29 Apr 2019
Vegan Lifestyle
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Lessons from “Those People” Who Walk Their Dogs in Strollers

I have a fun little story with a huge life lesson to share with you…

It was a Saturday afternoon and I had just finished kickboxing class, riding my post-workout high.

I started on the walk to my boyfriend’s place with my chihuahua Shye. Shye is about 12 years old with a huge personality and the spirit of a fighter. She is the unofficial Sobekick mascot… She practically owns the place! 

She’s in great health when it comes to her internal organs. She has, however started to struggle what arthritis and can’t always walk the long distances she used to.

Now let me preface the next part of this story by saying that if you had told me 10 years ago that I’d be walking down the streets of South Beach pushing my dog in a stroller, I would have laughed uncontrollably. I would have said there is no way in hell I’m going to be one of those people who pushes their dog in a stroller… and yet there I was, pushing my dog in a stroller!

As I saw the looks from some of the people passing by a few things occurred to me. First, I realized that many of those people were probably thinking, “How ridiculous!” or “That’s SO South Beach” or even “That poor dog… Dogs need to walk!” Then I thought, “I was just like those people, thinking those thoughts not all that long ago!”

The second realization was that I truly did NOT care that I was being judged!  I walked proudly with Shye happily riding in, what we named, her “Rover!” This was proof that all the empowerment work I’ve done for myself the last many years has and continues to shift my state of being from one operating in part from a place of shame and anxiety, to one of love and confidence.

For the rest of our walk I wore a perma-grin, feeling energized, empowered, and oh so grateful to be moving through life with the tools I now have.

I’m sharing this experience with you because I am dedicated to helping you achieve the self-worth, freedom, and abundance that my Plant-Empowered Coaching Program clients and I now embody.

If my story resonates with you, I encourage you to attend my powerful online Master Class, The 5-Step System Our Clients Use to Easily Adopt an EMPOWERED VEGAN LIFESTYLE and Start Loving the Skin They’re In!

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Ella Magers, MSW

Founder & CEO at Sexy Fit Vegan®
A passionate vegan for the last 28 years, Ella Magers, MSW is a leading voice for revolutionary transformation in the fitness industry. Ella connects people with the information, tools, support, and guidance they need to develop holistically healthy habits, claim mental and emotional well-being, and live more fulfilling and fiercely compassionate lives. Ella is a professional speaker, published author, and coach. She is the spirited host of the inspiring Rise & Thrive Podcast and the Vegan Life Coach Podcast, founder of Sexy Fit Vegan®, and creator of the 22Reboot total transformation system. As a plant-based athlete and former bodybuilding champion, Ella was recognized as one of the world's top personal trainers by bodybuilding.com and Shape Magazine. Having healed from her own struggles with disordered eating, Ella Magers shows people that there are alternatives to crash diets and excessive workout regimens, and how to align their lifestyle with true health by using compassion as their compass. Ella is on the founding board of Hogs & Kisses Farm Sanctuary, a 501(c)3 nonprofit with the mission of creating the best possible life for farm animals while inspiring compassion for all living beings.

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