06/15/2026
Most wouldn't think about it, but this lil cup has changed so many things for me....
Some years ago, I started having real bad health issues. Like many, I didn't listen to my body. I ignored things. I let it go and shoved it to the back of my mind with the mindset "I don't have time for this, it'll go away."
Yeah, that didn't work out so well...
I nearly worked myself literally to death. Years and years of constant stress, being in an extremely toxic work environment, being on call 24/7, no work/life balance, and on and off at various point - sometimes for extended periods of time - being the sole financial source for my family... then you add in "normal" daily stressors, crippling bills, a sinking depression that was just getting worse due to constantly feeling like I was failing, toxic family members that refused to accept boundaries, and so much more I can't even put into words...
And to boot, I was trying to build a business on the sidelines.
My body, mind, and soul said f**k this. No. You're done. And I got so sick I could not properly function.
I wound up finally going to a doctor. It started with my P*P, then a Rheumatologist, a team of Endocrinologists, then several oncologists... I can't remember them all. I was on several different types of medications, even went through months of low level chemo, had more than one surgery and the list goes on...
But nothing truly changed until I really, actually, started listening to my body.
And it was telling me, it wasn't just my physical body that needed change. It was my mental state, it was what I was allowing in my life, it was the lack of boundaries, and not enforcing what few I did have.... it was all the toxic things I had allowed to build in my life and didn't do anything about.... because I was afraid to upset people. Afraid to let people down. Afraid to say no. Afraid of what setting and holding my boundaries would look like....
So I took a huge step back, and I re-examined everything in my life.
No, it hasn't been easy making changes. But its been worth it. Its a daily practice of mindfulness that I'm still learning to incorporate into my life in so many ways.
Like this beautiful cup... and my morning routine with my mushroom coffee, stirring in intentions, breath work to set the day up, and simply enjoying my morning brew.
It truly is the smallest things that can make the biggest impact. But its the intentions and the mindset within those small things that actually make the difference.
This is just a part of some of my experiences. What is something that has changed your life for the better? And how did it change things for you?
