🦋 💜 🌿 How are you?

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​Lots has been going on, and life is up and down, but I keep finding my way up.
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Today I am sharing:

• an article I wrote on what to focus on if you are overwhelmed.
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• an upcoming Tarot for Charity Event
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And good news! We completed our fundraiser to send Ismatu to college! More below.
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If you are feeling overwhelmed, I wrote something for you:
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What should you do if you are overwhelmed?

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When things feel chaotic, in my opinion, the best thing you can do is look at your foundation.
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It’s stressful and overwhelming, so it can be hard to know where to start–all you have to do is pick something foundational from this list below.
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Work on any part of your foundation– When in doubt, you really cannot go wrong.

Shore up your foundation and you will feel less anxiety and more grounded.
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Feel free to make your own list, but for me, my foundation includes:
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• My Mental Health: ​
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  getting support or therapy; assessing how I am feeling; determining where I need boundaries, or what I am stressed about and taking action accordingly; spending time with friends and hobbies that support mental health.
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• My Relationship with Myself: ​
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  changing my self talk or perception; having more self compassion; forgiving my mistakes so I can move on while learning from them; having patience with the fact that I need rest or other things and meeting those needs that I have.
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• My Physical Health: ​
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  making doctor appointments; exercising; deciding meals to cook; eating well; taking vitamins; showering.
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• My Home: ​
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  getting functional shelves or containers; decluttering old items; organizing my things; cleaning things; repairing things; car maintenance
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• My Presentation: ​
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  playing with everything in my wardrobe; finding items that are missing; enjoying how I look; getting a haircut or color; trying a new hairstyle; wearing makeup I have or deciding what I need. (I find when I look good, I feel better.)
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• My Admin: ​
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  taxes; paying bills; processing mail; dealing with paperwork that needs doing; organizing budgets; renewing passports; requesting documents.

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Yes, that is a lot of things. ​
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You do not have to tackle all of this at once, think of this list as a list of OPPORTUNITIES to feel better: you can start with whatever feels most natural and easy for you.
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As you begin to build a solid foundation bit by bit, you gain strength. Each step makes it easier to handle other parts of the list, and your foundation becomes wider and stronger. You will feel the difference.

That’s what makes something foundational– it sits at the root under all the little stuff. It is enduring which means the energy you spend there will pay off greatly in time.
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Things have been stressful for me since my dad died in 2021. Believe me I had a lot to deal with.

Accordingly, I’ve gone to my roots and foundation, continually reflecting on how to shore up my foundation. Over the past few years I chipped away at this list.

Now I can really see a big difference. It has really been evident recently how far I have come. I no longer have those niggles of feeling like my life is on fire.
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I know it can be overwhelming especially in the beginning.

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​Here are three ways I can help if you are overwhelmed:​
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1. Optimism
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If you don't think it's possible to feel less chaos in your life...you are probably right. ​
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I created a low cost Program called Optimism to help you feel it is possible to be successful.

And it's about getting things done.
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It’s a home study course that includes a class to help you get started on doing all the things that will help you have a more positive outlook on life. This includes helping you find what is foundational for you to focus on right now.
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The workbook included will help you to set goals, and mark your progress week by week. You’ll have tools to address challenges and keep track of what is working the best.
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​Get the Optimism Program to feel more grounded and capable of tackling the things that need tackling.​

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​2. Organization

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Are you trying to address multiple things across all these areas?
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Having trouble organizing everything?
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I created a system to help me get things done both for my life, as well as my writing and business.

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Keep an eye out--
I will soon announce the early bird sale for the next 3 Month Digital Organization Club!
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Coming in April-June.

More info coming soon.
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​Keep an eye out for the early bird discount on the Digital Organization Club

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3. Focus

Distracted? Overwhelmed?
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I've been recording these cowork sessions so that you can focus and get some work done with me.

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I have put together a whole playlist of the recordings that you can throw on at any time:
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​See the replay of all my free Cowork Sessions Here​

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Thanks and now I would like to celebrate....

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We did it!!!! We helped Ismatu go to college:

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I just want to take a moment to thank everyone who was a part of this fundraiser.
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THANK YOU!

We were able to help Ismatu with expenses for her microbiology courses.

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We helped her pay her fees to complete her 2nd year of college.

Two years running, we did it.

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I will be announcing another fundraiser for the remaining student, Aminata,

who we helped last year as well.

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We will be doing a TAROT for Charity event like we did last year.
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I will send a separate email about that,
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but you can add this date to your calendar:

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Wednesday March 19
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1-2 pacific / 4-5 Eastern
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My friend Kris Oster and I will be fundraising and

giving out Tarot readings to everyone who donates!
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In the meantime you can read about Aminata and donate at the link below!

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We sent Ismatu to college successfully and Aminata is next!​
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​It's the last college fundraiser of the year...​
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​ Make a S​mall Donation so Aminata​ goes to college here.​
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Thanks for reading

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​ ​ ​Read my story...​ ​​ ​ Visit my website ​​ ​ Get writing with me: ​ * Activate your writing: Self-study 7 Layer Writing Activation E-Course ​ * Get motivated + optimistic: Self-study Optimism Program​ * Write to serve others: 2 Month Faster Progress Package * Write to heal your story: 6 months Personal Mentorship​ * Organize your ideas: Self-study Digital Organization Club (coming soon) ​

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