How to achieve inner peace

Inner peace sounds almost utopian. In this day and age, it’s something that everyone craves, honestly, I don’t blame them. Photo by William Zhang on Unsplash The era of the internet has become soul-consuming. Everywhere you look there’s information upon information. There’s no end to the workday and we’re expected to be available at all…

A Simple (yet EFFECTIVE) Guide for Starting your Self Development Journey

What is self-development anyway? Photo by Andrew Ridley on Unsplash Self-development is a crucial aspect of every person’s life. It encapsulates the growth a person goes through in order to reach their full potential and/or become the person the wish to be. Even though the process of development itself is non-linear and experienced by everyone…

And I Graduated…What Next?

When I started this blog 4 years ago I had no idea I would end up where I am now, the people I've met, the lessons I've learnt and experiences I've had have shaped me into the confident person I am today.

Reflecting at 22

Depending on when this post goes up (possibly after the 23rd April 2020), I'll be slightly older then 22. Photo by Cristian Escobar on Unsplash In the past I've done many variations of my birthday posts, some years I will switch on and become mindful when spending time with family and friends and other years I'll spend my…

How to Embrace Stillness During Self-Isolation

Silence and stillness is such an important part of our lives, if you haven't already noticed, much of our time in consumed by being in-transit, what I mean by this is that we spend most of our years striving towards a new goal/destination/habit etc, without truly living in the periods in between. Most of this…

How to Glow Up During Self-Isolation

First and foremost, save your $$$ for another time!! Glow Up Culture Photo by Thought Catalog on Unsplash As an avid consumer of glow up transformations, the biggest thing that really bugs me is that not everyone has thousands of dollars to spend on transforming themselves, on becoming a somewhat "better" version of themselves, and believe me, it's…

toxic productivity. mental health in self-isolation pt.1

Disclaimer: as a student who lives at home with family, many of my self-isolation experiences are going to be different to what are possibly experiencing, though we are all experiencing this in the same way to a certain extent, we're all going to grow differently from this. A few days ago I had my first…

upside down.

It's been a long time, almost three months since I was last here, part of me wants to say that this feels like coming home, but honestly, nothing really does. WhenLifeAwakens, 2020 Three weeks ago, life was normal, everyone lived lives they were used to living and then suddenly life was flipped, turned upside down,…

Habits & Goals for 2020!!

Hello and welcome to a new year, granted we are already 4 days into the new year, but since this is the first time I'm blogging in 2020, it deserves a shout-out all of its own. Like so many other people who may not have had the best 2019, I am beyond excited for the…

December Journal // 2019 & end of a decade ramblings

The end of a month is very close upon us, and this time it's even more special because it's not just the last day of December but also the last day of 2019 and the last day of an entire decade. It's a mouthful but incredibly mind-blowing to realise an entire year has passed us…