I was in my 30's before I learned how to truly breathe...

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The entire foundation of the Dazzling District brand & company mission is built on the need for solid and personalized self-care, designed to care for your mind, body, and spirit uniquely. For you and created by you, with the help of some tips, methods & best practices. Shortly after I launched the website and blog, I wrote a 2-part Spring Cleaning Blog Series focused on detoxing your Mind and Body (if you haven't already read them use those links to do so ). D etoxing your Spirit is necessary to personal healing and growth too. It may be the most important of the three to focus on, however it is often the most difficult to do. It requires confronting ourselves with a level of vulnerability that many of us were never taught or demonstrated as children. This makes being capable and comfortable enough to do so, challenging and ultimately a little scary too. But it's necessary to prioritize your soul health, it's just as important as your gut health, your oral health or your heart health. Confronting our own spiritual toxins and roadblocks takes a real warrior soul, one that I know lives inside your heart. If you have already read and begun to implement the other 2 blogs in my Spring-Cleaning Series, then you have already begun to "Detox Your Spirit" (use the links posted above if you haven't yet read them) . By detoxing your mind, you have hopefully begun removing some of the things that negatively impact your spirit. By removing toxins from your mind by way of unhealthy technology patterns, viewing choices, listening choices, and other things you introduce to your mental health that influence your self-talk, you will begin the journey by clearing space for peace and reflection. These two things will begin the snowball effect that is necessary to achieving a true spiritual cleansing. Once you "Clean Your Mind " and move on to "Detox Your Body" then you have already continued your journey to "Detox Your Spirit" by allowing your mental health to continue improving while beginning the balancing of your gut health. By completing these other detoxes ahead of time you set the stage for a truly empowering spiritual cleansing. Which order you choose to attack them in however, is yours to decide. If you feel more limited in your mind as a result of a desperate need for a mental reboot, then begin by cleaning your mind. If you feel that the state of your body and physical endurance is where you are being most limited in personal growth, then begin by detoxing your body. This journey is yours to take, so I strongly encourage you listen to your heart to determine where to begin it and then check out the other blogs on those topics to do so. If starting right here, with your spirit is where you feel most called to begin, then I hope you do so, keeping these things in mind. Where you go to begin to "Detox Your Spirit" once you are ready, is a little harder to break down into an action plan because, it must be the most self-guided and vulnerable part of your Mind-Body-Spirit Spring Cleaning Journey in order to achieve an authentic spiritual cleansing. Below I offer you a few of the means that I personally prefer to practice in obtaining a clean spirit. I am by no means an expert in knowledge of, or devout in practicing many of these methods, as I am still actively working on improving & healing myself, walking in my own spiritual journey. This is the main reason that it's taken me nearly 3 years to get this blog to a place I was ready to share it. I've spent years finding the practices that worked for me and exploring all these different ways for myself. I encourage you to explore these ideas in your own life as you see fitting to an authentic spiritual cleansing for yourself. If other practices feel aligned for you, then those are the practices you should be exploring. The goal is an authentic cleansing for your spirit.

Ohio stepped into a new greener era as 2023 came to a close

It's been a crazy year, in this uncertain and ever-changing world. No matter where you are reading this from. In such uncertain times it's easy to begin to feel frazzled. Don't be ashamed or embarrassed if this is how you are feeling as we near the end of this year Darling. The end of this year is upon us, and you may be ready to already see 2023 as a thing of the past, but there's still time to close out this year on a more dazzling front. We are only weeks away from ending 2023 and ringing in a brand-new year, now wouldn't it be nice to do so feeling more dazzling than before Darling? The first thing you have to do is acknowledge the frazzled feelings. Pretending they aren't bubbling under the surface won't help anybody.

Sometimes you need a break and 2023 was a year that I needed to step back to prepare to launch forward. After taking over a year off of blogging and stepping back publicly in regard to the brand, I make my blog return just in time for Thanksgiving. I am so thankful for my readers, followers, and Dazzling District friends, as they all contribute to the community we're building here. In this first blog back, I share some of the lessons I learned this year and how they have inspired the future direction of Dazzling District. I will go as if I'm guided, even though I feel I'm guessing. Building a brand, being an entrepreneur, and having a vision big enough to change the world is no easy feat. To prevent burn-out I had to take a break, and I share a few of my keys to preventing burn-out.

The enormous value found in this concept & the attention that should be placed on the topic are widely overlooked by many. Myself included. Living in spaces that easily aid in our relaxation and ability to care for ourselves, in all of the areas, makes living a life Dazzling and true to ourselves even more possible. When we don't prioritize the spaces in our life, we open the door to distracted and draining energy to enter our homes and our bodies. All that does is drag us down. You deserve a space that charges you up Darling!

If you have never taken time to celebrate "Gal"entine's Day instead of Valentine's Day, you should consider it this year! Get some of your gal friends together & have a little pamper session to show yourselves a little self-love! I have done this twice in my life, once in highschool as a bitter, single teenager & once 5 years ago, in the middle of my thirties, as a happily married woman and overextended mother of 4. Both times I hosted "Gal"entine's Day get togethers, I was motivated by different desires & feelings; both times I achieved the enjoyable, relaxing evening of fun & memory making that I had set out for. I shifted the focus of the day from "Romantic Love" to "Personal Love" and it made ALL the difference.

Self-Care is SUPER "on trend" right now, but I don't believe it's trendy, it's neccessary . Many believe it's expensive & excessive , but I think it's BEST when it's efficient & effective . You'll hear that many products are indulgent , I argue the best ones are a little "basic" . Self-Care & Self-Love have been given a bad rap by some, labeling them as selfish , but I maintain that they are ESSENTIAL !