Tag: mindset

House with infinity pool overlooking ocean horizon.

it’s my house

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I can’t believe it’s been over 2 years since my last update—that’s a really really long time for someone who’s aspiring to build a lifestyle blog.

Like wut happened in those ~2 years? That’s like, 1 life changing career pivot, 4 certifications, and before I became a ChatGPT power user. As for the ChatGPT power user part, I’m not even sure if that’s even a flex these days. It’s almost like I’ve relied on it so much that I’ve forgotten how to articulate myself.

There’s so much on my mind these days that I don’t even know where to start. However, one thing is for certain: 

I refuse to use AI in any of my blog posts. I haven't done it before and I don't plan on starting now.

AI slop is everywhere and people could smell that garbage from a mile away. I refuse to lose my voice in AI. As far as I’m concerned, it’s great for punctuation and that’s about it in the creative writing space.

A while back, I saw something on social media that talks about the new battleground of class warfare that can be summed up as: The creative thinkers vs The AI prompters.

Let’s just put it this way: The billionaires aren’t teaching their children how to prompt AI.

They’re discussing the classics, fine art, and academia. In contrast, AI prompters talk to the AI and get a response that encourages the human on the other end to keep prompting it! (READ: Brain rot with it.) Read that again.

And here’s the sad part—it’s by design. (Hell yeah, that em dash is mine.)

We’re nearing the end of 2025 (thank goodness!) and my cogs are turning about 2026. While I’m not in the business of announcing new year’s resolutions, the one thing I commit to doing more of next year is letting my heart flow moar. (Once again, SEO can go f*ck itself. My job is to shine bright and give off a signal for those who want more to find me.)

I’m done with being perfectly curated. I’m source energy in a human body and I’ll start writing like it.

If it resonates, awesome, leave me a comment and subscribe. If it doesn’t, then I leave you with:

It’s my house and I’ll decorate it how I want.

Until next time. <3!

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my breakup with the bathroom scale

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Now here’s a radical idea — what if the journey back to optimal health is a vibrational one rather than an action-oriented one? ✨

I’ve been reading The Only Diet There Is by Sondra Ray. I came across the title listening to a Louise Hay Audible a few months back. The book isn’t that long, maybe 150 pages. It shouldn’t take me that long to read it, right? Wrong. It has taken a hot minute because it requires me to do actually do the work. 💓

I guess you can say that my resistance is softening. I’ve gotten into what I refer to as the best shape of my life and ballooned back up several times in my thirties but didn’t manage to maintain it because I couldn’t hold the vibration of a skinnier me.

For years, I thought it was all about killing myself, suffering, and proving worthiness. I still do, actually. I mean, I had an entire Instagram account that justified why I deserve to look the way I did. Maybe that’s the reason why it got hacked. Maybe that’s the Universe’s way of telling me that I need to let go of my beliefs.

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memes that are still #relevantAF in 2023

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Each of these memes are like my featured pic — like a rainbow that comes out after a storm. Feel free to refer back as often as you wish.

Fair warning: I will refresh this as I see fit. 🙂

Life Advice

Don't make excuses for shitty people. You can't put a flower in an asshole and call it a vase.

If someone shows you who they are the first time around, believe them. This lesson has taken me so long to finally learn but I’m really glad I came to my senses about a lot of people this past year and will be damned if I let them back into my life. I’m not going to sit around and try to rationalize why they’re like this.

THAT IS AN ASSHOLE.

All I can do is keep my vibration high and radiating strong and everyone else who isn’t what I stand for which leads me to…

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the best life advice from a 39½ year old

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Today marks 39½ revolutions around the 🌞 for me.

I really can’t think of a better way to commemorate this momentous occasion other than to share the best life advice that will keep me winning well into my 40s. 🌻

Without further ado, I present to you the following nuggets of wisdom:

There is nothing more important than feeling good

Truth be told, I took today off yesterday. 🙈 It was because I found myself slowing down as I was completing my free association exercise on the 4th. I probably needed a day (or dayS) off sooner but just kept putting it off. My free association was mainly about the things that I wanted to accomplish and buy in January 2023.

You’d think that today would be the day that I get cracking on these things but not really. Instead, I did what was best for me. I bought myself a ticket to Abraham’s in-person workshop, a mani/pedi, and renewed my domains, I’m also leisurely updating my blog because it feels good.

Do I care if anyone’s gonna read it?

Not really.

Why?

There is no law of assertion in an attraction-based universe

SEO can fuck itself because I know my people will eventually find me.

I attract what I radiate.

I zig while the naysayers zag.

When it feels like you’re about to be blessed, shut up

This explains why I haven’t been caring too much about social media these days. I find that creation is more fun when I’m the one witnessing the Universe orchestrate perfect circumstances and people to lead me to the next and the next.

I’m a creative genius and everything that I’ve manifested since quarantine has been done in stealth mode. I’m done with making announcements because I’m done with the peanut gallery or worst yet, my perceptions of what the peanut gallery thinks. If you’re close to me, maybe I’ll share a thing or two but for the most part, I’m about being comfortable these days.

Perhaps the most radical piece of advice I have for myself these days is about food.

Drumroll, please… Read More

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there is no practice life

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Read that title again. ✋🛑

It has been a long while since I’ve updated and I think it’s fear of not being perfect enough. Here’s the funny thing —

The moment I don’t give a rip about SEO and doing what I’m supposed to do marketing-wise, I get the most engagement. Lighthouse lifestyle is a prime example. Damn right, it’s not my job to save anyone. Read that post if you want to know why. 

Today, I’m getting on my soap-box to talk about how the time is now.

2020 has caused me to put lot into vibrational escrow. Don’t want this, must want that. I hate this, I must love that. This person is shitty, I put an equally amazing opposing version of them inside the vortex. ⚡

I’ve done a much better job at showing up authentically in many areas of my life this year. As 2021 draws to a close, it’s time to lean even moar in the direction of what I do want because after all, there is no practice life.

If I can have it any way I want…

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lighthouse in the night

lighthouse lifestyle

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I called it months ago. 

2021 continues to be the Year of the Level Up. 

I realize it’s been months since my last post but I promise you, it has been time well-spent. I’ve been letting go of the struggle and doing what feels fun, purposeful, and elevating. 

As a result, I feel like I’ve finally opened myself up to receiving from the Universe. ✨ A couple of weeks ago, I stumbled upon a really awesome Instagram post about lighthouses. Here we go:

“Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining.” – Anne Lamott

💡💡💡Ding ding ding! Stand back, I’ve figured it out! 💡💡💡 Read More

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my greatest power = being my true self

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The pandemic has helped me rediscover that being my true self = my greatest power. ⚡

Besides the obvious because-it-feels-better, it’s also because things *work out even better than I could ever imagine* when I’m being myself.

Let’s 🌮 ’bout it. :):) Read More

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letting freedom ring & setting myself free

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July 4th is a day I celebrate freedom and here’s my favorite Independence Day one-liner. 😂

I see Celsius and raise you degrees of #FREEDOM!

This year, July 4th has a special meaning because I’ve decided to pursue forgiveness. 

This all started because my coach called me out for not having done “the homework” as I talked about about my wins this week on our call this morning. I shared my wins with the coaching group but I was angry. 😬

It’s true.

I haven’t done “the work” because I just can’t be motivated to work on the computer when I’m chained to it for 40 hours a week. 🙈

I realize what a cop out excuse this is as I’m typing this out now but I have my reasons for not wanting to do “the work”. 

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all is well (part II)

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Appreciation is the highest vibration 💕

I’d like to start the second installment of my *all is well* series off by expressing my sincere and heartfelt appreciation to all those who have made my quarantine life easier these past few weeks.

I’d like to start with the healthcare workers, nurses, doctors, hospital personnel, police officers, and everyone who is on the front lines playing a critical role in controlling the pandemic. Thank you for working hard to keep all of us safe. ✨

I’d also like to thank all the amazing people I had the opportunity to rendezvous with these past few weeks outside. Special shout out to the staff at my local Target for manning the shopping carts with an associate who sanitizes shopping carts for all customers who walk inside. Last Saturday, I went out for my weekly grocery run there and my experience was nothing short of memorable in the best way possible. I was greeted several times by several people in different sections of the store right down to the cashier who remembered me from several visits ago. She asked me, “Are you the one who bought an air fryer a while back?” I was so surprised she remembered me I told her: Yes, that’s me! How are you doing? I don’t remember the rest of the conversation but I do remember walking out of the store feeling like there’s a shred of light that’s glimmering through all of this. Thank you for doing your part to make me feel safe and welcomed while I’m gathering my supplies for the week. 💗

Last but not least, I’d like to thank the Amazon drivers who dropped off all my items with care. I actually got a text from a driver named Michael asking me where it’s safe to drop off my package. But that’s not all, all of my supplements, protein bars, and weights have arrived in perfect condition. Thank you for dropping all of my items with care. 

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for everything all of you do to allow me to stay at home. 💖 Read More

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all is well (part I)

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Even with the recent turn of world events, I’d still like to think that all is well. ⚡

I’m not a fan of regurgitating stories unless I can tell them in a way that’s beneficial. My coming to terms with the initial shock of the global pandemic became a brilliant jumping-off point for my glorious expansion.

My fabulous backstory

Three weekends ago, I text one of my mentors at the incubator because I knew he lived alone in Chicago and wanted to see how he was doing. (This was after working remotely for four days straight and hearing about the madness that was already happening in the city on the news.) He told me he just saw two guys getting into a fight over the last ribeye at Trader Joe’s just now. I swear, you don’t make this stuff up! 😮😟

Later that Saturday night, I walked into my local Target store and saw huge merchandise gaps everywhere. Empty meat, dairy, and milk sections. I’ve never seen anything like it. My first thought was: PANDEMONIUM. HAS. STRUCK. THE. SUBURBS. 😱 Read More