THE ART OF SELF JOURNAL

It’s been some time since I shared a personal post and I’ve been sitting with this one for a while now. Yet the last few days has been coming in strong. So here it is… In my early 20’s I gave up smoking. I’d tried for a while to give up with zero success.Then one night, as I went to have one, my body rejected it and I felt really sick – I didn’t touch another or even wanted one again. In my mid 20’s I took myself off the concracption pill as it didn’t feel right for me. I wan

Your body will always respond to you. It will respond to the environment you’re in,To the conversations you’re having or not having,To the food you’re eating,To the decisions you make.It will always respond. Years ago I was having to make a big decision.I remember being so in my head about it, that it weighed so heavy on me.I was trying to think my way through it.Going over every possible scenario,If I go this way, it could look like this,If I go that way, it could look like

A day, a week, can see a range of feelings, each one expressing itself in its own time.The laughs, the joys, the contentment and the funny moments weave into life like a golden ray of sunshine.Times when you’re happy to be seen, want to be seen, have the energy to be seen.Wanting to share these highlighted moments with others, hoping it touches them as it touches you.These moments look good on you, noticed before anything else can steal their attention.The space of liberation

Near the end of 2021, 3 big things happened in my life that were out of my control. One after the other. My heart felt so heavy.I walked into 2022 with my suit of armour on, not letting any of it touch me. Pushing through it all. Continuing on as though all was fine with me. Jumping into doing another photographic exhibition, at the same time as another dance performance, and signing up to a PT. Giving me something to focus on.I stayed put, kept smiling, changing nothing and

To often we’re looking at life straight on, one side. Looking at what we see in others, in how they’re living, acting, showing up, And how, what they do, lands on us. Very rarely do we take a 360 walk around to see all sides of the coin. Not just this side & that side, but from all angles. Many don’t care to look. Yet to look, is to try and understand. Understanding doesn’t mean you have to tolerate BS or have that in your life, but it does give you another view. When we loo

She was trying on clothes, Really enjoying the experience of shopping, Quick to know what she liked & didn’t like, Asking for different sizes,Turning away items that she knew instantly wasn’t her. At the counter the lady asked a question about her, but looked to me for the answer, I turned to look to the one who had the answer. She replied with confidence, with certainty and a big smile. The lady stood still, slightly shocked, unsure how to respond, Eyes darting between me &

It's all a reality. Everything you believe in, Everything you think possible, As well as everything you think isn't reality, even though you see others having or doing it. It's all a reality. I've heard on many different occasions, in many different situations that 'That's just not reality' Where really it's just not the person who's speaking those words reality. But it sure is anothers reality. When we see something that's bigger than what we have or are doing and we fall in

I thought it was just me...having a moment. Turns out, it's a common space many arrive at, that can and will look so different to each person, just as life is meant to. The messy middle. It's only now that I feel I'm on the edge of it and returning to myself again, but really, who knows...haha there could be more moments to come. When I think back, my messy middle started at the end of 2020, sure I could point to a number of things, but the 3 years since then has been a bit t

Stop looking for all the answers, We don't need all the answers, All the in's and out's of how everything works in our life, in ourselves. We have become a world of needing to be the expert in all areas, To try and master every part of ourselves. Yet in doing so will become exhausting when the focus is only on trying to get it right, trying to fix, trying to improve all aspects of you. When we try to look for how it all works, the science behind all our actions, way of being,