Did any of you watch the Ladies Figure Skating at the Olympics last night? If you did, you saw Alysa Liu win the gold medal. This was an amazing accomplishment of course but I want to point out something I saw earlier in the coverage. They showed Alysa's story, how she retired at 16 and then came back last year to do it again. This time was different though. She retired from skating so young because of all the pressure she endured and how skating took over her life. She knew she needed to step away, so she did. She decided to come back during a trip where she took out the skates again and she traveled that path with a totally different mindset. She said that now, skating is not her whole life, it's something she does. She enjoys it and if she does well, that's great, if not, that's ok too. She doesn't skate for the medals, she does it for herself. I could see the joy she finds in skating as she jumped and twirled last night and it was fun to watch. Even if I didn't know the backstory, I would have seen that she was skating for the love of it and nothing else. isn't it interesting that when she took the pressure off and let herself feel the joy in the doing, she created a beautiful program? She was rewarded for it yes, but her true reward was how she felt about it and how she freed herself from how she was "supposed to" do things. If we all started focusing on what fills us with joy and dropped what we are told is the "right way" to reach our goals, what a world this could be.

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Hello all! For those of you who don't know, I am a MOT-Mother of Twins. It's an acronym I made up 🤣 Today is their birthday and one of them usually says "Mom did all the work" when someone wishes her 'Happy Birthday.' She's not wrong but her birthday isn't really about me. In thinking about it though, yes, I DID do all the physical work of getting them into the world. I had help of course from my husband and hospital staff. But it was me who carried them and successfully delivered two tiny, scrawny little girls who were a few weeks early (3 1/2 to be exact) and learned how to be a Mom. So I guess I will take a little time today to celebrate my role in their birthday. How about you? Do you celebrate YOU on your kids' birthday? How about other times? If you don't have kids, take a moment today to write down one thing you've done that you are proud of. Celebrate with a thought, treat or whatever makes you grateful for you. If you'd like to share, we'd love to read it.

Earlier this year I shared my experience with decluttering two rooms in my house. After clearing out "stuff" that I didn't need, I found renewed energy pouring in and was able to take action on some things that were making me feel stuck. If you want to listen to the story on my podcast, you can find it HERE. I have noticed my desk once again getting a little mucked up with stuff and I need to clear it again. I thought it would be fun to have a decluttering challenge in this group. I know that I need accountability to get me started and maybe you all are the same way. So let's start a 5-Day Declutter challenge on January 5th. Find a spot in your home, office, car (no judgment) that is collecting stuff. Maybe it's a whole room or a smaller spot like a desk or chair. Think about how you feel when you see it or walk by it. Do you get a tightness in your body? Do you feel overwhelmed? You know you need to clean it up but it's just too much? Let's encourage each other and clear some physical and energetic space. We will start small (literally) and work up to a bit more. Day 1-Donate/throw out/recycle ONE thing. Day 2-Donate/throw out/recycle TWO things. Day 3-Donate/throw out/recycle THREE things. Day 4- Donate/throw out/recycle FOUR things. Day 5-Donate/throw out/recycle FIVE things. Easy right? ***Let's make it even more fun and motivating-post a photo in the group of your daily decluttering and everyone who posts every day will get their name in a drawing for a "Courage" roller bottle.*** Who's in?