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Hey there! I'm Alexa! =)

Hey there! I'm Alexa! =)

I believe that the magic of life comes from listening to your intuition and taking inspired action towards our goals and dreams. I’m here to inspire and share the magic and beauty of life through love and helping you make your own magic. <3

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Instagram post 2224260293164537287_13534967425 If you think about it, filters exist just as much in "real life" as they do on social media. Obviously not in exactly the same way, or else I'd be rocking the black-and-white-and-sparkling look ALL THE TIME, but I digress. 😉⁠ ⁠ These real-life filters can be visual - think about how you feel when you're in a place decorated for the holidays versus when it isn't, or how a fancy restaurant feels different than a fun night club - but they don't have to be. ⁠ ⁠ Think about how you have a song you can't help but dance and sing along with and how good you feel when you're blasting it. 🎵 Or how tasting a favorite food or smelling a familiar scent can bring back pleasant memories. 🍦⁠ ⁠ Have you ever tried leveraging these experiences to improve your mood? I know I find it amazing that I can go from feeling hopeless to feeling hopeful all in the span of a song. And it's such a simple thing! ⁠ ⁠ I've been learning recently that some of the biggest impacts we can make on our own lives come from simple things. It's asking ourselves the right questions throughout the day, listening to the right music, watching the right videos. It's not always EASY to remember to do something in the thick of a bad emotion, but it's often SIMPLE to get out of it once we do. ⁠ ⁠ What are some of your favorite ways to add a "positivity filter" to your life? Have you found any surefire ways to go from feeling low to feeling better? Let me know! 💖⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #positivity #highvibe #feelgood #selfimprovement #lifecoach #joy #happiness #love #sparkle #blackandwhite #intuition #introspection
Instagram post 2213580548971029335_13534967425 Happy New Year's, everyone! 🎉⁠ ⁠ I've been pretty quiet recently, doing a lot of planning, reading, learning. As happy as I am seeing how all of my friends have leveled up over the last year and last decade, it really made me think about how much -more- I want for my own life. ⁠ ⁠ I could let what I see everyone else posting make me feel bad, but instead, I've been choosing to see them as examples of what's POSSIBLE. It's a decision I have to keep making over and over, but I'm hoping with time, this will be automatic.⁠ ⁠ Our perspective is everything, so I'm trying to see things in a positive/empowering way as often as possible. As an example of this, the other day I was worried I was annoying a friend because I was sending them a lot of Snapchats throughout the day, although they were busy and not opening them. I felt so bad that when they DID see them, I apologized for sending so many, for them just to tell me, "Don't be sorry, I loved them all!"⁠ ⁠ I made up a story that didn't feel good ("they're going to be so annoyed to see all these snaps"), instead of one that was more neutral/optimistic ("Snapchats only take seconds to look at, plus they're fun! The whole POINT is to send them!")⁠ ⁠ I hope this new year finds you well, but even if it doesn't, please remember that there is love for you here. Let's strive to make 2020 our best year yet. 💖⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #newyear #optimism #2020 #selflove #growth #perspective #letsgetit
Instagram post 2204143876783237860_13534967425 ✨ Tarot to celebrate the First Day of Winter and Christmas week! If you'd like a customized reading for yourself or a loved one, check out my shop at my link in bio! ✨ I hope everyone's feeling festive! 🎄 I thought it'd be fun to do a reading for the week ahead, and we had some absolutely BEAUTIFUL cards come up for us! This week, we drew The Fountain, the Nine of Coins, and the Ten of Cups! We're being reminded that simply *being* is enough, and when we allow ourselves to be, things work out for the very best. ⛲ The Fountain is a card unique to The Fountain Tarot. This card signifies your connection to all things and your divine nature. It's the flow of life, wholeness, and understanding you are one with the universe. The Fountain asks us to observe, to make time to listen to our intuition, and follow those impulses to take inspired action. It's asking you to stop seeking and forcing, and instead, to simply *be*. 💚 The Nine of Coins is about your individual accomplishment. This card tells us that you've worked hard, and now you're experiencing the fulfillment that comes from the result of your labor! There is safety, success, and satisfaction here. This is your reminder that life is beautiful, so make sure you truly appreciate and enjoy it! 💙 The Ten of Cups represents loving balance. You're feeling fulfilled in your home (and possibly romantic!) life, and celebrating some well-earned blessings. There's abundant joy, mutual understanding, emotional maturity, and harmony around. You're feeling satisfied in your interconnectedness, and appreciative of all the work it took to reach this point. Our reading this week is SUPER optimistic! The advice from these cards is to truly take the time to smell the roses (or the Christmas cookies 😉), enjoy your life and those around you. Appreciate and be thankful for everything you can - you deserve all of these blessings! 🌟I hope everyone who celebrates has a magical Christmas! If you're looking for some advice to go into the new year (or need a last-minute gift for a loved one), I sell tarot readings in my shop that are delivered as a beautiful PDF! See the link in bio! 💖 . . . . . . . . . #tarot #fountaintarot
Instagram post 2200687862941368352_13534967425 The Final Day of Joy and Journaling is HERE! 🎉⁠ ⁠ Welcome to Day 5 of the Joy and Journaling Challenge! Thank you, everyone, for following this Challenge, I hope the prompts have helped you reflect and get inspired!⁠ ⁠ Without further ado, the final prompt is the following:⁠ ⁠ What habits, beliefs, and behaviors would support my ideal lifestyle? How can I make even the mundane more fun and magical?⁠ ⁠ Our lives are a product of what we repeatedly do, so it's time to give some thought to how your habits would look if you were living your dream life, and how you can do some form of them even now!⁠ ⁠ Another thing to consider is, how can you bring some magic into your life? Maybe it's drawing a tarot card each morning or buying some crystals, or maybe it's as simple as getting a super nice coffee mug. Get creative!⁠ ⁠ What does bringing more magic into your life mean to you?⁠ ⁠ Take your time with this one. Consider what you uncovered over the past four days. Perhaps journaling is something you want to continue to do every day?⁠ ⁠ Remember, even as you answer this question, there's no need to implement everything you list at once. But definitely consider how you might start doing something little each day to help you bring about your best life.⁠ ⁠ I'll leave you to it, guys! Please let me know how today's prompt, and the challenge, was for you! I can't WAIT to hear about it!⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #joyandjournaling #journaling #writing #writingchallenge #joy #happiness #holidays
Instagram post 2199932751621333822_13534967425 Welcome to Day 4 of the Joy and Journaling Challenge! 🎉⁠ ⁠ For today's prompt, I want you to answer: ⁠ ⁠ What makes me feel good? What can I turn to when I’m feeling down that will help me create an upward spiral?⁠ ⁠ Whether it's listening to a good playlist or making some delicious tea, it's important that we have some go-to responses to help pick us up when we're feeling down. Otherwise, it's all too easy to get lost in a negative spiral. ⁠ ⁠ So I'm encouraging you to flip this around: what would lead to a -positive- upward spiral for you? Consider how your energy levels might have an effect: what you do when you're hyper and anxious will probably look very different than when you don't want to leave your bed.⁠ ⁠ As always, you can see more on my blog at the link in my bio!⁠ ⁠ I'm excited to hear about what ideas you come up with for this prompt! I'll be back tomorrow with the FINAL prompt for the Joy and Journaling Challenge!⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #joyandjournaling #challenge #journaling #feelgood #joy #writing #selfcare #journal #reflection
Instagram post 2199313320153170106_13534967425 Here's Day 3 of the Joy and Journaling Challenge! 🎉⁠ ⁠ Today's prompt is a little different:⁠ ⁠ What negative patterns keep showing up for me? Can I identify how they begin, and how I might change them? ⁠ ⁠ This is the only "negative" prompt in the challenge, don't worry! It's a heavy topic, but I feel that by beginning to identify the negative patterns that repeat in our lives, we can create a space that allows us to notice them as they occur and give us the chance to course-correct.⁠ ⁠ Take this only as far as you feel comfortable. And if you don't feel like this is one you're ready to approach, that's a-okay! We'll be back tomorrow with a new prompt. 💚⁠ ⁠ As always, you can view the accompanying blog post and view the previous prompts - just check my link in bio!⁠ ⁠ Can't wait to hear how this is going for you!⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #joyandjournaling #challenge #journaling #journalingchallenge #newyear #reflection #joy #holidays #Christmas #prompts #writingprompts #journalingprompts #writing
Instagram post 2199002068999917824_13534967425 Welcome to Day 2 of the Joy and Journaling Challenge! 🎉⁠ ⁠ It's not too late to join in! You can find everything you need to know, including my blog where I go into the prompts in more detail, in my link in bio! 💚⁠ ⁠ Today's prompt is:⁠ ⁠ What do I have to be grateful for? What do I now have in my life, that used to be only a desire?⁠ ⁠ I think gratitude is -so- important, but the funny thing is, I've historically really struggled with this! The idea of "Gratitude Logs" has been around forever, but they never worked for me for the longest time. I felt like it just emphasized that I -didn't- feel grateful!⁠ ⁠ If you can relate to this at all, you might appreciate my tips on my blog post for today's challenge!⁠ ⁠ I hope you enjoy exploring today's prompt, I can't wait to hear how it goes for you!⁠ ⁠ As a side note: I'm going to try and get Day 3's prompt up late tonight, so that if you prefer to journal earlier in the day, it will be ready for you in the morning! So if you see a new prompt in just a few hours, please don't feel rushed! ⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #joyandjournaling #gratitude #appreciation #journaling #journal #writing #joy #happiness #inspiration
Instagram post 2198263856052908509_13534967425 The Joy and Journaling Challenge is finally here! 🎉⁠ ⁠ I'm sorry for the delay in bringing this challenge to you. Life's been a touch crazy for me, but I'm happy to finally announce that my challenge is live! I hope you'll join me. 💜⁠ ⁠ If you'd like to participate in this challenge, it's easy! Simply answer the day's prompt in your journal, and share your experience with us either here (use #joyandjournaling if you make your own post so I can see it!) or on the blog!⁠ ⁠ You'll find the full prompt/post on my blog, link in bio! ⁠ ⁠ The first prompt is, "What is your dream life? How does living your dream life FEEL? Why do you want to live this way?"⁠ ⁠ I can't wait to hear about what comes up for you with these prompts! Let me know what you think! ✨⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #joyandjournaling #challenge #journaling #journalingchallenge #newyear #reflection #joy #holidays #Christmas #prompts #writingprompts #journalingprompts #writing
Instagram post 2193938478710874532_13534967425 ✨ Coming soon...the JOY AND JOURNALING CHALLENGE! ✨⁠ ⁠ I'm creating a short series of journaling prompts, with the intention of helping you create more joy and happiness! It'll be an amazing way to round out the year with some reflection and gratitude, and set you up to have your best new year yet!⁠ ⁠ Keep an eye here and on the hashtag #joyandjournaling, we'll be getting started soon! 💖⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #joyandjournaling #challenge #journaling #newyear #positivity #happiness #joy #yearendreview #journal #writing #gratitude
Instagram post 2190293028044682656_13534967425 ✨Magic Mondays!✨ Tarot for the week of December 2nd, 2019. This week, I thought it would be fun to give the Cat Tarot deck a try! We drew the Nine of Swords (reversed), the Four of Swords (reversed), and the King of Cups. This week, we may be feeling stuck, fearful, or depressed, and we're being reminded that the only way out is through - commit to self-care, and spreading kindness wherever you can.⁠ ⁠ The ⚔️ Nine of Swords reversed tells us that we're going through so much right now - we're hanging on for dear life! Everything we've been going through has brought us to such a state of mental exhaustion, we might be unwillingly making things worse with our negative thoughts and feelings directed towards ourselves. Release your grip - it'll be much easier to make it through this time.⁠ ⁠ The ⚔️ Four of Swords reversed is asking you to be honest with yourself - are you taking time to rest, or are you hiding? Are you paralyzed with fear, or are you truly exhausted? There's nothing wrong with pulling away as you recuperate, but ensure that your downtime is helping you recover and take care of yourself - not just hide.⁠ ⁠ The 🌊 King of Cups represents emotional balance, compassion, and creativity. He's deeply connected to his instincts. He's asking us to remember that kindness and generosity will help us move forward, and that self-discipline goes hand-in-hand with managing our lives and emotions. ⁠ ⁠ Together, the cards this week tell us that it's important for us to take care of ourselves, but not to the extent that we just ignore our problems. Care for yourself, care for others, and you will make it through whatever tough times you are going through now.⁠ ⁠ Also, a reminder that I currently have tarot readings ✨ON SALE✨ for a limited time! Check out the link in bio! 💖⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #magicmondays #monday #mondaymotivation #mondaymood #tarot #tarotcards #tarotreading #tarotspread #weeklyspread #cattarot #taroteverydamnday #tarotreader #tarotreadersofinstagram #tarotreadersofig #intuition #seizetheday⁠ #highvibes #goodvibes #spiritual #spirituality #mindfulness #intuition #tarotlove⁠
Instagram post 2189612473237074646_13534967425 What a beautiful view for the start of December! ❄️⁠ ⁠ It always seems I'm in the minority when I say this, but I LOVE when it snows! Everything always feels so fresh and magical. I thought this was a really good omen for the beginning of the month, the last one before the start of a new year!⁠ ⁠ I'm working on a little something for you all. Something that I hope will help us all go into the new year feeling inspired, excited, and capable. 💖 Any guesses? ⁠ ⁠ I believe there is a certain kind of magic in this time of the year, so let's create some magic of our own, shall we? ✨⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #snow #gratitude #winter #magic #newyear #goodvibes #highvibe #mindfulness #intuition
Instagram post 2184429165632220804_13534967425 ✨SALE ON TAROT READINGS!✨⁠ ⁠ Hey friends! I decided to do a flash sale on my tarot readings! Check it out here alexavanvliet.com/shop/ or click the link in bio!⁠ ⁠ Hope you're all having an amazing weekend! <3⁠ ⁠ #tarot #tarotreadings #sale
Instagram post 2172254451049385955_13534967425 Sometimes life feels heavy, and that's when you get yourself the Cat Tarot cards you've been eyeing up for a while. 🐱 I love how light-hearted and sweet this deck is, while still offering useful advice and insight. ⁠ ⁠ Today, I drew the Nine of Wands. The book describes this card, "No matter how worn-down you may already feel, it might be time for you to guard your own territory carefully."⁠ ⁠ For the upright position: "You're safe. You have a nice, sturdy wall of protection around you. That said, it's not a time for complacency. It's a time for courage, persistence, and great strength. You're close to having everything you want, but remain on the lookout."⁠ ⁠ Definitely a reminder I needed! I thought I would share in case this message resonates with anyone else as well. 💖⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #cattarot #tarot #tarotreading #cutedeck #cat
Instagram post 2161995322507472898_13534967425 ✨ I want to create some kind of Joy / Gratitude / Self-care challenge starting in November! What would you be interested in? ✨⁠ ⁠ So lately, my depression has been hitting me pretty strong. Recent life changes haven't helped, and overall I've been feeling pretty useless and numb to the world. It's less a sadness and more of a "blankness." ⁠ ⁠ I know this time of year, as the days get shorter, a lot of people start to feel down, too. Whether they experience Seasonal Affective Disorder or just miss the daylight, it seems several people have their moods affected.⁠ ⁠ I want to start incorporating more positive momentum of some kind into my days, and I'd love to create a challenge and have you guys join me! Here are some of my ideas:⁠ ⁠ 💜 Keep a running list of "Good things that happened" every day for a set amount of days. This is an activity that has really helped me in the past, because usually even "crappy" days have a lot of good in them!⁠ 💜 Create daily journal prompts. I find that journaling helps me clear my head, and good journaling prompts can really help facilitate that for those days where "free writing" just isn't going to happen.⁠ 💜 Daily prompts for a new simple habit to try (such as drinking more water, meditating, etc.) so you can try a bunch of things and see which feel good to try!⁠ 💜 ...perhaps some combination of the above?!⁠ ⁠ Let me know if you'd be interested in something like this, and what you'd love to see in the challenge!⁠ ⁠ Hope everyone has been well in my absence from Instagram. <3⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #selfcare #selflove #challenge #positivity #outside #nature
Instagram post 2130167495822556503_13534967425 ✨Magic Mondays is a little late on a Tuesday, but we're back after three days without power (thanks to Hurricane Dorian)!✨ Plus, check out my tarot shop which is NOW OPEN! Link in Bio! ✨ Tarot for the week of September 9th, 2019. This week, we drew The Queen of Wands, the Five of Wands, and The Moon. This week, we may be feeling a little disoriented and our world chaotic, but if we focus on our passions and our instincts, we'll learn a lot and make it through! 👑The Queen of Wands is charismatic and compassionate. She's warm, energetic, and generous. She's encouraging us to follow our instincts in this week ahead. Give freely to others when it feels right, and don't discard your independence for anyone. You are the only one who truly knows what you need! 🔥The Five of Wands indicates some level of chaos happening in our lives at this time. There's no "right" answer whether it's better to retreat or hold your ground - you must follow your instincts here. This can also indicate that something in your life requires a new direction, or that something is vying for your attention. Stay sharp and keep your wits about you, and you'll make it through! 🌕The Moon is a card signaling our intuition and unconscious minds. Depending on how intune you are with yourself, you might feel disoriented and confused. The moon is asking us to examine our thoughts, feelings, habits, and beliefs critically - this is a good time to come to terms with what we may wish to change about ourselves, as we'll be intuitive enough to figure out what we need to do to make the changes we seek. All of these cards together give some solid advice for this week: trust your instincts! ... Sorry for the lack of posts recently, everyone! I was working on my shop, had some personal issues to attend to, and then the hurricane knocked out our power for three days! It's been super chaotic, and I've been pretty overwhelmed because, without power, I haven't been able to work! It'd mean the world to me if you could check out my tarot shop at alexavanvliet.com/shop 💖 . . . . #tarot #tarotreading #weeklyspread #fountaintarot #taroteverydamnday #intuition⁠ #highvibes #spirituality #intuition
Instagram post 2123072128958897301_13534967425 ✨Something exciting is coming SOON!✨⁠ ⁠ Hope everyone is having a wonderful Friday! Do you have anything fun planned for the weekend? Let me know, I'd love to hear it! 🎉⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #tgif #fridaymood #comingsoon #gethype
Instagram post 2120850208896495080_13534967425 🌟Love and appreciation is the way.🌟⁠ ⁠ Okay, I'm the first to admit: when you're feeling shitty, love and appreciation are probably the last things on your mind. If anything, you're probably thinking, "no one loves or appreciates ME." 💁⁠ ⁠ But when you're feeling awful, look around. What can you appreciate? What (or who) do you love? 💗⁠ ⁠ If you STILL find yourself having thoughts like, "who cares, everything sucks anyway," try taking things away. If you didn't have the couch or chair you're sitting on, how would you feel? If you had no phone? If the power goes out? If you couldn't reach for your pet? If you couldn't reach at all? 💔⁠ ⁠ In the manifestation and self-help community, there's a lot of talk to make sure you don't put your focus on what you don't want. And, for the most part, I agree - it's *usually* better to focus on what you want.🔮⁠ ⁠ But sometimes, you won't change until things get so uncomfortable that you HAVE to change. Sometimes, we don't realize what we've got until it's gone.😞⁠ ⁠ Sometimes, we feel so bad that we don't "see" the good. But I promise you, it's there. And if you start looking for it, you'll start to notice the many, many things you have going for you in a given moment. And you will - perhaps slowly, but inevitably - begin to feel better.☺️⁠ ⁠ This picture is me appreciating my lovely cat, Iroh, who kept me company when I was feeling all sorts of bad. Love this guy. 😻⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #love #appreciation #gratitude #cat #orangecat #Iroh #selflove #selfworth #selfcare #pets #createyourlife #loveyourlife
Instagram post 2120097739493841711_13534967425 "Realize that what you DO is not who you ARE. Everyone makes mistakes, so don't get confused and tangle them up with your self-worth." - Gala Darling, "Radical Self-Love" 💖⁠ ⁠ I might go into details at another time, but today I'm just feeling so RAW. Seeing all of my mistakes, and feeling completely shitty because of them. I kept asking myself, "why am I such a fuck-up?!"⁠ ⁠ I needed a pick-me-up so I grabbed @galadarling 's book, and this entry, in particular, brought me a lot of peace. I'm grateful for finding something to soothe my soul and help me feel a little bit better about myself. Help me raise my vibe just the littlest bit.⁠ ⁠ I sense that I'm still processing a lot of...something. But I'm listening to myself, I have my journal nearby, and I'm ready to really feel my feelings AND LEARN FROM THEM.⁠ ⁠ It'll probably be a little (or very) messy, but I know that it's going to be worth it. ⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #rslbook #galadarling #radicalselflove #feelthefeels #selfimprovement #selfworth #everyonemakesmistakes #journaling #selflove
Instagram post 2119445097350988883_13534967425 ✨Magic Mondays!✨ Tarot for the week of August 26th, 2019. This week, we drew The Magician, the Ten of Coins, and the Seven of Swords. This week, we're being reminded that we have everything we need to create that which we most desire in this world and that we live in an abundant world...but we are also warned that some risk may be involved.⁠ ⁠ The Magician is one of my favorite cards in tarot! He reminds us that we have everything we need to create the lives we want to live - notice how he wields all four suits of the tarot? To make magic requires some level of talent and skill, but it also requires faith in the unknown. Trust in your dreams, put your heart into your efforts, and you will have no trouble bringing your idea to life!⁠ ⁠ The Ten of Coins is a sign of stability, of abundance, and of prosperity. You've completed a journey to get here, and it's time to enjoy it! At the same time, reflect on how you made it here and be grateful for all you have around you. Remember: abundance comes in more forms than just money, and the more you appreciate all the forms of abundance in your life, the more you will receive all forms of abundance.⁠ ⁠ The Seven of Swords is an interesting card, as it denotes a risky endeavor. Whether this is an act of bravery or an act of dishonesty, only you will know for sure. However, in the presence of these other two cards with a more optimistic meaning, I'm inclined to think that we're being asked to be brave this week. Something will come up, tense and unexpected, and you might need to grab the swords by the blades. However, if you take care to act with integrity, you'll make it through the situation mostly unscathed.⁠ .⁠ ⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #magicmondays #monday #mondaymotivation #mondaymood #tarot #tarotcards #tarotreading #tarotspread #weeklyspread #fountaintarot #taroteverydamnday #tarotreader #tarotreadersofinstagram #tarotreadersofig #intuition #seizetheday⁠ #highvibes #goodvibes #spiritual #spirituality #mindfulness #intuition #tarotlove⁠
Instagram post 2114972523660645604_13534967425 💫Feeling good, grateful, and optimistic is NOT an easy practice, but it IS an important one.🔥 What are you grateful for today? The small things count too!⁠ ⁠ Today I found myself feeling scared, worried, and guilty. I have new opportunities to make money, and I found my first thoughts were, "okay this is good, but how the hell am I gonna get enough money for ALL THESE THINGS" instead of feeling GRATEFUL for the money I had coming to me. I actually stopped what I was doing until I remembered what a blessing I had in front of me. 🌸⁠ ⁠ I feel like it's so easy for us as humans to swing to either extreme: either we feel our lives are good, or we feel like nothing is going right. And many times, it's too easy to just assume if things are okay now, it's just a matter of time before something goes wrong. So we dismiss our good fortune. Instead of enjoying it, we kinda begrudge its existence because we feel it won't last. It's not enough, we want MORE. 💁⁠ ⁠ The truth is, no matter what we do, life WILL have its ups and downs. Even those who appear to be "positive vibes only!!!" all the time have their moments, trust me! But, we do not have to allow our fears to diminish the joys in life. It can be difficult to redirect our thoughts to the positive, to be optimistic and grateful, but we miss out on so much if we don't try! 🌉⁠ ⁠ Please don't misunderstand me: I think all of our emotions (good and bad) are important, but there's also a difference between "feeling the feels" to process them and just lingering on them. 🧘‍♀️⁠ ⁠ Be grateful for what you have. Stop and appreciate everything as often as you can, no matter how small. There's a reason gratitude is a PRACTICE - it takes effort to be consistent with it! But like drinking more water each day, exercise, meditation, or other beneficial practices, it's so so worth it when you put your best effort into it! 💖⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #meditation #gratitude #optimism #nature #bridge #sky #sunset #highvibe #practice #feelgood #feelthefeels⁠ ⁠
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