Twist

Following patterns, paths, and straight lines because it is what everyone else does, or it’s what’s expected of us, is so cliché. No one has a manual to life. It will bend you backwards, forward, and through countless loops. What matters most is that you pass through it in one way or another.

Trust your instincts and listen to your body when it tells you to slow down. We’re always so fixated on doing everything at once or rushing to finish because we feel behind. Yes, sometimes time is of the essence, but most of the time YOU are the one rushing, trying to speed everything up. Do not forget to enjoy the scenery while you are at it.

Life will twist and turn like a hula hoop, but the important thing is that you go through it no matter how narrow it may seem. Pause, observe, the obstacles ahead are not bigger than you it’s just about finding a method that works for you. You only lose when you stop believing in yourself. Cherish those that cherish you and never stop moving forward.

As always, I’m rooting for you!

Year 3

Reset. Refocus. Restart.

Here we go again, a new year. My third year with the blog that saved my life. As we get 365 new pages to write a brand new chapter, follow your instincts… reset your mind, your expectations, your goals. Trust in your potential to achieve them. People can imitate but they will never be you!

Refocus, on you. Investing in yourself, everything will self-align in due time. Pour into those who pour into you. Cherish the ones that value you effortlessly, not just when it is convenient for them. You will never be an inconvenience to those who want to stay.

Restart, every day! You are only human, mistakes are essential. They help you grow, understand, adapt to change, and essentially mold you into the phenomenon you become. Take accountability, learn to apologize, and appreciate the small things. No two days are the same. Express yourself and never water down. Trust that no one can ever hold your power.

I wish happiness, health, success, comfort, confidence, and peace to anyone who is reading this. Shine bright, write one bold iconic chapter this year!

Release

Set yourself free. You are free to choose whatever you want to be. There is no manual on how to live life. You are allowed to change without feeling like a burden! Change is inevitable, and you need it to grow. Life is a never-ending rollercoaster; sometimes you are up, sometimes you are down. Embrace it all everything is a test to see what you are made of.

Nothing in this world is perfect; life is fragile and full of unknowns. However, one true thing is that we all will leave this earth someday. So live! Be full of energy, send the text, make the call, be loud, be excited, be extra! Just care. Love the people who love you, nurture those who nurture you, and vice versa drop those who do not. You do not need anyone who makes you feel like an obstacle course.

You will never have to make your presence known to those who already value you. It is that simple, if they want to they would. Without a second thought, people who want to find a way those who do not find excuses. Release anything that releases you. However, cherish those who make it undeniably clear that you matter to them. Stay true to you! Never water down, and live fiercely. The world can accommodate you and you are allowed to take up space!

Shine bright, there is nothing wrong with you. You are exactly everything you need to be because no one else can be you.

Empathy

In today’s generation, we normalize being nonchalant so much, it is insane! Acting like we do not care because showing too much emotion is being extra. Let me tell you having emotions makes you real. Never water down your personality to fit in! Show up as you are those who truly get to know you will know the essence of you. Caring is not foreign, being empathetic is powerful. It makes you see things beyond yourself and seeing things from the other person’s perspective makes you value the smallest things in life.

Not everyone lives at the same pace. Some are grieving, some are celebrating, some have lost, some have won. That does not matter; we all have purpose and dreams to achieve. Never let anyone rush you or pressure you into a situation you are not ready for. Fly at the rate of your wings! Give love, hope, and kindness to those who surround you. The good you put out there will always be reciprocated back to you.

Be brave. Be you. Wear your heart on your sleeve. I promise you someone out there will appreciate you for being YOU. As always, stay golden! I am rooting for you!

Whatever

Go. Wait. Stop. Yes. No. So many thoughts and emotions flow in our brain at once… yeah whatever, the world seems in constant rotation. Like it’s a race to clock in a certain task in a certain time frame. In reality, we are the only ones trying to check everything off in the list of perfection! Yeah, just slow down. Everyone has the same insecurities as you they just play it off a little better. From the perspective of self – image we spend ninety percent of our time trying to figure out how to be prettier, more physically fit, or whatever it is you think you’re missing. Whatever….

No one has a manual. No one knows. Just do. Just be. We are all pretending! Whatever. Eat the extra chicken nugget. Drink the soda. Don’t go to the gym, in the end, no one cares. Whatever…

Be the loudest in the room. Talk. That’s why you have a voice, do not put yourself in small boxes. People are people so what? Scars and blemishes you still make an impact in the life of the people who know you. Be authentic to yourself self bc no one is looking as hard as you think. In a world full of people who are trying to race against perfection it’s ok.

Try again tomorrow, you have the same 24 hours to figure out that you are already a phenomenon. Trust it’s whatever, just be kind and soft to the person in the mirror in the end it’s only a race against you. In the meantime… yeah it’s whatever!!

As always, I’m rooting for you!! Stay saucy!!

Feel

It’s been a while since I wrote a piece, and I don’t know why, maybe because as people we always go through emotions left and right. If you feel down or sad, we seek isolation so that no one knows oh we’re not happy today. On the contrary to what people think, and feel. Feel what it is you must feel. Be true to yourself. For if you make yourself small then you truly will never be as radiant as you are meant to be. It’s okay, not to be at a 100 every day. All your emotions are valid and most importantly YOURS!!!

Other people have never walked your shoes and no one should be able to tell you to just let it go, or that your sensitivity is too much. In all honesty, nine times out of ten it is what makes you, different from the rest of them.

We struggle so much with the perception of people and how we will be “seen” in a crowded room. Am I wearing the right thing? Am I too loud? Do I do this or that? Everybody is out here winging it!!! The same questions are flying through their heads too. Just be. Just do. In the end, those who know you, know you. Value you, and will keep you even if no one sees you! In the world, we are all strangers, who randomly cross paths and become pieces of the story in another person’s life.

So don’t play yourself small and as a vivid over-thinker…. Live it up in your bubble because someone is looking for an energy like yours!

As always, I’m rooting for you!

Blocked

There comes a time when we feel clustered, stuck, and unworthy of all the things that occur in our everyday lives! Ultimately, nothing is standing in the way more than our thoughts truly are. We are the ones who block ourselves from what we want, deserve, and need because we sit far too long on the path of self-sabotage. Everyone says nowadays, “Put yourself first” Be this, do this, think this…slow your roll!!! No two things are ever the same, not the trees, not the clouds, not even our bodies something is bound to be uneven, often think we don’t want the broken pieces or the dull crayons because they do not color as bright as the new ones, but guess what the still color.

You still shine. You don’t need to be perfect to deserve the life you live. Just in case you miss it, you don’t need to be perfect to deserve the life you live!! To have, to do, to breathe, somebody is bound not to like it, but that doesn’t mean you’re colors aren’t needed elsewhere change coloring boxes!!!

Stay tuned with you, your emotions, vulnerability, rawness and ultimately connected to your heart because you’ll never end up where you’re not supposed to be. You are valid! Do not diminish yourself away. As always, I’m rooting for you, you can make it.

Sincerely,

Daniela

Awareness

Sensitivity makes you real

Our mind is our biggest critic! But what if this? What if that? Why am I crying? Why am I sad? Because we FEEL. Be aware of you. Your surroundings. Your power. Your needs. Your potential, but most importantly your emotions. Your ability to feel and express is a given gift. Being nonchalant and ignoring your mind is not making them go away.

Recently, discovered that everything I once needed was always within me. I just suppressed being authentic to myself. As people pleasers, we are so afraid of other people’s perceptions, so what?! we are human beings we were created to feel, to know, to create, to grow, to cry, and to heal. Along the path, you’ll find your people who will nurture you and help you be the best version of yourself!

Never water yourself down to be accepted or to fit in criteria where you don’t fit. Shine and blossom as people are watching you from afar. Have the resilience to stand true to yourself. Be brave. Fight against all odds. Love fiercely. Cherish and believe. As I always say, I’m rooting for you!

With love and gratitude always!

Elastic

Never pull too much or it is going to break…

In this world, we are all just like rubber bands. Moving and doing the unimaginable just to have some gratification. So someone will say “I’m so proud of you” or so we can create the narratives of what people think we should be. As the holidays approach take the time to evaluate the last year allow yourself to breathe and reflect on your needs and your energy. It is far too easy to fall under the expectations of others because we are so scared of disappointment (trust) I know the feeling all too well, but hey no one is YOU. not in feelings, not in emotions, energy, or anything else. People empathize but never truly know how much effort it takes just to live.

Stand up, take your ground, decide, defend, and honor your soul because nothing is worth losing your light. We are not elastic we don’t have to endure so much for absolutely nothing. Choose comfort, compassion, and grace. Do not drown yourself trying to stay afloat. Be content and do not let anyone make you feel inferior for we are all human beings not superior to anyone.

Fight, cherish, heal, and embrace everything that has made you here today. Grow into the best version of you. The sun will always shine and no matter what you are someone’s favorite person so do not ever give in to the pressure and opinions of society! Be happy. Be you. I’m rooting for you!

Circle

Life is a never ending circle. We never know what it is going to look like the next time we circle back… days become so customary and so repetitive it feels like we wake up and repeat the same 24 hours over and over and it’s so exhausting, but oh how grand it is when it finally stops spinning. It may seem constant and overwhelming but you do set an example in someone else’s eyes you cannot see!

On the days my lessons go bananas and everything fails deep down I have comfort knowing my students will meet me in the same room tomorrow! That is you, the role you play in your job or your life cannot be taken by anyone else because there are no two like you!! Find the smallest moments and know that there is a reason it stands in your brain as the most important thing of the day. Make some feel seen and heard and you’ve achieved everything that you need to do it’s okay if you cannot be that person there is someone around you who will always make you feel bubbly!

Water yourself, and your people, and never diminish who you are for any reason!! Trust that the good always outweighs the bad. Shine bright!! Stay Golden! As always, I’m rooting for you!