Sparking The Fire

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Amazon.com : Castor Bean -Deep Purple- New Zealand Purple, Tropical Look, Fast Growing - Ricinus Communis, (16+ Seeds) From USA : Garden & Outdoor

Hey, friends. I really fucked up. I accidentally deleted a product listing from Amazon, my best selling product, and lost all my search engine ranking when I had to re-add it. Amazon will not or can not restore it. Either way, I’m fucked. This is like a quarter of my income GONE in one small stupid mistake.

If anyone feels comfortable reblogging this link to help get my search engine ranking back, I would really appreciate it. Don’t feel obligated, I know this is weird, but I’m pretty desperate right now. 

I seriously hate learning lessons the hard way!

Thanks, @jenfightsback for suggesting this. 

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Sparking the Fire Jan 10 to 14

*** Sorry guys - I swear I didn’t see anyone posting along so I stopped ***  I apologize!  Let’s just repeat the last week (to help form that habit!) and I’ll come up with some extra activities for the next week. 

Talk Tuesday - Who is someone you love, admire, trust that you haven’t talked to in a long time?  Or someone you always text or message on your phone/computer?  Can you call them?  Video call them?  See their face or hear their voice?  Hear their mannerisms?  Their tone of voice?  Hear them laugh?  Spend some time connecting to them.  10, 15, 20 minutes.

Write it Wednesday - Take a few minutes today to write down something.  Helps organize some thoughts or feelings you may have. Some areas of focus are: *  Personal journal/diary (feelings) *  Bullet journal (goals, plans, committments/priorities) *  Letter - (to a friend or loved one - thank you card, birthday card, thinking of you message)

Thankful Thursday - The Law of Attraction expresses that the energy we put out, is the energy we get back. So today, write down in a journal or post here at least 5 things you are thankful for.  

Flow Friday - Get that energy flowing with some movement today.  Go for a walk, do some yoga, dance in your kitchen or hit the gym.  

Self Reflection Saturday - How did you week go?  What went well?  What do you want to work on next week?

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January 1 to 7 - 2017

STARTING SUNDAY -Introduction!  Tell us about you.  Some ideas are: * name, location, age, family/relationship status, job/school, hobbies, goals, struggles, favorite things, etc

Manifestation Monday - Read this oath out loud to yourself at least once today.  Believe what you are reading and saying.   I know it’ll feel silly and weird to some at first.  If you don’t want to do this one, see below.

****Alternate Option for Monday:  Visualize something you want for yourself.  Pick a quiet moment, close your eyes and try to picture it all.  See yourself in that position.  Make it as realistic as possible.  See the colors and pay attention to details.  See yourself in a successful situation. 

Talk Tuesday - Who is someone you love, admire, trust that you haven’t talked to in a long time?  Or someone you always text or message on your phone/computer?  Can you call them?  Video call them?  See their face or hear their voice?  Hear their mannerisms?  Their tone of voice?  Hear them laugh?  Spend some time connecting to them.  10, 15, 20 minutes.

Write it Wednesday - Take a few minutes today to write down something.  Helps organize some thoughts or feelings you may have. Some areas of focus are: *  Personal journal/diary (feelings) *  Bullet journal (goals, plans, committments/priorities) *  Letter - (to a friend or loved one - thank you card, birthday card, thinking of you message)

Thankful Thursday - The Law of Attraction expresses that the energy we put out, is the energy we get back. So today, write down in a journal or post here at least 5 things you are thankful for. 

Flow Friday - Get that energy flowing with some movement today.  Go for a walk, do some yoga, dance in your kitchen or hit the gym. 

Self Reflection Saturday - How did you week go?  What went well?  What do you want to work on next week?

[sparkingthefire]

Sparking the Fire 2017

As we welcome a new year in, we are often spurred to make changes as it’s a fresh start/clean slate to the calendar year.  This is not a challenge.  This has nothing directly to do with your weight or fitness goals (if you have any).  There is no prize at the end, except the transformation you make within.  The following 31 day Exercise is based on what I ( @mybigfatfitlife ) have been working on for myself.  If there are people interested in joining me in this journey, I feel grateful and blessed for it :D This will be more of a self love/soul nourishing type month.  I know I have neglected a lot of my overall health for a long while and I must walk before I can run.  I believe that the most important thing in this life we are given, is to love ourselves and love our lives.  Everything else follows suit.  We are all unique beings and we all need to embrace those differences and support and celebrate each other.

Each day will have a theme - and this is to encourage a routine or habit.  I need routine as much as I can get it - and with 2 small children and a farm, routine is hard to come by.  But there are things I can do, so this is one of them.

Self-care Sunday - Do something for yourself.  What do you need the most?

Manifestation Monday - What do you want for yourself?  Visualization

Talk Tuesday - Connection, call someone you love, have a conversation with someone who inspires you.

Write it Wednesday - Journaling, letters, affirmations.

Thankful Thursday - Gratitude.  Law of Attraction

Flow Friday - Do some yoga, meditation, activity or mind work.  Encourage energy flow

Self Reflection Saturday - How did you week go?  What went well?  What do you want to work on next week?

Each day will have a specific prompt - something to do, talk about, etc.  Like I said, this is all based on my own desire to improve my soul and self-love.  Adjust or do your own thing if it so fits you.  I’ll be using the tag #stf2017 and will check that tag to encourage everyone in their own journey In January 2017.  I will post the Jan 1 to 7 prompts this afternoon.

Namaste Harmony

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January 2017 Sparking The Fire

This is not a new years resolution type challenge. 

This is not a weight loss challenge.

This is not a fitness challenge.

This is going to be a Self Love/Appreciate type EXERCISE. 

31 days of self discovery using journal prompts, habits, activities, etc.  Everyone and their journey are unique, so I’ll be keeping the days either a general type of thing (gratitude) or I’ll give 3 options to choose from.  I’ll post each week at a time so it’s not a surprise and you can work it into your life - because that is what it’s about.

Who’s in??

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Sparking the fire 2017

For a 31 day Challenge starting January 1st, I am planning to do a more self love/soul inspiring challenge. I'll leave exercise and nutrition to the experts. Not that I'm an expert on self love and such, but it's more where I am heading right now and I am knowledgeable enough. So, stay tuned for more information later this week. 😘

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I’ve been asked of we’re doing Sparking the Fire again this year.

What challenges are happening in January?

Is there any interest?

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I am so ready for @jumpstartjune16 !

I got my journal prepped and ready for tomorrow! I will do up week 3 to 5 checklists after the first short week in case I need to add or edit what I include.

I am going to do a page where I will put my before pics (measurement and yoga) and my stats (weight and measurements).

I am doing this for not the best reasons bit at this point I don’t care. I just need something to get me motivated.

I know I should be doing it for my life long health and for my kids etc.

But I’m doing it because I want people to look at me like I’m “enough”. People who don’t know me don’t look at me. I’m the tall, overweight, clothes are not high end or fitted, awkward girl. I know I shouldn’t care what they think. But when you live in a small town, these aren’t just strangers. I also see the looks on people when they haven’t seen me since I was running regularly and down to under 200 lbs. I see the disappointment and surprise (or not). So bad or not I want to get back to where I am esthetically appealing to look at to my local population. And since I can’t afford high end clothes, I need to get to a weight and size I am comfortable in no matter what I wear. I’m uncomfortable being around other people. It’s one big reason I didn’t sign up to be a parent chaperone for my son’s year end swim party. And if my hubby does take us somewhere warm this winter, I need to be pleasing to the eye. For my own comfort and his.

(Please don’t comment or send me messages about this train of thought.)

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Sowing The Seeds Of Gratitude

May 29th, 2016: I am so thankful for random unexpected messages that warm my heart - a little kindness goes a long way and become the big things when we look back. Never take anything for granted, you never know who you might reach or inspire each day!

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Sowing The Seeds of Gratitude

May 30th, 2016: I am grateful to have the opportunity to move to a new bigger home with the man I love. This is a new part of our journey together and I can’t wait. Went to pick up our keys today and met the landlord’s son who warmed up to me right off the bat, I even got a hug and a high five she we were leaving. I am feeling blessed!

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Gratitude Journal Monday May 30th 2016

What talent or skill do you have that you are grateful for?

I’ve always been very intuitive when it comes to other people. I can read people easily. I think because of that, I became a very mothering person because I knew how to connect with someone who was struggling and I knew what to say or to just listen to them. I know how to help people. 

Honestly one of my greatest joys is seeing other people succeed. Whether it’s physical, academic, emotionally, mentally; people are always trying to better themselves and I love watching people learn how to navigate their way to success. If I can be a pathway to help them get there, then that’s just the cherry on top. 

I think this is why I love teaching. I love children because they are very intuitive like me, and extraordinarily smart. Adults don’t give them enough credit. 

I guess the talent would be my ability to love endlessly. I have so much love to give to people that need it, whether it’s a friend, family, student, or stranger I have love to give to them. 

This world can be such an ugly, dark, and despairing place. I choose to give out my love to others in the hopes of replacing the ugly with light. 

[petite-anew]

STSOG

I could not find all the pictures of my extended family and family but these are the ones I did find. I am grateful for their sacrafices, their determination, their will to do something great, and because to the ones I have been able to spend time with have shown me how big their hearts are. I know I am missing some including my dad, his brother, and my grandfather (who flew in a b22) who were all in the National Guard. Thank you for everything, I am proud of every one of them. To have so many who are serving and have served in my family is an honor.

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STSOG DAY 30....

I’m having a hard time feeling thankful today. There I said it! Let me preface this by saying that I am not looking for sympathy by posting this, it is how I feel in this moment on this day and I have sworn to myself that I would be honest here and about this journey of mine.

It’s going to storm here, without looking at the sky or the tv I can tell. I’ve thrown up twice and my head feels like somebody needs to Release a pop safety valves of let the pressure off. I ache in every joint, bone and muscle I have. My skin is on fire to the point where lying on a sheet is painful and my sight and hearing are extremely over sensitized today. These are some of the joys of this body I live in and some days are allot harder than others. Most days I can fight through the pain of this disorder I live with and just get on with whatever the day throws at me. After all I live each day only once so live it to its fullest.

I’m not typically a complainer or a negative person. Everyone has their crosses to bear and this is just mine. I was taught that no matter what life throws at you, just get up dust yourself off and keep walking forward. This mentality is what keeps me going most days. Some days are just really tough though. The exhaustion and pain of the fibromyalgia seeps in and my mind starts to falter allowing my long standing depression to creep in. The darkness starts to blacken the corners of my mind. This is a place I am all to familiar with, a place I once spent months living, a place I never want to return to. It’s a place where tortured thoughts live and soulless nameless people find ways to make me doubt myself and try to convince me that life is not worth living a place of no joy, only sadness and anxiety. These are the days that are harder than others. Where I have to work really hard to enjoy my life.

So as I’m lying here trying to find something, just one little thing to be thankful for it occurred to me. I’m actually thankful that I can feel these aches and pains. In feeling theses aches and pains it tells me I am alive and shouldn’t every day that we are alive be a blessing granted to us? There are so many people praying for just one more day to live, just one more day with friends and loved ones as they take their last breath. So there! Today I am thankful to be alive and I will hold that thought in my heart and soul today and everyday but especially on the days that are a little harder than others.

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:)

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I’m only slightly crying.

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I love how sweet this is.

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it was not my intention to start my day crying but here i am

[running-on-spoons]

Sowing the Seeds of Gratitude - May 30

Today’s yoga practice focused on the mantra “I am grateful” which I felt was the perfect mantra for this activity.

I’m grateful for so much but today I’m particularly grateful to see how much I’ve grown as a person. Right now I’m looking at buying a condo or townhouse for when I move to Edmonton in August. I’ve never thought that it would be possible to own a house and I might be able to do so at 25.

I’m reflecting on this point 2 years ago when I was prepping to move out on my own for the first time and thinking about how much has happened and how much I’ve changed since then. I’ve managed to deal with some pretty terrible anxiety and depression, deal with a chronic illness, finish my thesis, switch my research, get into both PhD programs I applied to and got some great funding and those are just some of the HUGE things that have happened. I’m grateful that I’ve made it through the good times and the bad.

I’m grateful for really committing to yoga practice everyday because it’s allowed me to reflect on everything that’s happened and how I deal with things.

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Gratitude Journal Sunday May 29th 2016

What friend/family member are you grateful for today?

I am grateful for all of the friends I have made here on tumblr. And even for the strangers. I sent a request out yesterday for my boyfriend, and all my friends and people I’ve never met opened their hearts and sent in messages with so much gratefulness and love for a person they’ve never even met. It made my heart swell with happiness and I showed all of the messages to him. He was incredibly humbled and grateful for the outpouring of love he received from strangers. 

So, today I am grateful for all of YOU. For all of the friends I have here. For all of the love you gave away to my boyfriend. 

I feel so blessed to have made the wonderful connections I have here. 

You know who you are <3

[running-on-spoons]

Sowing the Seeds of Gratitude - May 29

Today I’m grateful for the discipline to get on my yoga mat when I wasn’t feeling motivated. I just struggled to get myself on the mat. I had lots of excuses because it was hot or I was tired. But after dinner I got myself on the mat and after the session I felt better. I was still hot and gross feeling because it’s insanely hot right now, but I felt good.