Mindful Life – Jennifer Hyatt

Be a Mighty Zen Gator

Seek the Balance of the Fierce and Zen-Like Gator

Gators 🐊 have evolved for optimal efficiency. They do not waste time or energy on pursuits that will deplete versus fuel them unless the benefit of such pursuit is deemed worthy. In fact, gators lurk below the surface monitoring for opportunities (will this help me?) and threats (will this harm me?) and simply appear to ignore everything else.

As tasty morsels come into the gators path the only ones that prompt a response are the ones worthy of their chomp.

In life, humans have the appearance of their own tasty morsel experiences that come along their path. Before deciding to chomp, there is exists a space between the experience and our response where we have the opportunity to ask “will this harm me?” or “will this help me?”

When humans learn how to stay in the present and mindfully respond they are able to reap the rewards with an intentional life.

If worthy of the chomp then take action and enjoy! If not worthy of the chomp then deploy the tools of chosen response, see if there is anything worth pursuing, process it out, and remain in the fierceness of the zen-like state of being a gator 🐊

In 2018, I packed up and ventured abroad in pursuit of living within my values and the intentionally cultivated life, a reflection of my work with clients (i.e., a mindful life). Italy served as my home base as I soaked up travel all across Europe. Then, just a short year later, I came back as a virus was taking hold overseas, the pandemic that would eventually find its way to the United States and send us into a whirlwind of quarantine and a balance of dismay and the discovery of what is truly important in life.

Now, heading into 2022 and, what seems like a lifetime later, I am gearing up once again to quench my inner travel bug. This time my home base will be Japan while also keeping a foothold in California. I am grateful that my passion career allows me the ability to be anywhere in the world while providing services to clients in California and Ohio (where I hold licensure).

Since I have provided ongoing and effective online therapeutic services since 2017, and as aligned within my previous pursuits overseas, I am beyond thankful that I am blessed to take my wonderful clients with me on this next adventure : )

So, here we go : ) Traveling Abroad is set for April 2022!