“Rejection is protection and redirection”. WOW! I’ve never heard that quote before, but it’s so beautiful and powerful, I’ll make sure to keep it in my tool box. Thank you for another great video, Alicia!! So happy to have you here sharing all of your wisdom. Hope your weekend stays calm even within the madness of work! ❤
I spent the last 35 years looking for my real father and finally found him, but he had died two years ago.So I didn't get what I wanted,but I did get a half brother and sister. My own sister died 6 years ago,so this was a really bittersweet surprise and we both are thrilled to have a sister ( She only had a brother and always wanted a sister). My new sister told me that if I had found Dad in the past few years,it wouldn't have been good for me because he had dementia. So sometimes God works in mysterious ways.I have an amazing,huge new family to love now and can get to know my Dad through their stories.
The quote about life is originally from Søren Kierkegaard, a danish philosopher and theologian who lived in the 19° century. A beautiful quote, one of my favourite actually. The quote about rejection is very deep and important but not easy to grasp for young people especially, and in general people who have low self esteem and live rejection as a tragedy. When I was very young, I'm 53 now, I was so afraid of rejection that I was always the first one to walk away on people and experiences. It took me a good amount of years and work on myself to realize that rejection from someone didn't mean rejection from everyone, and that it could be the beginning of something totally new and exciting. Inner wounds aren't easy to heal 😊 Yeah, the universe gives us what we need rather than what we want, and that's ok. Hope you find soon a place to live, been there many times when I lived abroad and it is pretty stressful indeed.
Ah thank you! Never knew that was Kierkegaard! Studied him back in college.. Glad to hear you were able to surmount your wounds with rejection of people- this is not easy to do. Thank you for the well wishes 💜
Fellow former restaurant front-of-the-house employee here! Mother's Day, 4th of July patio service, Graduation Day & Valentine's Day are challenging at an Olympic level! Stay hydrated, shoot for the big bucks, and have a super cleansing ocean swim after, followed by a shower, foot rub and nutritious vegan mega- meal.
I love that quote (life is not a problem to be solved but a mystery to be experienced) I've not heard it before but it's a nice grounding mantra to centre me in times of confusion and chaos and when I feel like I haven't got it all figured out, which is most of the time 😆
Thank you so much for this beautiful message today. I used to think surrender was something that happened once and then I’d be free from conflict, disappointment, and pain. Thank you for reminding me that it is a constant practice. ❤
Thank you for the wise words! It’s a challenge not to be attached to a desired outcome and have faith that we are at the exact place in life we need to be, even when things don’t go our way. Kind of alchemy of the mind - trusting the path, even if it looks like it’s leading us astray. Lovely bathrobe btw! Hugs from Japan😊💖
My favorite perspective / mindset when a big problem comes along is from David Allen of GTD (Getting Things Done). He says "There are no problems, only projects." I love that because projects have a beginning, a middle, and an end. Car repair = a project. Moving to a new place = a project. Simple. Love your "Ultra" minimalist content.
We should all pray for you to find a new beautiful home asap I will! Thank you for your wisdom and amazing quote from the awesome movie dune. I liked the original dune better though... All the very best ❤
I like the quote about rejection. It's a shift of mind rather than defeat. A question that's helped me redirect when things don't seem to be going quite the way I want is "is this a breaking point, or a turning point?" It's helped me realize that I'm not defeated if things don't go my way; Rather, I need to redirect and maybe come at it from a completely new angle. Not to downgrade anything, but just simplifying that life is just a series of choices and consequences has helped me reframe some of my negativity into neutrality.
This is my second Mothers Day not in the brunch trenches (aside from 2020 obvs) after 20+ years in the industry (took a 60% pay cut to work with special needs kids at my son’s school.) I miss the adrenaline and camaraderie from those crazy days (sometimes 😜). I’m so glad you have the extra energy to still put out such awesome content. Thanks, A!
Another awesome video! You are an awesome human and very inspiring. This quote “rejection is protection and redirection” is so helpful in my life right now. Thank you Alicia 🩷
I don’t know if you’re interested in advice, so excuse this public letter to myself if it doesn’t apply to you: I had time to do this in California at one point and I was too young and scared to do it and now regret not doing it: until you find your new home, set up a permanent camping spot with a tent somewhere in the mountains. San Diego is hot so maybe in summer that would mean taking a break from work and doing this up north (or Norway ;) and also staying at the backpack-in campsite for several days at a time. My fantasy for myself includes trekking in many whole cantaloupes. Another option is making your car sleepable. I know beetles are small but I had a jeep that I never considered sleeping in and then stubbornly decided to do it anyway (take out seats and add plywood). I ended up living in it in Northern CA for 5 months cuz it was so great. Since then I have done many long road trips in cars ppl would never imagine sleeping in. Nothing beats waking up with the sun and being outside all the time. Only issue is hot summers, that requires a fan. Im living in Japan now planning a long-term Asia roadtrip. Oh btw, Japan is a phenomenal place to do this cuz there are amazing public baths everywhere for $3. Otherwise it's rivers, gyms, and vanlife shower kits. Another option is vipassana retreats. My fav part is they are donation-based which always makes me so impressed and happy to donate.
Greetings from the beautiful pacific northwest. Alicia, sorry you are going through this stress. I hope you dont get too beat up this weekend at the restaurant. I am sending positive energy or prayers your way. You are a beautiful, strong woman and i know you will do fine. I found that expectations can be tricky and unpredictable. A wise person once told me that the universe is under no obligation to fullfill our dreams and goals. All we can do is make good daily decisions and not worry so much about the outcome. Maybe we will see you soon in our neck of the woods.
Thank you Mark. I agree that the Universe is not obligated to serve our goals, but I think it’s more because it always has a bigger and better picture in mind that our small egoic selves can’t see ;) 💜
Hi friend, sending positive vibrations your way for the perfect next home, and that if it's not in the next few weeks, it's just around the corner for you ✨🫶🏼
I’ve been going through the same thing in a sense of looking for a place to live. I’m not however on a 3 week deadline to move. I think the messaging for me is to stay put until the right thing presents. I don’t want to force the process. I want it to be easy and fun. I’m actually building a tiny house out of an old grain bin and that feeds and fuels my soul way more than looking at places that are not what my soul craves which is total financial freedom and time freedom to live what I’m doing and who I’m doing it with! I hope you can find the growth and adventure in your treasure hunt. It is fun when we don’t force things!
Yes!! So well said 🔥💜🔥 And that’s amazing you are building a tiny house!! May I ask where you live? I’m always curious where the good off grid spots are..
Midwest! Iowa to be specific! I’m on on family heritage land and a property that my great grandfather built. So for me, it’s a bigger mission I feel connected to. ❤️
I read Dune first time in the 70’s or early 80’s and I agree it’s one of the few best of its genre. I’d put it up with Don Quixote, The Iliad and The Odyssee, The Amber series by Roger Zelazny and maybe some series by Ilona Andrews. All the greatest truths are told in fiction.
Can you do a video on your job? I find it absolutely fascinating that you do that based on your videos! It’s very dynamic way of being in the world but do wonder what about that is aligned to you. As you don’t drink, love solitude. Btw, have you ever tried chartreuse or get asked about it?
If find it challenging but have never done bartending. I’d be saddened by seeing drunk people that in altered states. Maybe you don’t witness that. I don’t know!
So the bigger issue is just the insane housing shortage/skyrocketing rent prices. I’m not sifting through hundreds of listings- there is just so little available that I can actually afford
@kimbee001 Don’t be sorry! I appreciate the thought for help.. As I said in the vid there are much bigger problems in the world out there- I will sort this one out ;)
I have been keeping an eye on your channel waiting for you to discuss finding your new place. I am just wondering as I watch this video...could this be a sign to move to another town or state? Or somewhere that is calling to you? Just food for thought. With that said, I know you will find where you are meant to be at this time in your life. ❤
Well, you’ve always talked about doing more traveling. Isn’t this the perfect opportunity to do just that? Then, you can get back into your zen-like state and an opportunity will present itself. 😀
Hah this is very tempting, but I very much want my next launch into travel to be full time, meaning I am making enough money online to support myself. Not quite there yet ;)
I decluttered everything, living pretty minimal, should have now more time to enjoy in nature but it is vice versa. I am constantly decluttering, organizing, decluttering, organizing. On one hand I like to do it bjt on other I dont have free time at all. Maybe it is OCD. I dont know how to escape from this loop. Does anyone feel same and have tips how to overcome this and relax?
Like anything it can be addicting because the post declutter rush can induce dopamine. The less you buy the less you will declutter- and at a certain point the goal is really to just be able to BE. Perhaps the constant urge to declutter is because there really is more and more to let go of, but try to check in to see if it’s serving as a distraction in that moment. If it feels like it is, then say to yourself STOP… And slow down to nothingness. Silence always has the answers for you.
I used to live in San Diego. I had to move. My husband’s younger brothers all still live with his parents. They can’t afford to live on their own. It’s just been getting worse as time goes on. I know people who moved to Las Vegas. I know other people who moved to Texas. The housing crisis is unavoidable. The illegals keep streaming through the border making it worse. Hopefully trump wins in November. If he manages to deport millions then we might get the prices back down again. It simple supply and demand.
I don’t think it’s fair to put blame on people coming to this country seeking freedom and a better life. The boarder issue is complicated. Remember this entire country was founded on foreigners from Europe seeking freedom and a better life, who took over the land and decimated millions of the peoples that were already living here. So we should not be so quick to judge just because we were lucky to be born here. The main issue with housing is there is just no more room on the coast and the people that moved here and bought up real estate en masse were wealthier people, a lot with the ability to work remote, that have larger expendable income. California is beautiful! Of course everyone wants to live here. But there is only so much land to go around in beautiful places..
“Rejection is protection and redirection”. WOW! I’ve never heard that quote before, but it’s so beautiful and powerful, I’ll make sure to keep it in my tool box. Thank you for another great video, Alicia!! So happy to have you here sharing all of your wisdom. Hope your weekend stays calm even within the madness of work! ❤
Thank you so much Natalia ✨💚✨
I spent the last 35 years looking for my real father and finally found him, but he had died two years ago.So I didn't get what I wanted,but I did get a half brother and sister. My own sister died 6 years ago,so this was a really bittersweet surprise and we both are thrilled to have a sister ( She only had a brother and always wanted a sister). My new sister told me that if I had found Dad in the past few years,it wouldn't have been good for me because he had dementia. So sometimes God works in mysterious ways.I have an amazing,huge new family to love now and can get to know my Dad through their stories.
That is a beautiful story- thank you for sharing this ✨💜✨
What a beautiful attitude you have! Than you for sharing.
The quote about life is originally from Søren Kierkegaard, a danish philosopher and theologian who lived in the 19° century. A beautiful quote, one of my favourite actually.
The quote about rejection is very deep and important but not easy to grasp for young people especially, and in general people who have low self esteem and live rejection as a tragedy. When I was very young, I'm 53 now, I was so afraid of rejection that I was always the first one to walk away on people and experiences. It took me a good amount of years and work on myself to realize that rejection from someone didn't mean rejection from everyone, and that it could be the beginning of something totally new and exciting.
Inner wounds aren't easy to heal 😊
Yeah, the universe gives us what we need rather than what we want, and that's ok.
Hope you find soon a place to live, been there many times when I lived abroad and it is pretty stressful indeed.
Ah thank you! Never knew that was Kierkegaard! Studied him back in college.. Glad to hear you were able to surmount your wounds with rejection of people- this is not easy to do. Thank you for the well wishes 💜
Fellow former restaurant front-of-the-house employee here! Mother's Day, 4th of July patio service, Graduation Day & Valentine's Day are challenging at an Olympic level! Stay hydrated, shoot for the big bucks, and have a super cleansing ocean swim after, followed by a shower, foot rub and nutritious vegan mega- meal.
Haha thank you Coach! 😄💕
I love that quote (life is not a problem to be solved but a mystery to be experienced) I've not heard it before but it's a nice grounding mantra to centre me in times of confusion and chaos and when I feel like I haven't got it all figured out, which is most of the time 😆
Hahah NO ONE has it all figured out.. EVER 😄
Thank you so much for this beautiful message today. I used to think surrender was something that happened once and then I’d be free from conflict, disappointment, and pain. Thank you for reminding me that it is a constant practice. ❤
It never gets easy, you just get better at it ;)
Thank you for the wise words! It’s a challenge not to be attached to a desired outcome and have faith that we are at the exact place in life we need to be, even when things don’t go our way. Kind of alchemy of the mind - trusting the path, even if it looks like it’s leading us astray. Lovely bathrobe btw! Hugs from Japan😊💖
Yes very well said Monika 🙏🏻 Hugs back to Japan 😊💕
Timmy is a hottie. My husband jokes with me because I'm just too old for him, hahaha. Love the robe, love the message.
Hahah we can dream 😁🤤
Your robe is beautiful!
Thank you Deirdra! 😊💕
My favorite perspective / mindset when a big problem comes along is from David Allen of GTD (Getting Things Done). He says "There are no problems, only projects." I love that because projects have a beginning, a middle, and an end.
Car repair = a project. Moving to a new place = a project. Simple.
Love your "Ultra" minimalist content.
Love that- thank you 🩷🩷
Sending you love and light hope you find your new home soon.
Thank you so much Katy 💜💜
What a beautiful robe! Another inspiring video❤🌺
Thank you 🩷🌸
"vegan Viking" - Ha! I love this! Also, big Dune fan as well!!
😏😏🩷🩷
Sending positive energy your way in finding a new space. ✨
Thank you so much 🙏🏻💚✨
Lovely quotes Thankyou for another great video and I hope your fully recharged after the busy week. Hope somewhere comes up soon for you x
Thank you Jenny 🙏🏻🌸
Wow, I needed to hear this. Thanks for sharing
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We should all pray for you to find a new beautiful home asap
I will!
Thank you for your wisdom and amazing quote from the awesome movie dune.
I liked the original dune better though...
All the very best ❤
Thank you so much 🙏🏻🩵💜
I like the quote about rejection. It's a shift of mind rather than defeat. A question that's helped me redirect when things don't seem to be going quite the way I want is "is this a breaking point, or a turning point?" It's helped me realize that I'm not defeated if things don't go my way; Rather, I need to redirect and maybe come at it from a completely new angle. Not to downgrade anything, but just simplifying that life is just a series of choices and consequences has helped me reframe some of my negativity into neutrality.
Ah I love that question! Thank you for sharing 🙏🏻
This is my second Mothers Day not in the brunch trenches (aside from 2020 obvs) after 20+ years in the industry (took a 60% pay cut to work with special needs kids at my son’s school.) I miss the adrenaline and camaraderie from those crazy days (sometimes 😜). I’m so glad you have the extra energy to still put out such awesome content. Thanks, A!
Ah good for you that you have escaped!! I hope to join you on the other side soon 😄
And Happy Mother’s Day to you 🌸💕
I love your wisdom and it comes through clearly. Your words nourish and ring true to what I wonder about and also think about
🙏🏻✨🦋🩵
Another awesome video! You are an awesome human and very inspiring. This quote “rejection is protection and redirection” is so helpful in my life right now. Thank you Alicia 🩷
Thank you for your kind words Sara- so glad you are finding some nourishment here 🩵🌸
I don’t know if you’re interested in advice, so excuse this public letter to myself if it doesn’t apply to you: I had time to do this in California at one point and I was too young and scared to do it and now regret not doing it: until you find your new home, set up a permanent camping spot with a tent somewhere in the mountains. San Diego is hot so maybe in summer that would mean taking a break from work and doing this up north (or Norway ;) and also staying at the backpack-in campsite for several days at a time. My fantasy for myself includes trekking in many whole cantaloupes. Another option is making your car sleepable. I know beetles are small but I had a jeep that I never considered sleeping in and then stubbornly decided to do it anyway (take out seats and add plywood). I ended up living in it in Northern CA for 5 months cuz it was so great. Since then I have done many long road trips in cars ppl would never imagine sleeping in. Nothing beats waking up with the sun and being outside all the time. Only issue is hot summers, that requires a fan. Im living in Japan now planning a long-term Asia roadtrip. Oh btw, Japan is a phenomenal place to do this cuz there are amazing public baths everywhere for $3. Otherwise it's rivers, gyms, and vanlife shower kits. Another option is vipassana retreats. My fav part is they are donation-based which always makes me so impressed and happy to donate.
Thank you for this 🙏🏻🩵
Greetings from the beautiful pacific northwest.
Alicia, sorry you are going through this stress. I hope you dont get too beat up this weekend at the restaurant. I am sending positive energy or prayers your way. You are a beautiful, strong woman and i know you will do fine.
I found that expectations can be tricky and unpredictable. A wise person once told me that the universe is under no obligation to fullfill our dreams and goals. All we can do is make good daily decisions and not worry so much about the outcome.
Maybe we will see you soon in our neck of the woods.
Thank you Mark. I agree that the Universe is not obligated to serve our goals, but I think it’s more because it always has a bigger and better picture in mind that our small egoic selves can’t see ;) 💜
Yay! Hello from Luxembourg 🇱🇺
Hi friend!! 😊💕
I loved that bit of the film too!!!
Sooo good! 😍
Hi friend, sending positive vibrations your way for the perfect next home, and that if it's not in the next few weeks, it's just around the corner for you ✨🫶🏼
Thank you so much my friend 🙏🏻💚
I love that message ❤ needed to hear that today! Thank you
You are welcome 🌷
I’ve been going through the same thing in a sense of looking for a place to live. I’m not however on a 3 week deadline to move. I think the messaging for me is to stay put until the right thing presents. I don’t want to force the process. I want it to be easy and fun. I’m actually building a tiny house out of an old grain bin and that feeds and fuels my soul way more than looking at places that are not what my soul craves which is total financial freedom and time freedom to live what I’m doing and who I’m doing it with! I hope you can find the growth and adventure in your treasure hunt. It is fun when we don’t force things!
Yes!! So well said 🔥💜🔥 And that’s amazing you are building a tiny house!! May I ask where you live? I’m always curious where the good off grid spots are..
Midwest! Iowa to be specific! I’m on on family heritage land and a property that my great grandfather built. So for me, it’s a bigger mission I feel connected to. ❤️
@emilybrooks4406 that is wonderful 💚💚
Just what I needed to hear today ... thank you! ❤
Glad you enjoyed 🩷🩷
Right on time - I really needed this ❤ thank you
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You don’t know it but you are 1 step closer to Jesus ❤️ Praying for you to find a beautiful space that fits you perfectly soon. God bless!
Thank you 🩷
I read Dune first time in the 70’s or early 80’s and I agree it’s one of the few best of its genre. I’d put it up with Don Quixote, The Iliad and The Odyssee, The Amber series by Roger Zelazny and maybe some series by Ilona Andrews. All the greatest truths are told in fiction.
I’ll have to add those others to my list thank you. Especially the Odyssey always wanted to read that 💜
@@Exploravore Homer is a bit of a hard read but a great story as it's iambic pentameter and translated.
Can you do a video on your job? I find it absolutely fascinating that you do that based on your videos! It’s very dynamic way of being in the world but do wonder what about that is aligned to you. As you don’t drink, love solitude. Btw, have you ever tried chartreuse or get asked about it?
If find it challenging but have never done bartending. I’d be saddened by seeing drunk people that in altered states. Maybe you don’t witness that. I don’t know!
I’m sure you are that Viking Queen in that job and have that presence and can be effective and be a leader as well wherever you are
I will do a video on this!
sending strength and magic for a great new beginning
Thank you 🙏🏻✨🩵
I am from germany… love your content❤
Hi to Germany!! Thank you for being here! ✨💚
Have you thought of calling a realtor? You can tell them what you’re looking for and they can help you find it
So the bigger issue is just the insane housing shortage/skyrocketing rent prices. I’m not sifting through hundreds of listings- there is just so little available that I can actually afford
@@Exploravore I’m sorry
@kimbee001 Don’t be sorry! I appreciate the thought for help.. As I said in the vid there are much bigger problems in the world out there- I will sort this one out ;)
I have been keeping an eye on your channel waiting for you to discuss finding your new place. I am just wondering as I watch this video...could this be a sign to move to another town or state? Or somewhere that is calling to you? Just food for thought. With that said, I know you will find where you are meant to be at this time in your life. ❤
Thank you so much 🩷 Yes I am definitely open to bigger change- we’ll see…
Hello from Sweden ❤🎉
Hello! Hugs to Sweden 🩵🩵
Well, you’ve always talked about doing more traveling. Isn’t this the perfect opportunity to do just that? Then, you can get back into your zen-like state and an opportunity will present itself. 😀
Hah this is very tempting, but I very much want my next launch into travel to be full time, meaning I am making enough money online to support myself. Not quite there yet ;)
I decluttered everything, living pretty minimal, should have now more time to enjoy in nature but it is vice versa. I am constantly decluttering, organizing, decluttering, organizing. On one hand I like to do it bjt on other I dont have free time at all. Maybe it is OCD. I dont know how to escape from this loop. Does anyone feel same and have tips how to overcome this and relax?
Like anything it can be addicting because the post declutter rush can induce dopamine. The less you buy the less you will declutter- and at a certain point the goal is really to just be able to BE. Perhaps the constant urge to declutter is because there really is more and more to let go of, but try to check in to see if it’s serving as a distraction in that moment. If it feels like it is, then say to yourself STOP… And slow down to nothingness. Silence always has the answers for you.
We had our Mother’s Day in March in the UK :)
Maybe you just need to move to Norway. ❤️
Soo tempting 😄
I used to live in San Diego. I had to move. My husband’s younger brothers all still live with his parents. They can’t afford to live on their own. It’s just been getting worse as time goes on. I know people who moved to Las Vegas. I know other people who moved to Texas. The housing crisis is unavoidable. The illegals keep streaming through the border making it worse. Hopefully trump wins in November. If he manages to deport millions then we might get the prices back down again. It simple supply and demand.
I don’t think it’s fair to put blame on people coming to this country seeking freedom and a better life. The boarder issue is complicated. Remember this entire country was founded on foreigners from Europe seeking freedom and a better life, who took over the land and decimated millions of the peoples that were already living here. So we should not be so quick to judge just because we were lucky to be born here. The main issue with housing is there is just no more room on the coast and the people that moved here and bought up real estate en masse were wealthier people, a lot with the ability to work remote, that have larger expendable income. California is beautiful! Of course everyone wants to live here. But there is only so much land to go around in beautiful places..