... missing Elle a little bit extra today

28. Wow.

Looking back on 27 gives me goosebumps. To think that when I turned 27.…

28. Wow.

Looking back on 27 gives me goosebumps. To think that when I turned 27...

So, can you see which areas of your life you're living in as a victim? Where you're constantly complaining or feeling out of control? Does it make you feel good to be in that mentality?….

Are you a victim or a warrior? ….

We think we live in a world of black and white. Of this or that. Of either or.

We buy into the ideas that we have to either focus on our job OR be a good parent. That we have to belong to this group OR that one. That we can either be healthy OR eat the foods we love. That we have to grind all day at our job OR have money to do what we want to do.

But it doesn't have to be that way….

“If I can see it, then I can be it

If I just believe it, there's nothing to it…”

We create problems. We label things as “good” or “bad.” When in reality, nothing is truly good or bad, it just is. It’s our nature to create labels, so we can figure out how to respond. But instead of looking at situations as problems, could we choose to see every situation as an opportunity?…

What is it like to be you right now? What is it like to see? To hear? What is it like to feel how your feet feel in this moment? ….

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.

Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

It is our light, not our darkness

That most frightens us….

I used to feel out of control around food. I used to think that if I had a bowl of chocolate in my house (let alone two!!), I'd eat it all in one sitting. I couldn't be trusted….

When we’re thinking about making a change, it can be easy to use others as an excuse to stay where we are. And change can be frightening, I get it. I've been there. But worrying what others will think only adds further unhelpful anxiety to our plate…

“My job is okay. It pays the bills. I don’t hate it everyday. I don’t really like it though, I don’t feel valued. I don’t feel like I’m adding enough value. Sometimes I just sit in meetings and listen, either afraid to contribute or with nothing to contribute. I’m not being challenged. It’s the same thing day in and day out. I’m not learning anymore….

What’s your 5 year plan? When are you going to change jobs or get promoted? When are you getting married? When are you going to have kids? When are you buying a house? We all have timelines. We all have ideas about when we want things to happen. We all have plans….

Your most productive day, what does it look like? The old me would say…My day has been all about checking things off my to-do list. What I’ve accomplished. How much I’ve done. I didn’t waste any time.…

I learned so much about our society by visiting an Alzheimer's ward. I was there to love on and chat with patient on a Friday morning, wearing white flower leggings, trying to bring some sunshine into the dreary day…

The leaves fall and things change. It’s nature’s way of reminding us that we’re meant to grow and change and let go and rest. Just like the trees, we grow for so long, eventually we need…

A farmer and his prized, blue ribbon dairy cow. This weekend we were supposed to be dressed as A Country Song. But when we tried on our “costumes,” I looked…