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25.01.2022 Good morning. Tune in Tuesday coming up later. Xx

23.01.2022 Monday Motivation Last week we were without a shower for a couple of days. Well actually it was the first day of iso for Victorians and it added a little to the stress of that day. Two days later it was back on, and as I stood under the shower I remembered how good it was to have warm water. I love having a shower to start my day in the morning, its a time for stillness and to just be before I move into my day.... I realised that there could be a pattern here. Its very possible that after a while I could probably get used to not having a shower, because over time I would forget the feeling of the warm water and how it helped me to move into my day. And I wondered what else I might be forgetting to do because it has been so long. When was the last time I stopped everything and put some karaoke on in the loungeroom and had a singing session? When was the last time I did an unplanned activity? When was the last time I sat and did a drawing journal session? Once I have completed these activities, all of them bring me so much joy! Some of them gift me with more energy and some of them give me more calm. We need to remember to continue to bring these activities into our lives especially now. This is my place of passion. I hold a space of possibility for women to bring to life their heartfelt inspirations, so each day you wake up feeling inspired, energised and excited to live a life that Sparkles Now. Nat xx

22.01.2022 Tune In Tuesday Oooh Im so excited, a new book to share with you all. Anyone read this one yet?... Looking forward to sharing its wisdom soon. Nat xx

22.01.2022 Thankful Thursday I have been speaking a little about choice this week. I am in such awe of people who go through times that really challenge them and yet can still feel in their body, deep in their soul, their worthiness. ... Its an incredible gift and its something to remind yourself of each and every day. This deep gratitude for knowing that you, you are important, you are meant to be here, you have something special for this world. I am grateful for you today. I am grateful that you are showing up in your life and that you are here. Nat xx

21.01.2022 TUNE IN Tuesday Im just wondering, how often do you listen to what your body is saying to you, where is the pain today? How often do you feel the feelings like sadness, frustration or guilt? How are you really feeling today?... Its so easy to pretend these things dont exist, to push them down, to put them to the side or to find a way to quickly get rid of them. Each time something comes to our attention in a painful way its giving us a little nudge that something needs our attention. Take time for a body scan. Sit with yourself for a moment and take note of what is happening in your body, where is the pain? What is it telling you? Journal your thoughts. What is coming up? What do you get to do to take care of yourself now? Do you get to create some space for you, watching a fave movie, going for a walk on the beach, is it booking an appt with the naturopath, is it an appt at the chiropractor, is it a coach to help you chat about what you need? In our family there are always some tell tale signs when we need to change tact. My son often gets ulcers in his mouth, so we get to check in with how he is feeling, is he getting to bed on time, how stressed is he at the moment? And we are reminded to bring back what works so he can get back into balance. My daughter gets very emotional when she is not feeling heard. She is short and on edge and doesnt cope with life so well. We get to support her by asking her how she is feeling, what does she need and how can we help. I get a big snappy! when I am feeling out of sorts. I get all constricted in my body, feeling tense and feeling frustrated. This tells me its time to check in. What am I doing thats causing me overwhelm? What can I let go of, what space can I create for rest, what can I delegate? Take the time during isolation to listen to, and take care of yourself. Its important for you because you are important. Nat xx

21.01.2022 Thankful Thursday I am really thankful for thoughtful gifts and on Tuesday I received 2 of those just out of the blue!!! This was the best bit about it. My neighbour had randomly text me to let me know that they had picked some beautiful flowers from their garden for us and when I arrived to pick them up they had also left out a yummy snack for the kids to make. Talk about all the good feels!!!... Then as I was walking back home I checked the mail box and inside was a package from my Aunty! Such a good surprise. I opened it to find a book I have been really wanting to look through. These acts of kindness really make a difference in your day. I felt really cared for and loved. I felt thought of. Have you gifted any random acts of kindness in iso?? Love to hear about them. Nat xx I

21.01.2022 Keep the dream alive. Share it here.

21.01.2022 Doing a little pondering today? What are your thoughts? Nat Xx ... #nurtureself #geelonggiftboxes #geelongwomeninbusiness #geelongsmallbusiness #geelongwomenswellness #geelongcoaching #possibilitycoach #lifecoachforwomen #lovewhereilive #shoplocal #oceangrovevictoria #oceangrovebusiness #oceangrovebeach #womensupportingwomen #oceangrovefamilies

21.01.2022 What do you think women really want in life?What do you think women really want in life?

20.01.2022 Happy Friday everyone. Friday Fun Day Some fun questions for your day.... If you could change your name what would you choose? What was the last netflix series you watched? What is your favourite quote? What song takes you back to your teenage years? What is your favourite thing to eat? I look forward to hearing your answers. Nat xx

20.01.2022 Today breath work at 5.30am then this beautiful sunrise with my walking buddy. You can find a space for you.

18.01.2022 Thankful Thursday I am so grateful for this community of people. I love jumping in and connecting with you all, especially during this time in covid. I would love to ask you if there is anything more you need from this page. What information would be helpful? What topics do you want to hear about? What conversations would you like to have?... And what do you already love? I am here to serve the best I can and I would like to continue to create a page that supports us to be most ALIVE in our lives!

18.01.2022 Another beautiful morning. Xx Deep magical conversations and a walk on the beach. Tick

17.01.2022 101 Ways to Sparkle Wednesday

17.01.2022 Tune In Tuesday In the past I used to sit in the anxiety for a while, sometimes feeling like I didnt have any control over it and it was happening TO me. I would feel annoyed, frustrated, sometimes to the point of tears. I would feel like my body and mind had failed me, in being a normal human being.... Over time I have learnt many strategies around how to manage this differently, but since starting to explore Breath Work I now have a way to move this feeling quickly. I am the one in control who can bring myself back into the present moment with breath. With this new knowledge I can teach myself to bring this in each time I feel myself being in anxiousness. I can then move to a place of being still, more calm. In this space I have found that I can be the observer and I get to ask myself, What is the truth here? and What is really going on?. I get to dive in a little deeper to hear myself and what it is I need right now. Ill be doing my Breath Work Practicum start of October so if you are keen to go on this journey with me from the beginning, let me know. Nat xx

17.01.2022 Monday Motivation Last night before starting the week I whispered to myself, Who do I want to be this week? What does the business woman of Sparkle Now look like and how does she start her week? We have spoken about how important powerful questions are before.... I was beginning to notice the language I was using on Sunday night around starting the new week. I love a new, fresh week. But the weeks in iso were starting to feel a little the same. I could feel myself going down the road of bringing in my sabotaging traits. I was bringing in tired, getting distracted from the tasks, fuzzy head, etc and saying there is not enough time, everything feels squeezed, I need a holiday (I think this one is true!!!) Every moment is a choice. Each time we think a thought we get to take a look at that. What is going to help us move forward towards what we want in life? So my motivation for Monday is check in with your language, ask a different question and take action. PAUSE. POSSIBILITY. PLAY

15.01.2022 Friday FUN Did you write your list yet? Here is my list of things that I looooove to do.... Tell me yours......

15.01.2022 Friday FUN DAY I would love to do another gift morning today. Im going to pick a random number between 1 and 20. Please place your guesses below!... Todays gift will be one of my Mini Nurture Boxes. You can check out what is inside here. https://sparklenow.com.au/product/mini-nurture-box/

14.01.2022 Thankful Thursday Today I am setting a challenge that I hope you will be feeling thankful for by the end of the day. After recognising that I needed to fill my cup yesterday, I cant begin to share with you the gift it brought to me for the rest of my day. I felt lighter, I felt calmer, I felt fun and I felt more connected to myself.... Life started to flow more. It just felt easier. So today I would like to offer you the opportunity of gifting yourself an hour of doing what you love. I would love to hear how it made a difference to your day. Even if it was just a small difference I would love for you to share it here. When we share we support each other, and that is also an incredible gift. It might just be the permission we need to get going. Yay! Nat

14.01.2022 Thankful Thursday I am so thankful for clunkiness. Yep Im glad that when I learn something new I can give myself the space to make mistakes, to not get it perfect the first time, to give it a go and see where I get to improve next.... To remind myself that it takes time to become a master, approx 10,000 hours apparently, so I can cut myself a little slack if I am doing something new. I get to remind myself that by sticking to this new thing; even though its hard, that I really want it in my life, its important to me. This morning after a few long weeks of schooling at home I watched both my son and I get upset about him doing his writing, or should I say not wanting to do his writing! In his heart I knew that he just wanted it to be easy, and we got to talking about how things can become easy after we keep giving it a go. We chatted about why writing might be important to him, we did a little breath work, we stopped for lunch and then returned to the writing. It was still a little awkward, it was absolutely clunky, but together we got through the things that were challenging us and continued to get the writing completed for the day. He was super proud of himself, giving himself a pat on the back and the smile was priceless. And the journey will continue until the writing one day feels like it flows and that is going to be pretty spectacular. What are you thankful for today?

12.01.2022 101 Ways to Sparkle Wednesday I forgot my own advice this week! I could feel the overwhelm creeping in, I was doing a lot! I could feel myself starting to get annoyed, because there was never enough time to just be still. I was starting to get a bit stuck. ... In the past this feeling could last a few weeks before I even noticed. I realise now that these feelings were small messages letting me know that Im was not listening to what I need. I was so good at blocking these messages that I barely stood still to hear them. Its ok, only a few more years that the kids will be little, I would hear myself say. Ill get some time on the weekend, Its not really that important. Im so glad for the chance to check in now. It starts with the Pause. It starts with taking a deep breath, becoming still, and creating space to hear what it is you need. Today I decided that it was time for some me time and my choice of activity Netflix. Its not always Netflix, sometimes its a walk on the beach, sometimes its diving into a book, sometimes its singing. But it was definitely time to connect back in. After all this is my life and I want to choose how I enjoy it. Nat Xx P.S. Anyone been watching this????

12.01.2022 101 Ways to Sparkle Wednesday Did you get your thing on the list today? I know you were thinking about it. ... This was me a few years ago. Wishing and hoping that I would get to do something for me in my day. The wishing and hoping was actually getting me no where. It was when I made the decision to do it, thats when things changed. I was chatting with a friend the other day and she sent through a podcast about making decisions. You see we cant really commit to something unless we make the decision. Otherwise we are just sitting in the land of maybe, might, could...... Nothing gets done there. So after a few years of wishing and hoping I decided to make the decision to put my activities into my day. And it was one of the best decision I have ever made. Sunday I got to clear out the papers from stuff I have kept for years, it was fantastic. Yesterday I cooked myself the yummiest breakfast and today I got up early and started with breath work and then went for a walk on the beach. Make the decision. Nat xx

11.01.2022 TUNE IN TUESDAY Something I have learned over time is that there is so much wisdom in every moment for us to hear. So many different situations, so many good conversations and experiences. Always gifting us with messages for our journey forward. Showing us the way.... You know those times when you think about something that you want and the very next moment you get an email about that topic, or you are focused on an outcome and somewhere in your day this really serendipitous moment will arrive! Yes, I love those. I live for these moments. Because I know that life is really here for us to experience all that we wish. What we focus on is what we get, or Where attention goes, energy flows... These sayings are about focus. What we focus on is what we see and experience the most. If I choose to focus on what makes me angry and frustrated, that is what I will see and experience. If I choose to focus on things that I am grateful for this is what I will see and experience. This is why in my mind movie 2.0 I have decided to look for the magic in life. I have created slides that focus on this aspect of life. I know there is a lot of beauty out there and I want to see it regularly. When I watch the movie each morning, these are the thoughts I get to take with me into my day, and if I watch for days in a row then I am creating a habit. Its a little like creating an exercise routine for the body, or a way of eating, but for the mind. Ill chat a little more about the Mind Movie tomorrow. Nat xx

11.01.2022 VOO Breath Demo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DeB_CGtOJM

10.01.2022 101 Ways to Sparkle Wednesday I love how much wisdom can be shared collectively because we all have so much awesomeness within us, so today I would love you to share what is working for you in this time. I realise that we all have days where its not all going to plan, but I know that we also have moments that we feel really good about how we are being.... I look forward to hearing your wisdom today. Nat xx

10.01.2022 Monday Motivation

10.01.2022 Sending out gifts this week. Thanks for having some Friday FUN.

10.01.2022 FRIDAY FUN Have you played would you rather before? Lets have some fun.... Answer one or all of the questions below. Questions provided by my 8 year old son. Would you rather....... 1. Would you rather have a cat speaking or a dog speaking? 2. Would you rather bark like a dog or meow like a cat? 3. Would you rather be a cat or a dog? 4. Would your rather be the cleverest person on the planet or be rich? Hee hee Nat xx

09.01.2022 Watch todays video and pick a card. Remember to get creative during these times. Xx

09.01.2022 Thank you for your patience while I practice facilitating breath work with my friends and family and beyond. I am having the most Amazing experience and I am truly excited to share this modality with you all soon. Today I was driving to the shopping centre and an oldie but a goodie song came on the radio and immediately I was taken back to warm days, carefree afternoons, less responsibility, my younger self. Do you have songs like that, that just transport you instantly to a... different place? Which songs? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=L_dVEtLPdDE

09.01.2022 What does this video say to you?

08.01.2022 This is Charlie Chaplin at age 26, photographed 100 years ago. Its believed he wrote the poem below at age 70. As I began to love myself I found that anguish... and emotional suffering are only warning signs that I was living against my own truth. Today, I know, this is Authenticity. As I began to love myself I understood how much it can offend somebody if I try to force my desires on this person, even though I knew the time was not right and the person was not ready for it, and even though this person was me. Today I call this Respect. As I began to love myself I stopped craving for a different life, and I could see that everything that surrounded me was inviting me to grow. Today I call this Maturity. As I began to love myself I understood that at any circumstance, I am in the right place at the right time, and everything happens at the exactly right moment. So I could be calm. Today I call this Self-Confidence. As I began to love myself I quit stealing my own time, and I stopped designing huge projects for the future. Today, I only do what brings me joy and happiness, things I love to do and that make my heart cheer, and I do them in my own way and in my own rhythm. Today I call this Simplicity. As I began to love myself I freed myself of anything that is no good for my health food, people, things, situations, and everything that drew me down and away from myself. At first I called this attitude a healthy egoism. Today I know it is Love of Oneself. As I began to love myself I quit trying to always be right, and ever since I was wrong less of the time. Today I discovered that is Modesty. As I began to love myself I refused to go on living in the past and worrying about the future. Now, I only live for the moment, where everything is happening. Today I live each day, day by day, and I call it Fulfillment. As I began to love myself I recognized that my mind can disturb me and it can make me sick. But as I connected it to my heart, my mind became a valuable ally. Today I call this connection Wisdom of the Heart. We no longer need to fear arguments, confrontations or any kind of problems with ourselves or others. Even stars collide, and out of their crashing, new worlds are born. Today I know: This is Life! ~Charlie Chaplin

08.01.2022 101 Ways to Sparkle Wednesday When was the last time you had a really good chat with your bestie? Like cleared your schedule, poured your drink of choice and sat down for a nice long chat about everything and anything.... They are just so fulfilling arent they! They get you, they hear you, they see you for all that you are. You feel energised, excited and relaxed, the conversation topic changes many times and the flow is always in tact. Its epic and nourishing. So my Sparkle Tip for this week.....is call your bestie. Text and make a time. Set aside a decent amount of time to catch up on all the things. Lean in and listen, open up and chat. Release whats been on your mind in the safe supportive container that you have both created over a number of years. Laugh, cry, get frustrated and laugh again. This is such an awesome way to reset the system and float back into life with a different perspective. Have fun, enjoy the conversation. Nat xx

07.01.2022 Monday Motivation!

07.01.2022 Keep going. You can do it. It's worth it.Keep going. You can do it. It's worth it.

06.01.2022 Like many of you, Im feeling weary this week. Some days I feel on top of my anxiety and some days it crashes over me. Some days I jump out of bed and think, I... got this! Its going to be OK. Other days I just want to hide under the covers until the world gets easier and I have a pandemic end-date, a funded universal commitment to social justice, and a back-to-school plan that keeps students, teachers, and staff safe. I finished reading The Gifts audio book this afternoon. Its the first time Ive read it aloud, and when I came across this amazing quote - reading it made me feel better. When I first discovered this quote, I thought about the not-so-pretty details from my pre-sober, pre-breakdown-spiritual-awakening life. I thought about all of the proving, perfecting, and pleasing. I never thought about how to apply this learning to the here and now. Today, this quote shook me by the shoulders in a different way. Not only is it impossible for me to go back and make the old details pretty, I cant make the new details pretty today. Uncertainty and anxiety drive me to hyper-focus on the details, but all that does is ramp up my fear and exhaustion. I think Im going to try to move forward - in the wobbliest of ways - and refocus on the beautiful whole: Love, rest, justice, walking, water, connection, self-care, sleep, and joy. Ill keep you posted. Stay awkward, brave, and kind, BB

05.01.2022 What is it like to feel alive??? Can you remember a time where you felt truly alive. I remember this feeling well. ... You know that feeling of freedom, of lightness, of no time and no space. A time were you are all in, in that moment. Its blissful. And the smile on my face when I am in this space. You cant wipe it off. This space for me is usually filled with lots of loud singing. There are particular times that stand out to me as being just this. Picture this....... You are in your car, the shine is shining and there is a slight warm breeze outside. I should mention that you are in the car alone! Its one of those days where it feels like there is a little magic in the air, you wind down the window and let the breeze through the car. The sunglasses are on and the hair is waving around on the side of your face. You feel warmth, happiness, freedom as you reach over to turn on the radio and of course your fav tune is on. This then calls for some very loud singing and dance gestures. And this is it, this is the moment I feel truly ALIVE. I love that in these moments it doesnt matter who is watching. It doesnt even matter where you are going, it just matters that in this moment you feel good and life feels good. I want to feel this more often, not just in this space. So today I am writing a list of all of the things I love to do. On my list there will be things like singing, reading, running, beach walk, watching docos, spending time with family, eating good food..... And each day I can choose one thing from this list that creates that incredible feeling of being ALIVE, of being in my life! If you feel called to, post your list below so we can cheer you on. Nat xx

04.01.2022 Its this! This is what I am so passionate about. Xx Creating time for you to do the things you love so that your life Sparkles Now. Xx

03.01.2022 Friday FUN Lets play a game! I have 2 giveaways today hidden in my office shelves.... First people to guess the correct number shelf wins that prize. Ill be in contact with you to arrange drop off or to organise postage details. Happy guessing Xx Enjoy your weekend. *Only available to people living in Australia. Nat

03.01.2022 Lets back track one day..... Tuesday Tune In Apologies if anyone was looking for the Tune in Tuesday post yesterday! I started to write and then forgot to press post!!!... I have had some incredible learnings this week. (Yes already!) One particular one has stuck in my mind and awesome for the times we are in now. In my Breath Work course they were talking about Resourcing. Im not sure if you have heard this term before (and you might already do this for yourself) but its about setting up a habit in your life that allows you to come back to the present if a situation is becoming overwhelming. It can help to soothe the nervous system so you can use your thinking brain again to see more clearly. So for instance Breath Work, or going for a walk, wrapping yourself in a cosy blanket, having a glass of water, smelling your fav essential oil, listening to a podcast, reading your favourite affirmation, dancing to music and the list can go on and on. There are so many ways that you can bring yourself back to the present moment and back to calm. This morning I had my first network meeting and I was a little nervous! My go to usually is my essential oil Adaptiv and my breath. It was so quick and easy allowing me to bring my best self to the meeting today. Schooling at home, working from home, new biz, study there are many times that I just need to take a breath to regroup. I invite you to share your resources below, be great to help each other out with different ways we can regroup. Cheers Nat

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