the impact you have on the world and the difference you make

When I first saw this I heard it in the way of what I always say...you teach people how to treat you. As in, stand your ground, demand respect, ask for what you want. Today I hear it new...the small considerate, caring acts of service and kindness that people do, the unsaid ways they express how much they love you, the way they show up...forget what you already know about the people in your life and look/listen to it all

A recent lesson I’ve learned is being undeserving. This doesn’t mean not deserving. It means deserve isn’t the commodity to operate through life with. In that space, everything is a gift