You find yourself going through life constantly thinking things are happening to you. The Universe / your life is against you. It’s so and so’s fault this happened to me. It’s not my fault such and such happened.

Let’s start here. I’m sure we have all heard, “listen to your heart” or “what does your gut say”. These statements might resonate with you, or they might not. Why is this? Because we are all different, which means that we all receive our messages differently. You might get a gut reaction, I might feel it in my heart, someone else might get a visualization, another a knowing, etc.

I’m sure you are thinking… I rest, I sleep; or I rest, I veg out in front of the TV; or I’ll rest when I’m dead! First, you don’t rest when you are dead, you have a big journey (back to when I talked about that book ). Second, sleeping is a) not restful for some… same reason as above or b) this is actually your bodies repair time so your being is subconsciously active. Third, and I’m hugely at fault for this one, TV is not actually nourishing and restful. I am trying to switch up my habits to add more nourishing rest during the day, and intentional TV watching at night.

You feel like you are stuck in the grind, you no longer even know what makes you happy, what is considered fun or play. You thought you were on your path to a life of joy and freedom, but suddenly you realize you are trying to fit yourself back into those boxes. How do you fit a square peg into a round hole? That is the question I have recently had to ask myself. I have spent 2 years (or more likely 5+) cultivating a life I really love. But, I am still so caught up in the act of “doing” that I don’t allow for the enjoyment of my successes, or integration of any aspects of self that I navigate, bring to the surface and heal.

Let’s take a moment to talk a little bit more about what I mean when I say “self-care stigma”. Do you find yourself shy or even guilty talking about getting a massage? Getting your nails done? Hair done? Working out? Making time to meditate, journal? Or anything else that makes you feel good?

Let’s talk one of my least favourite activities… integrating. You know that thing we talk about in yoga where we take savasana so that our “bodies can integrate” all the movements and shifts we have made? Did you know that we are literally supposed to do that with anything even remotely profound with our lives?!

Did you miss me last week? I was going to post about our new monthly intention and then, considering it was Freedom, I decided it was more appropriate to let you have some time to sit with the word and decide how you felt, before I shared how I felt.

I am in a HUGE season of shedding and letting go! I said in the last journal entry this was my season of letting go. With that also sometimes comes shedding. I know they may seems like the same thing. But sometimes I think of letting go as a more conscious practice, and shedding as a more unconscious or subconscious action. You can have one without the other. Shedding is also a practice of letting in. I just want to make you aware that you don’t always need to be “letting go” of things to feel like you are progressing or moving forward. Also, that progressing and moving forward are not the goals here.

I know we already have an entry and talked a little bit about letting go, but I feel like we are not done with this topic. I am going to say its very Spring-esque, whether that is true, or its just whatever else is going on in the world in general right now, this feels like a great time to LET GO. Or at lease work on letting go.

I am about to get real (weird) on you here. If you are here for it, read on; if it’s not for you, I welcome you to leave this Journal entry for another time.

I have spent TONS of time in the last year or so journaling and meditating. I find it brings me a lot of peace and calm. It lets me see my life, not just recently, but the whole thing, with a lens of love and compassion. Love and compassion for my experiences, struggles, mistakes, hard times, etc.

Let’s talk about living in a world of should. Such a seemingly harmless word. You say it all the time, you hear it all the time. BUT… do you ever listen? Do you ever feel the “should” in your body?

Never thought about that have you? That’s ok. Neither had I until I started looking deeper at being nice to myself.

Resilience: At the start this seemed like a very strange word for the month. But upon further reflection, I think it is very fitting to where we are at. March. 1 year since our world changed. Traditionally also a time (at least where I am from) where you are either planning, taking, or have taken a vacation to get you out of the winter blues. You have survived February, which is known as the blue month, with the highest depression rates. The days are starting to get longer, the birds are slowly singing to us a little more, and there is hope things will get better (or at least warmer).

Hello again my darlings. Last time we talked about cord cutting and how it can help you find Joy (if you missed it you can use the arrows at the bottom of this page), today I would like to talk about another option you have as sometimes cord cutting seems a little drastic and harsh.

I wanted to talk a bit about a resource and tool you may or may not be aware of. I think it can be useful for both opening yourself up to Joy, and assisting you on your journey of finding your Truth.

Hello my darlings! Let’s be honest, February is normally a pretty blue month for most people, especially the way things are right now and considering there will be no snow birding (no those of us in the cold wintery Northern Hemisphere). Last month we talked about looking into our Truth as opposed to resolutions that sometimes are not long standing. This month I want us to talk about Joy.

I want to talk to you a bit about the Inner Story Healing Session, why I created it, and how it relates to My Story.

After talking about some of my story and the effects of a negative inner story, I have a new offering to better support you in your healing journey.

Coming to you with Part 3 of my story. A brief introduction to how I feel about universal signs (or bread crumbs), manifestation, and stress trauma. I have a lot more for you on these topics, so this is just to get us on the same page, so you know my thoughts and where I stand on some of these topics in case you have any questions.

Lindsay again with another part of my story, how yoga helped me connect with my breath and my Self. I started out with a very physical power yoga practice, which led me towards the more traditional facets of yoga. Allowing me to be open to meditation, breathwork, and universal guidance. Today, I am on a path of the highly overused "spiritual awakening" journey, recognizing patterns and healing my inner story. Connecting deeper with my Self, my guides and universal love.

Hey there, I'm Lindsay, I would like to tell you a little bit about how I ended up where I am today. As an intuitive living guide I want to share my story with you (a condensed, yet long winded version) in case it resonates with, or sparks something within you.

What kind of an intuitive living guide would I be if I didn’t live my own truth and share that journey with you. That’s what I have been wondering lately as I struggle with past decisions, making new choices and changes. I would say for the most part, everyone thinks “following your path” or “living your truth” means that your life will be sunshine and rainbows and eternal happiness. But let me tell you, IT IS HARD WORK. The more self aware you become the more work you have to do. You have to constantly chose yourself, over and over. And not in the societal standard ways, in deep hard truth ways.