Memories are ours for life.  We get to keep them and treasure them and bathe in them.

I have so many beautiful changes and transformations that have taken place over these last 3 months, and if it were not for Leah putting out the challenge…

Leah put it out there, I asked her if I could jump in with her and the rest is history.

So much has changed, all good, and the best part for me was feeling that stick-to-itness of, NO MATTER WHAT…I still have it in me to do whatever it takes.
I am strong, I am powerful and I can do this. NO EXCUSES.

Thank you Leah for giving me the opportunity to affirm that by partaking in this daily practice and for your contributing to my being a more powerful leader.

One of the best things about this three month for me is that I finally wrote my book proposal and although I did not list it as one of my intentions, I told my agent I would have it to her by the last day of the blog.

I SENT IT TO HER TODAY and I am thrilled.

Yippee!

Fat Ugly Perfect – A New Conversation…

Watch out World. My book is coming.

Another thing I stopped talking about was my challenging class I took a couple of months ago called, “Black Diamond Glutes”.

I loved that class and I made it into the movie, which is on YouTube.

I thought I would complete this chapter with some highlights from my class. Can you find me in the video?

While it is true that I still cannot go down to the ground for 20 push ups, I love feeling stronger and…

I LOVE MY BODY!

I am blessed.

I love you Leah and thank you for your Courage,  Wisdom and Love…

To the readers, keep checking, we are going to continue blogging once a week (at least) and we welcome your feedback and comments always.

Anyone out there want a blog challenge?

You know where to find me.

Love You, XO

Laura

that people care…they really care

that I have it in me to follow through with anything I say I will do

and if my goals are not met, I will keep going until they are

that limitation is a state of mind

that there is hope in the darkest days

that this is not goodbye, it is see soon

that your body never lies

that opportunity is here in every moment and we can all tap into it (it may not show up for a bit and it is present)

that I can hold people, and I love holding the space for Leah and her progress as well as all other Pinky’s around the globe

that I have embraced this Fall

that I am taking care of my body and it is stronger and my weight is exactly where it is suppossed to be at this moment

that I am taking really good care of myself by exploring ways to serve and heal my body

that I love you Leah wholeheartedly and am looking forward to our face to face meeting. It will happen.

In the meantime, I will speak to you tomorrow on our call ( I am really looking forward to that!) and I look forward to this new chapter of a new beginning for us with weekly blogging.

Peace and Love, XO

Laura

Happy Thankgiving all.

Leah and Leigh,  thank you for celebrating the holiday with us down under.

Leah, I love your description of your husband Leigh who I know is a treasure.

Of course he is, he is married to you Leah.

It’s late here in California, want to share my affirmation for today and call it  a night.

Happy Thanksgiving!

I think positively about myself and others because I know those higher truths are supported and made manifest by an impartial and nonjudgmental universe.

XO,

Laura

Happy Birthday to You

Happy Birthday to You

Happy Birthday Dear Leah.

Happy Birthday to You.

From good friends and true,

From old friends and new,

May good luck go with you,

And happiness too.

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.

-Oprah Winfrey

Thinking of you with love on your birthday and wishing you everything that brings you happiness today and always.

To the world, you may be one person. But to me, you are the world.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AelmBI0sJ3A

I love you Leah!

XOXOXO

Happy Birthday Woman, Let us know all about it.

Celebrating with you up here in California.

Laura

The answer is revealed now…Kathleen shares the rest of her story…and how swimming makes her heart sing.

(for those of you who have no idea what I am referring to, go back and read yesterday’s post on Day 70, OnePinky Student Shines, Part 1.

Kathleen went off to her beloved pool and started her swim.  It’s her practice to check her watch starting with the first lap so she gets an idea of what kind of pace she’s on.  She noticed right off the bat that she was about 2 seconds faster that normal.  She then checked her watch at the 6-lap mark and again noticed a lower time than usual.  That’s when she thought she might have a very good swim that night.  By the time Kathleen made it to the half-mile point, she realized that it was actually possible, if she kept up this pace, and didn’t lose focus, that she could indeed break the 30 minute mark.  She swam that last half-mile repeating to herself, “Seize The Day” and “Eyes on the Prize”.  When she finally made it to the end and reached up to stop her timer, she was rewarded with the number 29:55.  She was proud and happy that she had achieved something that had once seemed so out of reach.

As I said earlier, Kathleen swims mainly for the joy of it.  She feels she will never give up swimming again (On her business card, under her name, it says “swimmer”).  And that her commitment to it, in spite of the fact that she’s not as fast as she was 20 years ago, rewarded her with a sense of accomplishment that will never go away.

So swim on Kathleen…I am so proud of you. :):)

And to all of us, move today in honor and reverence for our bodies. They matter, they count and they deserve to be moved and stretched.

As I always like to say, we came out of the womb kicking and moving.

The body knew what it wanted and needed right at birth.

Sending you Peace, Love and Movement.

XO, Laura

Love reading about your progress, realizations with Mum, your feeling your feelings and owning your power and your age!

Speaking of owning her power and her age, OnePinky member Kathleen has some great wisdom to share with us all.

Here it goes, enjoy!

Today I’d like to write about commitment and how it can reward us at unexpected times.  You may recall OnePinky Kathleen, who spent the day in September as a caddie at Pebble Beach.  She has maintained an 80 pound weight loss for 4 years now.  One of the things Kathleen loves to do is swim.  As a child, she was never on a swim team but she took it up in 1980 when she was 28.  She always does the same swim, 1 mile freestyle, because she loves giving it her best effort for such a precise distance.  Over the years, she has kept a journal of her swim times and as you can imagine, her times in the 80’s were her fastest.  In fact, she completely gave up swimming from 1989 until 2001 before the pool beckoned her back.  And while the joy of swimming had returned for Kathleen, her swimming times had not.  Her best time for a mile in the 80’s was 27:45.  Today on a good day, she was lucky to break 32 minutes.  In fact, that day in 2001 when she did her first mile in years, it took her 47 minutes.   Kathleen was convinced that she could never come close to her previous swim times.  But that really wasn’t the point.  The point was, that she had rediscovered something that she loved doing which was also very good for her body, mind, and soul.  So her swim times became secondary.  Then one day, she noticed her times started to drop.  Just a little, and then a little more. Kathleen told me that she has actually said to herself many times, “I will NEVER break the 30 minute mark.”

But a funny thing happened this past Monday….

Stay tuned to tomorrow.

XO, Laura

There is great wisdom in the question,

What age am I being right now?

What am I fixated on and where is this leading me?

If I am afraid to confront someone or something because I feel they will not….like me, hear me, see me, get me, think I am a loser, etc.

For me, it always comes down to fear and inadequacy.

SO WHAT?

My wise woman says to me. She says, Then what?  I feel fear and still stay fixated and afraid? How is that working for me?

I am wise, I am powerful and no matter what age I feel like in the moment, I know that my true age is my wise woman self who is always present, always accessible. I just need to quiet my mind long enough to hear her speak to me.

I welcome what your wise woman has to share with you today.

What does she want to come through?

What does she want to say to you?

What does she want to share with us?

Get quiet and listen. SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

She knows and she loves you….always and unconditonally.

I love you too, XO

Laura

A line from a Course In Miracles, reads,

“Would you rather be right or happy?”

It’s a great question.

Lets take a closer look at examine those words and thier meaning.

Right is defined as, correct: free from error

Happy is defined as, enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

Would I rather have the last word or be at peace?

What matters more to me?

I always know which preference works best universally and yet there are days and moments I would much rather be right than happy.

Think of something that is bothering you, in that situation which would you rather be?

We cannot force either state, we can just work towards being in a state of more self-love and more inner peace by practicing, slowly and surely.

I encourage you to play with this idea and in this moment, just be at peace with where you are right now.

Peace and Love, XO

Laura

Just notice without fueling the feelings is something I say alot to my groups of students.

Just notice.

Observe your feelings and feel them, knowing they are not you and you are not them.

They come and they go.

I have feelings, I am not my feelings.

I had some strong feelings come up this weekend when every time I logged onto the community site, no one was there. UUUUMMM!

I felt fear, frustration, confusion, overwhelm and then CALM.

All these feelings over a tool…that some people may or may not choose to use…it is all good.

I do want more than anything to provide the best possible tools for women in this community and how that will look, the universe will reveal. As long as I do not get attached to the outcome and what I think is right.

The universe has a way bigger plan that I could have.

Learning, living and loving and letting go…words to live by…

XO, Laura

She told me that I am one of the healthiest eaters on the planet.

If I totally lived without my ego, I would never compare myself to anyone again.  However, when the compliment came in, instead of receiving it with love, I thought to myself,  “Compared to most people, I am probably in the top 2% of healthy eaters.”

And yet my inner critic/gremlin/ego, showed up to say how much I was still not doing right.  This voice said, “If you were really a good eater, you’d be juicing everyday, etc., etc.”

I know I eat well! And there is always room for improvement (for myself and most of us).

My proud moment today came when I went to a new chiropractor. She asked me to fill out intake forms which is customary for first time appointments. The forms inquired about my diet and I actually found myself checking “no” to 90% of the things that would be considered “undesirable” and “over-consumption”.

We can all find things to slowly improve upon no matter where we are in our process or program.  And for today, we can celebrate all the good things we do for our mind, body, and spirit.

Tomorrow at my “Gratitude for our Bodies”  workshop (at the Bay Club in Corte Madera CA at 1pm PT), we will be celebrating our fabulous bodies.

Gratitude heals everything and I am grateful for this day.  I am grateful for the luxurious hot bath I just enjoyed.  And I am grateful to lead a community of women who are powerful and strong.

Live, Learn and Let Go

and LOVE!

XO, Laura