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I Am Diosa

29 Monday Jun 2020

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bethechange, celebrate, diosasforlife, iamdiosabook, riseup, spreadthelove

I am super pumped to share some amazing news 🥳 A favorite long time client and friend of mine Christine Gutierrez just launched her first book!! Woot woot!! I am so excited for her. I have worked alongside Christine over 6 years now and it’s surely been a journey. Doing my part as her design bestie, I’ve helped her make all the things pretty and more. It’s been a pleasure watching her business grow and seeing the change she brings to her field. All the while giving women the support they need to rise up and love themselves. She’s pretty rad. I highly recommend you check her out AND buy her book!! You can pre-order now and even get some free gifts!
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Christine, I am just so proud of you. This is your moment and you deserve it! Keep doing what you’re doing because you’re killin it. So grateful we have each other in this crazy world. To many more years of success and happiness ✨
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I Am Diosa: A Journey to Healing Deep, Loving Yourself and Coming Back Home to Soul published by Tarcher Perigee is available today for pre-orders!

Head to www.christineg.tv/iamdiosabook to support this powerful book that takes you on a journey inward to identify your emotions wounds, cultivate healthier coping skills, and offers grounded tools for you to connect to your soul, deepen your self-worth, and own the diosa that you are!

Garden Love

14 Sunday Jun 2020

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dothework, earth, farming, garden, growit, homesweethome, longisland #sograteful, naturelover, ny, plants, vegetablegarden, veggies

A little peek into our vegetable garden, aka: my happy place. So far everything I planted is thriving and it’s just so gratifying. We have lettuce, broccoli, green beans, cucumbers, tomatoes, bell peppers, carrots, basil, parsley and cilantro. Lots of our favorite things to eat. Growing food, or just about anything for that matter, has been such a love of mine. And lately I’ve felt a calling to be closer to the earth and plant all the things. I have a vision… and dream that one day hopefully soon we will have a little farm on our property. It will be filled with tons of vegetables and fruits, along with flowers. I imagine it being a beautiful and magical place, as our small garden is now, and becomes a local spot for organic produce around our town. I don’t know all the legal hoops to get to that point but it’s something I would like to work toward. I truly enjoy doing this so much and Gray Star Farms doesn’t seem so silly to me.
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Anyway, just wanted to share a special place I love with you all. I come out here every morning and throughout the day to water and observe and then at night one last time before our day is done. It’s a big part of my daily routine. I am so grateful to have the space to bring this garden to life and proud of what we created. Nature will always have a place in my heart.

It’s NOT fine

12 Friday Jun 2020

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acceptance, begrateful, behappy, bepositive, change, evolve, happiness, hope, kindness, liveyourtruth, love, moveforward, unity

This year has been eye opening for me. It started off bad, took a turn for the worse, and now I’m left with disheartening views and such a bitter feeling toward this country and the people living in it. It’s unfortunate but everything happens for a reason.
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I usually speak my mind no matter what. Always. But lately I’ve been taking a step back a bit to observe what’s going on around me. Seeing with my own eyes how people are treating others and how they use words to sadly show their true colors. The lack of understanding and empathy out there is pretty sad. And I don’t want any part of it.
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I tell myself, this is NOT okay. This is NOT fine. So I tune it out because I can’t have that crap in my life. I know I cannot change the world. But I can create how I want my life to be by living MY truth. And in doing that I release positive energy into the world around me. That is how you birth change.
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My happiness allows more love and kindness to bloom around me. And isn’t that what we need most? Personally, I am so over a lot of shit going on in the world. But all I can do is move forward because life doesn’t just stop. We can pause for a bit to rest… but we must get back up. Nothing changes if you stand still too long. And change is essential.
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Image reposted from @liveinthedetails

Focus on the Good

11 Saturday Apr 2020

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begrateful, bepositive, focus, life, seethegood, smile, thesedays

There is only one thing to focus on and it’s the good in your life. Don’t let this whole mess bring you down. Realistically, it’s an inevitable situation… people will get sick. And it’s not going to go away. So take care of yourself and take control of your health. That is the best weapon. Do your best to enjoy each day with a smile and be grateful for all the good. Because there is still good to be thankful for.

Image eposted from @ginnypaxkrosel

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