Welcome to Empowered By Nikola!
Empowered by Nikola is a metaphor reflecting my desire to light up and empower life as Nikola Tesla powered and lit up the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893. Not literally of course, but figuratively and through the channels of love, faith, hope, logic and experience. It is the light of the eternal love of my late husband that continues to course through my veins like electricity, illuminating my heart in a powerful way.
My writing is about my own struggles through different aspects of life, including:
- Weight Loss and Wellness
- Fitness and Self-Care
- Self-Confidence
- Love and Loss
- Mindfulness and Minimalism
- Goals and Motivation
- Energy and Stress management
Life is hard and our souls are an ever-changing constitution of light and darkness. I do not pretend that I am free of darkness. I come from the light portion of my soul with the goal of illuminating the darkness with hope. When you reach for your goals, they feel as distant as the stars in the sky; but it is an illusion. They are already in the palm of your hand. Likewise, when you feel your soul is blanketed in darkness, look for the sliver of light that peaks through the cracks; when you see it, set your eyes on it and give it all your attention. Watch the light grow. The light will overcome the darkness.
I want to live fully and honestly, always prioritizing truth, joy, fun, LAUGHTER, lightheartedness, simple living, the PEACE OF QUIET, real conversations, daring adventures, never-ending curiosity, uncontrollable affection, FACE-WRINKLING SMILES, strong hugs, passionate kisses, and EYES THAT SPARKLE. These are the things I wish for us all.
Love Always,
Nikola Rosa
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Confidence
Exercise
Eating
Energy & Stress
Searching for Self-Love
I choose me. What does it feel like? To love yourself. To choose you. When your whole life you were taught to love everyone else? I look in the mirror. How did my self get so tattered and worn? To let my soul go, Become so weary and forlorn. I thought of the...
The Journey Home (Part Three of the “Home” Series)
She was scared from the start, This much she knew, How it began she knew not, But this much held true. The world was full of beauty and terror, Love and pain, Fear and courage, Loss and gain, Ups and downs; A roller coaster for sure. To survive the trek, She would...
Finding Home (Part Two of the “Home” Series)
You see, all these years post-loss, I have been hammering pieces and parts. Building the home all this time, Even though I had not recognized it at all. Nine years a widow, "Homeless" because his heart was my home. But I was never meant to take up residence there,...
I Found My Way Home (Part One of the “Home” Series)
If I should die before I wake, teach my kids that a house is not a home; Even another person or relationship is not “home.” People are gifts merely on loan to us, not things we can own. Teach my kids to make a home for themselves within themselves; That which...
Prescription for a Broken Heart
Maintain your routine. Get up at your regular time. Drink your coffee. Take your vitamins. Go to the gym. For the love of God, DO NOT miss the gym. This is most critical. Stop the bleeding. First, do no harm. Quit talking and texting when it is only causing more...
Nikola Rosa is an artistic rendering of the soul that has come to exist after rising from the ashes. Her thoughts are from Nancy Gass, and yet they are in some ways, a different person entirely. We all have hearts and souls that are a deep ocean of complexity and this dichotomy is no different.