This is what life is about and I intentionally try to bring these feelings into my day to day life by focusing on what I can control – simple pleasures that remind me of my own rules for creating everyday magic. When I remember these rules – I am comforted. I am bliss. I am …
5 steps to Nurturing Yourself
Practising some regular self-nurturing is a great way to help you feel better about yourself, rebuild your confidence, sense of self-worth and self-esteem. Though it is amazing to be looked after and nurtured by others, don’t rely solely on them for nurturing – you need to take responsibility for yourself. “You’ve got to Nourish to Flourish …
5 ways to Create a Lush Everyday Life
One of the most exquisite pleasures is having time at home without a to-do list. To enjoy the sanctuary that comforts me rejuvenates me and allows me to dream so that when I do step outside into the world I can do, seek and produce. 1. Cook at home Find simple, yet delicious recipes and …
Who’s Your Best Possible Self?
Take a moment to imagine your life in the future. What is the best possible life you can imagine? Consider all of the relevant areas of your life, such as your career, academic work, relationships, hobbies, and health. What would happen in these areas of your life in your best possible future? The Best Possible …
Your Body, Your Soul, Your Rituals
Daily rituals… things you can add to your everyday routine aimed to calm the senses, lower anxiety, relieve stress, and improve your mood. Routines practised daily, help to ensure you’re integrating the rituals that nurture and support optimal health, mind, body and soul. You can develop rituals to support changes you want to make in …
My Favourite Apps that Support My Life
With so much on the go, and only 24 hours a day, how do you make the best of your time? How do you simplify your life and make it easier, while still completing all your tasks and finding some time to enjoy your life in the process? As smartphones have already become an inevitable part of our lives (and …
Framing Your Day
Most likely you’ve come across lots of advice around the importance of starting the day ‘as you mean to go on’ and mentally ending it with ‘a sense of purpose’. But what about when you are no 5 am’er, often wake to kids jumping on your bed, the nights when you have a few wines …
My 6 tips to Living Well
Wellness is as individual as a fingerprint and means something different to everyone. To many the thought of wellness is doing yoga five times a week, meditating and drinking a power shake for breakfast but it actually takes a journey of self-discovery to find out what makes each individual feel well – from standing in …
Ways to make Life Easier
Over the past few years, I’ve been taking massive steps to simplify and make life easier – and this morning, as I scribbled a gratitude list in my journal, I realised just how far I’ve come. I won’t say I’ve got a lot on my plate as I try only to commit to doing things …
The Story of the Mexican Fisherman
This story is my inspiration to slow down, reassess, and get real about how I want to live life. An American investment banker was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. The American complimented the …