Lessons of a life lived thankfully.
Friday. FriYAY. Saturday Jr.Whatever you call it, Friday is our collective Bae Day. Hard not to love even the thought of it rolling around again (especially if you're sitting on Sunday night or Monday morning), right? With a typical work week, we give different meanings & values to each day. C'mon, we all do it. …
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I have something to tell you.Sit down, grab a cuppa, & buckle up. This morning I woke up & wanted nothing more than to go back to sleep. To simply find a dark place to hide away in. Away from the world. Away from pressures nipping at my heels & responsibilities I've signed up for. …
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What's your story? No, really. What is it? Humour me for a minute - let's try an exercise together. I want you to think about how you might answer the above question. Try to formulate a storyboard in your mind about your story. While thinking through it, allow your mind to wander. Allow your biases, for …
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Here’s the thing about young, handsome Argentinian lifeguards on beaches... they’re very convincing. VERY. CONVINCING. Maybe it's was his accent, my broken Español, or the casual way in which his eyes lit up when I said "Is that hard to do?" that I decided to go out on a limb yesterday. Literally. (NOTE: my decision may …
It had to happen team. You know me, a sucker for a good 'ol listicle or resolution post. I mean, would I really be worth my weight in blogger/vlogger salty-sweetness if a New Year occurred & I didn't post something about fresh starts & looking ahead?
It's exactly 5:51am on Christmas morning & we're all up & amping to rock into the day. Kenny Chesney's Xmas album is playing in the background. The birds are singing along. Presents are begging to be opened underneath the tree & Santa's left us a cookie or three to munch on. Here's wishing you & …
Every year as we collectively rock into the Festive Season, I like to take stock of the year just gone by. By slowing down & feeling grateful for new lessons-learned, big wins, ouchy losses, & everything in between I'm feeling rather introspective & reflective.
I'm stuck. And I'm hoping you can help me out with a little modern-day conundrum. Here's the deal: I don't get the narrative we're sold about how we should all live our lives. Wait, let me rephrase, I do get it. I probably understand it far too well - and it's messing with my head a …
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I caught one heck of a flu bug this time two weeks ago. You know the kind: a truly knock-down, stay-down kind of virus that had me crawling on my hands & knees to get from my bed to the couch where I would collapse & whimper entire days away. To say this bug was …
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When I flew to Anaheim last June, I wasn't simply escaping a cold, wet, dreary start to winter in Auckland. I was on the hunt for sun, surf, summertime...and, something else entirely. Exactly what that 'something' was, I hadn’t a clue - but I knew I’d know it when I saw it. I knew a …
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