Make Your Heart Smile.

Why are people afraid to be human? Human beings are emotional beings.  We have hearts but are often so head-strong that sometimes it causes a disconnect with our hearts.   So, what do you do when this happens?  Well, re-connect! I know what you may be thinking, "if only it were that simple?"  Well, it is!  I am learning how to create a loving time and space to allow myself to feel whatever it is I am feeling.  Sometimes, it is when I am being the biggest nerd. I define nerd to mean a victim, desperate, righteous..etc.  Where I would usually be incredibly hard on myself, I am learning, day by day, to shift to embracing these emotions with grace and acceptance. I've noticed the more I do this, the quicker the painful emotions dissolve. Self-love is born here.  This subject should be taught in schools. Important life-skills for dealing with life's challenges.  With that said, I am practical. Sometimes, the pre...

I don't know what to write today. I just know that I have to. No, I choose to. I have been grateful enough to get to know myself on a deep level.  During the journey, I am understanding what I want to create out of life.  I've had to ask myself repeatedly: What are you willing to do Erika?  Today, I am willing to face the truth that I still have a heavy burden on my heart. Disappointment. Abandonment. Loss. Guilt. Fear. The list goes on and on. While I have forgiven those who have hurt me, I discovered that I haven't forgiven myself.  This is causing a big disconnect in my life.  The reality is: I am a responsible adult. So, I chose to look at the areas that carried the most weight on my heart. How do/did I contribute to these situations? What was I responsible for? What can I do differently?  I also asked myself: Am I enough? My heart opened up and immediately looked at my sense of humor. At first, I thought this was odd. I looked at the se...

Holy August! It's hot today. I am back blog readers! This time, with vengeance. My heart is doing backflips. I am so grateful to be alive. My vision is clear. My goals are on paper. I'm not all talk, I am taking action. It's amazing how I would allow confusion to get the best of me. In fact, I am a someone who knows what she wants.  I am a powerful woman. Now, I am focused. When I looked in the mirror today, I saw myself as a woman...A mature, loving and urgent woman-open to all of life's possibilities, intellectually active and working everyday to create a loving atmosphere, both online and offline. I've begun to work on my vision of building my own brand. As I embark on this journey, I will blog about it. Wishing you a peaceful evening ahead. Xoxo, Erika

I was fortunate enough to be surrounded by the most gracious, humble, vulnerable and loving souls over the last five days. Together, we shared an intense and transformative experience. I will always be grateful for your feedback, your stories, your gifts and your love. My heart smiled, danced, leaped and soared...I feel amazing. I am an URGENT, POWERFUL and OPEN LEADER.. :)

Today, I met a friend of a friend for the first time at a local Starbucks. In our conversation, she used the word embolden . I complimented her and expressed that is such a great word! (I usually I have one fixated word choice that I will use- it had been emote) Obviously, I love words. Words have such a profound meaning over our lives. If you pay attention closely, you can gain insight to yourself and others by the adjectives chosen to describe how they see the world. em·bold·en /emˈbōldən/ Verb: Give (someone) the courage or confidence to do something or to behave in a certain way. Cause (a piece of text) to appear in a bold typeface. "To give someone the courage/confidence to behave in a certain way.." How beautiful is that? The more I've been reading lately, the more in love I become with words, sentences, paragraphs. Certainly, writing is an art, but it is a deliberate craft. I'd like to personalize this as the following: "Erik...

I am consciously on a path to healing from heart aches that I've had in my personal, romantic, professional, friendships and finally am in a place where I can see these experiences for what they are, what I tried to make them to be, and ultimately, what was right and wasn't right for me. My heart has been weeping over the past few days- It's healing. I choose to embrace the experience, and listen to what my heart was telling me. My heart is telling me to "Let go, Be love." I am joyfully accepting myself for my choices, and loving my mistakes because it's where I learn to be more trusting with myself.  The depth and clarity of love is so beautiful, because I am learning to follow my heart. I've had to sit with myself, embracing the pain in order to heart what I was telling myself. Although I have puffy eyes, I am facilitating my own healing. This is what I pretended not to know. My heart wept, but it's cracking a smile. My vulnerability ...

It's been a week since my most profound moment in the Momentum Basic. I am reflecting on this week and I see the changes in me. There were a few moments where I would give up and I kept going. There were moments when I set an intention and yield a usual outcome. However, I am more accountable and  I am reflecting with Grace and Acceptance. I made a commitment to authenticity, and to treat myself a framework of Grace. So, What does grace mean? I looked it up and it is described as "simple elegance or refinement of movement." To take a leap in the spiritual realm, Grace from God is " unmerited divine assistance given humans for their regeneration or sanctification." I love this idea.   Virtue is less common in this world. Call me a Utopian, but, imagine a world where everyone was gracious? It would radiate and reflect in the way they treated his or herself and how they treated others.  This is what I want to kick up in my life.  I am that person, but it...