IWR's 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
HELLO SOULFUL TRAVELERS!
AMANDA + JENN HERE. WE WANTED TO LOG IN ONE LAST TIME BEFORE 2014 DRAWS TO A CLOSE. TODAY WE HAPPILY CELEBRATE INTEGRATIVE WELLNESS RETREAT'S 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY. YEP, THAT'S 365 DAYS OF SHARING OUR PASSION FOR FOOD, MOVEMENT, LIFESTYLE, + SOULFUL TRAVEL.
ANYTIME YOU CONSIDER PURSUING SOMETHING YOU ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT, YOU MAY FIND YOURSELF KNEE DEEP IN FEAR, WORRY, AND UNCERTAINTY... AM I GOOD ENOUGH TO DO THIS? DO I EVEN KNOW WHAT I AM DOING? WHAT IF IT DOESN'T WORK?
THOSE MOMENTS OF SELF-DOUBT CAN BE DOWNRIGHT PARALYZING. BUT THEN THERE ARE THOSE MOMENTS OF CLARITY... THOSE MOMENTS WHEN YOU TRUST IN THE TRUTH IN YOUR HEART AND YOU WHOLE-HEARTEDLY BELIEVE THAT YOUR PASSION IS CAPABLE OF SETTING THE WHOLE DAMN WORLD ON FIRE. WE HERE AT IWR ARE GRATEFUL FOR THOSE MOMENTS OF CERTAINTY. AND DURING THE TIMES WHEN OUR HEAD SPACE WASN'T SO CLEAR, WE THANK YOU, OUR FOLLOWERS, FOR UPLIFTING OUR HEARTS, SPIRITS, AND SOULS.
IT TAKES A LEVEL OF SELF-LOVE, DEDICATION, AND DETERMINATION TO LIVE YOUR GREATEST LIFE. AND EVEN WHEN YOU STEP INTO THAT SPACE, IT'S EASY TO SHY AWAY FROM CELEBRATING THE LITTLE VICTORIES. FOR EXAMPLE, WE MAY NOT WANT TO MAKE A BIG DEAL ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE'VE BEEN AT THIS FOR 1 YEAR BECAUSE IT MAY SOUND COOLER TO WAIT UNTIL WE CAN SAY "HEY! IT'S OUR 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!" OR WE MAY DOWN PLAY HOW EXCITING IS TO GET OUR FIRST SIGN UP BECAUSE WE'D RATHER WAIT UNTIL WE CAN FORMALLY ANNOUNCE THAT, "WE'RE COMPLETELY SOLD OUT!"
WE'VE PUT IN A LOT OF EFFORT AND ENERGY INTO THIS ENDEAVOUR AND DOWNPLAYING THAT DOESN'T SERVE US OR THE WORLD AROUND US. YOU KNOW THAT SAYING... "A JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND MILES BEGINS WITH ONE STEP?" WELL, HERE AT IWR, WE'RE DEFINITELY EMBRACING THAT KINDA SORTA CHEESY QUOTE BECAUSE, WELL, IT'S TOTALLY TRUE! TODAY WE ARE ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY STOKED TO SAY WE ARE CELEBRATING 1 YEAR OF BEING IN BUSINESS! WE'LL TAKE SAYING THAT ANY DAY OVER SAYING, "IT'S OUR 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF NEVER EXPLORING WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN."
THERE IS FREEDOM WAITING FOR YOU, ON THE BREEZES OF THE SKY, AND YOU ASK, "WHAT IF I FALL?" OH, BUT DARLING WHAT IF YOU FLY? CHEERS TO 365 DAYS WORTH OF LISTENING TO OUR DREAMS + FOLLOWING OUR HEARTS! MUCH LOVE TO YOU ALL! OVER AND OUT!
HAPPINESS + HEALTH IN 2015!
AMANDA + JENN