Hi, my happy hearts! My name is Marie. Welcome to my site. I love mindset, yoga, meditation, all things Disney, and so much more! I live my life by five mantras and believe most anything can be accomplished with the mindset of work small ❤ win big. I am so excited that you found my little neck of the woods.
Yes, it is true. I am a born and bred Ohio buckeye girl, now setting down new southern roots right here in the Queen City of Charlotte, North Carolina. This is just one of many adventures in my 45+ years. I am blessed to have my husband. of 20+ years, Steve and my two boys, Jude and Joel along for the ride.
So I have worn many hats in my life. I am a wife and mom foremost. Career-wise I am a lawyer, turned nurse, turned to stay at home, homeschooling mom. turned entrepreneur and founder of two amazing brands Trip a Little Light Travel, LLC and Sassy Social CLT.
Life has definitely not been easy. Many things have affected me through my years on this amazing planet; including the loss of my dad when I was in my 30s and my youngest son being diagnosed on the Spectrum when he was about 5 years old. But my one constant in life and the thing that has kept me going through the bad and got me back to the wonderful good is the power of mindset. Mindset more than matters, it controls so much in our lives. Once I learned about harnessing its amazing power, life opened up!
I am a firm believer that we learn in the bad, not in the good. I guess what I mean by this is if all we see on the internet and social media is everyone succeeding all around us, how do we really learn from this? Showing only the success is gaslighting the reality of what it took to get there. I struggle, everyone struggles, and it is part of life. Struggles are not failure, it's what you do with the struggles that determine how successful you are.
Like so many women in life, I have had many blessings and many success stories, but I also have the daily struggle with weight, body image, and overall health. I have a drive and passion to succeed in so many things in my life, but my health and wellness seem to always fall to the bottom of the list. I have made excuses most of my life. This is not to say that there haven't been times when I have done what I needed to get done, looked great according to friends and family, ate healthily, and exercised regularly. But it was just that, just a time, a fleeting time jumping in and out of my life almost on a whim or when convenience may have it.
As I get into my upper 40s, what has become my new reality is you can't outrun time. Life is too short for excuses and change when it's convenient. My physical and mental health is important, if not the most important thing, because, without it, everything else is for nothing.
This is where I will finally test my years of developing my mindset strategy of work small ❤ win big. On this platform, hopefully with you. Healthy choices aren't always easy choices. Knowing what to do, and doing it are 2 different things. It takes a village to make and maintain true change. That is what I hope to create here; a village and safe space to learn, change, and grow together. Welcome my Happy Hearts!
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