2020
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Hello friends! It’s been a little while since we last spoke, but I wanted to send you a message of good luck for the new year. In some places it is already 2021, but where I am we are still hours away from that moment. You don’t need me to tell you what a wild Read more
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Before I go into this post, I just want to preface it by saying that I’m writing this in a low mood state. Writing is cathartic and I’m hoping by the end of this post I’ll feel lighter, but just to warn you, in case you too are in a dark place right now, that Read more
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I’ve said this before, and no doubt I’ll say it again, but it’s hard to get what you want when you don’t ask for it. You know by now that I’m exploring spirituality and getting into setting intentions, manifestation, and generally bettering myself through new means. A common thread within this field is asking for Read more
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It seems as though all of the posts I have made throughout this year are inspired by some kind of revelation I’m having about my life (read: crisis) With a lot of spare time on my hands and not a lot of outside stimulation, I’ve been overthinking and revaluating more than usual. If you read Read more
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This post seems a little too familiar to another one I recently published on this blog, and that’s because I’m kind of going through the exact same thing – as I’m sure many of you are. As I’m writing this to you now, friends, the UK has gone into a second nationwide lockdown. While this Read more
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A lot of the posts I publish on this blog are written in ‘high’ moments – as in, the times when I am feeling good about myself, motivation about my ideas and plans, or perhaps after some form of success. While I do feel like I get good content out of these moments, I also Read more
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As someone who runs this self-development blog, I’m acutely aware of the way that my content might make someone feel. I write about self-development and self-improvement so much because it is an area that I’m obsessed with. As I’ve mentioned before, most of the content I consume in my free time is within this field Read more
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I am quite an opinionated person. This was something that I prided myself on when I was younger, as I thought it made me sound ‘strong’. Really, it just made me sound like a dickhead. Now there’s nothing wrong with expressing your opinions, obviously. But have you ever met someone who explicitly calls themselves ‘opinionated’ Read more
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I spoke about coping mechanisms in my most recent post, where I was addressing one particular bad habit that I’ve developed over the years. While I don’t want to get too repetitive here, I’m not quite finished with this topic of conversation. I’ve been thinking a lot about coping mechanisms, habits, and the things we Read more
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I made several bold statements at the end of last year regarding the changes I wanted to make to my life, health, and habits. Before the beginning of this year – doesn’t that seem like a long time ago?! – I decided that I wanted to go on a no buy for the following 12 Read more
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Good evening friends, I hope you are having a peaceful Sunday! I thought I’d try start a mini-series (once again) because I have a couple of things I wanted to talk about, and I thought this might be a nice conversation for us to have on a Sunday. I’m currently reading The Power of Now Read more
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This post is entirely inspired by this video by Mrs Midwest, so I gotta give credit where it’s due. The title might sound a little aggressive and like something a traditional father who is still concerned with toxic masculinity would say, but I don’t mean it that way. In the video I’ve just mentioned, Mrs Read more
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Despite what the name suggests, as a perfectionist I find that I spend most of time being concerned with whether I’m doing something right, rather than doing it perfectly. I look for advice for all sorts of things, which is why I’m so obsessed with self-help and self-development. I like to see how other people Read more
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It’s been a while since I’ve written anything for my blog, and that kind of ties in with the title today. We’re often called to make boundaries for the sake of our mental and emotional health, sometimes even our physcial too. Setting boundaires is a loaded statement for me, as it’s something that makes me Read more
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If you read my post last night, you would know that I’ve been struggling with trying to control and manage a few things in my life recently. The past few weeks have felt as though all of my efforts have gone to waste because I’m not seeing any kind of results. Well, ranting and raving Read more
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