The Year Where I Choose Love Over Fear

Last year, 2017, was filled with so much anxiety for me. Most of it was rooted in my health but it trickled into so many aspects of my life. It made me question the steps I had taken to become healthy. Were the choices I was making right for me? I had lost 65lbs (80 total from my heaviest point) but while the body might get there relatively quickly, the mind and the soul take a little longer to catch up.

The truth is in 2017 I lived a lot in fear and not in love.

I feel a shift for 2018 not just in me, but in the world in general. I feel like we are shifting from a place of fear back to a place of love. We're not focusing on getting skinny, we're focusing on health. We're not focusing on our differences, we are focusing on our similarities. We're not letting government, media and other corporations tell us their version of the truth, we are looking for answers in each other. We are shifting towards love.

Can you imagine how much power this will give us in our lives, 

our families and our communities?

Last year, I stressed about maintaining my weight. I stressed about failing and gaining the weight back. I felt alone when I chose a different path towards healing my relationship with food. There was so much fear there. So much darkness. I always say that anxiety feels like being trapped in your own mind. It is dark, scary and so lonely. But that's the time you need to reach outside yourself and look for the light.

The light exists in everything around us. In the sweetness of your child's voice. It's in that comforting conversation over peppermint tea with an old friend, (Merci Janelle! xoxo) It's the kind comments you get from your online tribe of friends who understand your struggle and let you know you don't struggle alone. It's knowing that we never have to be alone. People have our back. Always.

This year, I choose love. I choose to make time for myself to connect with my girl squad. We as women need to lift each other up and take care of each other.

I choose to make time for me to listen to old records that make my soul happy, and to have conversations with my mom when I need a kick in the pants. Especially in those moments when fear shadows over love.

I choose whole health. I choose to go in my room, put some essential oils in my diffuser, close my eyes and breathe. 

I choose to put foods in my body that don't cause me to struggle with my food addiction. Those toxic foods that bring fear back into my soul: I don't want them. They are not welcome in my temple.

I choose to surround myself with bright souls who make my light sparkle even brighter. I don't have room for people who steal my light.

I will continue to strengthen my spiritual connection with God and all things around me. Because we are all interconnected.

And as I have for many years, I will start and end my day with gratitude. If you don't do this already - it completely changes your perspective on life. It will have you starting and ending your day in love.

So that's it. It's both simple and complicated. It's easy in theory but it will require work and focus but eventually, the light will dominate. I feel the shift happening for all of us but we just have to work towards it.

Doctor Wayne Dyer has a beautiful podcast about Love and Fear. You can find it here. I highly suggest you take a listen.

And tomorrow marks my first full week on the ONE3ONE Diet and I plan to share all my thoughts and pictures. Eek - I'm not scared. I'm choosing bravery and love :D

2018 IS THE YEAR OF LOVE