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How We Respond to Pain

How We Respond to Pain

In my experience, it is the hardest, darkest, most unwanted experiences that I’ve grown the most from (not always in the moment), that have propelled me into my purpose, that have opened opportunities I could never imagine, that give me tools to help others more than anything else.

Permission To Be Where You Are

Permission To Be Where You Are

Whose worse critic is themselves? 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️ I realized the other day that I am usually so thoughtful in how I speak and treat others, so intentional and caring and careful... BUT not towards myself.

Attitudes are Contagious

Attitudes are Contagious

We rub off on people whether we mean to or not. What we do makes an impact. How we act makes an impact. Our attitudes make an impact. Good or bad. And we get to choose what kind of impact we leave.

Inner Peace

Inner Peace

Things happen. People do and say things. Everyday we are faced with things out of our control. But if we live our lives like a little sail boat crashed by every wave that comes past, pushed by the winds around us, we’ll end up far away from where we set out and feeling like we’re constantly drowning.

Being the Director of Your Story

Being the Director of Your Story

“Wanting to be liked means being a supporting character in your own life, using the cues of the actors around you to determine your next line rather than your own script. It means that your self-worth will always be tied to what someone else thinks about you, forever out of your control.”

Dear Stress, Let's Break Up

Dear Stress, Let's Break Up

It’s time! It’s over. You don’t serve me well. Take a deep breath and say goodbye. I think sometimes we feed on stress, on drama, on busyness, thinking it’s helping us, pushing us forward, entertaining us, that it’s a great relationship. But then before we even realize, it’s sucking us dry.

Letting Go of Control

Letting Go of Control

“One day she finally grasped that unexpected things were always going to happen in life. And with that she realised the only control she had was how she chose to handle them. So, she made the decision to survive [and even thrive] using courage, humour and grace. She was the Queen of her own life and the choice was hers”