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What's filling you up during this season of change?

Like the name of my blog and social media accounts, Fill up to Spill out, I am always in pursuit of what fills us up so we can spill out to others.  Not just what makes us happy, but the things that truly fulfill us so we can be a kind human and serve others for the glory of God.  Not things that give us fuel when times are easy, but things that truly give us life when life is different and challenging.  When life is uncertain, like we are experiencing right now.  

What's filling you up during this crazy season of change and uncertainty?  What's giving you life so you can keep living life with courage and kindness?  What's keeping you calm and allowing you to look ahead with hope and positivity?  What are you putting into your cup that's serving you so you can live your purpose?  

I'll share with you what's going into my cup each day.  

1.  Coffee... coffee goes into my cup each morning.  First I drink the coffee, then I do the things.  What better way to start the day?  Coffee, a scoop of vital proteins, a splash of coffee mate, and a sprinkle of cinammon makes me feel like I can take on the day.  

2.  Jesus... I start my day with filling up with Jesus.  I spend a little time reading my latest daily devotional, Live in Grace-Walk in Love by Bob Goff (highly recommend!), and then I spend a minute or two in prayer.  No one fills us up like Jesus.  

3.  My gratitude and intentional goal setting practice.... Every day for nearly 2 years, I've written in my Start Today Journal.  I write 5 memorable things I'm grateful for from the day before, then I write the 10 things I'm most intentional about (dreams or ambitions I'm in constant pursuit of) and the one goal I'm focusing on right now.  

4.  Running... Moving my body every day fills me up.  Getting outside in nature with sunshine and music or a podcast in my ears gives me life.  Right now I'm challenging myself to run/walk 100 miles in August just to keep me motivated.  

5.  Surrounding myself with positivity and choosing to radiate positivity... We are what we focus on, and that includes who we focus on.  I'm choosing to surround myself with positive people and positive content in a season where everything seems to be negative.  I'm watching old movies that make me laugh, I'm reading books that inspire and encourage me, I'm listening to worship music and podcasts that fuel me, I'm  following accounts on social media that bring the joy, and I'm hanging out with the people that I love the most.  By surrounding myself with positivity, I naturally feel more positive and choose to radiate positivity for others. 

Choosing to fill my cup with these 5 consistent things each day is what allows me to walk through this season with calmness, kindness, courage, grace, and incredible hope.  These months have been different, challenging, and disappointing, but focusing on the right things has helped me get through each day.  We don't just have to survive each day, but we can find ways to thrive if we are pouring the right stuff into our cup each day.  What are you consistently putting into your cup during this season?  Do your routines serve you or harm you?  Is what you are consuming positive or negative?  Are you taking care of yourself?  Or are you trying to pour from an empty cup?  

We can't pour from an empty cup, friends.  Choose to fill up with the things that are serving you during this season of change.  

I'm praying for you.  ~ Allison  

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