Welcome to Empowered By Nikola. I hope when you leave this site your burden may feel a little lighter, your light a little brighter, and your hope a little more powerful. 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 things I have learned by struggling through them personally, including:
- Weight Loss and Wellness
- Fitness and Self-Care
- Self-Confidence
- Love and Loss
- Mindfulness and Minimalism
- Goals, Motivation, Managing Priorities, and Energy and Stress management
Life is hard and our souls are an ever-changing constitution of light and darkness. I do not come to you as if I am free of darkness. I come from the light portion of my soul with the goal of illuminating the darkness with hope; yours and mine. 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. Let the electricity of inspiration wash over you and propel you forward through the river of life.
Live fully and honestly, always prioritizing truth, joy, fun, LAUGHTER, lightheartedness, simple living, the PEACE OF QUIET, real conversations, uncontrollable affection, FACE-WRINKLING SMILES, strong hugs, passionate kisses, and EYES THAT SPARKLE. The resources here on this site are for you, day or night, and will always be free of charge. Please come to my “internet home” whenever you feel the need, seek the topics you want to read, take what helps and leave the rest, and I will do my best to provide the same hospitality as if you were a guest in my physical home.
Love Always,
Nikola Rosa
The POWER of a “Nothing Day”
Wow, it is only 0843 and I am already feeling refreshed. I did not plan today, but it is a breath of fresh air. I woke up this morning and realized I had nothing on my calendar. I had nowhere that I “had” to be; and no children jumping up and down asking what would...
The Single Most Important EXERCISE to Do to LOSE WEIGHT
Losing weight is not complicated. Exercise for weight loss is not complicated. It is definitely not easy, but it is not complicated either. You do not have to exercise any specific amount of time or in any particular way to lose weight. All you need to do is this:...
The Single Most Important Thing to DRINK to LOSE WEIGHT
The focus should be less about what we cut out of our daily nutrition intake and more about what we add in. Instead of worrying so much about trying to cut out soda, sugary coffee drinks and sweet cocktails, try to focus only on adding in the one power drink that...
The SINGLE Most Important Thing to Eat to LOSE WEIGHT
Yes, it is true. There is one thing. It is not some strange superfood that you can barely choke down. It is not something you have to force yourself to eat. It is not something expensive or hard to find in stores. It is readily accessible and comes with so much...
3 Ways to Lose Weight via Exercise Without it Being a Chore…
Do you want to lose weight? Do you know exercise is a big part of the equation, but it feels like a chore, either boring or time consuming and unsustainable? Being active was never something that came natural to me even though I always felt better after the fact. I...
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.