For the whole of December, and to close out 2025, I am doing a “25 to feel alive” challenge. And no, this isn’t some hard challenge to push to achieve some goals before the year's end. I am very fortunate to be able to say that I’ve achieved all goals and achievements I could imagine… Continue reading Countdown to the End of 2025: 25 to Feel Alive Challenge
Tag: New Year
Intentions for 2025 – What Now?
2024 was such a weird year for me. It felt cut into pieces. I spent the first half panicking about my dream trip to Japan. Then I had an amazing trip in Japan right at the middle of the year. Then family members got sick. I mourned Japan. I felt angry that I wasn’t happy… Continue reading Intentions for 2025 – What Now?
2024 Wrapped – stats, achievements, lessons, books, films and more
Best TV shows we’ve watched: The Devil’s Hour, Silo, Physical 100 Best films at the cinema: Wild Robot, Better Man, and Back to Black Best streamed films: Puss in Boots The Last Wish, Kneecap Best fiction books read: The Shadow Cabinet, The Maidens Best non-fiction: 101 Essays to Change the Way You Think, Personality Isn’t… Continue reading 2024 Wrapped – stats, achievements, lessons, books, films and more
My vision for the New Year
I love new years. I’m one of those poetic and hopeful souls who places a lot of meaning on the blank calendar and sees the end of a year as a closing of a chapter. I like to plan and think in terms of seasons, months and years. It’s neat and helps things feel simpler.… Continue reading My vision for the New Year
My intentions for 2023
I wanted to desperately to have a beautiful, simple idea to guide my year. Every year I like to pick a motto or phrase to help me stay focused and set the tone for my year. As you go, of course, you forget what this was, unless you intentionally revisit it. My motto for last… Continue reading My intentions for 2023
Extremes and Consistency
Hi all, I hope you're enjoying your start to 2022. For myself, it's been a mixture of tiring, challenging, and enjoyable! That's life; a mixture, a balance, a melting pot of all things interwoven together to be experienced. And this introduces the concept of today's post. Extremes and consistency. I was speaking to my partner… Continue reading Extremes and Consistency
What my new year motto means to me
This year, the interesting-sounding 2022, my motto is: Trust and enjoy yourself Simple, yes, but powerful. Here’s why. Perhaps joy is something not put first but it is actually a profound and important way to progress and be happy in life. If you decide to just do things because you enjoy them, and trust that… Continue reading What my new year motto means to me
My 2022 Vibe (podcast)
Another year has come and gone. This year I wanted to root down and settle into my life. I feel like I didn't quite achieve this vibe, and that's okay. There were a lot of external factors influencing this feeling, but I've worked on those things and I think settling in will happen more naturally… Continue reading My 2022 Vibe (podcast)
3 Things to Start & 3 Things to Stop in 2021 (podcast)
Today I'm discussing three things we're doing too much as a society that we could do with stopping, and three things we aren't doing enough and need to start doing in 2021. Click to play! xx
My theme for 2021 (it changed!)
When I started thinking about my New Year theme (vibe, intentions, guiding motto), I was sure it was going to be, "being a student of life again". And it still is important to me, and a focus for me, but I have a stronger more central and wholesome theme now: to root down and settle… Continue reading My theme for 2021 (it changed!)
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