Love YOU

I think in all the different stages of our lives we are always trying to find where we fit, where we are happy, and how to feel and look our best.  I feel blessed that my parents have allowed us to figure it out for ourselves but also gave us an amazing sense of self.    Not matter what anyone says or thinks, I am happy to be me, and I know that I am blessed to have this state of mind, I thank my parents for their upbringing and our good happy genes in general, we persevere :)

Today a very nice lady asked me if I was pregnant again, and my little nephew did too when we were in Atlanta.  I just take a deep breath and tell them its just fat and that I am working on it.  I am one of those lucky ladies that has always had a little belly, and there was a time where it was firm and fit but still a belly was there.  May I state for the record that I am 41 years old and I am not interested in having any more children.  I feel so thankful for the ones I have and for the life I have and have found my balance and am content.

She is always jumping, my oldest loves to play hide and seek, and my baby loves to chill

I feel that I definitely have 30 pounds to lose, and most of it is in my belly, but I also feel stretched out from three babies in a row.  My baby will be two this March and I keep on thinking that my body will realize that I am not having any more babies and start letting go.  There is no magic ingredient, everyone has their challenges, and I refuse to go to any extremes to satisfy the way our culture feels women should look 24/7.  Thank God I am in the Yoga world where no make up is ok, I love make up, but for dress up and fun.  I know I am lucky to have eyebrows and features that allow me to wear no makeup, many women need something, and its all good.  I am happy to keep figuring it out, my health is the number one priority, my strength and energy get me through day by day.  I like wearing fitted clothes so I have accepted that in our community where Thank God we are good producers, I will still get the question from time to time.  No baggy clothes for me!

I feel so grateful that Shabbat is around the corner, I need this Day of Rest more than ever after our travels.  Everyone in my community is celebrating the beginning of the new moon and new month of Adar, which is the happiest month in the Jewish calendar.

My life revolves around happiness,
Fun is an important ingredient in everything I do,
Rest is essential without it there would be no balance,
Most importantly just enjoying the present is the best gift you can give yourself,
Enjoy your weekend,
Shabbat Shalom,
Coach Yulia