Me Time ✨

Good morning, Cadre family. How are we doing today? Happy Sunday. My name is Jean Nicholls. I'm calling in for me time today. Pulling a jc, Taking my session from the car. Hello. One percent better. I like that name. That's a good name. How are you doing today? Hi, Ray. Ray. Hello, everybody. Happy Sunday. I'm excited to have you here. My name is Jean Mitchells. As everybody's popping in here on this Sunday, I'd love to hear where you're calling in from. Hi, Jules, how you doing today? So if you aren't driving your car and you're willing to do so, I would love for you to just type what city you're from or what state you're from.

And I'm gonna ask a second favor. I'm also gonna ask you to type in a word or phrase for how you feel right now. So two homework assignments coming in hot on a Sunday. Good morning. I'm in Minneapolis. Specifically uptown Minneapolis. Hello. Speak wonder. It is a beautiful Sunday, sunny day today, a balmy 27 degrees. Feeling pretty fly about that. And today we're talking about me time. Now, if you're new to me, welcome. I'm excited to have you here. We're in Pennsylvania, coming in from the east.

Northern Minnesota. Yes. So it's great to have you here. How are you feeling today? One word, one phrase. How are you feeling right now? Ramsey, Minnesota. Grateful. Thank you for that, Ramsay. That's not far away. Right now, I would say I'm feeling energized. I wouldn't say that all Sundays, but last night I got to go hang out with some girlfriends, we danced to some live music with some friends that were DJs, and I got to teach a spin class this morning. And by all rights, I should crash and go to sleep.

But I just feel so excited about the day. No particular reason. Jules rocking it, Baking a storm of yumminess. If you're driving to Minneapolis, you can deliver some to Fragment coffee. We'll find Luke there. So today at ME time, I wanted to talk about celebration and all the ways in which you can find celebration in your day. Now, not all days are going to be super happy. Not all days are going to be exciting. But every single day we have an opportunity. Find something to feel grateful for or something celebrate.

And I'm going to just share quickly. Yesterday I taught a spin class with one of my instructor teammates and we did a fundraiser for Alzheimer's. And I'm not going to lie, it was super hard for me. Two years ago, just over two years ago, my dad passed away with Alzheimer's, and I used to do this fundraiser every year for the local Alzheimer's chapter because in honor of him and so many people in our community who have had family members who are either going through Alzheimer's and dementia or have passed from it.

And yesterday, I had set a random goal for our studio to raise $2,500. And yesterday, when I was going to the studio, we hit $2900. And I felt so much joy. But that. That celebration, in that moment was a community of people coming together and riding for something that was either impacting them, had impacted them, or doesn't impact them at all, but knows that it impacts their friends. It was really. These are my favorite rides to teach. I love teaching in general, but I love teaching rides for charities and rides that have, like, a significant meaning and purpose.

And before the class started, not gonna lie, I started crying. I didn't think I could say a word because it still just strikes me so hard, the loss of my dad. And, you know, I know I started talking about this as celebration, so just give me a hot second, because I'll get there. But I went through every single feeling. I was sad, I was angry. I was excited that all these people came together, that we raised all this money. And then I listened, and I listened to people's stories. And as I teach my classes, I try to find words that can be inspiring and connecting.

And at the end of that class, I was tapped. I was all tapped out. I was done energetically, emotionally, physically. I put everything I had into it. And when I came out of it, there was a girl that came up to me, and she just looked me in the eye. Oh, speak Wonder. Thank you for sharing. This girl came up to me, and she looked me in the eyes, and she was. Her eyes were just watering, and she couldn't say any words. And I was like, are you okay with a hug? And I gave her a hug, and I held her for what felt like 10 minutes, and it was probably only one.

And she just cried. And she's like, I don't usually cry. She goes, but I do caretaking work. And I just diagnosed a family. I just had to tell a family that their parent was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. And it was really hard because at the same time, she's going through life with her dad having Alzheimer's. And in that moment, I felt connection. But the reason why my word today is celebration is so many people that were in that class yesterday reached out and just talked about how that Ride meant something to them.

How it shifted. It made a shift for them. It made them feel like they were not alone. And I just have all these notes that keep coming in. And I just remember going through this with my dad. And my dad told me that his greatest fear in life, or his the hardest point in life, was the day that his dad had forgotten him. Because my grandfather also had Alzheimer's. It literally broke my dad's heart. So I remembered the day that my dad didn't remember who I was. And I remembered him telling me that story.

And I held his hand and I looked him in the eyes and I just sent him love. Because in that moment, that was all I could do. His greatest fear, his greatest pain with his parents had manifested with his daughter and then eventually my brother. But that moment where we can come together and we can feel like we're not alone and that we can experience a point in time where we can be perfectly authentic with whatever we feel. That's why I feel celebratory today. Yesterday was a hard day. I felt so much gratitude yesterday.

But today, and after last night, being able to end the day with some friends dancing and just moving and listening to music from all over and being in that space and then going in to teach a class today where some of the people I was dancing with last night on a dance floor were in my bike dancing on a bike with me. And then seeing all these comments come together about how one one hour period of time gave someone hope and gave someone community. And so for that I feel excited and celebration. So yesterday's celebration was about our fundraiser.

Today's celebration is about connection. And whether it's something really huge or something really tiny, like you got outside and walked today, that's something to celebrate. So speak wonder. Thank you for sharing again that your mom also has dementia. If you need anything, chat it out with me. I'm here for you. I'll connect with you. I can give you a bunch of contacts and resources. 1% better. Thank you for. Thank you for your emotion and your connection point with us and sharing that your mother also has dementia.

It really means something when we can say the things out loud. And in my mind, there's no greater gift or no better reason to celebrate. Not that somebody's sick, but celebrating that we get to be in something together. Or finding those days where maybe that person who's so important in our lives, maybe they just remember one tiny little thing and you're like, yeah. Or the universe puts on your radio a song that you're like, why is this song playing? Because this is the song that we used to sing.

Like, those are moments that we can hold on to and find that joy in our heart, even if there's so much heavy around us. So I'm going to invite you right now. We've talked about how we feel, I've shared a story, and I'm discussing celebration. So if you were to type in the chat today and put into the universe, put into the community one thing right now that you feel comfortable celebrating, and if celebrating feels too big of a word, maybe you feel comfortable saying one thing that's bringing you joy or peace or calm, what would you type?

I invite you, if you're not driving your car, to simply type something in the chat that can represent that emotion of a higher feeling than sometimes all the heavy that we get bogged down in now. Jules, if you're baking yummies, there's gotta be something in there for you. And the reason why I personally think it's super important to celebrate is even super tiny things is it psychologically helps a little switch in our brain flip. Celebrate the power of now. Ooh, that's great. 1% better. Have you read that book?

It's a great book or audiobook. But when we can find one tiny thing to celebrate in the moment or today or last night, something that brings us joy, something that helps us feel excited, it helps to switch just a tiny little switch in our brain that allows us to release something that we've been holding onto. It allows us to release something that we might be carrying and it allows us to shift our perspective and full transparency. Yes, I can be a rosy colored glasses person, but there is science behind perspective.

And when we can start to shift our perspective a little, it doesn't make the things that we're going through easier, but it does help us to see the light and to see the grace and the hope that sits with inside those really difficult moments. A warm oh, you saw a what this morning? A warbler. I don't even know if that is also love the book Jules. Speak Wonder. What is a warbler? I'm gonna have to google this. You and your words. You have the most beautiful words. If you haven't ever dialed in a speak wonder do.

She's also a poet. Jules loves baking and don't feel like you normally have time. So apple cinnamon muffins and pumpkin bread. Thank you for sharing. So it's really nice when we can just take a little bit of a moment to find a gratitude or a celebr but today I feel very high energy. I don't understand why, because I should, like I said, be taking a nap right now. But I just feel all of that from yesterday, all of the emotion. I had some hard shares with some friends that were going through some really tough stuff.

But today it feels light. And it doesn't feel light because the hard stuff is less hard. It feels light because I don't feel alone. And I know that there are a lot of people out there that are going through hard things together, but sometimes we just don't talk about it. But yesterday a lot of people talked about the hard things. And today I literally just feel light and celebratory that all of us have the courage to do that. So if you need a buddy, phone a friend. If you're in Minneapolis or you visit Minneapolis, you want to go to coffee, send me a note.

I'd love to meet up with you. But for today, if you haven't read the book power of now, 1% better has read it. I've read it. It's a great book. Check it out. If you can find just a couple of things right now, even if the world feels heavy right now that you can find joy in and celebrate in, go for that walk, stretch that body, read that book, bake those muffins, go listen to some live music or just turn on music. Just find a little bitty thing today that you can do for you in your own time that can help flip that switch a little and find a little lightness in your day and in your heart.

Mondays I'm here for professional development either. Usually it's early in the mornings. I need to be out on a long run tomorrow morning, so I'm going to move my time to the afternoon. So I will see you on Monday afternoon for professional development and I look forward to talking to you then. Have a great day.