This week being nourished is on my mind… So I thought I would do a journal prompt on it.

What are 5 ways, things etc.. that make you feel nourished?

Mine are:

1-Drinking tea

2-Yoga

3-Journaling

4-Eating fresh food

5-Creating

Those are some of the things that make me feel nourished, what about you?

The next question to consider is how can you engage in those nourshing things on a regular basis?

Here is to living Inspired, Creative and Empowered

Heather

Hey beautiful Souls!

I saw this saying on pinterest and decided to add the saying to one of my photos. I really love it!

These 12 words pack a huge and important message that I believe apply to many areas of our lives.

I would say I have often, really really often given into instant gratification and not really looked at the big picture. Really as a result of this I am in a place in my life in several ways that I am really  not thrilled about. There is not one to blame but myself. This is not to complain or to feel sorry for myself (much ) but to remind myself and inspire you to think of where you may be giving up what you want most for what you want now.

It can apply to our

-Health

-Finances

-Relationships

-Time

-Dreams

and so much more… I printed out the above picture and have it posted above my desk.

I do feel like part of the problem is so many of us don’t really know, or can not or are not willing to really speak it out loud to even ourselves.

So it’s my intention to do the very best I can to not fall into that instant gratification trap, to be as mindful as I can and make the choices that really are in line with what I want to create and experience in my life. Even if at first this only comes in the form of one little step at a time.. you have to start somewhere.

Maybe it’s time to ask ourselves what we want most, what we truly want. Not what we think we can have or should want but what do our souls say? I think this year I am pretty clear on it, but I know there are more layers of the true message to be uncovered and discovered.

Here is to living Inspired, Creative and Empowered

Heather

Hello Wonderful You!

Being Empowered can show up in so many ways.. some ways I had not really thought of at first… Some of them that come to mind…

Being Empowered is…

-About taking control of your health

-Being tuned into your thoughts and shifting the thoughts of defeat and helplessness into thoughts of empowerment

-Being honest with yourself

-Learning to listen to your life &  to your body

-Expressing your voice, in all the different ways that shows up…

-Knowing when to take action and knowing when to rest

While other people can help you feel empowered by teaching ,mentoring and inspiring you in many of these areas… Ultimately it’s up to you to take it in and own it!

Those are some of my thoughts of being empowered, how do you define it? How does it show up for you?

Here is to living Inspired, Creative and EMPOWERED!

Heather

Hey wonderful souls!

This weeks Journal Prompt is a fill in the blank one! Finish the rest of the sentence and then go from there.

If I wasn’t……I would

This could be all sorts of things including, broke, afraid, sick, too young, too old… or whatever else first pops into your mind

Here is to living Inspired,Creative and Empowered

Heather

Hello Beautiful Souls!

I want to support your dreams, your journey, your creativity this year. I want to connect with you and help you connect with yourself and your purpose. I truly deeply do, it’s part of my purpose…

So I thought I would put this post together to gather in one place all the ways we can work together and connect!

-Coaching, I offer several different types and packages of coaching, go here to check them all out. I do my best to make it affordable for you in time and money. It’s my job, my passion to listen between the lines to get to the heart of what you are saying…

-Journey to Authentic You workshop, it’s  not too late to join in the fun, creativity and introspection.

- My Flickr  group called Virtually Creative, I post a new creative project each month sometimes more.

I am working on starting a new category on the blog for coaching questions, if you have a question you would like to ask me as a coach I would love to hear from you. Keep in mind I will keep your name  private if you prefer but I will post the question on the blog for the benefit of others to learn from one another and our journeys.

Also on the sidebar you can find my facebook and twitter info to connect with me on there!

If you just want someone to bounce some ideas off of, sorta do an email braindump with, I am happy to do so email me at the address below, just let me know it’s for the 2 of us and not to be posted on the blog! (though I would be sure to double-check beforehand anyways!)

I truly want to support you this year…email me with any questions about any of the above information. hstoliveinspired(@)gmail.com

Here is to living Inspired,Creative and Empowered

Heather

Hey Lovely Souls!

I thought I would share some of my Goals and Dreams for 2012 with you! I feel a deep sense of Hope and excitement for this year, some of the things below are part of that and there is a part of me that can’t list or explain why I feel this, I just do!

Goals:

-Go to Germany with my Mom, if that is not able to happen financially then to help get her there to see her family!

-Attend a September Retreat with Catherine Just and Flora Bowley  (beyond excited about this!)

-Launch my year-long workshop Journey to Authentic You (in progress, it’s launched, wooo hooo… it’s not too late to join in the fun either go here to find out more)

-Work with a Coach

-Publish a project I am working on with someone!

-Find local community of like-minded souls

-Commit to a solid, deeper Yoga Practice

-Read at least 25 books

-Launch tele gatherings, more coaching programs!

Dreams:

-To get into a wonderful Yoga Teacher Training program

-Meet Kimberly Wilson as well as some other amazing souls!

-Move to a bigger place

-Go on a few retreats!

Dreams for the world:

I won’t get to woo woo on you here, but some Dreams I have for the World this year is that we as individuals learn to treat each other and the planet with respect, compassion and to see the beauty all around us.

Those are just some of mine, what are some of yours?

Here is to living Inspired, Creative and Empowered

Heather

Hey Wonderful Souls!

I will often pull the journal prompt from something that has been on my mind lately, this week is no different. I have been having some recent health issues so I thought I would like to make a Health Wishlist, things I would like for me health.

That is this weeks prompt: What is on my Health Wishlist? This can include whatever you would like for your health, feelings, things, practices, foods etc..

Some of mine are:

-Health Insurance, so I can get all my important appointments and see what is up with my health lately since I have been having issues

-More Energy

-Nourishing, Fresh food (and someone to help me find easy, fresh ways to cook)

-A regular Yoga routine

Those are some of mine, what about you?

Here is to living Inspired, Creative and Empowered

Heather

As I have mentioned my word for 2012 is Light, this led to me seeking light through my photos, this will show up in all sorts of ways I believe, not just actual light. Seeking light this year is not just my word, but a photo project I am doing. I thought I would share some of my first captures with you.

Here is to living Inspired, Creative and Empowered

Heather

Hello Beautiful Souls!

For the last 3 years I have chosen One Word to guide my year by, I have also done  what I call Heart Resolutions.

Today I want to share these with you. There is always more then just one word I would like to guide me in my year, that for me is where my Heart Resolutions came into play. But I also really love having one guiding word that really captures what I want to create, feel and experience in that year. For 2012 my main word is:

Light, this word really captures so many layers of meaning for me. Some of them are:  I want to be lighter in my body, I want to be the light in others lives, I want to seek the light with in  myself, I want to see the light in others, I want to be lighter in my shoulds, destructive habits ,wounds and limiting beliefs, I want to lighten up in physical ways in my surroundings. I will be seeking examples of light all around me this year in several ways! I decided on the word a month or so ago and left room for a diffeent word as to not force it, but it really is the word for me this year!

Some of the other words ( Heart Resolutions, the core/heart of what I want to feel) this year as well are:

-Nourished

-Soulfull

-Connected

-Brave

-Focused

-Authentic

These words, feelings really feel right to me. Do you have a word, words or feeligns that you want to guide your life by this year?

Here is to living Inspired, Creative and Empowered

Heather

Hello Lovely Souls!

Along with my Heart Resolutions and One Word for each year as well as a few main goals/dreams I have for the year I thought I would do a list of random things I would like to from/in 2012.

This weeks prompt is to make a list of 12 random things that you would like to do, create, learn etc this year..

1-Learn to Embroider

2-Leave notes and gifts to inspire others, in random places

3-Teach 2 in person workshops locally

4-Do a series of images this year capturing light in different ways ( actual light and things that fit with my meaning for light this year) as well as some of my Heart Resolutions

5-Go to a local place that has belly dancing on Saturday nights ( to watch)

6-Go to a few local places that I have never been to and would like to go to!

7-Donate to causes I love 1x a month, even if just a small amount

8-Roll sushi

9-Do a cleanse/detox of some kind

10-Attract more coaching clients

11-Read 20+ books this year

12-Have a mentor session with one of the amazing souls who offer them (like Kimberly Wilson)

Those are my 12, I also just realized I never really mentioned what my goals are for 2012, my biggies/main ones. I will post soon to the My lists page on the blog! Possibly even do a blog post about it!

What are some/all of yours?

Here is to Living Inspired, Creative and Empowered

Heather