LIFESTYLE
It is not enough to just say you’re anti-racist. We need to show up CONSISTENTLY in our daily lives with actionable changes that support Black lives.
I have been sitting here absorbing everything that has gone on around me for the past couple of weeks. Feeling inspired, insignificant, helpless, hopeful. I wanted to do my part and first turn inwards. Here are some of my thoughts on the Black Lives Matter movement and how we can stand by our Black brothers and sisters moving forward.
This season has been unique to say the least. I am wondering if the initial time at home has been helpful or burdensome for you? Despite having my professional season in Puerto Rico cut short, I have been keeping busy at home and have been enjoying this time to slow down.
This truth, this Risen Christ has changed my life. The God that came down to earth to participate in our suffering. He died for us, rose for us, and now brings peace to us all. This is what Easter is all about.
Originally for my email list (don’t forget to subscribe) but I wanted to share what the past few weeks have been. We adopted a puppy, had the Puerto Rican league postponed, and eventually flew home to Canada to quarantine ourselves for the next few weeks.
If you’ve been following along, you know that Tj (Team Canada Olympic setter) was not able to participate in this past World Championships due to an injury. In this article he dives further in to what that really looked like and the shock and disappointment that he would have no choice but to deal with head on. However, his story does not stop there.
Many individuals feel defeated and disappointed when they don’t reach their goals and blame it on a lack of motivation. But I believe that it comes down to poor planning. In order to achieve your goals and biggest dreams you need to have a lot more than just a statement wish…
So many of us want a new year, a fresh slate, so we can change something we’re not happy about. We want to start all over again and become someone new. Or at least, our perception of a better version of ourselves. When time is in front of us, the world seems possible. When we feel we are given the ability and the chance to reset, hope is in the planning and the dreaming. That’s when time becomes a gift. But when is it also a burden?
Often the preceding seasons are preparing us for what is to become of the future. They can be hard, joyful, challenging, or a little bit boring. We are going through this season so we are perfectly prepared for what’s to come. Holding on to our past not too tightly makes room for our future. But to get there we don’t need to force any feelings. We don’t need to force anything at all.
Are you stumped for what to get your loved ones for the Holidays? Have you run out of from-the-heart ideas? Check out my Gift Guide for Her, Him, and the Fitness Lover featuring a ton of my favourite locally-made products! Let the last minute Holiday shopping begin!
Why is self love so hard for us to encompass? I think we’ve started seeing and reading the terms “self love” and “self care” in our society these words have become normalized. But we aren’t truly experiencing them. We need to redefine self love and find ways that we can bring authenticity and honesty into our daily lives.
This 2018 summer with the National Team was a tough one for me personally; a lot of injuries and a lot of daily battles. Before traveling to Japan for World Championships I came back to the Sunshine Coast during our one day off to attend a “GRL POWER” event focusing on inspiring young females from all the elementary schools to be positive ambassadors in sport. My goal was to inspire them but it turns out they inspired me just the same.
Decided to fly up a mountain for our one-year wedding anniversary courtesy of SkyHelicopters. It was of course, one of the most surreal experiences and I think I would fly to this spot everyday if I had the chance. Check out this post to view the gallery!
We are taught mathematics and sciences, biology and anatomy, how to be polite, how to dress for an interview, how to write a cover letter, how to impress someone on a first date, when to text your crush back, yet we are never taught anything on grief. Not one thing.
First of all: Wow. What. A. Day. Leading up to our date everyone was continually telling us that it FLYS by. Rudy and I were really intentional about setting aside some time for ourselves as well, in and amongst the wedding hustle leading up to the day, as well as on the actually wedding day.
After so many summers and years spent with the Canadian Senior National team, it was hard for me to even imagine taking the summer off; team comes first! That has been engrained in my head ever since I was a child and during the many competitive teams I have been a part of. Year after year I’ve packed my bags to head out and join the National team.
We are told that challenging seasons bring growth but do we really believe that? Here is the long version of my Friday Letter for NM, an online fitness company, that challenges our relationship with fitness. If we feel we are in the middle of a challenging season, let’s learn to lean in to that. Growth occurs from this movement we experience.