Good + Bad = Harmony

I'm Alison Schuh Hawsey a super fan of energy work and engaging intuition. I love food. I love good food. I love to cook, and sometimes I have my own episode of Chopped - which seems to be happening a lot lately. Crazy how potato chips + kale led me to harmony and it might just help you too.

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Today is the day!

Thank you for showing up.

I'm Allison Shuhazi,

A super fan of energy work and engaging the intuition.

My career has spanned many genres,

Bringing me to become an intuitive coach and a Reiki Master.

I continue to collect a bundle of pivotal moments,

Whispers of wisdom and funny stories that have helped keep me real along this journey.

And I hope that this podcast will ignite a spark of confidence within you to collect with your intuition and your whispers of wisdom.

So get ready because it's time to shift today with me,

Allison.

Welcome back!

What a morning.

As my dog is shaking in the background,

Oh my gosh,

I should know better to take her collar off.

But I didn't and I've been re-recording this so many times.

I'm just gonna go with it.

That's my shift today.

I'm not gonna re-do.

I'm gonna go with.

And hopefully you'll find it a little hilarious.

So anyway,

What a morning.

Well,

I often have messages that pop into my mind and today I have one that came in through something funny that happened that I wanted to share.

I wanted to see how you felt about it today.

So anyway,

So and here's an example of now all intuitive messages are very serious and energy work might not be all serious.

I like to incorporate these things in everything I do all day and really pay attention.

So anyway,

Here we go.

This one actually made me laugh out loud by myself,

But I thought it was still really funny.

So I love food.

I'll just say that I love food.

I love good food.

I love to cook food.

And sometimes I feel like I even have my own episode of chopped in my kitchen.

And lately I've been doing that a lot of that because recently I had surgery on my right foot,

Which has left me at home for two months.

And I've just entered the walking phase.

I'm finally off the scooter for anyone who's been in a boot and or a scooter.

They understand these things.

And I'll be walking here in another week or driving here in another week.

So look out world here I come.

I won't be so stuck at home.

Anyway,

This morning back to my morning.

I wanted to make so I had this thought in my head,

You know,

I typically make like a brunch for myself.

I wanted to make this I make this beautiful warm lemon kale salad with jalapenos and green onions,

And then I poach an egg and put that on top and it's so delicious,

Right?

So I go to the kitchen,

I'm going to grab all the ingredients and make it and I'm thinking I don't know if I have everything,

But hopefully I have a little bit of everything.

I don't know.

So anyway,

All I found was one egg.

That's it,

Nothing else.

None of the other good,

Amazing things that I love.

So I was super bummed because I was really looking forward to it.

Well,

This leaves me with Okay,

Well now I'm starving.

And I had I was dying for the salad.

And I don't have it.

So what am I going to eat?

I need something to quench my appetite and leave me satisfied,

Right?

So I go to the pantry and looking around because I'm had already clearly looked in the refrigerator and didn't find much of anything.

I couldn't,

You know,

Find anything that was satisfying.

All I saw was cereal,

Not a fan.

Oatmeal.

I do love me some oatmeal,

But I'm kind of I'm kind of sick of it.

And then it's like the stars aligned.

Sunshine started shining into my kitchen.

Because there it was sitting on the shelf.

A bag of cheddar and sour cream potato chips.

Yep.

Cheddar I did say it cheddar and sour cream potato chips completely stopped me on my tracks.

Put a smile on my face.

And I'm like,

Oh my god,

This is it.

I am going to be so satisfied today.

Well,

Let me just tell you that in the past,

Before even grabbing the bag of chips,

I probably would have sat there and felt guilty.

Oh my god,

I'm going to eat potato chips for brunch,

Breakfast,

Morning time.

That's not a way to start the day.

And I would have had this whole dialogue going off in my head.

And then maybe I would have spun out into this pity party.

And oh,

I've been stuck at home for seven,

Eight weeks.

I can't drive to the store to get what I want or do anything for my family,

Blah,

Blah,

Blah,

Blah,

Blah.

Or maybe I would have felt both of those things,

Right?

Well,

Not today.

No.

I was bummed that I couldn't have my warm lemon kale salad with poached egg.

But I saw the chips,

Cheddar and sour cream chips.

And it was amazing.

I saw them,

I grabbed the bag,

I poured some into a bowl.

Okay,

So that's the big step forward.

Usually I would eat out of the bag,

But nope,

Poured some in a bowl.

So that released some of the guilt factor.

I sat down with the bowl of cheddar and sour cream chips.

Okay,

I keep saying this because if you've never tried them,

They are amazing.

I also did pour a tall glass of water.

I love me some water.

And I savored every crunch and crumb that was in that bowl.

It was almost like I was having a mini surprise party just for me,

All for me.

Because I hardly ever honestly eat chips.

I do remember buying these at the store and telling my husband,

Because he had to take me because I can't drive,

That I'm going to buy these.

And these are for me.

Because if I buy anything,

My family eats everything.

And then I don't,

You know,

Get the good stuff sometimes.

Anyway,

Here's where I'm going with the story.

It was a great way to start my morning.

It was not what I expected.

Which goes to show that expectations.

We need to release those release the expectations.

I had no guilt.

I just had a smile on my face.

And a happy belly.

It was amazing.

So I think I mentioned this earlier,

I'm really just not into the whole food routine.

You know,

Whoever that quote unquote,

They are,

They say you need to have a breakfast,

A good breakfast,

A good lunch,

A dinner and snacks in between and whatever your eating routine is.

That's not me.

Instead,

I'm a feed me when I'm hungry kind of a person or if something looks super good,

And I might need to taste it kind of a person.

So that's kind of how I roll.

Not saying I don't love to go out for a really great breakfast.

I love going out for lunch.

I love going out for dinner.

I mean,

I love those titled foods.

But I just like food in general.

I do realize that food can be a huge block for some folks.

And it has been an issue for me in the past as well.

However,

In recent years,

I have made a shift.

And now instead of food and weight being an issue and something I focus on 100% at the time,

And I need to be this size,

And why can't I fit into those clothes that that cute outfit that I used to have or whatever,

I tend to spend my time celebrating myself in my body and looking at it in a very positive light,

Because after all,

It's carrying me through this life.

And if we're down on ourselves and beating down beating down,

It's not going to serve your purpose.

But if you're lifting yourself up,

You're going to be lifting others up around you as well.

So back to the potato chips.

Now,

Not really cuz I hate my bowl.

No.

I'm gonna tell you that next time I head to the store with my husband,

Or my girlfriend or my dad or my mom or whoever's going to take me.

I will be stocking up on all the good stuff because I am a kale lover.

I know there's not a lot of people who are I do I love it with some lemon ooh,

Massage into it with a little salt delicious.

Throw some jalapenos and green onions on there delish so good.

Anyway,

I love some healthier treats.

You can ask my mom since I was little I've always been choosing salad.

I feel like it makes me feel better.

But sometimes you need to shake up the routine a little bit and be okay with a potato chip in the morning.

Anyway,

I know at that moment,

I needed to pause so that I can indulge into something unexpected.

And it was a big reminder,

Really big reminder to myself.

Because I wanted something to be or go a certain way.

Have you ever had that where you want you so desperately want something to be a certain way or go your day to go a certain way.

And sometimes it doesn't.

And to me now,

Those are the moments that I need to sink back into the into the unexpected.

What is the unexpected taking me?

Because just because we have a plan to go somewhere to be somewhere to do something to be someone.

If it doesn't go and it's unexpectedly changed.

That's where the lesson lies.

That's where the messages are.

That's when our intuition is shaking us up saying pay attention.

There could be something more memorable and satisfying in your path if you're not set on a specific schedule,

Or guided in a certain way by all the noise around you.

Not that you can't have a plan.

Not that you can't set a goal to where you want to go.

But if you're not listening to the things along the path,

That's where the unbalance happens balance.

I hear balance a lot with some of my clients and friends and gosh knows I have used that word so much in my past as well.

But here's the other word that I want to throw out there.

How often do you say I'm trying to get balance back into my life?

Have you heard that?

Have you said it?

I know I have many,

I probably have said it.

Balance could be balanced and trying are two of the most overused words I know for me.

In the past,

I tried to leave my life in balance.

Did you hear it?

Try to lead in balance.

Well,

I actually looked up the word trying and it means difficult or annoying.

You might want to look it up yourself.

That might stick in you when I look that word up.

And I find myself doing that more.

I hear a word over and over.

I'm like,

Are we really even using it correctly?

So if it means difficult or annoying,

Why am I continuing to use that word?

It's not a real positive word.

So one thing now that I am leading with,

With my responses,

Whether it's to someone else or to myself,

Is I lead with a yes,

A no,

Or not now to things.

It also leads to a lot more honesty.

Because if you say,

If somebody asks you a question and you say,

Oh,

I'm trying to get to that.

Are you really?

You either are or you're not.

I say,

You know what?

No,

I'm not.

I've been overwhelmed with a few other things.

And so I will get to that tomorrow or whatever it is.

But think about using that,

Those words,

Because balance has been tricky for me.

Honestly,

Until I literally started narrowing it down to my answers being in my head again,

And with others.

Yes,

No,

Or not now,

Which to me and my life has brought me so much more harmony in my days.

Harmony comes when there's more truth.

And there's more pause and there's more listening.

So I did say yes to the potato chips today.

I had to swing back to these amazing potato chips.

Because when I can get to the store tomorrow,

Balance,

I will balance it out with my kale salad and my poached egg.

So there's more harmony there.

I'm not beating myself up over potato chips.

I'm going to get back to what's more healthy for me and makes me feel better.

But it's okay to pause and take a side street and indulge in a potato chip.

So here's a question,

Are you trying to balance?

And how often how often during your day?

Do you use the word trying?

Whether you're trying in your mind,

You're using that in your mind,

Or you're saying that and repeating it to somebody else.

So what if just for today,

You shifted away from trying and using the word trying and replaced it with answers and thoughts of yes,

No,

Or not now.

So here's another simple shift that might bring you more harmony to your day and allow you to feel more balanced.

All right,

Well,

That's all for today.

Until next time,

Thank you so much for joining me for shift today with Allison.

That's me.

I hope you're able to live like you mean it and shift today into a greater tomorrow.

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Ai

Reviews

Beautiful. So much of this resonates. Crisps. Kale. Trying. Balance. My daily struggle. I am definitely going to try yes, no, not right now 💜

Thank u for helping me see things in a different light, while I eat cheese and crackers, but at least they're gluten free ☺️

Love it! Yes!😊💖