This picture was taken just about a year ago. I was home from Serbia. My family was together – but we already knew. We knew that my father’s health was only going to get worse. Don’t get me wrong – we held onto hope every single day that it wouldn’t…that we could fight it. When […]
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“She has been feeling it for a while now – that sense of awakening. There is a gentle rage simmering inside her, and it is getting stronger by the day. She will hold it close to her – she will nurture it and let it grow. She won’t let anyone take it away from her. […]
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Whether it’s through Audible or a physical copy of the book, these three reads changed my perspective and brought me closer to inner peace. When I started blogging, I realized I wanted to get back to the core of myself. How else could I begin to feel authentic if I was just to half-ass my […]
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Blogger’s Block happens to all of us. It’s more than just a writer’s block. It’s feeling stuck on every aspect of blogging. Engagement, Traffic, SEO, Social Media, Posts, Pics, Layout, Design, Fonts … the list is literally never-ending. Having recently launched a shop and have had an abundance of ideas a few weeks back I […]
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“Your anger is the part of you that knows your mistreatment and abuse are unacceptable. Your anger knows you deserve to be treated well, and with kindness. Your anger is a part of you that LOVES you.” Take in, I came across this on Twitter. (S/O to Lyndsey Gallant’s therapist) I’ve touched on my own […]
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“If you spend your time hoping that it doesn’t rain tomorrow, you are wasting your time. Your thoughts don’t change the rain. You will someday come to see that there is no use for that incessant internal chatter, and there is no reason to constantly attempt to figure everything out.” If this paragraph from Michael […]
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We’ve all been there. You’re living your best life – work, friends, family – everything seems to be going right, even your anxiety is under control. Just when you think things can’t get any better, in walks the most wonderful stranger to turn your entire world upside down. Or right side up – you decide. […]
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Yup. Who would’ve thought. Listen, I have by no means perfected this whole idea around self-love. I’m the first person to be critical of myself, to dislike things about my body, hair or even personality. But I have started making a more conscientious effort to focus on loving who I am regardless of my journey […]
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Read that quote. Read it again. Until it’s engraved in your soul. It stuck with me from the first night I opened Vex King’s “Good Vibes, Good Life”, and burned through the pages. It was exactly what I needed to reflect on in the moment. As a worrier, I’m quick to take on everyone else’s […]
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It’s only fair that my 10th Life Lesson is dedicated to my husband, one day after our first wedding anniversary. Let me tell you that year one has not lived up to all the hype. Newlywed bliss? I personally saw very little of that. Don’t get me wrong, our relationship as a couple was phenomenal, […]
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