<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>Spirit Archives - Ali McWilliams Personal Fitness</title> <atom:link href="https://www.alimcwilliams.com/category/spirit/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://www.alimcwilliams.com/category/spirit/</link> <description>Training Women for Life</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2020 03:10:58 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1</generator> <image> <url>https://www.alimcwilliams.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-ALI-thumbprint-4C-32x32.png</url> <title>Spirit Archives - Ali McWilliams Personal Fitness</title> <link>https://www.alimcwilliams.com/category/spirit/</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <item> <title>By Helping A Woman You Give Her and Her Children A Better Life</title> <link>https://www.alimcwilliams.com/by-helping-a-woman-you-give-her-and-her-children-a-better-life-2/</link> <comments>https://www.alimcwilliams.com/by-helping-a-woman-you-give-her-and-her-children-a-better-life-2/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ali McWilliams]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2018 16:56:06 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Spirit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ali's Journey]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alimcwilliams.com/?p=7380</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Helping a Woman: With Christmas soon approaching, I’m really excited to share about a company that LOVES women like I do! Have you heard of Trades of Hope? Trades of Hope is a beautiful company on a mission to create sustainable, fair, living wage jobs for artisans around the globe, to help them rise out</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.alimcwilliams.com/by-helping-a-woman-you-give-her-and-her-children-a-better-life-2/">By Helping A Woman You Give Her and Her Children A Better Life</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.alimcwilliams.com">Ali McWilliams Personal Fitness</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.alimcwilliams.com/by-helping-a-woman-you-give-her-and-her-children-a-better-life-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Grief: Healing So You Can Be Your Best Self</title> <link>https://www.alimcwilliams.com/grief-healing-so-you-can-be-your-best-self-2/</link> <comments>https://www.alimcwilliams.com/grief-healing-so-you-can-be-your-best-self-2/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ali McWilliams]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2018 20:53:08 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Mind]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spirit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ali's Journey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Grief]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Healing So You Can Be Your Best Self]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Loss]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mental Wellness]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alimcwilliams.com/?p=7244</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Recently our church did a sermon on grief, no easy subject (watch the sermon here if interested). My mid 40’s has been the season of reflecting on the loss of my childhood. No easy task, but one I’m leaning into and healing from, with God’s help of course. I’ve learned through books and professionals, that</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.alimcwilliams.com/grief-healing-so-you-can-be-your-best-self-2/">Grief: Healing So You Can Be Your Best Self</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.alimcwilliams.com">Ali McWilliams Personal Fitness</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.alimcwilliams.com/grief-healing-so-you-can-be-your-best-self-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Quick To Listen, Slow To Speak, Slow To Anger</title> <link>https://www.alimcwilliams.com/quick-to-listen-slow-to-speak-slow-to-anger-2/</link> <comments>https://www.alimcwilliams.com/quick-to-listen-slow-to-speak-slow-to-anger-2/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ali McWilliams]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 10 Jun 2018 20:58:31 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Mind]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spirit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Crossing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[3 sure ways to love]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Slow to Anger]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Slow to Listen]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Slow to Speak]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alimcwilliams.com/?p=7164</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger, whew, not so easy sometimes. We’re so thrilled to have found a church already here in St Louis! The topic in May was on forgiveness, a tough topic for most of us. No matter what has happened in your life, always remember that forgiveness sets YOU</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.alimcwilliams.com/quick-to-listen-slow-to-speak-slow-to-anger-2/">Quick To Listen, Slow To Speak, Slow To Anger</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.alimcwilliams.com">Ali McWilliams Personal Fitness</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.alimcwilliams.com/quick-to-listen-slow-to-speak-slow-to-anger-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>“Nobody Likes You!”</title> <link>https://www.alimcwilliams.com/nobody-likes-you-2/</link> <comments>https://www.alimcwilliams.com/nobody-likes-you-2/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ali McWilliams]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2018 21:13:28 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Mind]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spirit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ali's Journey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[It has nothing to do with me]]></category> <category><![CDATA[It's not about you]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nobody likes you]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Not everyone will like you]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Be you]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alimcwilliams.com/?p=7149</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>“Nobody likes you!” Recently during a pilates class, I shared a few words of encouragement for us all, “Hang in there, we can do it, we’re almost there.” Much to my surprise, the woman next to me, who I’ve even had lunch with a few times, said “Nobody likes you!” I started to chuckle in</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.alimcwilliams.com/nobody-likes-you-2/">“Nobody Likes You!”</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.alimcwilliams.com">Ali McWilliams Personal Fitness</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.alimcwilliams.com/nobody-likes-you-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Want to Be Healthier and Happier? Heal Your Heart</title> <link>https://www.alimcwilliams.com/want-to-be-healthier-and-happier-heal-your-heart-2/</link> <comments>https://www.alimcwilliams.com/want-to-be-healthier-and-happier-heal-your-heart-2/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ali McWilliams]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2018 16:33:17 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Spirit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ali's Journey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mind]]></category> <category><![CDATA[heart journey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Heal Your Heart]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Healing Your Heart]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Heart Course]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alimcwilliams.com/?p=7099</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>The heart… What comes up for you when I say that word? Love? Pain? Hurt? Sadness? Anger? If you want to be healthier and happier, healing your heart from the past will help. The most important thing we can ever take ownership of is our heart. We spend so much time focusing and working on the</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.alimcwilliams.com/want-to-be-healthier-and-happier-heal-your-heart-2/">Want to Be Healthier and Happier? Heal Your Heart</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.alimcwilliams.com">Ali McWilliams Personal Fitness</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.alimcwilliams.com/want-to-be-healthier-and-happier-heal-your-heart-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Ali’s – Working Through and Healing From My Past</title> <link>https://www.alimcwilliams.com/working-through-and-healing-my-past/</link> <comments>https://www.alimcwilliams.com/working-through-and-healing-my-past/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ali McWilliams]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2017 01:19:09 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Body]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mind]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spirit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ali's Journey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dealing with the roots of health issues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Healing past trauma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Health issues are connected to stored emotions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Working through and healing my past]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alimcwilliams.com/?p=6838</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>It’s been an interesting summer and fall as we continue this transition in Illinois. This transition has given me time to rest, reflect and refresh my mind body and spirit, which I am continuing to do throughout the winter as well. One of the things I felt called to do during this new season, was</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.alimcwilliams.com/working-through-and-healing-my-past/">Ali’s – Working Through and Healing From My Past</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.alimcwilliams.com">Ali McWilliams Personal Fitness</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.alimcwilliams.com/working-through-and-healing-my-past/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Tips When Struggling With Your Workouts</title> <link>https://www.alimcwilliams.com/tips-when-struggling-with-your-workouts/</link> <comments>https://www.alimcwilliams.com/tips-when-struggling-with-your-workouts/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ali McWilliams]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2017 04:37:34 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Body]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mind]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spirit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Struggling with working out]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tips when struggling with workouts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Don't think just move]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Listen to your body when working out]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alimcwilliams.com/?p=6633</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Recently I had a client ask me a very good question. “Do you have any tips for those days when it seems so hard to push through a 30 minute workout?” Let’s be honest, we ALL have those days, yes, even me who enjoys working out. There are days I get on the treadmill and</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.alimcwilliams.com/tips-when-struggling-with-your-workouts/">Tips When Struggling With Your Workouts</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.alimcwilliams.com">Ali McWilliams Personal Fitness</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.alimcwilliams.com/tips-when-struggling-with-your-workouts/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Life Is An Adventure, Enjoy The Journey</title> <link>https://www.alimcwilliams.com/life-is-an-adventure-enjoy-the-journey/</link> <comments>https://www.alimcwilliams.com/life-is-an-adventure-enjoy-the-journey/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ali McWilliams]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2017 02:57:21 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Mind]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spirit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ali's Journey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Goals]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Self Awareness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Be a better you]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Life's An Adventure Enjoy the Journey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Year New You]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Self-Growth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Year's Resolutions]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alimcwilliams.com/?p=6560</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Happy New Year! Are you ready to enjoy the adventure of what this year has to offer? What will you really change this year? What will you stick with when it isn’t fun or easy? How will you handle it when you don’t do things perfectly? Why at this time in your life is it important? Answering some</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.alimcwilliams.com/life-is-an-adventure-enjoy-the-journey/">Life Is An Adventure, Enjoy The Journey</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.alimcwilliams.com">Ali McWilliams Personal Fitness</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.alimcwilliams.com/life-is-an-adventure-enjoy-the-journey/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>End of Year Reflection and Growth</title> <link>https://www.alimcwilliams.com/end-of-year-reflection-and-growth/</link> <comments>https://www.alimcwilliams.com/end-of-year-reflection-and-growth/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ali McWilliams]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2016 02:22:06 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Mind]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spirit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ali's Journey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[End of year recap]]></category> <category><![CDATA[End of year reflection and growth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Not a resolution person]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reflection on the past year]]></category> <category><![CDATA[To resolve or not resolve]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Year in review]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alimcwilliams.com/?p=6513</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>End of year reflection and growth is more my style. I’m not sure if you’re like me, but I’m not a New Years resolution person. I believe in working on being a better me throughout the year, not just at the beginning of a new year. Instead of resolutions, I’ve started sitting down towards the end</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.alimcwilliams.com/end-of-year-reflection-and-growth/">End of Year Reflection and Growth</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.alimcwilliams.com">Ali McWilliams Personal Fitness</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.alimcwilliams.com/end-of-year-reflection-and-growth/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Ali’s Journey – What Happened When I Unplugged</title> <link>https://www.alimcwilliams.com/what-happened-when-i-unplugged/</link> <comments>https://www.alimcwilliams.com/what-happened-when-i-unplugged/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ali McWilliams]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2016 19:06:13 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Mind]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spirit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ali's Journey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Benefits of a sabbatical]]></category> <category><![CDATA[My first sabbatical]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spiritual Journey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[What happened when I unplugged]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alimcwilliams.com/?p=6251</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>What Happened When I Unplugged? For the past 5 years I was hearing God say “rest”, “be still”, “be”, I didn’t listen. I didn’t listen because I am a good doer. I am a worker. I am productive. I like to check things off my list. My worth was partly tied up in what I</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.alimcwilliams.com/what-happened-when-i-unplugged/">Ali’s Journey – What Happened When I Unplugged</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.alimcwilliams.com">Ali McWilliams Personal Fitness</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.alimcwilliams.com/what-happened-when-i-unplugged/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>8</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>