Celebr-8 August

Happy August friends!! 

This year has flown by -  and while it seems like we "only have 4 months left of the year (including August)" - we have 5 full months left of 2018! How are you going to make them the best yet?

Have you been checking in with your goals and dreams? Have you made a conscious effort to make changes in your life for the better, so that you are TRULY happy? Have you reassessed your goals/plans for 2018 to make sure they are in line with where you are at right now? 

You now have a blank slate, 31 days, to readjust your mindset and re-imagine how you want to spend the next 152 days. Make it a habit every day to spend time reflecting on how yesterday went, what you will get out of today, and what you hope for tomorrow. EVERY SINGLE DAY friends. Get a nice journal (target has great ones), and start writing. Seeing goals and intentions in writing helps the universe make it happen.

For example...

If you're a part of my close circle, you know that I started a new job April 2, and April 10 I was told I have to find a new place to live by September 1. Total panic mode. I spent all of April, May, and June trying to find a place that would fit my new roommate's & my budget without giving up a lot of life. Mid July, she found a place on Zillow and was like um this is gorgeous. Got in touch with the landlord, saw it, and fell even more in love with it. The entire ride to the house after work that day, I prayed HARD. I spoke with strength, positivity, and an open heart. After seeing it, we started speaking as if we already had it. "Our house, our place, when we live here..." were common placements in conversation. Two days later, we received word that we beat out other people for the apartment, and it was ours if we still wanted it. 

The moral of the story here: Speak your truth, your desires, your needs with STRENGTH. Believe in your gut that you will achieve whatever it is you're putting into the universe. Write it down. Stay accountable. Good things WILL happen when you put your heart into it. 

This is just one example of how speaking with strength will get you what you need in life. Prior to the changes in my life this year, I was in a very negative environment, a toxic headspace, and was being blamed for always being so negative - so it was effecting everyone. At first, I believed that was true. You get back what you put out into the universe right? Once I was away from all of that, I realized that it wasn't me entirely. Sure, I was putting out a negative energy for a LONG time, but even after I was removed from all of the negativity, I realized that it was actually those who were pointing fingers that were the super miserable ones. And for a moment, I felt bad for them. 

But feeling bad for people can only last so long. Unless they are willing to make the necessary changes in their world to achieve true happiness, there's nothing you can do for them. I have since removed those people from my life, and let me tell you - it's invigorating to have such freedom, such a happy heart. 

On the other side of that, comes the personal development/growth/journey we've talked about so much. You need to live life for YOU. Make life choices for YOU and watch your world change. Believe in yourself. Go after whatever it is in this life that makes you happy deep down in your core. It'll be scary at first, but once you get out of your comfort zone, you'll see how different your life is and how you're reaping the incredible benefits of being TRULY happy.

Your happiness starts and ends with you. Not friends, not family, not a significant other. Y.O.U. People refuse to look at themselves, and jump from person to person to make them happy. Once they no longer serve a purpose, they get tossed aside. Don't be that person. If you need to retreat a bit and take care of yourself, do it. Friends will understand - and if they don't? Not people you need to be around. 

I hope this month is an incredible month of change for you. I hope you find new things to add to your life, while removing dead weight from the last 7 months. I hope you hit every goal you set for this month - and that you celebrate them accordingly. Clap for your damn self, post it on social media, do something fun. Don't live under this microscope called society. Shout your success from the rooftops. 

Live a life you're proud of. A life that brings you happiness.