Words of Encouragement Video
16 Principles
16 Yes Girl Movement Principles
1. Focus your attention on the outcome you want, not the one you’re not liking.
2. Know that you are being taken care of. Yes, you are.
3. Start a gratitude journal. Write what you are grateful for and you will receive more and more in your life to be grateful for, it’s just how it works.
4. Tell yourself the truth, only you know what your own authentic inner truth is.
5. Laugh at least 100 times a day. More if you can.
6. Be passionate about something. Really passionate!
7. Give to someone what you want for yourself. If you want health, wealth and happiness those are great gifts to share.
8. Forgiveness is key. Apologize when you hurt someone’s feelings. Giving someone a heartfelt apology sends a message to your own heart that you are sorry for mistreating You. Forgiving yourself and others is key to healing.
9. Work on seeing everything around you in a positive light. Not easy at first but well worth the effort!
10. Know that you are a bazillion times stronger than anything you are working to overcome.
11. See the lessons that are being reflected back to you. The best lessons are the ones that cause you to be the most uncomfortable.
12. Have a strong vision for what and who you want to become, and practice it in your mind’s eye if even for 10 minutes a day.
13. Never buy into believing you are a victim. You are Powerful and Victorious.
14. Master the art of loving what is. This is really the only way to experience freedom.
15. Be kind to all, especially those people that are difficult…..everything is just a cry for love.
16. An attitude of love wins every time. Ask yourself each day…how can I love more?
Empowered by Love,
Yvette & Lisa
I am soooooo tired
I am soooooo tired. If I am up out of bed for 3 hours in a day…that’s a great day! I so remember those days. My overwhelming thought, if I was up, was thinking about how many more minutes until I could lie down again. It was the most bizarre feeling. I was a gal that could go from 6am to midnight….bouncing around like Tiger, laughing, working, loving and having fun in the most mundane situations. That’s just how I roll. I remember thinking, “Am I dying”? I was scared, I was sick and I felt alone. My hubby and boys were amazingly support along with all my sisters, Shana (my twin), Brigitte and Maria and my mom (the rock of the family). My best friend Lisa was incredibly supportive as well,you could not ask for someone more supportive and loving than her.
Lyme is funny though, I’m pretty sure that unless you’ve walked in the shoes of Lyme, it’s pretty difficult to get the experience…just like all other journeys in our life. Our healing journey has great lessons to be revealed…and you will find the blessing in it. Thankfully, I met a dear friend, Cheryl, who was going through the same journey at the same time. Both of us were the “picture of health” to all the MD’s we saw. After all, our blood work was amazing, we didn’t look sick when we were made up and we still smiled and believed we would heal. Good thing there was foundation that could take away the gray, zombie color we were sportin’ – the almost dead look wasn’t in this season. Cheryl and I had an instant connection, we had the same kind of vibe, and we knew we were supposed to help others in their Lyme journey as well. Our fatigue was insane, we would discuss how it took all of our strength to shower and get ready for the day (which didn’t happen for many days at a time). We noticed as we shared our experiences, we would start to giggle, which would turn into gut busting laughter and then we would be crying because we were laughing so hard. Sooooooo healing! Laughter is healing. I will share with you some of these stories. Lisa, although not going through Lyme herself, was in the think of it with me as well, always checking in, always there for me and supporting me with whatever I needed…what a blessing these girls were to me. We are hopeful through our site, our webinars, blogs and emails, that it will bring laughter to your soul, love in your heart and you will see how we can giggle through the hard times as we heal from Lyme. It can and will be done. We were created to heal. Our bodies know what to do, we need to support it and love it. Focus on healing, experience the process and know….you will be well!
Empowered by Love,
Yvette
Bite Me
Apparently, I had a sign on my forehead that said that…cuz that’s exactly what happened to me. It also happened to my friend Cheryl and literally thousands of others that are in the struggle of their life. My friend, Cheryl, and I both remember being bit many years ago. Mine was on the top of my head, I was 14 years old and I got really sick. I ran a very high fever. My mother worked for ENT doctors and she took me in to see them. They couldn’t figure out why I was so sick. They asked, “Is there anything at all that she has done differently, anything”? My mom said, “Well, she did have a tick on the top of her head”. They dismissed that, after all, no one was taking about Lyme disease back then. Cheryl remembers a tick at the nape of her neck and a red rash, but again, Lyme disease was not being talked about at all.
Cheryl and I are extremely healthy individuals, neither of us really ever got sick at all. As we grew older, we both owned our own businesses, life was grand and we were living dream lives and were unstoppable. Everything changed for both of us when our immune systems got suppressed….both due to emotional stress. Cheryl went from doctor to doctor and was finally diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis. She was put on immune suppressors for years, which is the last thing she needed. I got severely ill, went from doctor to doctor being told how healthy I was and I was just fine. Between the two of us we experienced joint pain, dizziness, overwhelming fatigue, vision problems, equilibrium issues, loss of appetite, sensitivity to heat, cold issues, sleep problems, hair issues and that’s just the beginning. These are classic examples of what happens to those who get sick and struggle to find the answers. And, this is not my story. Although I will touch on some of these things and share through my eyes and my experiences, this is really about how together, once we met, and with the support of my friend, Lisa, we found a way to laugh our way through this difficult time and start to be able to see the beauty in our journey. That is what we want to share with you…our journey…and it is a beautiful one.
Empowered by Love,
Yvette