𝒮𝓊𝓂𝓂𝑒𝓇 𝒽𝒶𝓈 𝒸𝑜𝓂𝑒 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝑔𝑜𝓃𝑒, 𝓂𝒾𝓃𝓊𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒽𝑒𝒶𝓉, 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝐼 𝒶𝓂 𝒾𝓃 𝑜𝓃𝑒 𝑜𝒻 𝓉𝒽𝑜𝓈𝑒 𝒾𝓉 𝒾𝓈 𝓉𝒾𝓂𝑒 𝓉𝑜 𝓇𝑒𝓋𝒶𝓂𝓅 𝓂𝓎 𝓁𝒾𝒻𝑒 𝓈𝓉𝒶𝑔𝑒𝓈.

I have been in a funk for what seems like forever. There has been a lot of changes in my life, which includes me as a person. I have become overworked, overwhelmed, introverted, moody and a recluse. I sometimes don’t even recognize myself. It has brought me to think about where my life is at currently, what is holding me back from living a truly happy life.

I started watching a show on Netflix called Live to 100, secrets of living in the blue zones. Watching that show was eye opening, inspiring and started to make me think about how I was living my life. What are the things that I was unhappy about, what are things that I have control over. It is not lost on me that half of the things that were discussed in the show are not sustainable or attainable given the economy and the country we live in but I wanted to try to embrace what I could.

The show’s Dan Buettner, visits 5 different places where people live extraordinarily long and vibrant lives. This wheel shows the commonality of these different places and how these commonalities help people live abundant lives well into their 100s.

Here is what I intend to incorporate

Move Naturally:
I no longer live in a walkable city. I hate that. In Utah, you have to have a car, you must drive to get anywhere you need to go. In order for me to incorporate moving naturally I want to do a few things.
– Parking further away, even in the rain or snow.
– Walking more throughout my day. I sit at a desk 40hrs a week if not more. I want to start moving my body more, going on walks outside and when the weather gets bad, I want to start to walk in doors so I plan on buying a desk treadmill. I already have a standing desk so also adding standing each hour into my day instead of just sitting.

Outlook:
I will have to admit, post covid and all of the issues the Tech Industry has had, my outlook on life has been pretty grim. I have been more depressed, anxious, over whelmed, over worked in this past year than I have in my whole life. So you can say that my outlook has not been the best. That being said, I want to shift my mindset and truly start to control my emotions, my life and my reactions. I can’t control what others do to me or around me but I can control how I respond and feel.
Here is how:
– Getting back into trusting the universe.
– Connecting with spirit.
– Meditating when I am stressed.
– Find my purpose again. I launched my fitness app and I want to get back into doing what I love which is creating content and fitness programs that can help people live healthy lives.
– Lessen the stress. Again, I can control only so much. I am one person. I will always work hard, do my best however, I am no longer going to be killing myself over shit that doesn’t matter. IYKYK.

Eat Wisely:
Okay, I know this is scary given we are entering the holiday season, there is pumpkin spice goodies everywhere and it is about to be snow season which is when my motivation just takes a nose dive off a steep cliff but I want to start truly fueling my body with nutritious food. It is not realistic to go fully plant based or just eat veggies 24/7 so I am going to be going back to my roots of the 90/10 rule.
– 90% whole foods, 10% foods that are processed “what you would consider treat meals” Everything in moderation!
– I want to start eating in season, cooking with foods that are in season have so many benefits and taste amazing!
– I don’t drink a lot anymore but I think if I do, it is just going to be wine– quality wine.

Connection:
This is where my struggle is. The show talked through family, partnership and finding your tribe. Here is the thing… I feel like I lost my tribe when I moved to Utah. My friends who I once thought were going to be my friends for life, disappeared. We moved, we grew apart, we text on birthdays but no one stayed connected. I struggled a lot to find my tribe in Utah, people here can be hit or miss and the friends I did have abandoned me when I lost my job so you can say that I haven’t had luck in the find your tribe area. I want to build genuine connections with people, not just trauma bond haha, though one of my best friends was made through the trauma we are going through… you know who you are girl and ILYSM.
Now when it comes to partnership and family, they are always first. I have probably not been as connected the last few months because of the mass amounts of stress but I want to try harder. These relationships are the glue to my life and I want to make sure that it is not a one way street.

And there you have it… my first round draft of the new blue print for how I want to live my life. I want to make memories and truly live everyday. I no longer want to be a prisoner in my own journey. I want to feel free. I hope this inspires you to also want to live each day to the fullest. As we enter the season of thankfulness, I want to let you know I see you, I am thankful for you following me journey and ILYSM.

If you do further research on living in the blue zones or watch the Netflix mini series please drop me a comment. I would love to hear your thoughts on it all.

𝒰𝓃𝓉𝒾𝓁 𝓃𝑒𝓍𝓉 𝓉𝒾𝓂𝑒! 𝒴𝑜𝓊 𝒶𝓇𝑒 𝑒𝓃𝑜𝓊𝑔𝒽, 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝒶𝓇𝑒 𝒹𝑜𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝒷𝑒𝓈𝓉, 𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓎 𝒻𝑒𝒶𝓇𝓁𝑒𝓈𝓈 🖤 – 𝒯