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Smoky Sweet Potato Nachos

March 27, 2020 By McKenzie

I have a sweet spot for stacked high, full of flavor nachos, and that is why I created these Smoky Sweet Potato Nachos. There is something so delicious and wonderful about crispy chips, fresh salsa, sour cream, guacamole, cheese & don’t forget the jalapenos.

Smoky Sweet Potato Nachos bring together the flavors of smoked sweet potatoes, creamy guacamole and sour cream, beans, green onions & pickled jalapenos! For more recipes, health tips and travel posts be sure to follow me at www.sprouting-vitality.com and on instagram @sproutingvitality. #kenzinthekitch #mckenzieonthemove

These nachos have become a favorite of mine and on the repeat weekly at my house and on my meal plan. They are so simple to make and even easier to consume. The different flavors and textures coming together make these the ultimate snack, even dinner if you just wanted a big plate of nachos!

Smoky Sweet Potato Nachos bring together the flavors of smoked sweet potatoes, creamy guacamole and sour cream, beans, green onions & pickled jalapenos! For more recipes, health tips and travel posts be sure to follow me at www.sprouting-vitality.com and on instagram @sproutingvitality. #kenzinthekitch #mckenzieonthemove

I think the subtle sweetness from the sweet potatoes paired with the smokiness that comes from the Traeger just sets these nachos over the top. The crisp edges that scoop up all the toppings makes each bite that much better.

Nacho Ingredients

  • 3 large Sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced thinly.
  • 2 Tbs Avocado Oil
  • 1 tsp minced garlic
  • 1/2 tsp smoked paprika & 1/2 tsp Cumin ( I used Watkins for both)
  • Peel and slice sweet potatoes and place in large bowl. Drizzle with avocado oil & sprinkle all seasonings and then stir to evenly coat. Place on a parchment paper lined sheet pan.

Cooking Instructions

  • Preheat Traeger to 350
  • Place sheet pan lined with parchment paper and sweet potatoes in.
  • Cook for 40 min to ensure a bit of crispiness with each piece but you can decide if you want soft or crisp potatoes & this will determine your cooking time. Be sure to keep an eye on them so they don’t burn.
  • Remove potatoes from Traeger and this is the fun part to decide on your toppings!

Nacho Toppings

  • Organic Black Beans
  • Trader Joe’s Avocado Number Guacamole
  • Organic Sour Cream
  • Fresh Made Pico
  • Hatch Chile Co. Organic nacho sliced jalapenos
  • Franks Red Hot Sauce
  • Sliced Green Onions
  • Cilantro

Smoky Sweet Potato Nachos

These smoky sweet potato nachos bring together the smoky, crisp sweet potatoes with all the flavors of beans, guacamole, sour cream, salsa and pickled jalapenos. Seriously more addicting with each bite you take!
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Prep Time 7 mins
Cook Time 40 mins
Course Side Dish, Snack
Servings 4 portions

Equipment

  • Traeger

Ingredients
  

  • 3 Large Sweet Potatoes peeled and sliced thinly.
  • 2 Tbsp Avocado Oil
  • 1 tsp Garlic minced
  • 1/2 tsp Smoked Paprika
  • 1/2 tsp Cumin

Nacho Toppings

  • 1 cup Organic Black Beans
  • 1 dollop Guacamole I used Trader Joe's Avocado Number Guacamole
  • 1 dollop Organic Sour Cream
  • 1 scoop Fresh Pico
  • 1/2 cup Pickled Nacho sliced Jalapenos I used Hatch Chile Co.
  • Franks Red Hot Sauce
  • Green Onions Sliced
  • Cilantro Finely Chopped

Instructions
 

  • Peel and slice sweet potatoes and place in large bowl. Drizzle with avocado oil & sprinkle all seasonings and then stir to evenly coat. Place on a parchment paper lined sheet pan.

Cooking Instructions

  • Preheat Traeger to 350 Place sheet pan lined with parchment paper and sweet potatoes in.
    Cook for 40 min to ensure a bit of crispiness with each piece but you can decide if you want soft or crisp potatoes & this will determine your cooking time.
    Be sure to keep an eye on them so they don't burn.
    Remove potatoes from Traeger and this is the fun part to decide on your toppings!
Keyword Nachos, Smoked, Sweet Potato

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Smoky Sweet Potato Nachos bring together the flavors of smoked sweet potatoes, creamy guacamole and sour cream, beans, green onions & pickled jalapenos! For more recipes, health tips and travel posts be sure to follow me at www.sprouting-vitality.com and on instagram @sproutingvitality. #kenzinthekitch #mckenzieonthemove

Here are the items that I used in this recipe, I wouldn’t want you to have any reason not to enjoy these incredible nachos! Be sure to grab the items you need and get to cooking!

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I hope you have loved this post, I’d love to hear from you so leave a comment below. Here are a couple of my other recipes, travel & food posts. Enjoy!

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Herby Creamy Ranch(Opens in a new browser tab)

Smoked Prosciutto Peaches(Opens in a new browser tab)

Instapot Shredded Taco Chicken Soup(Opens in a new browser tab)

Smoked Strawberry Rhubarb Donuts(Opens in a new browser tab)

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Curry Butternut Squash Soup with spiced maple baco Curry Butternut Squash Soup with spiced maple bacon pepitas is going to knock your socks off! 
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Super simple to make in the instant pot and the maple bacon pepitas can be sprinkled on just about anything or eaten by the handful, yes it’s that good!
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2 apples 
3 lbs butternut squash
2 inch piece ginger 
1 tsp minced garlic
1 onion 
3 Tbsp olive oil 
6 cups bone broth 
1.5 Tbsp curry powder 
Sea salt 
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Slice apples and remove seeds. Remove the butternut squash skin and slice and dice, two inch cubes, roughly. Slice and dice the onion, peel and dice the ginger and mince garlic.
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Add the olive oil, onion & ginger to the instant pot and set on sauté. Sauté for 3-4 minutes until fragrant and then add apples, butternut squash and broth. Place instant pot on slow cook for 12 hours and let the cooking begin. You can cook quicker with pressure cook or just overnight for 6 hours but I personally think the flavor gets better with the longer slow cook option. Once done, place ingredients in blender and blend until smooth, creamy consistency. Season with sea salt to your liking. 
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6 pieces bacon 
1/2 cup pepitas 
2 Tbsp maple syrup 
1/4 - 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
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Cook bacon until crispy. Chop bacon into small pieces and place in a bowl, add pepitas, maple syrup & cayenne. Toss together to evenly coat. Place parchment paper on sheet pan and bake on 350 for 10 minutes. You want clumps of sticky but crispy bacon and pepitas.
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1 can full fat coconut milk
Chopped chives 
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Ladle soup into a bowl and spoon coconut milk into each bowl and top with the crispy bacon mix and sprinkle with chives.
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This soup will blow you away with the curry butternut bacon combo! Perfect hot soup with the sweet spicy mix to get your metabolism going. Give it a try and let me know what you think 🙌🏻
These cooler temps blowing in have me going full f These cooler temps blowing in have me going full force hygge. Craving all things to keep me comfy and cozy.
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I have been enjoying every type of tea I can get my hands on & was really needing something to go with it. That is where these stuffed cream cheese chai muffins come into play. I have to admit homemade chai is one of my favorite things. My good friend @heyimcarisse made a spicy, delicious mix for me every year when I lived in SLC. I love all the spices that come together to create that sweet spicy combo in every sip and in this case, every bite. 
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Muffins 
1.5 cups Almond Flour
1/3 cup Coconut Sugar 
1 tsp baking soda 
1/2 tsp sea salt
3 eggs, room temperature 
1/4 cup Avocado Oil
1 Tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar 
1 container Whipped Cream Cheese
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Streusel 
1/4 cup hemp seeds
1 Tbsp Coconut Sugar 
1 tsp each of ground ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, allspice, nutmeg
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Super simple recipe to throw together. I had forgotten how great a little splash of ACV makes baked goods, fully noted now! I added the whipped cream cheese to give that creaminess to each bite. If you aren’t consuming dairy there are so many dairy alternatives to substitute. 
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Preheat oven to 350. Add all dry ingredients to a small bowl and whisk to combine. In mixing bowl add all wet ingredients, keeping cream cheese out. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet just until combined. Place all the topping ingredients in a bowl and whisk to combine, set aside.
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Line a muffin tin with cupcake liners and scoop 1 tablespoon of batter into 9 cups. Then spoon 1 tsp of whipped cream cheese into the center of each muffin. Cover with 1 Tbsp batter and sprinkle with streusel. Pressing slightly to keep topping on each muffin. 
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Place muffin tin in the oven for 20-22 minutes, you can place an additional pan under the muffins to catch any topping that comes off. Remove muffins when toothpick comes out clean and try your hardest to allow them to cool before devouring. 
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Enjoy these bites of deliciousness my friend! I hope they make it to your plate this weekend! ✨
With colors like these, how can you not be excited With colors like these, how can you not be excited to devour this bowl?
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I am loving the colorful foods that are starting to pop up in the grocery. It has me really soaking in these winter days but also counting down the days til the flowers start popping. 
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I was craving a rice bowl and luckily had some wild caught salmon from @fairweatherfish waiting to be cooked up and enjoyed. I grabbed all the veggies, made my favorite miso salmon and it turned out better than I had imagined!
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Miso Salmon Bowls
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1 large slice Salmon
1 Tbsp white miso
2 Tbsp Olive Oil
1 Cup Basmati Rice 
Avocado
Arugula
Edamame 
Cucumber 
Radishes 
Carrots
1 jar sliced pickled Ginger
Microgreens
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Sesame Ginger Dressing
2 Tbsp Sesame Seed Oil
2 Tbsp Miso 
4 Tbsp Rice Vinegar
1 Tbsp pickled Ginger
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Preheat oven to 350 and line a sheet pan with parchment paper. Mix one Tbsp miso with two Tbsp olive oil and whisk, spread on top of salmon and bake for 15 minutes. Cook one cup rice with two cups water until fully cooked. Slice and dice veggies, blend dressing until smooth and get ready to build your bowl. Have fun with building your bowl! There is no wrong way to do it and you can use my photo for inspiration! 
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What are your favorite ingredients to use to build rice bowls at home?
Happy Friday Friend! ✨ Do yourself a favor and p Happy Friday Friend! ✨ Do yourself a favor and push save on these Buffalo Shrimp Lettuce Wraps! Trust me, you will want these this weekend!
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Last night was a throw together that ended up being epic! I had recently picked up some @primalkitchenfoods buffalo sauce and had my favorite @traderjoes wild caught shrimp & knew it was a delicious combo waiting to happen!
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I am all about the simple meals that come together in minutes and that is exactly what this recipe is!
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🍤1 lb Wild caught shrimp 
💥1 bottle buffalo sauce 
🌶 1 jar Jalapeno Ranch
🥬 1 head Butter leaf lettuce
🥑 1 avocado 
🥓 6 pieces crispy bacon 
🧅 1/2 red onion 
🌱 Quick pickled radishes
🌿 3 pieces sliced celery
🍃 microgreens 
🍚 Cooked Sushi Rice 
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Start by cooking the rice. I have a flavor combo for you to try the next time you make rice. Use 1 cup rice 1.5 cups water and .5 cup rice vinegar, this is if you like vinegar, I absolutely love it and it gives a new dimension of flavor to your rice. Give it a try. 
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While the rice cooks, start prepping all other ingredients. I quick pickle (again I love vinegar 😂) by dicing them and then pouring a little apple cider vinegar on them and letting them sit. I baked my bacon in the oven at 350 until crispy, you could also smoke it which is one of my favorite ways to make bacon.
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Defrost your shrimp and I did large pieces to make it easier to scoop into my lettuce wraps but you can keep them whole if you’d like. Add a little oil to a hot pan and start cooking. Strain out any extra liquids and then pour buffalo sauce in. I used 1 cup for ours because we like sauce and wanted the sauce to soak into the rice too. Totally up to you how much you want to have.
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Once everything is cooked and ready, grab a piece of lettuce add rice, buffalo shrimp, red onion, avocado, celery, pickled radishes, drizzle of ranch and top with micro greens!
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Each bite is so full of insanely delicious ingredients and taste you will keep coming back for more! 
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I am so excited for you to try these and they were just too good not to share! Grab the ingredients and get these buffalo shrimp lettuce wraps on your plate ASAP!
Who else has a little spring fever? These warmer d Who else has a little spring fever? These warmer days have me thinking of spring and all that it brings! 
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I made this incredible avocado toast with spring on my mind. Crispy toast with smashed, ripe avocados & dash of everything but the bagel seasoning. Perfectly cooked hard boiled eggs, sliced radishes, micro greens, dill & a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. 
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The flavors complimenting each other with each bite. I absolutely love spring and the vibrant flavors and produce it brings. I know, I know, we aren’t there just yet but this toast was a small glimpse into the near future! 
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Do yourself a favor and make this avocado toast ASAP. I promise you will be happy you did & it will bring a bit of brightness to your day. 
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🍞- 1 loaf sourdough bread  @wild_phyllis_bakery
🥑 - 1 ripe avocado 
🥚- 2 hard boiled eggs  @mcintyrepastures
🌿- handful Easter radishes 
🌱- micro greens 
🧂- Everything but the bagel seasoning @traderjoes 
- Drizzle Extra Virgin Olive Oil. 
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I have found a way to perfectly cook eggs in my instant pot and I will never go back to cooking them in a pot. Done in 3 minutes and the shell literally falls off. Place 1 cup of water in the instant pot, add 5-6 eggs and place on high pressure for 3 minutes. When timer goes off, release the pressure and run eggs under cold water to stop the cooking. If you want fully cooked yolks cook for 4 min. 
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Toast your bread. Smash avocado on both pieces. Slice the radishes, eggs and prepare the micro greens. Start layering the radishes, then eggs, micro greens & end with a shake of everything but the bagel seasoning & dill fronds. 
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Find a quiet place where you won’t have to share this deliciousness. Only kidding, but seriously, make enough so that you can enjoy your own two slices bc I promise you will want all of it! 
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What spring foods are you looking forward to enjoying?
Seriously one of the easiest, throw together meals Seriously one of the easiest, throw together meals. The flavors in each bite paired with the creamy burrata & crispy bacon, OMG delicious! 
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Do you ever have those meals that you just throw together, not expecting much, and they blow you away? This was one of those! My husband had a late meeting at the hospital and I was eating dinner solo. Not wanting to make anything extravagant I took a gander at what we had in the fridge. 
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🍚 Leftover basmati rice.
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🍄 Handful shiitake mushrooms.
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🍅 Heirloom tomato.
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🌱 micro greens 
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🥓 Smoked bacon .
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🍶Rice Vinegar.
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🧂Everything but the bagel seasoning.
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I decided a little stir fry could be just the ticket with all of those ingredients. I poured a little sesame oil in a pan and added sliced mushrooms, 1 cup rice, diced tomatoes & allowed it to heat up. I then poured 1/4 cup rice vinegar into the mixture and let it steam off. I reheated the bacon so that it would be crisp, cut the burrata in half & prepared the micro-greens. I was hungry so I placed everything in one boil but this could easily be made into two side dishes. Topping the dish with the sliced crisp bacon, burrata, shake of EBTB seasoning and micro-greens. 
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Done and Done ✅ this dish was everything I was wanting and more. It might become a weekly menu option since it came together so easily. 
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You could also switch the veggies up if you aren’t a mushroom person or the tomatoes aren’t the best right now. I am 💯 a summer, right out of the garden, warm from the sun, tomato eater..... what about you?
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I hope you give this dish a try & like I always say.... me a picture or two! I love receiving messages from you, especially when they include food! 
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Bon Appetit ✨
Easy ways to take care of yourself in this moment. Easy ways to take care of yourself in this moment. To tune in to what your mind, body + soul is craving & needing right now. 
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🥬🍎 Fuel your body with nourishing, vibrant, delicious foods. 
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💦 Hydrate, it might seem small but drinking water helps your body move, your mind work & makes you feel better. 
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🏃🏻‍♀️ Mindfully move your body. It could be a gentle stretch session, a neighborhood walk, a heart pumping bike ride, a stroll with your pup. 
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🧘🏻‍♀️ Meditation. Getting quiet & still. Sitting with yourself to reconnect, tap into & check in with yourself. 
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✨Breathe... might sound weird on this list but we are a community known for our shallow breath. Take a moment to intentionally breath deeper. Fill your belly, your chest, and let it out. Repeat 🔁 
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🛁 Take a bath. Fill it with warm water, epsom salt, maybe light your favorite non-toxic candle and soak in the goodness. 
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🐶🐱 snuggle your pet, their unconditional love is contagious & helps us fill our cup. 
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📚 Pick up a book you have always wanted to read. This can help take your mind off other things & allow you to sink into the pages before you. 
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☎️ Call a family member or friend. The power of connection can really allow you to feel heard by having a heart felt conversation. 
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🧖‍♀️ put on a face mask, do a little gua sha, these small acts of selfcare can make us feel cared for. 
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😴 get quality sleep. I know it can be hard with everything going on and quieting our thoughts. Sleep is so important for our stress levels, our hormones & how we feel each day. 
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⏱ set aside time to just be. To enjoy a cup of tea. To sit by the fire and fully relax, to make room to decompress and allow yourself to let go. This. This is so needed during this time of business & it can be the hardest to do. Schedule it in, I promise you will be happy you did. 
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How are you tapping in and taking care of yourself these days? 
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Sending love 💕 & light✨your way!
Xx - Kenz
Me…. Welcoming in the New Year, the new day, thi Me…. Welcoming in the New Year, the new day, this wonderful Monday morning with open arms. 🙌🏻✨
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This photo reminds me of one of my favorite quote.
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 “ Live your life with arms wide open. Today is where your book begins. The rest is still unwritten.”
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So often, we get ahead of ourselves. We miss the magical moments that are happening right in front of us because we are thinking of the future & what might happen. What we want* or were hoping to happen instead of what is.
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What if this year we shifted? What if we became more present in the moment. We realized that today, in this moment, is all we have, all we are promised. Yesterday is gone and tomorrow has yet to come. 
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TODAY IS WHERE YOUR 📚 BOOK BEGINS….
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✨How would you start your day?
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✨What would you fill your time with & who would be there with you?
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✨Would you wake up with a pep in your step and gratitude in your heart to live another day in this wonderful world?
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✨How would it feel to have your arms wide open to believe goodness is coming your way? To trust that your life is unfolding just as it should?
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✨What would you do* if you knew that you only had today? What would you put into action that you have been holding back?
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I have to admit I had found myself with my arms down, and at times covering my chest for protection after the year that we had. But I recognized & am starting this year with them back up, with my heart open & my arms wide, telling the Universe I am ready for all it has to offer. 
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So my friend, check in with yourself today. Are your arms wide open & welcoming in or do you find yourself tucked in and protecting? Nothing wrong with that and it might take time. The trick is to recognize & start opening up. Like a bud slowly releasing as spring approaches. You too can open back up & allow all the goodness to come your way!
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Happy Monday, Friend! May something wonderful come your way today!✨
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