THE ART OF SELF JOURNAL

We all come in and out of alignment in life, it's a natural process to bring us into more awareness of ourselves and lead us to what life has to gift us with. However staying out of alignment well past the expiry date can and will take it's toll eventually, especially if you're not willing to listen up (to yourself) The fastest way OUT of alignment looks a little like this... * Saying yes when you really want to say no. * Telling little white lies to cover what's actually g

My heart has been desiring to create again. It's always nice to step away for moments and give some space, but the moment I feel that pull it's the best feeling ever. Creating for me is a form of expression, it's my oxygen, it's what makes me feel like I'm actually living, it connects me to me and to others. We all have our own ways to express ourselves, that's why I believe it's so crucial in life to explore, to find what sets you on fire. Creating space in your life to e

This portrait hangs in my home, I took it about 18 years ago at a time I was trying to figure out who the hell I was as a woman and the photographer I wanted to be, but on this day I decided to just play and experiment with different things. I find it so interesting (yet not surprising) that the times I let myself play & experiment in my work all those years ago are the very things that are at the heart of my work now. It's my reminder to dance and keep dancing - not just on

Leaning into 'what else' Searching for new is common in many, Newness brings excitement, fun, a higher energy within, it's that sense of pleasure that fills us and we crave for more of those feelings, until they fade and we move to the next new thing. It's an addiction of sorts. To often people are quick to move from one thing to the next, chasing that feeling of excitement again. But what if we leant into 'What else' with what it is you already have in front of you. 'What

It's never about us, ourselves. In everything that we do, in everything that we experience, it's to never be about us, not when it comes from a genuine place, the place of our very own being. To others it may look that way, That our choices in life are all about ourselves, it can be seen that way, But at the core of it all, it comes from a place of giving back, of service to the world around you. From the work that we choose, The relationships we choose, The lives we choose

Right up until my late thirties, my time & focus was mostly taken up with work & family and very little of anything else. Sure I caught up with friends, but very little time for play, for just me to enjoy being me or even finding things outside of work & family to enjoy for myself. Then when I turned 40, something shifted for me and I started to create space for myself outside of work & family...and I'll be honest it was hard at times to give myself that space outside of what

I'm in a new space at the moment, One that's a blend of exciting, painful, wobbly, challenging. One that's seeing breakthroughs and fall backs...all at the same time. I've been re-learning photography again after taking a step back to see what else. Even after more than 20 years of being a photographer, there is always more to learn, more to stretch myself into, I am forever a student with my work. The last photoshoot I did before I stepped back last year, held onto me. It w

So ya fell down, Ya hit the snooze button that's lasted a few days, weeks, months or years. Ok...it's done now, you can't turn back the clock, But you can...GET BACK UP! Where's ones point in your life that you felt like things were moving, ticking along nicely...take yourself back to that space, that time and see how you were showing up for yourself. If you've done it before, you can do it again and theres no doubt about that. Pull inspiration from your past self...you have

It's all just about translating what you already know into other areas of your life. The thing is it's not how you do something, it's why you're doing it and the energy that you bring to it that actually sees an outcome. When you continue to do things in a way that brings nothing, nada, zilch excitement, sense of fulfilment or peace within you, and all you feel is a push to get it done, do it, so that you feel you're being a good human for doing it, ticking the boxes of what