Get Up & Live Again
It's Your Time to Find Your Sweet Spot
One of my favorite quotes is "If you don't have a plan for your life, someone else will!" That's the story of my life. Everywhere I've gone, worked & lived it was obvious the drive and passion I embodied to be successful & always do my best. It led many people to invest into my success but at times came with a price of loosing myself and what I wanted out of life. In my book "Fly Free: Finding the Courage to Live Without Limitations," I share my story of discovering my wings, breaking out of my cage and starting to fly free. The book shares the first leg of my journey but the journey continued.
After starting my journey & finally being free to pursue God's purpose for the next season of my life, I found myself drained, discouraged, depressed and unable to physically or emotionally move forward. I had to pause, process & let God lead me through a physical, emotional & spiritual healing that would empower me to be impactful in my purpose.
A huge part of my new journey has been dealing with the massive weight gain that came along with the depression. I learned to eat my way through problems & isolate myself from life which is far from the person I'm truly am. This became how I handled being ripped from controlling & abusive relationships...through sedentary isolation.
One day God reminded me of how active I used to be. For weeks I laid in the bed visualizing myself reconnecting with the active lifestyle I once loved. That vision pushed me to start trying. Day by day I challenged myself to do something active & it ignited my faith that I could live again.
I've found my "sweet spot" which are the things that allow me to be active, wake up creativity & reconnect to a living God that helps me overcome life's challenges. It's helped me stay connected to God, heal, loose weight, inspire others & find the courage to move forward with God's plan for me life.
Daniela Gabrielle's Top 10 Sweet Spot Activities
1) Teaching & attending Zumba classes & events
2) Online worship service experiences on my iPad (I LOVE Joel Osteen & the Lakewood Church)
3) Skating w/ my daughter & her friends
4) Playing at the park
5) Taking prayer walks / prayer runs
6) Dreaming Sessions: vision boarding, limitless thinking activities & next level field trips
7) Swimming (I love a day at the pool)
8) Spa time in the sauna (I take my fav music, books & magazines along) <----30 minutes in the sauna burns an avg of 500 calories
9) Video Journaling
10) You Tube karaoke (there's nothing like a good song to change your mood)
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