What Living Your Best Life Really Looks Like.

Today I want to SHATTER a myth about living our BEST lives. It's not sexy! It's not glamorous. At least not all of the time. Don't get me wrong there are moments when it's all that and so much more! Which is why I am constantly setting intentions and committing to actions that will enable me to live that life AND encouraging the amazing women who are my coaching clients to do the same!

But there is another side that many people, especially on social media don't want to talk about or show you. They post the selfies, but only after making sure every hair is in place. They share the photos of the perfect yoga pose on the beach with the sun setting in the background. They make it look easy and perfect. They want or in some cases need you to believe it comes easy for them, that they have it all figured out. They've bought in to the lie that one must be perfect to be liked, loved or live an extraordinary life. I am here to tell you nothing could be further from the truth.

I LOVE my life but just like everyone else I have good days and I have bad days. That is just life. What I want to show you is how I designed this life I love. How I got here, the good, the bad and the ugly! I want to share the journey, the struggle, the hard stuff... The stuff I don't really want other people to see or know about me. Why? Because that's the part that makes us human! That's the stuff that connects us and we women need to see and know this truth so that we can show up fully for ourselves and our soul sisters. The last thing we need is another person making us feel not good enough, not thin enough, not pretty enough.

So how did I get this life I love? By getting up early, working late, being uncomfortable, taking chances, not knowing how it will all play out and STILL going for it. Delayed gratification, going without something I really, really want in order to get what I need. A big, beautiful wonderful life. It's hard work at times. It's messy and dirty work at times.

It might mean sleeping in a tent in the pouring rain instead of staying in a hotel because I need to save my dollars so I can go to Paris in September. It might mean crawling out of that tent on all fours because it's the age AND the mileage and my body has said a big "fuck you Jenn"! It means waking up totally dehydrated and my face all puffy because I stop taking any liquids after 5pm because I am scared of crawling out of my tent in the middle of the night to go pee and running into a grizzly bear.

Yes, I spend A LOT of time in the wilderness and I am freaked out by Grizzly bears, but guess what I still get out there and explore. Because on every adventure there is a moment that lights up my soul. Where I feel completely alive, at peace and filled with a joy that there is no words to explain. Sometimes that moment happens when I slip my kayak into the lake with zero other boats on the water. Other times it's when I stand on top of a mountain taking in the gorgeous views that making the climb has afforded me. Sometimes it as simple as sitting on the lake shore in quiet meditation with my dogs exploring the beach by themselves.

I guess what I am trying to say is this, do the work! Be prepared to get dirty and be uncomfortable because I promise you it's worth it!

Thank you so much for reading, and if you enjoyed this post I welcome your comments below and please share with your friends!

With deep gratitude, much love and many blessings.

Jenn xoxo