<p>life has been throwing me so many hurdles this year in general but more specifically the past couple of months. through these challenges, i noticed myself becoming numb, lacking empathy and kindness to myself + even to others. as well as being defensive and expecting the worse. while this perspective and practice slowly and discreetly became habitual, my body + nervous system noticed the shift in energy— low energy, pessimistic and just an overall lack of recognition in self. so, i decided it was time for a change. i literally remember saying to myself— <em>i can't live like this anymore. </em></p> <p><br></p> <p>without knowing exactly how but sure that i would shift my energy to an elevated state where it was once before, i began to be more intentional with my thoughts, energy and time (implementing more journaling, meditation, movement + solitude). the other day during a journaling sesh, the following words were written so effortlessly: <em>when life gets hard, remain soft. remain human. remain sensitive. remain kind. remain creative. remain open-hearted. remain optimistic. remain empathetic.</em></p> <p><br></p> <p>the answers i didn't even realize i was searching for came to me... <em>just like that</em>. ever since this moment, i've been making it a priority to practice softness. sensitivity. kindness. creativity. and optimism. this practice (like any) takes time but i have to admit, i feel so much lighter + so much more connected to source energy. my hope is that if you're feeling out of alignment with spirit + with self, this message will allow you to feel more connected to divine as well. </p> <p><br></p> <p>i love you. </p> <p><br></p> <p>endless gratitude to <a href="https://bit.ly/viiafthh" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠VIIA Hemp⁠</a> for sponsoring today's episode. go to https://bit.ly/viiafthh to try VIIA Hemp and use code FTHH! </p> <p><br></p> <p>thank you BetterHelp.com/FTHH today to get 10% off your first month.</p> <p><br></p> <p>connect with ri:</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8IGsww-IsECbzgEbYvbjWA" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/riturnerr/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> | <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@riturnerrr" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tiktok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>connect with sunset tim:</p> <p><a href="https://fanlink.to/e7CU" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sunsettim_/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>connect with FTHH:</p> <p><a href="https://youtu.be/4PFOF7kFt7A?si=ljSoSevdJq5zn4h0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/forthehealthyhoes/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> | <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@forthehealthyhoes?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> | <a href="https://www.forthehealthyhoes.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FTHH Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Music by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/shvn.localcrew/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠$HVN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>if you are a brand that is interested in partnering with us, please email [email protected].</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/forthehealthyhoes/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/forthehealthyhoes/support</a>