While I was in Phoenix I hiked a mountain called Camelback. It was AWESOME! It's been quite some time since I hiked because, well, for about 2 years I had what is referred to as "panic attacks" and from that I developed a fear of heights among other things ... I am SO HAPPY to say that has been disappearing over the past 2 years now... Well as you can see in the photo to the left, my beloved Tony and I are sitting at the SUMMIT! BUT not without a few tears ... and moments of inner Zen along the way. I knew I had a little bit of left over residual fear around heights and with the help of a few other kickass ladies and the support of Tony I said "enough is enough" and it was time to OWN IT! I didn't get angry at myself or judge myself I just simply thought "this seems ridiculous and it's time to own it!". There were A LOT of rocks, so all of the way up and all of the way down it was like a squat marathon and with two knee surgeries on my left knee in the past, my right leg was working extra hard. Needless to say I could hardly walk for the next few days... So the running joke between Tony and I was: each time I had to walk a little faster or use some stairs, we would say "Own It!" for every right-leg step. It was pretty funny. It has become a bit of a motto around here! Feel free to share in the comments below how YOU will Own It in 2013... Wow, here we ARE! We made it! The Earth didn't explode into a star, we didn't get hit by a meteor, no one dropped the big bomb... in fact everything is still the same... or is it? That will be up to you and I. As I become more conscious of my words, my thoughts, my actions and create more positivity in my life, I know that this ripples outwards to others... so little by little, one happy thought at a time, one good deed or random act of kindness at a time, can all collectively empower the greater good. Or so that is what I have decided to be true. Ha! I am excited about a couple of things today. First, I want to share this great little project with you that seems to be a big hit on both pintrest and facebook. It's a Gratitude Jar ... the photo below explains the rest (click on the photo to go to my post on facebook and share it to your wall). Below the photo I talk about a few more things I want to share with you on this fine New Year's Day ... Whatever New Year's means to you, whether it's about celebrating who you have already become, or giving up some bad habits, or creating new goals or letting go of expectations, or maybe it's nothing at all- life as usual, all I ask is that you be KIND to yourself first, practice kindness to others and just be a good human. We can truly become whatever we think we can and so much more... Much Love always, Tammra
Today I spent some quality time with a good friend. As we shared some good laughs and experiences she said something that caught my attention. She said she had recently put herself through some "extremes". This was one thing I could say, with certainty, that I had also put myself through... which, in a nutshell, comes from setting up our expectations too high and then beating ourselves up if we fall short of those expectations. In fact I had done this so many times in my "previous" life that I ended up with severe panic attacks that eventually led to phobias! Now there is no way I can really know what she really put herself through but I could sense that she had "had it", as I heard her exclaim "No more extremes!"
Of course, as good friends, we talked about so many other topics but I couldn't help but think about this "extreme" comment on my drive home. I suppose it's because I have "healed" myself from those panic attacks and phobias, that I can see this situation much more clearly now. Honestly, my personal experience has shown me that we have just got to find our own personal rhythm when it comes to achieving; our own flow ... and strive for some sense of balance. You know... the "the happy medium" literally. Find. A. Way (a medium). "Quitting" something is still an extreme. To NOT make a plan is still a decision to not make a plan. We all have a strategy to everything we do, whether it's a strategy to "being good" at something, a strategy to being healthy, a strategy to being and staying sick and a strategy to how we work. Isn't there a saying that says that "how someone does one thing, is usually how they do everything"? I believe we can become aware of our unconscious strategies and use them to our advantage. Then I came home to turn on facebook and I saw this quote...
Hi and welcome to my new website and or blog and or whatever you wanna call it! I just couldn't wait to get it started so I am launching this before new years day! And before I even buy the domain name - ha! I have been wanting to write a blog for years but just didn't think I had the time... now that I have my fingers in a few pots I just don't see any other way to build a bridge to all that is "Tam".
Of course I think, "Oh will this be too narcissistic or "is this blog just going to be another ego trip"... and at the same time, I just know people are looking and searching for tools to live a happier, healthier life and I have got those tools baby!!! My life as been a wild ride and honestly, it's been, at times, hell on earth and other times, it has been so much fun and uber bliss! I have a dream of writing a play about my life story some day and let me tell you, there are some serious twists and turns and already I know there is a happy ending... because this is how I see life now, it's all just perfect, even if it's not. Today I start with a smilebox (below) that I made for friends and family and I honestly appreciate all of the support I have had throughout my life. The image quotes I chose for this were some of the most inspiring ones for 2012. And as an extra treat for you, I "zipped" up all of the images I saved from last year that were big "hits" on facebook and now you can have them too... save them and post them to your facebook wall or other social network. To download this zip folder click on the link below. Here's to us and some amazing last days of 2012 and to an exciting New Year! Live long and prosper!
Song featured in my smilebox creation: Silent Heart feat. Lina Rafn (Treibsound Remix)
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Hi I'm TammraI live in beautiful in the Comox Valley in British Columbia, Canada and I am uber passionate about holistic health, music, art and being playful. Want to know more about me- read my story here. |