Jill Ethier

I’ve thought of you for 5,113 days…

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There is not one day that I don’t think about you (usually many times in a day). ⁣
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For 14 years and 3 days, I’ve thought about you. My daughter. My second born. My angel baby. ⁣
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I know deep in my heart that this is the way that it was meant to be but it doesn’t mean that I don’t miss you, think about you and wish you were here with us doing life in physical form. You’d have a blast with all your sisters. ⁣
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I accept our journey. ⁣
I’ve grown because of it. ⁣
It changed me in a good way. ⁣
It made me stronger. ⁣
It made me realize that the only one standing in the way of my dreams is me. ⁣
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Because of our journey, I appreciate my life even more. ⁣
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But, that doesn’t mean that the grief has disappeared. It just means that it has changed. ⁣
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It’s not raw like it used to be. ⁣
It doesn’t sneak up on me anymore. ⁣
It’s apart of me now and who I’m being. ⁣
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My joy of having you will always outweigh the grief. I choose for it to be this way. ⁣
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I choose to honor your life by living mine. ⁣
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I choose to not let the grief define my journey but fuel it in a beautiful way. ⁣
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For those of you who have lost someone close to you know this…⁣
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This journey is yours. There is no right or wrong way to grieve. There is only your way. ⁣
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Your loved one that’s passed wants you to live on (which is different than moving on). ⁣
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It will get easier. ⁣
The pain will change. ⁣
The grief will ease. ⁣
There will be more joy found in each day. ⁣
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You will get through this. You are strong enough. Even at your weakest moments, you are strong because your grief shows the strength of your love. ⁣
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You are not alone. ⁣
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We all stand with you. ⁣

~ Jill

You can read the whole story in my book When the Meaning is Lost.

Is there something you need to quit?

Quitting is NEVER an option until……..it is the only option.

I quit something this week that I never thought I would quit. I surprised myself when I gave up and then I got even more surprised when I realized that giving up actually allowed me to create more of what I truly wanted.

Now, I’m not saying that you should automatically quit when something feels hard. Anything new and outside of your comfort will feel hard. It’s supposed too and it will and you shouldn’t quit when you feel this. But, I am saying that sometimes after you’ve given it everything you’ve got that quitting is the only option.

Listen in to the latest episode of Ninja Jill KNOWS Episode 317: What do you need to quit? to find out why quitting might allow you to create even more of what you truly want in your life.
If you know someone who needs this message in their life today, be sure to share it with them!

~ Jill

Better because of it…

Why are you better because of it?

Life’s hard situations make us better if we choose to look at it that way.

Whenever you go through or have gone through something hard like the impact of the current pandemic on your life, a health issue, the loss of someone close to you, a relationship being over or…. (you fill in the blank), we always seek to answer the question “why is this happening to me?”

Sometimes that answer can be found right away, other times it can be years before it gets answered and sometimes the answer to that question why is never found.

What you can do though is look for why you are better because of what you are going through or went through.

No matter how hard it was, I am sure that you came out stronger, you discovered something more about yourself that you never knew and it impacted you in a way that changed your life (for the better).

In Episode 314: I’m better because of it, I share how I’m better because of this current pandemic situation, my health crisis, and my baby dying. Listen in for why I know that your hard life experiences have made you better too.

~ Jill

STOP waiting…the time is NOW!

Ideal moments are few and far between but we tend to wait for them to happen whenever we are wanting to do something new, take a leap or make a change in our life.

We wait thinking the right amount of support will eventually show up, the right amount of money will be accumulated and the right time will magically appear.

Here’s the deal though…

We are waiting for something that likely won’t happen. All of those things don’t tend to come together to be that ideal moment for us to start.

You can wait for the situation to get better but what if it doesn’t. You may miss the whole opportunity. You have to start now. You have to find a way and adjust accordingly so that you can begin.

I share personal stories in the latest episode of my podcast Ninja Jill KNOWS that I would love for you to listen too.

Episode 296: You can’t wait for the situation to get better

In so many situations, I have chosen to move forward even though the situation wasn’t “ideal”. I knew that what I wanted was more important than waiting for a different circumstance so I started. And I never once regretted beginning before the “ideal” situation was created.

So, maybe it’s time for you to make that career move, write the book, launch the podcast, change up your health and wellness routine, buy the house, redecorate the bedroom, have that hard conversation with your mother, find fun and inexpensive date night ideas or whatever it is for you that you’ve been putting off.

Where in your life are you waiting for the perfect moment knowing that it likely won’t happen? Find a way to make it as perfect as you can and begin!

Most times you have to give something to get something and it’s always worth it in the end. Listen in to the podcast episode and share this with a friend who needs to hear this today too!

~ Jill

Do you believe in the Law of Attraction?

I believe in the Law of Attraction. But…

I also know that just because you can dream it and visualize it, doesn’t mean that it will come into your life.

The Law of Attraction actually requires action. It requires doing things to get you closer to what you desire most and an openness to receiving things on the journey towards your dreams, desires and goals.

To work for you, it requires focused thought, a lot of gratitude and an attitude of love.

It isn’t just thinking of something, visualizing it, putting it on your vision board or declaring it, there is a big part of the Law of Attraction that people are missing. And that is the action part. The universe responds to your actions not just your thoughts and intentions.

I dive into this and more in the latest episode of Ninja Jill KNOWS podcast: Episode 294: What you need to know about the Law of Attraction.

In this episode of Ninja Jill KNOWS, I share about how you can make the Law of Attraction work for you.

This is the longest podcast episode yet but it is well worth your time. Listen in and share this with someone you know who needs to hear it.

~ Jill

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