Intuition always knows

If my thirties have given me nothing else, it’s the realisation that my gut always knows. In my twenties, I spent a lot of time asking questions I already knew the answers to; delaying on making decisions I already knew I needed to make; missing opportunities to...

Documenting memories

I started a memory jar this past weekend. It’s nothing fancy. It’s essentially a a glass jar that I’ll use to store happy/magical moments I want to remember. I write the memories on small colored index cards and add them to the jar on the day of. The...

The curse of perfection

Perfection This truly ruthless force that taints anything it touches. It paralyzes dreams before they are born; stifles creativity before it’s had a chance to breathe its first breath. Often mistaken for something good—it’s the excuse of those who would...

bell hooks: All about love

I started reading bell hooks’ All about love last night and it was nothing I expected, but everything I needed and more. The plan was to read one chapter for about 15-20 minutes before bed. What actually happened instead was that I ended up reading for over an...

My guiding words for 2023

When I was doing my annual planning for 2023 I wasn’t sure I wanted to choose words for the year. What I ended up going with was choosing 4 adjectives that captured how I wanted to feel all year. Happy. Healthy. Loved. Fulfilled. These words will be my...