My Word for 2019 ***CONNECT***

Happy 2019 Friends! A personal goal this year is to share insights and thoughts through my blog more consistently. My amazing brokerage (Live Urban Real Estate) provides us classes all about blogging! So guess what....I'm honing my style and will be creating a content calendar to keep me accountable and consistent. :)

On January 2nd I shared on my facebook page all my New Years pictures along with my word for 2019 ~ CONNECT. Since that was just over a month ago I thought it was about time I follow up that Facebook post with my promised blog. So here it goes. :)






CONNECT. What a powerful word. Think about it. Think about all the *things* you can connect with or feel connected with. Here are my examples:

• Friends
• Family 
• Pets
• TV Shows
• Music
• Community
• My Work
• Nature
• My Body

When I think of (connect)ion I really think of feeling the moment.
Embracing the moment.
And, remembering the moment for what it is.

When I truly connect with someone or with a moment it moves me to my core. It makes an impact on me. Whether it be happy, sad, disappointment, anger, and/or confusion to name a few. Emotions are meant to be honored. Even if only for a brief moment. That is one thing I've learned. Especially in Real Estate where emotions are always present. You have to honor (connect with) your feelings, so you can continue to move forward honoring your true self. Even for the emotions considered "negative." Every emotion we have comes to us for a reason. Honor that emotion and then move forward. 

Tangent done. :)

Back to CONNECT...

PEOPLE

My goal this year is to connect with the people in my world that help me become an ever-improving person and contribute to joy in life. I'm blessed with the most amazing friends and family. I'm a LUCKY girl. I absolutely want to connect with my friends and family. Even when it’s brief or infrequent...I'm going to honor the times we can connect. That is a gift!

BODY

I want to connect with my body. After losing 40 pounds in 2018 I've learned how important nutrition and having a balanced diet is. My body thanks me daily for this gift. Too stay connected with my body I will feed it healthy and well-balanced meals the majority of the time. I will workout regularly. I will give it the sleep it requires to function fully. My body (health) is important for my overall being.

COMMUNITY

I want to connect with my community. Giving back is good for my soul. I want to be the positive difference in my community. What this looks like for me is fostering dogs, raising money for organizations that help homeless dogs, raising awareness of sex trafficking, and raising awareness & money for MS.

NATURE

I want to connect with nature. I want to travel to places that allow me to be outside. I want to hike. I want to kayak. I want to paddleboard. I want to snowshoe. I want to cross country ski. I want to downhill ski. I want to be outside as much as possible. I want to learn how to surf!

CAREER

I want to connect with my career. This one is important to me. I LOVE what I do. Helping individuals and families not just find a house but their home is what I get to do for work! How cool is that!? I cherish becoming friends with most all of my clients. I love that friends become clients. I want to connect with each of these people. They give me the best gift of all...allowing me to do what I love and make a living doing it!

ENTERTAINMENT

Lastly, I LOVE a good binge watch. Yes, I said it. Who doesn't these days? I love connecting with characters on each of the series I watch. I love when I can relate to a character on a series. I love those "Me too" moments. (Not the #MeToo negative moments, but the positive *ME TOO*! moments. You know what I'm talking about!) I love feeling connected to people even if it's characters on a show. 

If you are still with me after this long blog post, I appreciate you! I hope we can connect this year. Reach out to me. Let's plan a breakfast, coffee, lunch, dinner or walking date! Or a doggy play date if you have furry kiddos! Let's go volunteer together. Let's just connect! I'm grateful for my life. I'm grateful for you.

Lastly...if you are still with me there is news I want to share. I met the guy. He's is everything I've dreamt of plus SO much more. Wow. He was definitely worth the wait. Let's connect and I would love to share how I met this incredible man and for you to meet him!

I hope you get your CONNECT on this year!

Alli