Holding back, seizing opportunities, and reframing ‘what ifs’.
MONTHLY REMINDERReader, just because you can doesn’t mean you should. (Over)consumption, (mis)use of power and influence, (over)exertion, giving someone ‘a piece of our mind’…Every action has consequences. REFLECTION PROMPTS:
AUGUST'S REFLECTION PROMPTSAugust presents the following opportunities... I will seize them by... There are five months left of 2024; five chances to create opportunities and end the year strong. If it's not been a great year for you so far, you can start from where you are today. Opportunity number one is calling. 2 QUOTES WORTH PONDERING1. An African proverb on making the most of our precious life: “When death finds you, may it find you alive.” REFLECTION PROMPTS:
2. American author and voice actor, Tom Bodett on finding happiness: "They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy: Someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.” REFLECTION PROMPT:
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MONTHLY REMINDER Reader, you don’t have to make someone the villain to remove them from your life. Sometimes we search for a dramatic reason to leave. One of the stories we often tell ourselves is that every ending requires someone to be wrong. Yet not every relationship ends because someone is cruel, abusive, or malicious. Relationships can be meaningful and still come to an end. Someone can have good qualities and still not be good for us. Sometimes values no longer align. Sometimes trust...
MONTHLY REMINDER Reader, you do not have to heal perfectly to be healing well. We can sometimes treat healing as something to optimise, monitor, and master. Yet healing rarely unfolds in straight lines. It is interrupted by life, relationships, seasons, responsibilities, joy, exhaustion, and ordinary human messiness. Sometimes it looks like resting instead of journalling. Sometimes it looks like forgetting a practice and returning to it later. Sometimes it looks like getting frustrated,...
MONTHLY REMINDER Reader, patterns are proof. When the same behaviour repeats, believe it once it becomes clear. We can spend a long time negotiating with what we already understand, hoping for a different outcome, a different explanation, or a different version of someone or something. Discernment asks us to pay attention to what is consistently true. REFLECTION PROMPTS: What have I already understood but not yet fully accepted? Where am I hoping for an exception instead of noticing the...