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THE ART OF SELF JOURNAL
Insights, inspiration, and tools to help you embrace self-love, confidence, and personal growth. Your journey starts here.
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Apologise for NOT being you.
You don’t need to apologise for who you are or who you are wanting to be. You have every right to be, do and have what ever it is you...
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Show don't tell...
I don’t want to tell my kids they should love themselves I want to show them simply by loving and enjoy who I am. I don’t want to tell my...
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Drop the commercial ideal of what a perfect woman is...
More than anything, I would love to see women drop the commercial ideal of what a perfect woman is supposed to look and act like. And...
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2000 vs 2018
2000 vs 2018 As I look at these two portraits of me, 18 years apart I look at myself in the year 2000 and have so much love and...
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Who do you choose to be today?
Who do you choose to be today? Do you ever ask yourself this questions, Or are you just going from day to day? Doing the same things,...
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I just wanted to fit in...
For a good part of my life, All I ever wanted to do was fit in. For people to like me, to be accepted, And I thought that meant being...
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Every day is a special occasion
On the weekend, I could feel a change in the weather, I could feel spring seeping through, And it felt sooo good - my favourite time of...
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This Is Me.
I’m a daughter, a sister, a mum of four, a baba (aka:nana) to one, a friend. I’m a portrait photographer, a creative, a writer. I love to...
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She had a style of her own.
She had a style of her own, Her hair was black and short…shaved a little on one side. She wore long feathered earrings, Tattoos down her...
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It's time to let go...
You know what triggers you, what set’s you off, Talking about the people who really fire you up. It's time to stop talking about them and...
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Raise your hand
Raise your hand if you want to try something new. Raise your hand if you just want to wear what makes you feel amazing. Raise your hand...
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Make today count
Life is continuously changing, Although at the time it doesn’t feel like it. Life is always moving. One moment we’re young kids...
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Open up and begin to heal
We can all go through life, just doing our thing, Dealing with whatever is thrown at us on our own, We don’t speak about it, We keep...
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My scars can not be seen.
My scars can not be seen, They are hidden. They were scars so deep that I wondered at times if I would ever feel normal again or would I...
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Don't let your thoughts hold you back
I used to think that if I wore my natural hair out, That people would think I was someone who didn’t value my personal appearance. I used...
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Unleash all those hidden gems of yours
I used to get my hair cut just like everyone else, Buy new clothes that I thought were on trend just to fit in, Keep my opinion to...
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A letter to my Mum.
Today we celebrate my Mum’s 67th birthday (we did however have to calculate that this morning). I wanted to write a little something, but...
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2018 - It's a New Year!
Just three more days left of my summer holiday and it’s back into it and I can’t wait. I’ve been spending my last week back home in...
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Don't be a watered down version of you.
Your weirdness, Your silliness, Your seriousness, Your creativeness Your craziness Who ever it is that you are, Be that person. Stop...
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It's Ok To Be Seen, It's Ok To Be Heard
Throughout my twenties, I would keep my head down, Doing my best not to be seen, If someone spoke to me, my face would go as red as a...
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