Healthy Living Out Loud (HLOL) is…
Healthy Living Out Loud (HLOL) is…
About sucking the marrow out of the bone of life and demanding the most from our lives every day irrespective of our situation or circumstances.
It is A Conversation, A Walk with God, A Movement, A story, A Brand, A Way of thinking, A Way of being, A Statement, An Adventure, A Picture, A Possibility, A New Perspective, A Moment in Time, A Sense of Peace, A Sense of Wellbeing, A Sense of Purpose, A Sense of Freedom….
It is more than just the food we eat, the exercise we take or the amount of sleep we allow ourselves. It is about creating powerful memories, laughing more, worrying less and sharing the journey with others. And sharing is what this space is all about, sharing a view of the world through the lens of a condition that threatens to debilitate me every day. It is about looking at the world from different angles and gaining new perspectives. I am a two times stroke survivor, but I’ve decided I am going to be a warrior.
Healthy Living Out Loud means:
- Living with an attitude of gratitude
- Believing in something greater than yourself
- Pushing through life’s challenges and obstacles
- Having the courage to be exactly who you are, right where you are without apology
- Admitting your mistakes without beating yourself up
- Being true to yourself and not taking who you are and what you have for granted
- Not being afraid to show up as your authentic self, even without your wig or makeup
- Acknowledging your shortcomings but celebrating your strengths
- Embracing life, warts and all
- Smiling in the face of adversity and sharing your smile with others
- Connecting passionately with life and with others
Where did the HLOL philosophy come from?
“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” Viktor E. Frankl
The HLOL seed was born in 2014 after my first stroke but it only started to bloom after stroke number two in 2019. HLOL is me choosing to live life my way and not to allow ill health to chart the course. HLOL is my mission. I am choosing to no longer, live my life as a whisper and instead shout through my situation or circumstances and make Healthy Living Out Loud the way I do life and to encourage others to do the same.
Our journey through life is a blend of many different elements. Here at HLOL, we have chosen to focus on just 5 of them: