Worshipping the Sun

I finally, finally have some solid wins to report.

Credit @jessmillerdraws on ig

While building this coaching thing from the ground up and figuring out my coaching style, my workout style, and which programs to build and kind of floundering in all of it...

I happen to be excelling at my day job in cannabis retail. I was offered a promotion to management recently, and it involves moving stores, and a significant increase in responsibilities and income. I have really thrived since joining the company, and have helped thousands of people find relief from their ailments through cannabis medicine, one on one connection, and holding space for their pain and discomfort as we problem solve our way out and into a better quality of life.

My last day as a budtender in my local store was yesterday and I had some feels about leaving my friends and coworkers behind. But ultimately I'm truly excited about this move and promotion, I really love my ability to use herbal knowledge and body knowledge and experience to help someone feel better, do better, be better. As a manager in this smaller location, I'll have even more of an opportunity to build relationships with my customers and help them find a happy existence through plant medicine.

I can see the parallels between my style of Coaching and my Day Job, and why I thrive in it. At my day job, I'm problem solving for people using a lot of the same knowledge I use in my Coaching and Personal Trainer business- holistic wellness, body and anatomy, and herbalism, mental health, and nutrition- to assist people in finding holistic methods to heal or cope, using cannabis medicine. In my Coaching business I use that same knowledge base to hold space for my clients on their Journey, checking in with them, exploring the emotions around food, fitness, and caring for themselves, guiding them on fitness journeys and whole wellness.

I truly never thought I would be combining all my nerd knowledge of herbalism and the body and mental health and end up with this comprehensive style of Coaching that involves so much. But I love it here.

Today is day one of my weekend, and it's freaking beautiful. After taking three weeks off of heavy work outs and lifting, I picked up my weights again today and smashed through a beautiful full body workout as if I had never even pressed pause.

Those B stance against the Wall Dead Lifts were fucking gnarly. By rep four my glutes were in full tremor. I had to take several pauses to make it to 10, and I left it there. Annnd then I did it again on the next side.

I did add some cardio in because it's day 12 of my Follicular Phase which means I'm in full Beast Mode and I still had some energy to burn. I did 5 minutes of running the bottom step on my porch steps and then walked around the block and stretched out to cool down.

And since the sun was shining, and it's my day off, and 70 degrees outside... I decided it was time to act like a Lion, or a lizard, whichever fits you best.... and I stretched out in the Sun.

I spent a solid 3 hours basking in the sun after my workout. Ecstatic that I have the opportunity to charge my Solar batteries before I transition to a new store and a new role at my day job.

I burned some Cinnamon and Palo Santo and watered all my houseplants and have spent time all morning whispering thanks to the Universe and my Ancestors and my Family for being here for me, for guiding me, for believing in me, and in general, loving me and being so amazing that I could grow.

My Soft Girl Spring has lead me directly into a Peaceful Powerful place of transition that I have no fear in. The vibes here are immaculate, and I'm just floating on a sunbeam into abundance, gratitude, growth and wellbeing.