2 Ways to Escape a Bad Day

Its OK to have a Bad Day:

People ask me all the time, “Nikki, your so positive, I bet you never have bad days… Do you?” I say to those people “Hell Yeah, I am only human”.

Having bad days are completely normal, some times we wake up with no motivation, some times we are just angry for no reason and some times we just want to lay in bed all day and not move. We ALL have these moments and its OK!

For me when these bad days come up, I like to sit with the uncomfortable emotions, if I need to cry then I will cry, if I need vent then I will pull out my voice recorder and vent my little heart out to my self just like I’m talking to my best friend. I don’t want to mask the emotions that lay under my bad day, instead I bring them to the surface and just let them sit with me.

Now having 1 bad day is OK in fact its totally fine! But having multiple bad days in a row, its not good at all, this means that you need to get out of your head, start loving your self and change how your thinking.

Here are my top 2 tips to escaping a bad day:

Morning Pages:

Morning pages are like word vomit on a page, it is designed as an empowering tool used to cultivate creativity and personal transformations. The idea is to write what ever is in your head, it does not need to make sense and it does not need to flow as you are simply transcribing your thoughts onto a page.

The purpose of writing in the early morning is significant, as it allows you to capture your thoughts before your ego is awake. Your vulnerability in the early morning allows you to write truthfully and purposefully. If you had a fight with some one the day before, if you have problems at work, or you’re just a bit out of your head, writing Morning Pages can get you unstuck and give you so much clarity.

This is a sentence from my own morning pages a few weeks ago:

“So tired, rested lost, but found and I am hungry so so hungry I wish I lived in a sea shell under the salty ocean. What’s the weather like today? Oh I need to do some exercise I feel rotten” – You can only imagine what goes through my head every day…

Drop a Gratitude Bomb:

Gratitude Bombing is my favorite thing to do when I am having a bad day, as it makes me feel so much better and I also make other happy and feeling loved.

It is so simple, all you have to do is go through your contacts list and choose people that you love and who play a huge roll in your life as a supportive friend or family member.

Now message, call or email that person individually and tell them how much you appreciate them and how grateful you are to have them in your life. You can do it to just one special person or your whole contact list if you would like. But the power of being grateful can cure any bad day as you are sending love out to the world and in a result so much love will flow back to you.

You are having a bad day, not a bad life!

When you are having a bad day, remember to, not go so hard on your self. The most important quote to remember is:

“This isn’t as important as you think it is”

Love your self unconditionally, and do more things that make you happy, show gratitude towards yourself and others and always know “This to shall pass”.

If your having a bad day and need that push in the write direction, please feel free to email me mirrormymanifest@gmail.com

Love + Light. 

T.K.M

Lets be Kind:

I am so excited to talk to you about a mini project that I have been working on that will create waves in our local community and soon spread all over Australia and one day the world. “ The Kindness Movement”!!

The Kindness Movement is about choosing kindness and love to your self, the friends and family who surround you, the people that you work with and strangers.  We live in a world that is a tad selfish, we take selfies, we indulge in luxuries, we are always on the go and we become unaware of the people around us and some times for get about our self.  When we have a bad day we replace the feeling by shopping, eating, venting to friends and other avenues but did you know how good you can feel by just choosing kindness.

Random Acts of Kindness:

When ever I am having a bad day I try and find a way that I can make some one else’s day better or put a smile on another’s face.

Here are some Random Acts of Kindness ideas:

• Buy a coffee for a stranger
• Buy some flowers for a loved one
• Let some one in the super market go ahead of you
• Cook a meal for a friend in need
• Buy some groceries for the homeless
• Wash a dirty car on the street
• Spark up a conversation with the elderly

The list goes on…

The beauty of Random Acts of Kindness is that if feels SO good when you give to others and it makes you think of others rather than your self and the problems you might be facing that day.

Random Acts Of Kindness is giving without the thought of receiving.  However when you give love to others and show more kindness in this beautiful world the Law of Attraction is that more love and kindness will come back to you multiplied. It feels good to give, it feels good to make some one smile, so its time to start The Kindness Movement…

TKM Cards:

I am currently developing TKM cards. These cards will have a short, kind message on them “ I hope you have a wonderful day, share the act of kindness”

You can use these cards when you decide to do a random act of kindness, for example you go to the coffee shop and buy your self a coffee. You have had a bad morning and missed the bus and you are dreading work. So you decide to buy the person who comes in next a coffee and you leave them with this card.

The stranger comes in a receives their free coffee with this beautiful card with the message to ‘share the kindness” on the back of the card is the following steps:

• Keep this card in your wallet
• When you get the urge, its time to show kindness
• Leave this card the next time you show kindness to a stranger
• Enjoy the natural high of being kind
• Live Free, Be Happy, Stay Kind.

I will be giving these TKM cards away in all the goodie bags at the Mind body Stroll Event. I will also have them available through my web site post event.

Next Step:

I want to here your stories!! Send me an email of your experience of showing kindness to a stranger. How did you feel? How did it impact your day? I want to hear from you. I will post some amazing stories over her eon the blog to help people get inspired to give back and me more kind.

Love + Light + Kindness.

Nikki x

Why you should LOVE more!

Harness the power of Love this New Year:

The universal law of Love is shared by millions around the world, with out Love we would not be born; we would not have jobs, the world we live in world probably not exist. Love gives us meaning and makes the world spin, so you must make sure that you are projecting love through every aspect of your life so you can have the best life yet.

We are put on this earth to have an amazing fulfilling life! We are meant to experience every love we desire. If you want to travel the world then you are meant to travel the world, if you want to start your own business then you are meant to start your own business, your relationships should be filled with love, your life should be abundant and your work should be fulfilling.

Many of us get caught up with day-to-day stressors that result in a lack of love.  The universe is a powerful source as it picks up any frequency from positive energies to negative energies, when you are showing love to others, your self, your job and the world then more love will come back into your life and more good things will follow. When you are negative and showing a lack of love more negative things will get in your way, like bills, bad relationships and the list goes on. Its time to invite more love into your life this New Year . . .

Morning Love Ritual:

Each morning we awake we are standing at the top of our day, we have the decision for our day to play out positively or negatively so we choose to be in a state of awareness as we begin to harness that power of love.

Morning Love Affirmations:

While you begin to wake up, you can say out load or in your head a beautiful affirmation filled with love.

·      “ My life is filled with love, I breath in love and I breath out love”

·      “ I am surrounded by unconditional love, I choose to express love to others and in return love will come back to me multiplied”

·      “ I deeply and Completely Love and Accept my self”

Say it multiple times so it sticks In your head and you know that it is the complete truth. Say these affirmations with a loving heart and a smile on your face.

Morning Gratitude List:

Giving love to the people, places, things in your life that you are grateful for can be a very uplifting tool. By noticing all the good in your life you are telling the universe that you allow more good to flow back to you multiplied. Each morning grab a note pad and pen, and create a small list of what you are grateful for that day.

·      I am grateful for my home

·      I am grateful for my health

·      I am grateful for my job

·      I am grateful for my family

·      I am grateful for the money in my bank account

Give love to your body from the inside out:

When we rise out of bed one of the first things we do is feed our bodies. Our bodies are about to embark on a long day and need to be filled with nutritious food that leaves us with bundles of energy that helps us live out the day.  Listen to what your body needs and allow time to whip together a delicious and wholesome breakfast, here are a few quick easy breakfast ideas that your body will LOVE:

·      Rolled Oats, with Blue Berries and Coconut

·      Boiled Eggs, with Spinach, Tomato & Basil

·      Muesli with Greek yogurt and berries

Remember breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so make it a meal full of love and leaves your tummy happy.

 By doing this quick and easy morning ritual this new year, you will fill a significant shift in your world and start to notice more love coming back in your life.

A Few things that i am LOVING:

Lulu Lemon Yoga Mat + Kikki K Wellbeing Diary 

The Body Shop Coco Nut Oil 

Soma Bite Goji Berry + Chia (SO Yum) 

Swisse Green Powder (I add it to all my Juices and Smoothies ) 

Why Me + The Corporate World don't Mix

So life plays out a bit like this, we are born into a world of imagination as a child; we explore, wander and create. We start to grow up and we are told to stop dreaming and start thinking, to concentrate more in school, get good grades so we can go to college. 

Most kids after high school have no clue what they want to do, and with the pressure of parents and teachers they fall into a course that has no interest to them and as a result spend 5 years studying and dreading each day. After uni, they are ready for the big bad world, and get a huge reality check when their “dream job” is them running after for other people, to try and climb the corporate ladder. 

For some people the corporate life style is for some people and yes that’s great. But for the others, the dreamers, the believers the lovers of life, this can sometimes be a struggle. As we are molded into what society wants/ tells us to be and do, we slowly start to shift our focus away from what we really want to do with our life and what makes us happy. 

Not every one is fit for the corporate world and that’s ok. But it’s finding out what you LOVE to do that can unlock the key to an amazing career and a kick ass life.

3 reasons why me + corporate don’t mix:

1.Cant stand the office politics:

Many people in business are trying to climb that corporate ladder, race to get the next pay rise, and push their way for a bonus. Many people do not care who they step on, they will bitch, back stab, whine, complain and carry on until they get there own way.  It is in my blood to treat people with respect, and working in a company with strong office politics and antics, I was rubbed the wrong way to many times that I had to step back and say to my self. “ So Nikki, if these people aren’t valuing you, then how will you value your self?”  

2. Caffeine fuelled work place

One of my highest values is my health and overall wellbeing. Working in business (not all) but many employees are run on multiple cups of coffee, red bulls and jam packed sugary snacks and drinks. I find it so ironic when people come into work, guzzling down on a coffee and then complaining that they got no sleep the night before. People are constantly searching for energy through out the day so they increase caffeine and sugar intake then when they try to get to sleep they cant and often suffer from insomnia, but really it is just a result of this vicious cycle of caffeine. This then results in crazy moods swings and puts pressure on your health.

3.Concrete Jungle mayhem:

When I close my eyes and picture my perfect work place I see my self surrounded by nature, green trees every where to fill my lungs with pure rich oxygen, big open windows and maybe a hammock hanging by some palm trees, ready for me when I need a mini relaxing break.  The Big City is filled with tall high-rise buildings, pollution, traffic, fast food, constant air conditioning and the list goes on. I remember working in the city, I would never be able to see the sun, or to even open up a window for fresh air.  From summer through to winter we had the air con on the whole time; it felt like I was working in an artificial environment. I think as I am a water sign, I am very effected by my surroundings, from the people to the type of environment. I know I am most creative and most productive when I am amongst Mother Nature and all its glory.

My Balance of Yin + Yang:

I still work in Business, as a PR freelancer, and my values still stand strong. I work for people and companies who I love and really have a strong connection with, and who respect me as a PR professional.  I work hard but I continue to stand by my values of looking after my health and wellbeing. I manage my time wisely and find time to do the things I love. I balance my yin + yang by eating nutritious foods, working from home, yoga practice and meditating.

I ditched the corporate world and I am now in a beautiful place of  “balance”. From PR, to Health Coaching and becoming a Yoga Instructor I continue to follow my values, and to live out my best life yet.

Nikki.