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Practical ideas and insights to help you navigate health, life, and live consciously. Real explorations of navigating life the best I can, sharing what I learn along the way. Take what resonates. Leave what doesn’t.
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Why We Can’t Control Life And Why That’s Okay
Life unfolds in mysterious ways. Things happen. How we choose to respond or react is what matters. That’s not to discard responsibility. Or to say we have no influence. The…
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Why People Pleasing Is an Illusion And How to Stop Sitting on the Fence
There are lots of challenges to being a people pleaser. One of them is sitting on the fence. Indecisiveness. Someone asks… Would you like to go to the cinema or…
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25 Life Lessons I Learned in 2025
Every year has its ups, downs, tests and tribulations. Every year has its insights and lessons. Here are the top 25 lessons I’ve learned in 2025: 1. We suffer more…
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Why Goals Are for Growth and Systems Create a Life
When the end of the year approaches, this often sparks reflection and goal-setting for most of us. Reflection comes naturally to me. I reflect regularly to identify insights, lessons, trends,…
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Why We Struggle With Emotions And How to Navigate Them Better
Finding the right language to describe our emotions is one thing… Communicating them clearly so people understand is another. Our emotions and feelings aren’t easy to navigate, especially when we…
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Why Happiness Is Fleeting and What to Aim for Instead
Happiness is fleeting. It comes and goes. Think of accomplishing an elusive goal; in the moment, we’re full of happiness, joy and elation, but as soon as we reach the…
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Control Isn’t the Answer: Why Agency and Influence Might Well Just Be
​​‘We control nothing but influence everything.’ ‘We don’t control what happens to us, only our response.’ ‘Life is to be lived, not controlled.’ These are just three lessons on control…
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Perfectionism Is an Illusion: What Really Holds Us Back
​​No matter what endeavour we undertake, there is no such thing as perfectionism. There is just doing the next step, then the next step, then the next step, learning as…
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Why Relationships Are the Backbone of a Good, Meaningful Life
​​This year has taught me many important lessons, and in a few weeks, I will share the top lessons I’ve learned this year and how I’ve applied them. One of…
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Behind Closed Doors: The Truth About How We Treat Loved Ones
An observation from my own life is how differently we can treat our loved ones compared to strangers, acquaintances, people we just know, and the people who just know us……