Reflections From Aruba

This past week, I had the pleasure of leading the morning Mind-Body Workouts at the Women Physician Wellness Conference in Aruba.

This is one of my most favorite stages to “speak.” It was a special week of connection, adventure, good friends, and food!

Each time I have a special experience such as this, I love reflecting on what I get to learn about myself. And, I wanted to share one of the things that I KNEW, but got to revisit.

I had a good friend at the conference ask if I was ever able to rest. From her perspective it seemed as though I was “ON” much of the time. And by “ON,” she meant always upbeat, positive, and in helper mode. She wanted to know when I rest.

I thought about this deeply because we all need to rest, and I had to make sure that I was doing this, too. After a few days, I had my answer.

Each day I am committed to creating impact AND connecting with my most important people. I get to do this every single day. When Mark and I met 20 years ago, we said that we wanted to work together and focus on childhood obesity. And now 20 years later, we are doing a version of this. We are creating this. 

If we give ourselves the freedom to create a life driven by our passion, then that will look like upbeat positivity for me. This is not 100% of the time… but it is frequent.

This realization allowed me to see that the lines of “work” and “play” and all the in between may not be super clear and delineated for me. I teach what I live and I live what I teach. And, I wouldn’t want it any other way. Now, I haven’t mastered the ability of taking my maximum time for rest… AND, I am working on this.

So today, I want to remind you that you are exactly where you are meant to be. You are a masterpiece AND a work in progress.

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Talk soon!
Ali