Today Is The Last Day Of The #selflovemagic Challenge I Joined!

#selflovemagic | Day 7 Yay we did it! .

Challenge: Write a letter to your younger self all about self-love and your insights on self-love from the perspective of where you are today.

In today's post, share a photo of your younger self and in the caption share some of the things your younger self learned/heard that you think others would benefit from reading as well. 

Post a photo of your younger self to show how far you've come. <3

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Here goes it...

 Dear baby girl,

This one brought so many feels...as everyone in this photo but me is now gone.. I want you to  know you are so powerful and loved. You have quite the journey ahead and lifes anything but easy. But know you will get through every test with your best. 

Don't ever give up, and find the strength to not only love yourself but all those around you.

Your smile is contagious and your mood can shift a whole room, so be careful with it.

Know that everything happens for a reason, and everything you want is within reach. Don't every stop aiming for those shiney stars and never settle for less than you deserve, which is only the best.

Your family and friends may not always get it but they do love you a lot. Take more time to make memories and SMILE  and Dance  MORE.

Be happy and enjoy the moment. Things will happen so fast so remember its Bout the journey not the destination. 

Embrace love. Believe in miracles. And never back down for that which is right. Stand strong. Be mindful. And always always always.. be yourself. 

<3 Shannon

As I wrote this I also felt a sense of my future self talking to me now tol! Whew all the feels. 

What would YOU tell your younger self? 

#selflovemagic.

@aerialyogagoddes @_angiemsanchez @askdoctorjulie @loraleibayette @simi_fromen @essentialroselife @iam.alyssalove

Thank you ladies sooooo much for this amazing push. What a beautiful week it's been. 💜😍🙌🙏

If you enjoyed this event I encourage you to get yourself a journal and join me for my own 52 weeks of self love prompte and challenges starting, (hopefully) next week!

Ahh I'm so excited!

Today's Challenge : Do Something For YOU

Self Love Challenge Day 5: Go on a date and Treat Yourself!

"What’s that thing you’ve been really wanting to do, but you’ve putting off ~ because you’re waiting for someone to do it with?

No more waiting around!

The task is to go on a date with your beautiful self – a special date designed by you and especially for you."

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Oh wowsa. This one was tough for me. Today was a super busy day for me as it was my first full day back at MountainShine Creative after an intense health recovery.

SOOOOO.....my me date was me just now sitting still long enough to commit and make a really scarey but oh so necessary big purchase that is really an investment into my future!!!

Something I've been putting off, yet saving for for a long time. I treated myself and my future self will thank me later!

I am So excited...and a little nervous. But thank you for this reminder we need to invest time and energy into ourselves!

My photo is of me at my own shop after I realized what I wanted to do for myself today. <3

Social media task: Share a pic of you enjoying yourself on an awesome date.
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Ego Eradicator And Journaling

Today is Self Love Magic :: Day 4 in this online challenge I have been participating in. 

Its been a lot of fun and weve recieved emails every day with a new challenge. 

Todays said:
"Ego eradicator and journaling has been THE biggest tool for me in creating the life of my dreams!

Challenge: Post a picture of you having fun, doing what you love on instagram, along with the answers to the journal prompts:
if i am limitless and having everything I have ever needed right now, where would I go? What would I create?" 

I got so excited to see todays challenge including the #EgoEradicator as I have grown quite fond of it this summer! Todays photo is a bit different as it is actually a screen shot from one of my video series where I put together my own Ego Eradictor meditation featuring music by one if my fav bands Glass Cannon! Making videos and teaching others is what I LOVE to do. It brings a sense of happiness to share tools that have helped me (as well as music) with everyone.

As for the journal entry of if I were limitless and had everything I needed, I would travel the world #teaching and #exploring. I would create #books and #videos of my learnings and adventures. I would bring friends with me to see places they always dreamed of and I would share the wealth as much as possible.

Places I would love to go is to India, Machu Picchu, Hawaii,  California,  Guatemala,  and beyond. I shall make it to all of them someday. I just know it. <3

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Self Love Magic Challenge Day 3 : Rituals And Affirmations

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#SelfLoveMagic challenge "Self Love Magic: Day 3 

Ritual: To affirm who we are, who we want to be, and who we want to become by creating affirmations and saying them in the mirror daily. There is power in what follows after I am. Our subconscious mind is the most impressionable the first hour upon waking. We can nurture the relationship we have with ourselves and change our self talk by saying affirmations in the morning and every time we see our reflection. "

The Challenge: 

Put Post It Sticky Notes or write on your mirror or around your house or journal affirmations that bring you joy about yourself and your life. 

For me: my safe space and somewhere I look everyday is my BIG Happy planner. My friend and I are so into checking off things on our list and trading stickers. She in fact just gave me a sheet of stickers last night that I quickly put to work for this challenge!

(Want your own Big Happy Planner? Check out this starter kit on Amazon!)

Here are a few of my affirmation reminders as well as one of my favorite motivation songs by Srikala.

(Listen to  the song I quote in the middle fo free : "Already Here by SriKala click here.)

I also have sticky notes already in place on my vanity mirror and even a $1(00,000) bill as suggested by the secret in a place ill see it everyday.

What are some of your motivational reminders?

Take a picture of your affirmations. Post them in your sacred space, your mirror, or anywhere that feels good to you.

Its a beautiful way to honor the self when you speak directly to it with loving words.

Then join the magic challenge and follow these beautiful ladies 

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Pumpkin Painting!

Had a little pumpkin painting event MountainShine Creative last weekend. Had leftover pumpkins so Selomom and I decided to paint some for our porch. It made for a cute mini date!

What are some of your fall traditions?

#HappyFallYall #fall #pumpkin #pumpkinpainting #minion #shine

Self Love Magic- Day 2 : Movement

#Selflovemagic challenge day 2:#Movement

Today I post these photos for the movement challenge not because I'm some yoga queen as you can see from the photos I'm totally not and still pretty basic haha.  But because stretching and yoga have become a key part of life this summer.
I use to be afraid to move my body. I became timid with it in middle school as I grew faster than everyone in many areas. Then they decided to line up and girls and boys alphabetically for stretches and I was then not only surrounded by judgey teenage girls but also boys.
I became so self conscious of my , uh behind? As they'd giggle and make rude comments at me as I'd stretch and bend. It made me so uncomfortable I didn't even want to dance either. And who doesn't love to dance?

Even as an adult I still deal with this. Just recently I had the displeasure of stretching in my own yard as a car drove by and whistled at me strangely.  Making me angry and grabbing my may to go inside. For many it may have been flattering but for me it was uncomfortable.

However, this summer somethings changed inside me. My body wants to move.
 I am lucky enough to know more than a few amazing yoga instructors that have changed my views. So much so that I even decided to take a training to teach children yoga to cope with trauma (and many of the techniques have helped me too!)

I don't get to do a full routine everyday however I have added that I wish to do 10 of some sort of stretch everyday and let me tell you it feels great when I get to follow through!

Now I'm still not a huge fan of group classes however I do love to come out and hide in these trees, stretch out my knees, and feel the breeze. <3

And you'll be happy to know I also danced my happy behind out here listening to the new REZZ  track and it felt amazing.

Do you want to join the fun and win prizes and meet amazing powerful females? Follow
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#yoga #stretch #moveyourbody #selflove

Sacred Spaces.

Hello Everyone!
Today is Day ONE of seven for the #selflovemagic challenge that I found online and a bunch of lovely ladies are hosting it all week. I am excited to be a part of this and get my own self love challenge in order. (Stay tuned for that!) Anywho, today's challenge is to set up a #sacredspace. 

I am lucky enough to have a few sacred spaces. I have several areas in my house that are adorned with crystals, flowers, nature offerings and more. Just last night I brought in several of my plants from the cold and began to create a few more spaces that I didn't have a chance to photograph just yet and my common room already feels so much better.

I am also grateful I live near some of the most beautiful woods in the Appalachia and I have a special tree we call "overwatch" that looks over a beautiful watershed that I love to meditate and relax at.

Lately I have really loved adventuring with my transformation journal. It's really become my "sacred space" it's the place I can store and organize all of my thoughts and hopes and dreams. That thing really does contain everything in there.

And lastly I am grateful I have a spare room in my home that my partner and I converted into our meditation room. It's a calming blue and is home to my favorite "thinking chair" where I often record my videos and work on my content for here and my other blogs and pages. Its here that I keep many of my favorite Crystals and grids and universal offerings as well.

Creating these spaces and outlets became really important to me this past few months and I'm so glad that I have them to retreat too when I need a moment to recharge. <3 

WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR RITUALS,or SACRED SPACES?
Leave me a comment because I'd love to know!


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The Time Is Now

Hello again blog, it seems I've done it again where I have went months ( okay more like years ) of not posting to my blogger. Who else has done this? I know I have wanted, planned, and even wrote out blogs I've wanted to share with all of you and somehow they never made it online.

I suppose because for the last 4 years I have been on this intense whirlwind of a spiritual journey and sooooo much has happened since. However, through the whole process I've always read blogs and wanted to "be a blogger," and yet my ramblings tend to end up on facebook or instagram and then lost into the ether.

Well I hope no more! I have upgraded my website platforms, made new designs, and came up with a plan! That's what I lacked before a general direction. I realized that I've been learning and gathering up useful information, habits, and rituals, as well as certifiable and genuinely useful information. I now feel way more equipped to share beautiful things with all of you on a more educated level.

That being said I hope you begin to tune in here for a variety of motivational, inspirational, and transformational content. I will be adding some videos and posts from my social media to help fill in some lost time.

Since I last wrote on this blog I've since opened a storefront and wellness center in downtown Cumberland, Maryland. Traveled to dozens of festivals events, and gatherings to teach, learn, or co-create magical experiences for thousands. I've become certified in reiki, crystal healing, card reading, meditation, energy medicine, traumatic therapy with yoga for children, adolescents, and beyond. I've studied many different forms of emotional and traumatic healing opportunities such as past life regression and hypnotherapy, and I've generally just expanded my outlook on life.

That being said I've also spent most of my time helping others. I sometimes lost track of my personal goals and self love practices.

Which has brought me back HERE to all of you. As I said in the beginning I've always wanted to have a blog. A space on the interwebs for all my various interests, and a way to CONNECT with all of you.  So here I am. Fulfilling one of my own dreams. What are some of your goals and dreams?

I am currently working on a project or should I say CHALLENGE for all of us that will guarantee I work on this blog at least ONCE A WEEK for the next 52 weeks! ( Yep, one whole year of blogging, coming your way!)

This challenge will include journaling, learning, dedication, and if you choose artistic expression.
I am EXCITED to tell you more. But for now I must go finish the planning process. Because this time, I am making sure to set myself up for success! I hope you check back in to join the adventure.

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