Take Out the Trash

And this pic is exactly what I look like when I am taking out the trash.

Years ago…like 15 or so. I had a house full of boys. Some young and some not so young.

It had been a hard day. Really busy and lots of tasking. The trash needed to go out and instead of asking a son, I took it out. Sometimes that was just easier than asking.

It was that time in the evening when the sun has just set and all of the lights come shining through the windows, but before the curtains have been closed. I was exhausted and frustrated from unmet expectations of the day, but as I passed by the window and looked in at my boys I felt my heart swell. I was the luckiest mom alive!

As if in an instant, my wonting soul filled with love for each of them.

I realized that the action of just stepping outside of my life and looking in from the outside had completely shifted my perspective.

This is what happens when we step outside. Literally as well as figuratively.

“In the presence of nature, a wild delight runs through the man, in spite of real sorrows.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson

I would like to suggest to you that this is exactly why I love running. The reason that I have encouraged many a woman who is struggling with the management of her emotional well-being to get out and be active. Run. Walk. Hike. Bike.

I know this works. I can help it work for you. You will get results if you go out on your own and just move and experience nature and new perspective but can you imagine what you might discover if we were looking at your life together? If you were taken on a guided tour through your thoughts. This is the magic that I call Active Life Coaching.

Give it a try. First time’s on me.