The Old Switcheroo

Boy, am I glad last week was over. Managing class, then gym, then rehearsal, then other work really took it out of me. I was exhausted.

I'm happy to report that I got some sleep and I'm back to my old schedule of classes in the morning.

The one great thing about last week was that I had to get up early to make it to let kids in the building, so I'm hoping that waking up early thing will stick around a while longer.

Had a great cardio class today with Wilton (CJ was out for shock) and then some personal training with Rachel. Did 150 kettlebell swings at I think 25lbs interspersed with 30 full sit-ups. I was tired and sweaty and gross today. It was good.

I'm trying out some new things, that are currently secret and will talk about them if they work out. I will say that so far, it's helped.

It's so mysterious isn't it? You want to know more now don't you?

You'll have to wait.

All the love,
Kristin

Upside Down

I'm teaching a Comedy Camp in the morning this week so I've been taking class at eVolv in the evening. It's totally weird. The energy is even different. Not a bad or a good different, just different. However it's been nice have a a change of pace.

Rehearsals for the new show are going great. I'm so excited to go postering with them tomorrow. If anybody wants to sponsor our show or make a donation to Cardboard Playhouse Theatre Company, we are a 501(c)3 Non profit organization and you can send me a message if you'd like some more information. It's going to be a really great show and we'd love for you to be a part of it!

That's all for tonight. So tired!

All the love,
Kristin

The Daily Love

Today's whole The Daily Love email is super inspiring. I thought I'd share it here. You can always click over to their website by clicking on the name. I definitely recommend subscribing to his daily email. I hope some of these words resonate with you as they have with me. The words in here always find me at just the right time.

All the love,
Kristin

Top Ten Rules for Being Human 

Rule One - You will receive a body. Whether you love it or hate it, it's yours for life, so accept it. What counts is what's inside.

Rule Two - You will be presented with lessons. Life is a constant learning experience, which every day provides opportunities for you to learn more. These lessons are specific to you, and learning them 'is the key to discovering and fulfilling the meaning and relevance of your own life'.

Rule Three - There are no mistakes, only lessons. Your development towards wisdom is a process of experimentation, trial and error, so it's inevitable things will not always go to plan or turn out how you'd want. Compassion is the remedy for harsh judgment - of ourselves and others. Forgiveness is not only divine - it's also 'the act of erasing an emotional debt'. Behaving ethically, with integrity, and with humour - especially the ability to laugh at yourself and your own mishaps - are central to the perspective that 'mistakes' are simply lessons we must learn.

Rule Four - The lesson is repeated until learned. Lessons repeat until learned. What manifest as problems and challenges, irritations and frustrations are more lessons - they will repeat until you see them as such and learn from them. Your own awareness and your ability to change are requisites of executing this rule. Also fundamental is the acceptance that you are not a victim of fate or circumstance - 'causality' must be acknowledged; that is to say: things happen to you because of how you are and what you do. To blame anyone or anything else for your misfortunes is an escape and a denial; you yourself are responsible for you, and what happens to you. Patience is required - change doesn't happen overnight, so give change time to happen.

Rule Five - Learning does not end. While you are alive there are always lessons to be learned. Surrender to the 'rhythm of life', don't struggle against it. Commit to the process of constant learning and change - be humble enough to always acknowledge your own weaknesses, and be flexible enough to adapt from what you may be accustomed to, because rigidity will deny you the freedom of new possibilities.

Rule Six - "There" is no better than "here". The other side of the hill may be greener than your own, but being there is not the key to endless happiness. Be grateful for and enjoy what you have, and where you are on your journey. Appreciate the abundance of what's good in your life, rather than measure and amass things that do not actually lead to happiness. Living in the present helps you attain peace.

Rule Seven - Others are only mirrors of you. You love or hate something about another person according to what love or hate about yourself. Be tolerant; accept others as they are, and strive for clarity of self-awareness; strive to truly understand and have an objective perception of your own self, your thoughts and feelings. Negative experiences are opportunities to heal the wounds that you carry. Support others, and by doing so you support yourself. Where you are unable to support others it is a sign that you are not adequately attending to your own needs.

Rule Eight - What you make of your life is up to you. You have all the tools and resources you need. What you do with them is up to you. Take responsibility for yourself. Learn to let go when you cannot change things. Don't get angry about things - bitter memories clutter your mind. Courage resides in all of us - use it when you need to do what's right for you. We all possess a strong natural power and adventurous spirit, which you should draw on to embrace what lies ahead.

Rule Nine - Your answers lie inside of you. Trust your instincts and your innermost feelings, whether you hear them as a little voice or a flash of inspiration. Listen to feelings as well as sounds. Look, listen, and trust. Draw on your natural inspiration.

Rule Ten - You will forget all this at birth. We are all born with all of these capabilities - our early experiences lead us into a physical world, away from our spiritual selves, so that we become doubtful, cynical and lacking belief and confidence. The ten Rules are not commandments, they are universal truths that apply to us all. When you lose your way, call upon them. Have faith in the strength of your spirit. Aspire to be wise - wisdom the ultimate path of your life, and it knows no limits other than those you impose on yourself.

- Cherie Carter-Scott. Scott is an author, life coach, and motivational speaker offers consulting and coaching on all aspects of change management.


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As things have begun to expand with TDL, one thing that I have been SUPER present to is the idea that we truly ask for what we believe we deserve. Many of us (myself included) have gotten really good on just getting by. But we don't know too much about thriving - about what it would take to live life at the highest level of ourselves.

When we live life at this level, we become more of who we really are and then we have more to give away to those we love and to the world.

We've gotten so good on getting by with the least amount of sleep, or happiness, or energy, or fulfillment, or joy or connection that we have forgotten what it truly means to THRIVE. And more often then not, if someone we know is attempting to THRIVE, we will tend to keep them down, or tell them they are full of themselves, selfish or egotistical because they are trying to improve themselves and THRIVE.

It's true that we rise to the level of our tribe. Or, we tend to become as successful as the people we spend the most amount of time with. I believe raising our standards from survival to THRIVING is something that we MUST do, especially if we want to live our dream life.

How much sleep do you actually need? How much time to yourself to you need? How much exercise? What kind of food fuels you for success? What skills do you need to learn? What mentors do you need? Oh, and here's a BIG one... WHERE do you need to live to make your dreams come true? Proximity is power!

And the environment we spend our time in will determine how we turn out. If you want to be a successful actor, it's probably not going to happen in Kansas. Just like being a successful farmer won't happen in Downtown, L.A. Whatever your passion is, WHERE are the people that are already doing that? Do you have the COURAGE to PUT YOURSELF in that environment?

Here's another BIG one for thriving. Who do you have to begin saying NO to? We feel bad for saying no.

I just had a dream come true and signed a book deal with Hay House (very excited!). And I am moving (very excited). And I'm going to Europe for two weeks at the end of July to film a web series (very excited). All these things mean I have to up my NO game.

But remember, the bigger the NO, the bigger the YES. Don't feel bad saying no to certain things or people so that you can say YES to your dreams!

Can you give yourself permission to thrive? What is it you need to THRIVE and not just survive? Think about it and get busy making this life come true for you. Your dreams are counting on it!

Leave a comment and let me know!

Love,

Mastin

The Pinch

Today in PAINE I hurt my shoulder. I pinched a muscle or something. It hurts like heck if I put any pressure on it. I took some Advil and have been trying not to do too much with it.

It's one of those things where you don't realize how much you use something until you hurt it. Getting out of the car was the worst.

I've also been super productive and got lots of pre-production done for our next show. If you're friends with me on facebook you should start to see lots of cool marketing showing up. I hope you'll join us in September for the production. It's going to be so amazingly awesome.

I even shared my set idea with Doug and he didn't think it was so totally stupid! I even prefaced the idea by saying it was going to be stupid. (Like my crazy stupid ideas I get at 2am when I can't sleep that end up turning into amazing ideas.)

Other than the pain in my shoulder it was a pretty great day. I even got some compliments on my rules of owning a scale. Although, now that Wilton knows I have a scale he might be taking it from me. I swear I only weigh myself twice a week tops!

Well, that's all for today.

All the love,
Kristin

Kristin's Rules for Owning a Scale

These are my own rules and they are designed to be a little funny. I hope that this makes you laugh... or smirk a little bit.

1. Never weigh yourself on 2 consecutive days. Whether it goes up or down, you'll never be happy with the results.

2. Always use the toilet first, then weigh in.

3. Never weigh in after a holiday or long weekend or right after you've attended a party.

4. Always weigh in in the morning, preferably after a hot yoga class.

5. Sometimes the light tap to get it to turn on is never enough. I prefer the hard stomp.

6. If possible, remove all clothing including hair bands, socks, jewelry before stepping on scale.

7. Does holding your breath make you weigh more, less, or the same? I know that's not really a rule, but a variable I'm experimenting with.

8. Closing your eyes while waiting for the digital read out to finish always results in a surprise!  Although sometimes it's not a happy one.

9. Round down.

10. Don't buy a scale if you are going to be neurotic about what the read out says and then write a silly list of rules on how to use it.

One day at a time.

All my love,
Kristin

Iron

Had BodyPump today and I tried to push myself a little bit more than usual today. Added a little bit more weight here and there. Tried to push past the burn. Pretty good workout.

I've just become a personal assistant for my friend, make-up artist, and wonderful actress Rebekah Wiggins. It's a few hours every week, but it's doing cool things like building this website for her. What do you think? Did I do an okay job? It's a blogger site and it's just the bones so far, but it's easy for what she needs right now. She's going to be offering a really awesome make-up workshop in September. I'll keep you updated as it gets closer.

Also, I was able to start working out some partnership ideas with a nearby restaurant for The Box. Super exciting!

A good day.

All the love,
Kristin

Fireworks Made Up of Giggles

Sometimes as I'm working I come up with some of the stupidest ideas... or the cheesiest marketing phrases.

Tonight's status for The Box said, "Another BIG weekend coming up! Celebrate our freedom by laughing a whole bunch. It's like fireworks made up of giggles!The Show Friday and Saturday at 9pm and The One Night Stanleys Saturday at 8 pm. Late Night Saturday, Broad Humor has stand up heading your way! www.theboxabq.com"

It's like fireworks made up of giggles? Really? It amuses me. So funny.

Gym was good today... I was late to PAINE, but still had a good workout. Tomorrow is the big Independence Day celebration at eVOLV. I registered for Sacred Music and Zumba for tomorrow. Then there are supposed to be root beer floats.... we'll see about that. ;)

It's exciting to be a part of this community. Getting love and hugs and compliments and motivation from everyone every step of the way. Tomorrow will be a fun celebration.

All the love,
Kristin

Clean

Mulan has closed. We had auditions for our next show, but we are still working out the casting for it, and so no rehearsals quite yet. There is still plenty to do, but for the first time in a VERY long time I had a Sunday completely to myself.

I went to hot yoga, where my friend Tabatha came to take her first class at eVOLV. It was really nice having someone that I know in class with me. We didn't even have mats next to each other but it was nice to know that she was there. Then I had brunch with my sister. It was nice to catch up. We really hadn't spent any time with each other in quite some time. Then I went home, I took a nap. I got up and took a shower, washed some clothes and proceeded to clean my apartment.

I know that I've had time to clean my apartment prior to Sunday, but I was always so tired and there is something about having this extended break that reminds me that there are things I better take care of now before things get crazy busy again.

I still have the living room to finish up, but the bedroom, bathroom and kitchen are clean and organized.

It's very weird to see the floor of my bedroom. I don't think I've seen the floor since I moved in 6 months ago.

And now with the rain, things are finally being washed away. Things are getting the chance to start over again.

Workouts were pretty good today and I was able to take care of a few things at The Box today too.

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All in all, a good day.

All the love,
Kristin