Simone Clement

I have a favorite tree.

Which I hug every day.

Much to the embarrassment of my fiancé while were out walking the dog.

But I don’t care, because it took me a long time to be able to hug trees openly in public. I mean the word tree-hugger is practically a cussword.

But trees and their connection to divine nature, can offer us unique meditations on what it means to build a strong online business.

So here they are the 5 lessons from trees for your online business.

1.       Stay still – Staying still, or staying connected to your clear message is one of the hardest parts of running an online business.

In our day and age, we are connected almost constantly to technology.

Either the smart phones, the radio in our car, the television in our living room, the computer at work.

And then it’s a wonder that we feel disconnected to each other.

That we feel alone.

Overwhelmed.

Disconnected from ancient wisdom, from our own bodies, from nature, even from each other.

As energy shifts around on this planet…we are regressing to a former knowledge.

The knowledge of the divine.

For many of us are stepping back into the knowledge that humanity held so long ago.

And we’re bridging the gap so to speak.

Allowing space for computers, and for vegans.

For meditation & yoga, and hospitals.

We have paved roads, and we can now make a living by writing blog posts.

This time in humanity’s evolution allows more and more for us to return to the ancient knowledge that we used to have. To make more room for, and care more for nature. Because we are moving out of the masculine and into the feminine.

Which means reconnecting to our natural roots, and stepping out of the isolation and overwhelm we may have tended towards in the past.

If you’ve been feeling this transition, and you have the DEEP desire to reconnect to mother nature, clear and balance your energy, and you want a fun way to do it, I’ve created this post just for you!!

Balancing and Clearing Your Energy Using the Four Elements…

When I first told my parents about being molested they took me to a shrink.

This lady was nice, she had candles, spoke softly, had curly hair.

But I never left her office feeling much better than when I went in.

I always left with the same amount of numbness feeling and hurt as before.

I still wasn’t connecting with anyone or feeling especially happy or free.

So when I finally connected with the woman who would teach me to begin freeing myself, I was overjoyed.

I remember leaving her house that day with a sense of calmness, and almost neutrality that I hadn’t felt in years….or perhaps ever.

It was the most powerful thing I had ever experienced on my healing journey thus far, so needless to say I booked more appointments, and over the following two years I would continue to go.

And continue to leave feeling open and connected to the world again.

But during those two years, I began to make the biggest mistake anyone can make on their healing journey…I trusted someone else to completely guide my healing journey.

As a child who suffered abuse, I was desperate to have someone guide me.

It was consolation really, for my lack of strong adult figures, now in my adulthood I was going to rely on someone to take me step by step.

I was so used to relying completely on myself, that it was kind of a relief to give up my life to someone else’s guidance, I wouldn’t have to worry about it.

She would guide me, I thought, to completely heal myself.

But soon, I would learn…

As human beings we live in a material world.

But within that is a spiritual, universal realm.

We are designed in such a way that allows for our bodies to be vessels for an energy that is carried out as a powerful frequency in this living universe.

This sadly neglected part of ourselves is referred to as our intuition.
 

Whether you understand it or not, you are often using your intuition in one form or another & in all of your experiences!

Even though intuition gets labeled under mystical experiences only, intuition is actually a very practical sense that we use everyday. It is even used within couples and groups.

If you’re anything like me, you’ll find yourself at the end of the day wondering how on earth it’s already 8 o’clock.

And how on earth the sun is already going down.

And ooohhh baby you’ll feel like, how is it possible that I just passed another day of my life, and I feel like I’m nowhere closer to who I TRULY want to be?

Yes I feel like that too.

And for the longest time I was just kinda floating around.

Watching Netflix, eating cereal for dinner.

Enjoying myself I guess…but truthfully in a sort of numb state.

A state where I wasn’t more connected to my soul’s purpose than, “I guess I’ll get a degree in humanities I mean I sorta like art,”

What is a soul purpose? & Do you have one?

We all have dreams.

The kind of house we want. The kind of relationships we want. The kind of footprint we leave on this earth.

But often, we are trapped in fear of really manifesting what we want.

Why?

Because we are trapped in the shame, fear, anger, and numbness from our pasts.

What would it mean to you to be able to live your life exactly as you want to live it?

Where would you be going? Travelling the world? Visiting old friends?

What would you be doing? Helping others? Building a business?

I want you to take a moment right now. Yes right now…shut your eyes…take a deep breath…and give your mind 30 seconds of focused attention on what your dream life would look like. You can start from waking up in the morning. Ok….ready? GO!

How was that?

What did you see?

And the final and most important question….why don’t you have it yet?

Like a good story, recipes transport me.

I can get lost for hours in lists of ingredients and shiny photographs of food.

But when I’m ready to roll up my sleeves and actually cook, I only reach for a handful of books.

These days, with my busy schedule and my always-hungry family, I rely on accessible, established recipes. I still love to experiment in the kitchen, but I save the whimsy for my less demanding weekends.

My reward is a satisfied family and a personal sense of accomplishment and pride.

Below are some trustworthy and healthy cookbooks that always see me through:

We’ve all been there.

You’re laying in bed.

Tossing and turning….mind going 1000 mph.

And for the life of you, you just can’t seem to quiet your mind and fall asleep.

It can be VERY frustrating.

Especially if you have to work in the morning.

You’ll just watch the clock.

Getting angrier and more frustrated. The bang-your-head-on-the-wall, down-on-your-knees-praying kind of frustrated.

Until you give up and decide to watch TV for a few hours before falling asleep on the couch.

At 5am.

Insomnia sucks! 

So if you opened this article to find a quick fix to this problem….

You’re in the wrong place.

But if you’re willing to develop the habits, and use the tools to truly put insomnia in its place once and for all, you’re in the right place!

Yay!

How to Fall Asleep:

Go to bed at the same time every night.

It was 7 o’clock, I just got home from work.

I found myself shoveling slice after slice into my mouth.

I was upset…see?

Stressed out from work….and as a result stress eating.

I mean pizza has this wonderful way of making me feel good about the world again…plus it’s yummy.

What’s the harm in bingeing every once in a while? I told myself.

There’s NO harm! I thought. As long as I’m mostly healthy!

But the truth is, our habits, good or bad, create our life.

So unhealthy or destructive habits make for an unhealthy or destructive life.

Pizza every day = high cholesterol, and heart complications.

And the truth is…I wasn’t really that healthy…I just sort of believed I was…without any real proof.

I mean I did eat the occasional salad.

Don’t let yourself get caught in this vicious cycle…of making bad choices, justifying them, forgetting about them, and then making bad choices again.

Your life can be exactly what you want it to be. You can be a musician, a painter, a doctor, or a marathon-runner.

To be those things you gotta leave that bad habits behind…they’ll only bring you down. You have to make choices on a daily basis that are good for you and that point you in the direction of what you want.

And I’m gonna show you how!

Yay!

Table of Contents:

Why Bad Habits Are Bad

Why Bad Habits Are Hard to Break

How to Break Bad Habits & Replace Them With Good Habits

Candy.

Too many drinks at a party.

And…of course chocolate.

Halloween weekend is choc full (excuse my play on words) of tempations. 

Your kids will be bringing home bags and bags full of candy.

Or you will have left over candy from the trick-or-treaters.

Or you will be out at the bars with friends paying too much for signature cocktails…and going home…well not so sober.

But what if you could make a plan for Halloween.

A plan that would lead you through the weekend mostly unharmed.

You could enjoy a few pieces of chocolate without going crazy.

You could have a few drinks and not spend $100s of dollars.

You could keep that bowl of candy in the cupboard till it goes stale.

See staying healthy is all about making the right choices ahead of time, before those choices slap you in the face and you choose the wrong one!

How to resist tempations at Halloween by making a plan.

Sexy Halloween Costumes & Self-Esteem:

Self-Esteem & Slutty Halloween Costumes

Women are told from a young age, that their worth is equal to their beauty.

“You look so pretty,”

“I hate that actress, she’s so ugly,”

“You’re the hottest girl in school,”

“You’re a butter face,”

Recently I saw a male youtuber talking about how absurd it was that women could draw perfect eyebrows on their face, but can’t properly cook chicken.

His words struck me.

We are moving away from traditional feminism. You know the...

The Plan

By Lyn-Genet Recitas

An Anti-Inflammatory Diet Book

Inflammation has become infamous.

In recent studies, it has been linked to obesity, heart problems, and thyroid problems (among other things).

And where does inflammation come from? The foods we eat, and our environment!

PLUS! Eating the wrong foods can cause an imbalance in the gut flora, and even disrupt normal hormonal function.

And lord knows we’ve seen MANY reminders of the importance of the gut flora to overall health.

It affects energy levels, brain function, mood, constipation, diarrhea, migraines, bad breath, and even how often you snap at your kids.

It’s true…your diet affects your mood and your tolerance to stressful situations!

Most diets are one-size-fits-all.

Welcome to the 30 self-care challenge!

If you’re like me...self-care doesn’t come easily.

Helping & taking care of others does come easily.

But we reach a point where we no longer have anything to give.

We feel burnt out, overwhelmed, and like we just need to sit in a dark room alone.

Self-care isn’t exactly easy. At least at first. Which is why I developed this 30-day self-care challenge.

To help people like me, get on track with their self-care.

Because the more you have, the more you can give!

Here is your official list for the 30-day challenge.

We live in a world that makes money off of us.

Especially if things go wrong with our health.

Health care is extremely expensive!

There are hundreds of thousands of medicines on the market in the U.S. alone.

Plus hospital and doctor visits.

All to fix our broken health.

But the catch is….our broken health comes from the things that we also buy from big companies.

Like fast food, processed food, television, cars, beauty products, and even household cleaning products.

We live in a capitalist world.

Which means that people gain from our needs.

They are looking out for their profits. But who is looking out for us?

And they can make us need just about anything.

We’re all stuck in a vicious cycle….of buying things that are bad for our health, and then paying a bunch of money to fix our health!

It’s time you took your health into your own hands.

Break free from this cycle.

And start to live your life on your own terms.

As busy people…

And yes, we’re all busy!

Having things planned out is truly spectacular.

So instead of arriving home at 7pm, and realizing there’s nothing in the fridge.

You have a frozen meal you prepared, or at least have the ingredients for a fabulous, healthy dinner.

If not, you’d be ordering in AGAIN!

I’ve created a few meal planning free printables.

These are truly awesome when it comes to planning healthy meals in advance for you and your family.

They are also very helpful if you’re on a diet, and need to have the meals planned in advance.

You have a purpose on this earth.

Yes, you.

We all do. And they are all unique.

And they are all found deep within our hearts.

Past what our parents say, past what our friends are doing, past what we think we SHOULD study, deep in our hearts…is the answer to our question.

What should I major in?

Toxic chemicals are everywhere.

In our food, our cleaning supplies, our air, and even our clothes and furniture.

It’s almost unavoidable now.

And it’s also no coincidence that our cancer rates are growing.

Our bodies weren’t meant to handle this much toxic load.

So as mothers, and responsible people, how can we reduce the toxic load of our children and ourselves?

One of the most over-looked places that we can reduce the toxic load, is through school supplies.

Bullet journals are really awesome.

You can design your planner or journal EXACTLY how you want it to be.

Plus it allows you the freedom of including pages that most journals might not have.

Plus Plus they are cheap and offer a creative outlet.

Plus Plus Plus you can experiment and find out what works well for you!

So if you’re a healthy minded person, take a look at these 7 page ideas for YOUR healthy Bullet Journal.

I remember the first time I read an article about self care.

I was like….”Is this a thing?”

Growing up nobody ever mentioned “self-care.”

It just didn’t exist.

But it turns out I had been practicing self-care all along…

Just in my own way.

And I didn’t even realize it.

Trauma affects many people throughout their lives.

And it isn’t only in refugee camps or battle fields.

It can be found in the home.

Physical Abuse

Sexual Abuse

Child Abuse

Mental Abuse

Absent Parents

Or even life-threatening accidents.

Trauma comes in many forms.

And sometimes it even comes from watching a loved-one suffer.

Like watching mommy being beaten.

Many of us have suffered traumas over the course of our lives. And many of us live in denial. The pain of the event is too great to imagine…so we shut it out…pretend like everything is ok.

“It takes tremendous energy to...READ MORE

If you're interested in trauma and PTSD....

This is the book for you.

This book is the complete guide to trauma, and somatic experiencing.

If you’re wondering what somatic experiencing is….

It’s a technique to allow you to release trauma.

See when we are in a fight or flight situation, and we can do neither…we have a secret third option: freeze.

And when we freeze (such as during rape or sexual abuse) the large amounts of energy summoned for the fight or flight response are stored inside the body.

Which leads to all kinds of problems.

This is the therapy that changed my life.

See I had been to many therapists before, but I was still stuck feeling miserable, lonely, and numb.

“Be Free Where You Are” by Thich Nhat Hanh is a non-fiction manual for mindfulness meditation.

Thich Nhat Hanh runs a mindfulness meditation center in France, and lived in Vietnam during the Vietnam war.

This is one of my favorite books….of all time!

It’s short.

You can finish the entire book in about an hour.

But don’t let that fool you. Hanh has spared no word! This book is full of useful information about mindfulness.

Hanh teaches you about mi...READ MORE

Acne is embarassing.

Walking around with red bumps, scars, or scabs on your face is scary.

You’re always looking away so people don’t see your acne.

You’re always worried about covering the acne up with makeup.

Maybe you never allow yourself to leave the house without makeup.

It can be really sad, and you can lose your confidence.

But the truth is, you have control over your acne.

So if you want to clear up your acne…and you want to do it naturally without the terribly damaging acne medications.

Then KEEP READING!

Get these free meditaions based off of quotes:

Choose the authenticity quote that speaks to you the most.

"I am a pencil in the hand of god." -Mother Theresa

"By being yourself you put something wonderful into the world that wasn't there before." -Edwin Elliot

"I am enough. Who I am is enough. What I do is enough. What I have is enough."

Find out more here...

Get these free meditaions based off of quotes:

Choose the mindfulness quote that speaks to you the most.

"The quieter the mind the more you can hear."

"Let Every Situation be what it is. Not what you want it to be."

"Feelings are just visitors. Let them come and go." -Mooji

Find out more here...

All Anger is Self-Directed 

by Catalina Wiles

This is what my therapist said to me in response to saying I was angry with my father.

I was angry because I felt he never connected with me emotionally.

"But all anger is self-directed," she repeated.

This was the moment that I...begrudgingly...realized why I was truly angry.

Deep in my heart I was angry at myself.

I should have done more to reach out to my father. Break that impermeable wall and make a connection. But a child does not always understand this concept. All a child understands is that nobody in my life is interested in what I am feeling.

Nobody cares about my experience. They just want me to be a good little boy or girl. And they willing to hit me if they don’t get what they want, like my father hit...

Money, Money, Finances.

It’s where it’s at.

It’s what all of us worry about.

It’s what we all want.

And yet it’s what we all fear.

See money has this life or death kind of power over us.

It can ruin families, lives, and if you don’t have it...well god forbid you ever get sick.

Some people have no money. And some people have tons of money.

Are poor people lazy? Did rich people inherit all of their money? Is it possible to pull yourself up by your own bootstraps and end up on the top floor of a multi-national corporation with a BMW and a personal jet?

So is money something that we can control in our lives? Or does it just happen to us?

If we’re born poor do we stay poor....

Hazardous chemicals cleaning supplies, natrual options:

It’s truly terrifying the amount of chemicals in our daily lives.

In our food.

In the products we use to clean our houses.

and even in the beauty products we use daily.

It’s an epidemic.

And whats more, is we are poisoning ourselves.

In my personal life, I have known many people with cancer.

My grandmother died from it.