THE ART OF SELF JOURNAL

I don't own a toaster, a jug or a microwave. It's not that I can't have those things, I could easily drive to the store now and buy all three, I just choose not to. Why...well, simply because I don't need them. Instead we boil the pot...like the good old days. We grill our bread and watch it turn into toast...or burn some days. And well not having a microwave makes me be more organised in getting things out of the freezer...the only reason I used one really anyway. My kids

Sure, I guess in some cases they can, do.... Yet I think we can spend too much time waiting for good things to happen, waiting on the sideline of life, instead of just getting in there and making things happen for ourselves. Not in a forceful, putting pressure on things kind of way, But more in a 'What can I do personally' 'What part can I play in this area to move forward' 'What can I be responsible for' We can tend to over think things and feel that if we can't know all tha

The world is so caught up in self development. I was, I have been, I still find myself very much being caught up in it all at times, But I'm stripping it back to not look at it like that anymore and just look at it as just life. I remember talking to a friend a couple of years ago when I was deep in sorting shit out, feeling tired and drained by it all and what I thought it all to be or had to be. Then I thought why is it so hard, because that's just what it felt like all th

The moment you shift outside of your values, Is the moment you shift outside of yourself. Your values are what hold you to your truth. As great little humans that we are, we can be found turning our back on a value or two, to please another/others. It feels ok in that moment to do so, because well when you see another happy, you feel like you're doing good in the world. Yet you can only keep that up for so long. Over time the more you live in the values of others, the more y

At 41 years old, I'm stilling finding out who I am. Thinking back to years ago, assuming when we get to a certain age we will have all the pieces of the puzzle put together, we will be the grown ups who have ticked off all the list on our life checklist and we can just live this life with ease. Sit and enjoy like queens on deck chairs in the sun.... But how fun would that be really??? I mean nice for a moment or two but after a while it would become boring. For me anyway. T

He loved a good quiz (my ex-husband)...I hated them. I never wanted to be a part of them, being asked questions or having to read out loud, scared the hell out of me. So I never joined in, in fear of looking dumb. I even remember voicing time and time again that I'm not very bright, this was the story I told myself and others. Thing is I have dyslexia. I change certain letters around, I find it challenging to pronounce words, even if I know the word it just doesn't always ro

Four days ago on the 1st, I sat down and wrote commitments to myself for each area of my life and every day since I've been sitting with them. New ways of being, of living, of moving through my life. I've been able to sit back and reflect on what wasn't working for me and actually what is and making adjustments & tweaks to suit. One of my top values is time and so I've looked at this a lot. I've made some decision that will give me more time back, yet that will still move m

Falling in love, it see's us slow down. It see's us appreciate every little moment. It see long mornings in bed, wrapped in only a blanket, It sees hands running slowly up and down every part of ones body, Getting to know every inch of another. It see's conversations being had for new learnings of another, It see's no rush. Falling in love is one thing that deserves time...where time slows down and we enjoy it all. I love that we can do this, I love that we can do this for,

When you spend so much of your time and energy looking for what you want, searching, seeking out, it's just not going to show up. Why? Because you're not allowing it to just be. You're trying to force the process of life, You're trying to force something to enter when it's just not ready to enter your life yet. The more you force anything to happen in life, the more you push it away. The more you force things to be a certain way, the more it won't be a good fit. The more yo