Nowhere is it written that life is meant to be easy, free of challenges, a smooth
journey.
In fact, I’m sure there are plenty of you, like me, who know just how challenging life can be. But regardless of the lows in life, the hardships, here are five reasons to appreciate your life right now (and there are many more)…
- You have a life. Every day people leave this world; their time came to an end, their time was taken from them, they took their lives. Realising that you have another day when you so easily could not, is the foundation to loving your life right now.
- You have freedom of expression. For most of us, freedom of expression is something we ‘expect’. We forget that in other parts of the world freedom of expression means the end of life. Every time you get to express exactly what you think and feel acknowledge that you can do so without fear of losing your life.
- You have choices. This is a tough one. Many of us tell ourselves that ‘we have no choice‘ when we need to make difficult decisions. Truth is we always have a choice; it’s just that the choices aren’t always easy or great. Realising you have choices also means realising you have to make decisions and take responsibility for the ones you make.
- You have opportunities. Every day you have opportunities to change your life. Whether you see them or not, they exist. When you awake from the zombie slumber of ‘going through the motions’ of life like everyone else you will also begin to notice other paths that are open to you. They were always there waiting for you.
- You have the ultimate resource at your fingertips. The ultimate resource… The worldwide web? A PC? A mobile phone? No. YOU! You are the ultimate resource in your life. You have so much power, if only you realised it. In fact, if you realised how much power you have it would probably scare you! Whatever you want out of life you have the resources at your fingertips or access to them… If only you took the time to see the opportunities, to acknowledge your choices, to express yourself freely and know that just having a life is a gift, your life would be full of appreciation.
Live the life you want by creating it now. And in committing to create the life you want now, you will begin to appreciate your life right now…
Live Blissfully
YvonneB
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A catalyst for change, Yvonne Bignall is a breath of fresh air in the extraordinary way she helps women 50+ to reconnect with life & their innate power through radical self-care, guilt-free!
She supports, encourages, and inspires women to prioritise their health, one bitesize action at a time. Her work is challenging as it navigates through difficult conversations, listening & observing how women’s health issues have been:
❊ Undermined
❊ Under-resourced &
❊ Swept under the carpet
She helps women to recognise & unpack old scripts that still (sadly enough) tell them that their value derives from their level of caregiving of others, their output. The truth is it is the input, the ability to resource self, which provides women with the energy required to realise their true potential.
Along with her team, she explores the thoughts, behaviour & habits, often born out of guilt, gender expectations, and reinforced narratives, with curiosity (not judgment), discarding the unhelpful, whilst reclaiming innate power through the creation of new patterns, restoring a sense of self, outside of societal expectations. In her opinion, this allows women to:
✔ Develop an elevated level of self-awareness
✔ Build / rebuild their confidence & self-belief
✔ Value all of who they are and invest time in who they want to be at their best
A self-care warrior, an encourager & inspirer, Yvonne is today an award-winning Women’s Health Advocate, Published Author, and an International Presenter. She is also a Radio Show Host and a Podcaster.
Yvonne is focused on building a community of women, www.PermissionToThrive.online, who are ready to reclaim their right to self-care, guilt-free, and who prioritise their health without apology, role-modeling behaviour & habits that inform generations to come of their true value.
She also advocates for self-care over burnout in the workplace, delivering practical webinars in the corporate space. In her own words, “It is time for employees to prioritise their wellbeing. How will they deliver their best work without it?”
One of her favourite quotes comes from Eleanor Brown, ‘Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time to replenish your spirit, it allows you to serve others from the overflow. You cannot serve from an empty vessel’
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🌱 Become part of the self-care revolution at Permission to Thrive or
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