Persevering Through Holiday Season

Holiday season brings a spiked energy and outside influences may shift that in a good or bad direction. It's easy to navigate this time of year when it's a positive energy, but unfortunately that's not always the case.

For those internally struggling during end of year festivities, this one's for you or your loved one who is.

Whether your end of year blues are triggered by a loss, a love, or internal bullying... a key aspect we are experiencing as humans is

• a foundational feeling of lack, paired with
• likely an external spark.

You can try to treat the symptoms with intoxicants, sleep aids, or Spanx but you're not uprooting the cause to nip it in the bud so you can live your life in authentic joy.

Wish it was so simple you could just hold a positive energy magnet?

Well, you CAN!

Piece #1

The complete opposite of lack is abundance. With self-compassion, intentionally shift your focus.

Gratitude and giving genuine, heartfelt thanks in abundance does the trick every time. Not just one day a year, but all year. There's literally always something to be grateful for and when we fill our focus with this authentic feeling of light, it leaves no room for a feeling of lack. In turn, that positive energy magnet brings more things for you to be grateful for.

Piece #2

Keeping that climbing energy going, lean on your internal spark instead of outward. Shift your abundance focus inward, remembering and honoring what all you do have and value gained from this loss etc. This builds your sense of self-worth and self-respect that contributes to the "heal-ium" in your balloon, encouraging you onward and upward. We carry with us the great things we got from this experience in life and build our understanding that we're always gaining and growing, even when we're being challenged.

To build our inner strength and properly mentally prime for successful New Years Resolutions, November is a "Self-Gratitude Month" for Model CityZen.

Belief in yourself is paramount in that courageous forward motion of restoring joy in difficult seasons. Mindfully turning your inner critic into a cheerleader.

Knowing that you're truly capable of achieving what you set your mind to is built up when you're reminded of all the unique value you have. Pairing that with a consistent focus on gratitude and what you're gaining. When you remind yourself of your value and strength you build inertia. Decide that goal is to feel better on the inside.

Model CityZen proves the magnificent rewards that belief in ourselves with self-love and confidence is capable of, as demonstrated in the modeling and business worlds. Life's abundance and goals look different for everyone. It's time to step into yours.