Chocolate cake for breakfast is a great idea in the moment. It's sweet, chocolatey and tastes great. But if you're working towards becoming someone that is healthier and eats more nourishing food then you might not want to make a habit of it. It'd be like saying you want to stay dry then going outside … Continue reading Chocolate cake for breakfast
Making plans for the new year
Setting goal or making plans for the coming year might seem like a waste of time. We're in a period of great uncertainty and many of us may have already experienced a long list of things we planned to do in 2020 remain undone. However, I think a lot of people did much more than … Continue reading Making plans for the new year
Congratulations, you made it!
We're almost at the end of a year that none of us could have anticipated. Whether you've had a good time or hated every minute of it, you still managed to get to this moment right now. Congratulations, you made it! Despite isolation, boredom, tears, frustration, lonliness, hopelessness, anger, grief and fear we're now at … Continue reading Congratulations, you made it!
Restoring the balance
YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, podcasts and blogs. We have the opportunity to take in a lot of information every single day to the point where we can become overloaded. But more importantly a lot of this information is other people's thoughts, opinions or just things we don't need to know or don't benefit us. I … Continue reading Restoring the balance
When can I call myself a writer?
As someone that has never written for a publication or written a book, I have a hard time calling myself a writer. I've always thought that having my words published in a newspaper, magazine, website or a book etc. would be the validation that I need to claim the label of writer, yet they are … Continue reading When can I call myself a writer?
Commitment to the writing practise
My favourite thing about this blog is that I'm driven by my commitment to writing more than anything else. If I write something that gets 1 view, I'm just glad that I committed to writing something another day. If I write something that gets 102 views, I'm glad that a bigger number of people got … Continue reading Commitment to the writing practise
The pick me up playlist
Around 18 months ago I created a Pick me up playlist. The reason I did this is in the name, I wanted a pick me up. But more importantly I wanted something I could go back to. I'm lucky enough to know how the music I listen to makes me feel and, I curated a … Continue reading The pick me up playlist
Daydreams and the dream life
One of the things I enjoy writing about is the dream life. But it's more than just words it's about the kind of life I aspire to. Whilst daydreaming one night I realised that I've never really shared my dream life in great detail. One of the main reasons is, there is not one set … Continue reading Daydreams and the dream life
On learning to voice your needs
I just googled not being able to voice your needs and there were about 1,220,000,000 results. Being able to voice your needs is an important part of life. If you can't say what you need, you probably won't get it. If you've ever been that person you might have been lucky enough to find someone … Continue reading On learning to voice your needs
Writing through writers block
When you feel stuck and don't quite know what to write, instead of shying away from it, follow it. Start typing and just see what happens. Don't focus on how good or bad it is. Don't focus on whether it'll be worth sharing online or what people will think. Just write and then write some … Continue reading Writing through writers block
The Daily Gemm 