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Decorating Life

June 15, 2011

Some people like to decorate. Some people don’t. Or at least they think they don’t …

Remember when we used to decorate lockers for a high school football game or decorate a car for a fourth of July parade? I used to decorate my notebooks and textbooks with doodles and musings. (C’mon girls, admit it – – you used to write your name with your boyfriend’s last name just to see what it looked like. I don’t know what, if any, the guy equivalent might be – – any insights fellas? Maniacal laughter?)

When it comes time for a party my niece LOVES to decorate. She plans and purchases (with adult help). She cuts, colors, and creates. She keeps a theme and usually there is something taped to the ceiling that ends up staying there long after the party has come and gone.

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I have a friend in Interior Design whose work has made the pages of Architectural Digest and Texas Monthly. His holiday and birthday parties are meticulously gorgeous! Decorating is in his bones, he can’t help it. He’s made a career out of it and he is more than successful. He is thriving and living a juicy life!

Stores decorate for the holidays. Homes explode with green and red for Christmas. Gift bags are now available ready-to-go with paper spilling out and twirly ribbons. Stationary is no longer a note, it is a visual experience.

We all decorate our outer selves every day by…getting up, choosing clothes, applying make-up, jewelry, or cologne. Sports jerseys, nail polish, make-up, even a man’s freshly shaved face are all decorations.

We spend a lot of time taking care of these outer decorations.

Consider what it might look like to decorate your life. Not on the outside, but deep within. What kind of doodles would you draw there? What kinds of colors do you need to surround your inner thoughts, feelings, and dreams? Will there be places of lines and order and graphs? Will there be textures and patterns?

If all of us are honest, grey tones can cloud those inner needs. Some of our ideas may start with a stick figure and a little ‘thought cloud’ over their head. Today, I encourage you to pick up your markers, whip out the scissors for a color paper collage, or get your camera ready to go hunt for colorful images. It won’t take all day. 15 minutes will do.

Let’s decorate and perk up your soul.

Go! Have fun decorating your inner life~

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Current RUMBLES I used to think I was pretty ope Current RUMBLES 

I used to think I was pretty open hearted. And honestly I am pretty armored up in one direction. I give and express openly so you don’t see how much I protect my own heart from terror and pain of feeling hard things. 

.... earlier this year I decided to do some private work with a therapist trained coach for some really deep work I could feel surfacing. 

So many ways I am open, and so many ways I run around in my protector self. 

I’m committed to an open heart and it is UNComfortable and nuanced.  I’m committed to gently and compassionately increasing my capacity. It is so tempting to dive in deep from the high dive. 

And I am seeing that space is loving. Slow is loving. Breath is loving. 

Life is messy. Human is not a straight and perfect line. It can be super triggering and nauseating. And I can feel my heart opening a bit more. 

I am learning to allow all of me to be loved. All parts of me are welcome. 

And if that feels good to you.... I encourage you to consider opening up to all parts of you with space, compassion, and breath. 

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So much NOISE. There is an overload of stimulati So much NOISE. 

There is an overload of stimulation "out there" and a shitton here on social and it scrambles your brain and can distract your soul and burden your self-trust.  Take a moment to slow down and source YOUR TRUTH and KNOWING from WITHIN.... <3
I get it. For a season you had to create hard to s I get it. For a season you had to create hard to survive. And you did it. Move past survival. Beating yourself up, pushing, pressing hard... may have worked to get this far.... but it’s not working any more. Your Soul knows that the creative way forward requires compassion, space, rest, and playfulness. These are actually powerful and profitable tools.

What if....???
I’ve been cheating on IG and FB with Tiktok. And I’ve been cheating on IG and FB with Tiktok. And I’ll be honest... I don’t really feel like creating “content” anywhere.  I love the creativity and information (and dogs) on Tiktok. And I love seeing small accounts blow up.
You can’t create from love and flow if you have You can’t create from love and flow if you have a stick up your ass.  That is the name of a spiritual talk I have once. And it’s true. You think Lil Nas X is the devil..... nope. Hell is the war you make within yourself.  Your judgement is the only thing making you miserable. Care enough to not care so much and BREATHE, Baby!!! 
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Love, your favorite life coach,
Alli.
Many of the most powerful and successful women I k Many of the most powerful and successful women I know are also deeply sensitive and empathic. Meeting and managing our emotions with compassion is not a natural skill - it’s a learned skill. 

Oh, and every fully successfull woman I know still has regular bouts of doubt, overwhelm and anxiety. 

Tired of masking it all, shoving it all down? Perhaps we should talk. 💛
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