Tag: change

Daily Writing Prompt

Tis the busy season!

Corie Muldoon

Happy Holidays to my fellow restaurant workers. Pls hang in there 🙂

A gentle reminder today that our life is the sum of our choices.

What we experience today is the result of something we did or did not do.

Embrace that fact & change things up next time if you’re feeling up to it.

What do you want to end result to look like? Align your choices accordingly.

If we’re not happy with the way things are… let’s ask ourselves: “what can we do next time to make sure things are different?”

Awareness is the first step to change.

Remember: positive ripples

What are some holiday mindset tips that keep you centered?

General, Lifestyle, Mindfulness

Figure out how to thrive

Corie Muldoon

How can I use this situation to actually improve and be better in the long run?

Be a visionary and an innovative.

Choose to see the good in the bad.

Choose to see the opportunity in adversity.

Put your emotions aside.

Focus.

Make this work for you and your life.

Choose to evolve and find a solution that helps the world evolve.

Embrace that mentality —> it’s the mindset of a winner.

If you don’t have it, make the choice to have it.

Don’t panic, stay focused, things will work out!

x Corie

Holistic Healing, Mindfulness, Seasonal - Holidays

Winter Solstice

Corie Muldoon

Yule is the ancient name for the Winter Solstice, the longest night and shortest day of the year. 

In northern climates, this is the darkest and coldest time of the year.

The sun seems to be weak, even dying, and we fear winter will last forever.

But just as soon as the Solstice passes, the days begin to grow longer again.

The Solstice is a turning point in the wheel of the year, when the sun symbolically dies and is reborn.

Darkness is not something bad or something to fear.

We know that without darkness, nothing could live or grow. Without night, we would have no day.

Balance

Light and darkness must always be in balance.

At Solstice, the balance has tipped as far toward the dark as it can go.

And we are so ready for the light to come back.

This time of year has been sacred long before the birth of Jesus.

In fact, no one truly knows when exactly Jesus was born, but because people were so used to celebrating at this season, the early Church chose it for one of their most important holidays.

The Light in Religion

During this season, people of many different religions try to strengthen the light.

Pagans and Christians bring an evergreen tree inside and decorate it with twinkling lights to remind us that life goes on even in the depths of winter.

Jewish people light candles for eight nights, adding one more each night to the Chanukah Menorah.

And African American people celebrate Kwanzaa, lighting candles for seven nights to symbolize the qualities of unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, and faith.

Another tradition is staying up all night in anticipation for the birth of the sun, a new year.

In the early morning, many climb up on a hill to watch for the dawn, to drum and dance and welcome the reborn sun who brings back the light and the promise of summer.

The sun rises and we are reborn with the year.

Within each of us, whatever our age, the miracle child we were at birth emerges anew.

The secret we learn from the Solstice is that just when everything looks darkest, the light is sure to be reborn.

Did you find any value in this article? Should I write more about the seasons, nature, and our oneness with what surrounds us?

Happy Holidays! Sending love and blessings to all of my family and friends this winter season ♡
x Corie

General, Mindfulness

Willingness

Corie Muldoon

What are you willing to do? What are you not willing to do?

As @garyjohnbishop put it, coming to terms with what you are truly ‘willing to do’ will absolutely bring more joy in your life.

Why?

Because if we are able to look in the mirror, face reality, and admit to ourselves how far we will ACTUALLY go to achieve something…

We will be able to show up for ourselves in much more powerful ways.

You want to lose weight… but are you willing to workout for 45 minutes a day to do it? How about 45 minutes twice a day?

Or are you more willing to sit on the couch and do nothing?

Either are OKAY because these are your own decisions on what you want to do with your time and energy…

But if you’re not willing to put in the WORK… admit it, be okay with that choice and stop dwelling on it.

Own your decision

Focus on living your true life… because what we are not willing to work for should never take up space in our head. Those are our fantasies.

Let’s refocus our energy on the things we ARE willing to do.

Maybe that’s a 20 minute workout a day…

Or taking a walk around the block three times a week.

Maybe it’s swapping out one fast food meal a week for a home cooked one.

Dig deep and figure out what you’re really willing to do.

Then act accordingly.

Stay open to change

Sometimes we’re due for a change.

Change can come in the form a new goal, new hair cut, new change of scenery, new habit, new relationships, new experiences, new living situation, etc.

Change is constant. That’s life. As humans, we thrive when we create, evolve, problem solve, and connect.

What’s hard is allowing change to happen naturally, with as little resistance as possible.

So when positive change is due, refer to a billionaire’s lesson on change… for inspiration and action items.

x Corie

General, Lifestyle, Mindfulness

Personal Growth

Corie Muldoon

Ever hear something and it just clicks? Somehow this new piece of information inspires you in some way to make a change or see things differently.

Some people call it a break through, golden nugget, ah-ha, personal growth.

You gained a new perceptive, and can now use that new perceptive to make future decisions.


Constant Adjustment

Anyone can grow as an individual, all it takes is constant adjustment.

Because what works today may not work tomorrow.

The plan you wrote up yesterday may not even make sense today.

What’s important is putting yourself and your growth first…

Remember: your life situation doesn’t have to be perfect in order for you to get better.

You can start today wherever and however you find yourself.

A little bit everyday adds up. Where are you now, where do you want to be, how are you going to bridge the gap, adjust your actions and reactions along the way.


Tend Your Four Areas

You can grow physically, yes…

You can also grow mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.

Being healthy and well rounded is important…

Because balanced energy is vital to long-term health.

Tend your four areas: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual.

Each area needs proper attention to keep you thriving.


Commit to a Change

If you feel you are lacking in any area, take some time to learn a golden nugget or two that you can apply to life right away.

A little goes a long way overtime, and you’ll feel rebalanced in no time.

Before leaving this blog, commit to one thing that you are going to do regularly to ensure you are growing.

Continue to improve yourself and your life will improve naturally.


Some regular goals of mine to ensure I am constantly growing:

  • Read 10 pages of a self-improvement book a day
  • Listen to audible / self-improvement podcasts during car rides
  • Follow positive social pages, unfollow negative ones
  • Daily, weekly, monthly reflections
  • Set, plan, and review goals
  • Personalize the journey: incorporate more of what works for me



Happy growing!
x Cor

General

A billionaire’s lesson on change…

Corie Muldoon

Making a change. If we don’t do things differently, there will never be a change.

If nobody taught you how do to it, how would you do it?

Some pro tips I summed up from the awesome Jesse Itzler (www.jesseitzler.com or @jesseitzler on insta) on making positive change:

1) Create your own set of rules- a system that works for you. What we need is a life system. Nowadays, 10 shots of tequila costs me 3 days… definitely not for me. We are all unique in our own ways. If it doesn’t feel right, you gotta trust your instincts and remove it.

2) Day dream often. Become the superhero in your head. Daydreaming will open your mind to the many different things you can learn and do. Think about the person you want to become, the traits you will have, etc. Make these as detailed as possible.

3) Plan backwards. 1. Write down what you want to accomplish in a given period. For example: travel adventures in a 12 month period. 2. Plan it out: when are you going, where, what’s the budget? 3. Go into your calendar and schedule your trips in. Work around them; they are non negotiable events. Start with the end in mind so you are able to make up a plan that will likely bring your goal to fruition.

4) Be opened minded. Be accepting of different things. Learn to listen to people who do it differently without judgement.

5) Live with a little less structure– more willingness to be flexible and do things that come up.

6) Declutter your spaces. Someone needs it more than you do.

7) Whiteboard ideas: writing out pros & cons to come to a resolution. Pull the whiteboard out for your own life- big decisions, ideas- writing things down and getting it out of your head is a great way to create newness.

8) Change up your routine. Make an effort to mix it up every so often- this will train you to think better, to be spontaneous, to be more open to change, and will get you out of your same everyday habits.

9) Remind yourself: what’s the worst thing that can happen?

10) Put something big on your calendar– this forces you to change up your routine and mindset.

Change is human nature. It’s how we grow!
x Corie