FindingSelf

Be Grateful..

“I’m very blessed, thankful, grateful for the opportunities I’ve had” – Christen Press

The other day I was listening to @Imansss on IG and she was talking about the energy we give when spending money.

She talked about how when we spend money we sometimes look at it in a negatively .

For example, I could tell myself “Ugh, I have to use this $20 to put gas in my car, I could use it for something else”.. and how just changing your mindset about spending money can change your life.

She said, when you spend your money, thank your money, and see how it comes back to you 10 fold. And she was not lying!

So I tried it out.

Earlier in the day I saw an ad on YouTube about Taco Bells new Cheddar Chalupa.. then I saw the same ad again while working out. So I decided to you go.

When I got in the drive thru I told myself I will not over indulge, and I ordered one Cheddar Chalupa.. my total came up to $2.66. When I get to the window, the drive thru guy took my card and ran it as normal.. he hands me back the receipt, and he says “I come baring gifts” and hands me a Slurpee, and a bag with two tacos, a quesadilla and loaded nachos..

I had to double check my receipt just to make sure he didn’t charge me for someone else order. The receipt read $2.88. I just thanked him and drove off. I was shook, I cant even lie.

No I didn’t end up getting the Chalupa, but its okay.

This showed me that being grateful for everything in your life is so powerful.

Speaking your gratitude into existence creates ripple effects in the universe, which in return gives one something to be grateful for.


What are you grateful for?

Xoxo,
Finding Vangie

Feel the fear and do it anyways…

“We fear beginnings; we fear endings. We fear changing; we fear “staying stuck.” We fear success; we fear failure. We fear living; we fear dying.”
― Susan Jeffers

I killed it guys… the little voice in my mind that has been pestering me lately… it died last night.

I went to the gym, and worked out the hardest I had in a while, then right after I headed straight to dance class.

I’ve never been to this class before, and I hadn’t been to dance class in over 3 months.

I had so much anxiety. But I pushed through it. I went alone.

And I embrace every feeling my body felt. From being anxious, to being nervous, to feeling like I didn’t know anyone, to then laughing, and vibing, and letting loose.

When Zee (dance instructor) said her class is a “VIBE” she was not lying.

I left class last night feeling free. My mental was clear. I was not thinking any negative thoughts.

I was just in the moment. Happy that I conquered my fears for the day.

Now the question is… what am I going to do today that’s different from what I did yesterday?

Xoxo,

Finding Vangie.

Killing the negative voices in my head..

“I want to kill the negative Vangie within me” – Finding Vangie

Losing yourself in another person is real.

You start forgetting about your own dreams and aspirations just by focusing on another person.

The goal in life is to focus on yourself. To feel your own cup.

I told myself starting today, I will do things that make ME happy.

I have not been to dance in a while. I remember when I first started nobody could stop me.

I was building my confidence and I cared very little what anybody else was doing.

Then I took a break and my thoughts caught up to me.. “What are you doing with your life?”

“Why aren’t you dancing?!” Id hear these thoughts constantly but today I decided to kill them.

I want to kill the negative person inside of me. The one that thinks I can’t achieve my wildest dreams, because I can do ANYTHING!

Here’s to killing the negative you in your mind, and to feeding your spirit with everything that you’ve ever loved.

Xoxo,

Finding Vangie.

Being spiritual isn’t always pretty..

“It’s only after you’ve stepped outside your comfort zone that you begin to change, grow, and transform.”
– Roy T. Bennett

So many people believe that being spiritual is about being positive.

Being spiritual is about allowing yourself to feel, without attaching yourself to your emotions.

This way your allow yourself to grow.

Let your emotions flow through you. Feel whatever it is you need to feel, and let it go.

Holding on to negative emotions only create negative feelings, and thoughts that aren’t healthy.

Cry if you need to, scream if you need to, release all hindering emotions within you.

Its okay to feel.

But make sure to pick yourself up right after.

You are all you got.

Xoxo,

Finding Vangie

Living Alone

“It took living alone for me to really get to know myself.” – Camila Mendes

Throughout my life I lived with people.

I always wondered how it would feel to finally have a place of my own. A place where I could just be my complete self, with no judgement, or opinions of others.

My little humble abode.

I spoke my desires into existence, and have been living alone for the past two years.

I needed to get my own place in order to learn how to be alone. In order to get to know myself on the deepest levels.

Some of the benefits of living alone are the following:

  • Silence.
  • Self Reflection
  • Do whatever I want!

Living alone also has its cons, like when you get lonely, and have no one around to talk to. Especially on those lonely nights when you want to lay down and cuddle, while watching Netflix.

But truly, in those darkest moments is when you get to know who you are.

At these points you can burn some incense, turn on some smooth mediation music, and just breath. There is no one there telling you can’t do this, or that. You can just be.

If I decided to get up and dance, I could! That is the beauty of having your own.

Imagine never being able to cry out loud, or sing out loud while getting ready in front of the mirror with music playing in the background. That would be DEVASTATING!

When you live with other people, you have to compromise. You have to both come to an agreement on how to decorate the home, when to clean the home etc.

Living alone gives YOU the freedom to decide! If you want to be a minimalist you could be that, and if you want to be a hoarder you could be that too.

Not suggesting that hoarding is good, but you get the point.

I believe everyone should live alone at least one time in their lives.

Imagine always living with people for the rest of your life? Never knowing how it feels to have your own place. Never knowing how it feels to be in your own energy, your own vibe.

That would suck in my opinion.

Living by myself has made me more of who I am. I am more sure of myself. I love being alone and I take my alone time seriously.

I know my likes and my dislikes.. and I will never settle.

Xoxo

Finding Vangie