Jill's Nuggets

Last week I mentioned the need to attend to a variety of nourishing activities rather than spending too much unpleasant effort in one area.

This also relates to a conversation a client and I recently had about the importance of how you show up for life.

She used the analogy of a cup. If you show up to X, Y, or Z and your cup is empty, then it has the possibility of being filled with whatever substance is present, or most likely a weird, unpleasant cocktail consisting of emotions and energies that don't belong to you.

If you show up and your cup is full because you had some mindful movement, a healthy snack, and proper sleep you are far less likely to take on what is not yours. Even if your cup is partially full, the other bits will be more diluted.

It's even more problematic if you…

I prefer the term painful to negative because I feel negative sets up those black and white categories once again. Painful on the other hand is simply an accurate description of the sensations they create in both body and mind. Yes, emotions certainly affect our physical body and if you have persistent, chronic pain that is not responsive to traditional treatment approaches, it may be wise to consider the pain from a different perspective such as your spiritual, social, or emotional health. You are not crazy, the perception of your pain is very real. It just may take a creative angle to get to the core of it, especially if it didn't arise from a specific acute injury.

Let's look at a few painful emotions and how they might manifest in your physical body and what they might be trying to communicate to you, and then simply ask yourself "What…

Recently I had an article published in VERVE Magazine, do check it out. I talk about intentionality, shifts in the industry, challenges we face, and how I look after myself.

Weekly greetings to you my valuable community member.

January is already drawing to a close soon and I hope you are not feeling disappointed by arbitrary new year's resolutions that you "made" and did not keep. So much of this disappointment and inaction comes from approaching change and habits from a black and white, all or nothing paradigm.

Recently I was interviewed for an article in a New Zealand-based Health and Wellness magazine (I'll share that in the next few weeks when it's live) and one of the questions I was asked was:

"What do you mean by Be Intentional but Flexible?"

Here's a sneak peek at my thoughts...

"I believe most successful things in life, including nurturing our health, happen in shades of grey rather than black and white. The black and white paradigm is aligned with an all-or-nothing approach, which is really harmful when attempting behavior change fo…