LIFESTYLE BLOG
Fridays
A long time ago I decided I would never do calls on Fridays. I set Friday aside as a day for me to do whatever I wanted or needed to do. Sometimes that meant a day of fun, sometimes that meant catching up on all the shit that I didn't get to the rest of the week, and...
10 Random Things About Me
1. I genuinely am concerned about the number of hours people sleep. Like, if you’re in my life and I know you’re not getting enough sleep, I will try to help you fix that. And I will also worry about it, often. 2. I am Team Android for life. Not only is it the...
Security
Security. For a lot of my life it was something I felt I desperately wanted someone else to provide but was always something I was left without every time. So I shifted. I created patterns and habits to prevent myself from feeling that disappointment or fear. I built...
Intoxicating Energy
My friend Samantha has been trying to tell me for a while now that I'm glowing, that my energy is intoxicating, and I just thought she was being sweet. I mean, I know she loves me so she has to say that, right? Well, a few weeks ago I started hearing similar things...
Designing A Life You Love
*Originally posted October 10th, 2019 "You're working on the cruise?! Why??" "Just turn your phone off and enjoy yourself." "What if something work related triggers you and ruins your whole day?" These are all comments I've heard over the past couple of days after I...
The Method To My Madness
*Originally posted October 13th, 2019 When it's your lifestyle, it never "turns off". It simply is your way of being. You can be present and still have the habit of stopping what you're doing to write a post when something pops into your mind. You can still relax and...
Choose Joy
Ya know what's fun? Being happy. Choosing joy. Even when darkness creeps in, choosing not to let it stay. Honoring it, looking at it, but letting it go and doing whatever it takes to choose happy again. Happiness truly is a choice. One you get to make every morning...
The Person In Your Corner
Sometimes it does just look like a conversation. Like talking through a plan or identifying a block, going through how to handle something or what pieces of the business need tightened up, parts of life need more attention, how to be present, meditate, or be a better...
Battling Depression
*Originally posted September 30th, 2019 My beautiful friend Samantha called me yesterday morning while I was in the middle of a battle with my depression, I wanted to crawl back into bed and hide from the world. I was talking myself through every step. I ate breakfast...
Lean In
Don't understand something? Lean in. Disapprove of someone's position? Lean in. Feel defensive? Lean in. Don't agree with someone? Lean in. We have got to quit creating wide opinions on things we've not even taking the time to become educated on simply because it's...
from me to you
I started writing these pages long before I knew what my life really could be. Maybe I’ve written it into existence, maybe I haven’t…either way this is a collection of my life. All of the stages and everything along the way. Thank you for following along.
-Jamie Thurber
