I think a valuable way to spend your time is on the things you're interested in. It could be through reading, listening, watching or practicing. Our time is limited and when you remove the time spent sleeping and working, it's even more limited. How you spend your time matters. You could spend hours scrolling or … Continue reading Time well spent
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On second thought…
Sometimes it's better in the long run to take the time to write, think, edit and think some more before sending a message or speaking up. Don't just react in the moment. Sometimes we don't really understand how we feel, until we give ourselves time to think. The phrase 'on second thought' is popular for … Continue reading On second thought…
Something worth writing about vs something worth sharing
Making the commitment to write and post often means it's easy for the lines to get blurred. Unlike with a weekly blog, it becomes harder to sift through the good and the bad because the aim is just to post. Furthermore, it becomes harder to make a distinction between what is and isn't worth sharing … Continue reading Something worth writing about vs something worth sharing
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We're writers, dreamers and creatives using what we have to turn nothing into something. It's the thing that moves us more than anything else.
An 81 page reminder
I recently read Poke the Box by Seth Godin. At 81 pages it was incredibly short but it was just what I needed. It was a wonderful reminder of the kind of person I'd like to be and the kind of things I'd like to do. It's so easy to get distracted by insignificant things … Continue reading An 81 page reminder
The freedom to be
What does life look like without being crippled by anxiety when making decisions? What does life feel like when you want to do something and you just do it? I wrote last year about being able to move from one step to the next without 101 steps in-between. At the time it was just an … Continue reading The freedom to be
Making way for the new
The say out with the old and in with the new, yet somehow we end up clinging on to the very things we should be letting go of. Then we find ourselves wondering why things aren't moving forward or progressing in the way that we'd like. We make up elaborate stories about how nothing works … Continue reading Making way for the new
The more you try to explain…
...the more you'll be misunderstood. It's a necessary reminder that can be difficult to accept because many of us yearn to be understood. Anything less feels like a rejection. And so you keep trying to explain.
The return of temporary things
Over two years ago I wrote a blog post on temporary things. The main gist of the post was that if we let go of trying to make things last, we can enjoy them for what they are. Other times we pass up great experiences because they're temporary and we use how long things last … Continue reading The return of temporary things
On wanting to feel understood by the wrong people
Sometimes we explain things not because we want the the person to agree with us or to change their mind but instead because we want to feel understood. We want to feel as though we don't have to be like the other person or change ourselves in order to be accepted. But some people are … Continue reading On wanting to feel understood by the wrong people
The Daily Gemm 