As we flow through April - this season of cleansing and clearing, where we let go of what we no longer need and create space for what nourishes and energizes us - I'm going to focus today on how travel can be a huge source of "ah ha" moments and realizations.

On episode #147 of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we're exploring how travel boosts gratitude for your life and your daily habits.

Of course, travel has an undeniable way of interrupting our patterns, whether we’re ready for it or not.

The simplest things shift:

• meals
• movement
• sleep
• what we watch on tv
• what we listen to
• what we read

But, whether for a month or a weekend, out of the city or out of the country, travel is an opportunity to find gratitude for habits, routines and experiences that we may not even notice otherwise.

In my own recent travels, I had many concepts arise that speak to this (But we're going to focus on 3):

1. How travel creates an opportunity to assess our habits and routines and shake out what really works for us on a daily basis.

2. How travel provides an opportunity for us to really tune in to our bodies and minds without the clutter of meal prep, laundry and putting out daily fires.

3. How there is a natural shift that happens in our body towards both gratitude for our travels and huge gratitude for our house and home.

Use your travel time to really listen:

What is your body telling you?

What habits are your heart missing?

What can you gently let go of, and what do you want to bring back with even more love and intention?

Love,

Lorrie xoxox

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Hey, Habit Thrivers, how has April been treating you so far?

For some, it's been pretty dreary and cold - and, honestly, not very spring-like at all!

Today, on episode #146 of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we're talking about April: The Messy Middle.

We're going to explore habits and routines to help us embrace that in-between time, transitioning from winter to spring.

This is the season of "almost".

Almost there

Almost blooming

Almost ready

You may be even feeling it in your body:

• Heavy and sluggish in the mornings
• Not quite motivated
• Maybe a little joy bubbling, but also a little resistance
• A little longing.

Welcome to the messy middle.

So, how do we work with the seasonal change instead of against it?

Rituals, habits and routines!

1. A mindset ritual.

Take a moment with your journal, and write yourself a little mindset mantra to remind yourself to rest, be present, and be patient with what is to come.

2. A food ritual.

Shift from heavy foods to lighter fare. Choose things that detox and refresh the body.

3. A motivation ritual.

Just move. Don't overthink it, and don't over-plan it. Just get up and dance! (or walk, or stretch...)

4. A home ritual.

Start small, and declutter that kitchen drawer or reorganize a shelf. Clear the space to make room for what is next!

Remember: You are not the person you were yesterday, and you are not yet the person you will become tomorrow. You are in a sacred middle space. Give yourself some space to bloom!

Love,

Lorrie xoxox

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Do you ever wish you could feel a little more joy, a little more hope, a little more lightness ... right here in this moment?

What if I told you that the way you plan for your future could actually bring more optimism into your present moment?

Today, on episode #145 of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we’re talking about a gentle, inspiring way to design your spring and summer: Not with rigid goals, but with soul-aligned themes.

Spring is about awakening, renewal, and planting seeds and opportunity.

Summer is about celebration, expansion, connection, and so much more.

Themes can help us align that energy instead of working against it.

While goals are specific, measurable markers that can provide structure to our planning, they can trigger feelings of perfectionism or guilt.

Themes, however, are flexible, intuitive and spacious.

For example, a goal might be: I'm going to work out 5 times a week this summer.

If you work out 5 times each week, you achieve your goal.

If you miss a day because you were sick or out of town or just felt like you needed an extra rest day, you automatically may feel a sense of defeat. Like you've let yourself down.

But if you transform that goal into a theme like: This summer, I'm going to move with joy.

...you open yourself up to a whole new world of possibilities.

Rather than thinking of your workout goal as trips to the gym or morning runs, your joyful movement could be found in an evening walk with your family, a bike ride to the store, a dance party in your living room.

If goals are a finish line, then themes are the compass that leads us there.

When we embrace these themes, our planning can become more joyful, more personable, and more sustainable.

Love,

Lorrie xoxox

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