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Jun 10, 2018
3 min

Staying Fit in the Summer Heat: Training Tips & Building Your Heat Tolerance

Point to Ponder: What type of things are you doing to prepare your body so you can continue to enjoy iGnite's outdoor classes during the summer months? With the hot summer months upon us, let’s talk about how we can best beat the heat and continue to enjoy iGnite's amazing outdoor classes during the sometimes brutal summer months with a smile on our faces! Your body acclimates to heat in a number of ways, and by cautiously training in the heat to improve the efficiency of you

Jun 3, 2018
2 min

How Daily Discipline Can Set Your Summer Months Free

Inspiration from the iGnite Archives Point to Ponder: Where can you exercise daily discipline so you can find greater enjoyment in your summer months? ? Several years ago when I first read the quote below it struck me – I had always thought of discipline as willful containment, or reigning in, whereas freedom represented wide-open, “the sky’s the limit” possibilities. As I pondered this quote and it begin to sink in, I realized it was absolutely spot on. Within freedom lies t

Jun 3, 2018
2 min

How Daily Discipline Can Set Your Summer Months Free

Inspiration from the iGnite Archives Point to Ponder: Where can you exercise daily discipline so you can find greater enjoyment in your summer months? ? Several years ago the quote below struck me – I had always thought of discipline as willful containment, or reigning in, whereas freedom represented wide-open, “the sky’s the limit” possibilities. As I pondered this quote and it begin to sink in, I realized it was absolutely spot on. Within freedom lies the ability for new di

May 28, 2018
2 min

Why We Need to Be in or Near Water

Point to Ponder: How much time each week do you spend in or near water ? San Diego liv'in is good! Perfect weather (for the majority of the time at least) with access to the absolute most amazing body of water--the Pacific Ocean! However, If you're like me, you don't get to the ocean near as much as you should, but with summer around the corner that's going to change! My plan is to get to the big blue as often as possible, and if that doesn't work, we'll be at the pool. Her

May 27, 2018
2 min

Why We Need to Be in or Near Water

Point to Ponder: How much time each week do you spend in or near water ? I think it’s safe to say summer has arrived. Unfortunately the temperatures are soaring, however and fortunately it’s the perfect time to find your way in and near water. Here’s why: Getting in water is a great way to beat the heat, but with bodies of water being part of nature and outdoor swimming pools being in nature, being in and near water has similar life-giving, detoxifying, stress eliminating and

May 13, 2018
5 min

53 Pieces of the Best Advice Given by Moms

Point to Ponder: What is the best advice your mom or mom-figure has given you? Throughout the week leading up to today, Mother's Day, we collected 53 pieces of the best advice given by moms. Our hope is that the words encourage, empower and inspire you to continue being your best in all of your amazing roles, and in living your best and most incredible life! Alli Phillips- I don’t remember my mom offering “specific” advice or “words of wisdom” wrapped up into quotes when I w

May 7, 2018
2 min

The Amazing, Exceptional and Remarkable Mom You Are!

Point to Ponder: What unique mom-qualities or characteristics do you possess? If you aren't a mom yet, what special attributes and strengths do you acquire as a result of your amazing mom and/or mom-influences? A few years ago we, iGnite, celebrated Mother's Day with a beautiful pre-Mother's Day luncheon. During our time together each person had the opportunity to share a heartfelt and admirable quality or characteristic of their mom and/or mom-influences. As you would expe

May 6, 2018
2 min

The Amazing, Exceptional and Remarkable Mom You Are!

Point to Ponder: What unique mom-qualities or characteristics do you possess? If you aren't a mom yet, what special attributes and strengths do you acquire as a result of your amazing mom and/or mom-influences? A few years ago we, iGnite, celebrated Mother's Day with a beautiful pre-Mother's Day luncheon at Abel's on the Lake. During our time together each person had the opportunity to share a heartfelt and admirable quality or characteristic of their mom and/or mom-influen

Apr 22, 2018
3 min

Catching Some Zzzzz's!

Point to Ponder: Do you get 7-9 hours of sleep each night? There was a time when I was ridiculously sleep deprived. For as long as I can remember I’ve burned the candle at both ends, which is a genetic trait from both my mom and grandmother. We are notorious for going 90 miles a minute until we crash and burn. Sadly, my grandmother, who was an enthusiastic angel on earth, suffered from diabetes and developed stomach cancer. As a result, she passed away in her late sixties. I

Apr 22, 2018
5 min

To Live a Life of Purpose, Ask Yourself "Why Does It Matter?"

Point to Ponder: Before committing or saying "yes" to something, do you ask yourself "why does it matter?" This Saturday morning while participating in the weekend laundry ritual: wash, fold, put away, repeat, I turned on the television in hope of being entertained during my monotonous chore. This is when I stumbled upon Barbara Bush's funeral. My intent was to only watch a minute or two, but one minute turned into over an hour of education, wisdom and inspiration. When Barb

Apr 15, 2018
3 min

But First, Hydrate!

Point to Ponder: Are you drinking at least 1/2 your weight in ounces of water each day? Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate! How many times have we all heard this? We know we should drink at least 1/2 our body weight in ounces of water each day and it’s actually more important than you may think. Over the past several years I have heard several scary stories related to dehydration. Five people in our community, ranging in ages from 16-60 lost consciousness and some were seriously injur

Apr 8, 2018
3 min

A Bloom Amidst the Rocks

Point to Ponder: Do you allow challenges to pull you down or do you use them as launching pads ? Our Austin Outdoor Adventure Series started yesterday. Besides the seasonal thunderstorms, springtime in Austin is the best and most beautiful season. However, yesterday was different. In the middle of the night an unseasonal cold front blew in causing temperatures to plummet 40 degrees (yep, it was a humid 82 degrees on Friday and even into Friday night). Wind gusts from the Nor

Apr 1, 2018
1 min

Make a Daily Difference

Point to Ponder: What can you do to inspire, love and encourage? One of my favorite Bible verses is “Let us consider how to inspire each other to greater love and to righteous deeds, not forgetting to gather as a community and encourage one another.” Hebrews 10: 24-25, To inspire, love and encourage one another sums up how to effectively live a great life and allows us make a daily difference in the lives of others, which I know we all want. It's a reminder that eliminating

Mar 26, 2018
3 min

Choose An Exciting Life

Point to Ponder: Do you wake up each day excited? Last week a dear friend and I shared our disdain for Mondays. Although we are both self-proclaimed optimists and we don’t have a single legitimate reason to complain or dread, Mondays can be mentally, emotionally and physically difficult. As we talked and tried to make sense of why Mondays are often times so hard, I concluded it's because unlike the flexible, spontaneous and less structured weekends, Monday comes with routine

Mar 18, 2018
4 min

Winter's Gifts and Spring's Inspiring Promise

Point to Ponder: What gifts did the Winter season bring you and excites you about Spring? I feel like I blinked and it's Spring. In fact, the first day of Spring is this Tuesday, March 20 and it seems as though the timing from one season to the next is perfect. I'm pretty sure that's part of God's perfect plan in giving us what we need, just when we need it. Can you imagine not having changing seasons?! Ugh, life would be stagnant and boring, as each season brings authentic

Mar 12, 2018
3 min

Bypass Things & Invest in Memory-Making Experiences

Point to Ponder: What do you invest in more? Things or experiences? I don't know about you, but starting Daylight Savings is brutal. I find it to be confusing and losing an hour of sleep is the pits! Despite these unpleasant aspects, I love that Daylight Savings comes with the spring season, more sunlight and longer days, which equates to more time for outdoor activity and experiences in general. With the start of Daylight Savings, Spring Break, longer days and summer right

Mar 11, 2018
3 min

Bypass Things & Invest in Memory-Making Experiences

Mar 5, 2018
3 min

Why We Need White Space in Our Lives

Point to Ponder: Where in your life do you need to "de-crapify" and add more white space? Have you ever heard of "white space"? As of last Tuesday I was completely unaware this was a thing until I stumbled upon it while listening to my favorite podcast called Live Inspired by John O'leary. John O'leary's incredibly inspiring life could be a blog post in and of itself, but for the sake of following the white space rule of having a reductive mindset (less is more), I'll keep

Feb 25, 2018
3 min

The Love Yourself Dare: Part IV Be Yourself, Share Yourself, Stand Out

Point to Ponder: Do your words, actions, and choices represent your best you and self-love. Throughout the month of February the journal focus has been to love yourself, which comes in many forms. From receiving a compliment, identifying what you need and giving it to yourself, to confidently acknowledging, claiming and using your unique qualities and gifts—these are all ways that allow us to love others, share exactly who we are and be more joyful, grateful and effective in

Feb 19, 2018
5 min

The Love Yourself Dare: Part III Confidently Claim and Use What Is Uniquely Yours

Point to Ponder: How quickly can you identify and list the things you love about yourself? Last week a dear friend sent me a post that was being tossed around on Instagram. The post read, “And if I asked you to name all of the things that you love, how long would it take for you to name yourself?” This question blew my socks off, because honestly, if asked this question, naming myself would never come to mind. This is not because I don’t love myself, because I really do (at l