blessing? curse? your call...

 

I never looked at any of it as a curse, and that has made all the difference!

If there is only one thing you take away from any of my words let it be this...

Always find the silver lining!! Always!! All the damn time!! 

It is all about perspective baby!  

Your thoughts create your reality, your frequency, your energy.  Your energy attracts like energy.  

Do you want to attract more shit?  Then by all means be more shitty, think shitty thoughts, see the curse and just the clouds.

But if you want to attract more blessings always look for them, find the fucking silver lining, because I promise there is always one there, somewhere!  Some days you may have to look a little harder, but that's ok.

When I'm having a tough day and feeling overwhelmed with gutsy girl life I step back, forget the bad, and simply consider the things that make me grateful for my conditions.  

• made me who I am today.

• gave me insane body awareness

• forced me to overhaul my diet and lifestyle.

• threw my passion hard, right in my face

• allows me to connect with and help others.

• opened my mind when it comes to food and life

• forced me to overcome eating disorders

• learned how to be a bomb ass cook 

• brought yoga into my life

• helps me find out who my friends are

• makes me listen to my body

• tuned me into my inner compass... they don't say "trust your gut" for nothin' 

See?? You can find all kinds of shit to be grateful for!! Shift your thoughts to gratitude and watch the difference it makes in your life!

#trustthejourney #justflow #energy #vibratehigher #perspective #alwaysfindthesilverlining #gutsygirl #nutritionista #yogi #celiaclife #gratitude #truthbomb

Lessons from colitis... my love/hate relationship with colitis...

 

It's been three years since colitis tried to take my intestines, my light, and quite honestly, my life... I won, and am still winning, most days anyway! 😉💪🏼

 It is so true that you don't know how to stand up until you've been knocked down.  I've cried, laughed, grown, and learned so many lessons on my way back up.  

Here's some of them in no particular order...

1. You're always stronger than you think... and every struggle is a chance to be brave. 
2. You find out who you're friends are... not everyone's going to get it, you don't need those people.
3. Nothing is worth sacrificing your health.... NOTHING!
4. Trust your gut...that bitch knows what's up!
5. Food is the best medicine or the worst poison... you choose.
6. Pain equals perspective...
7. Tell your story... you never know who you are inspiring, or saving.
8. Always, always, always find the silver lining.
9. Listen to your body before it has to scream at you.
10. Stress destroys you... manage that shit! 
11. It's ok to rest
12. Never underestimate the power of some deep breaths.
13. Gutsy girls can still drink red wine, and tequila too! 😘
14. I knew you didn't need gluten, but you don't need dairy either... in fact it's kinda gross! 
15. Lettuce is so overrated... eat some real leafy greens!
16. Happy girls are not only the prettiest, they're the healthiest too.
17. You need to take responsibility for you own health and save your own little self.
18. A medical degree doesn't necessarily a doctor make... find a real doctor that you trust and gets you and your health goals.
19. Salt water has the power to make everything better... need to find yourself and your power again?...head to the beach!
20. A punching bag is a necessity... gutsy girl life can be frustrating!
21. If you don't have enough energy to punch... that's ok, get on your yoga mat instead!
22. Makeup makes your illness invisible, which can be good or bad.
23. It's ok to say no, not today, or not ever.
24. Invest in your health or later you will be forced to invest in your illness.
25. Yes, it always could be worse, BUT... you don't always have to be thankful that you don't have it worse... some days it gets you, and that's ok... let it, and try again tomorrow.
26. Most people walk around feeling like total shit and don't even realize how amazing they could feel.... IF they ate the way their bodies needed them to.
27. Green smoothies make everything run a lot smoother.
28. Parts will just keep breaking if you don't fix the real problem.
29. Your digestive system fuels your entire body...If it's not functioning, nothing else is!
30. Nutrition and digestive health have an insanely profound effect on mental health. 

So yes, #fuckcolitis and the way it changed my life... 

However; remember, always find the silver lining... so at the same time; be grateful for colitis and all the ways it changed my life! These are lessons my stubborn little ass wouldn't have learned if I hadn't been forced to... so for that I am forever thankful.