When people talk of asking advice of those whose words they trust, I am reminded of being a first time mother, and asking desperately how to get my child to sleep. Around me are all the other first time mothers, equally desperate to know answers, keen to offer the advice that they have been given, […]
On contentment
I am an adventurer, I am here to change the world, to make it better. If I had lived in a different time and space, I would have been a pirate or a king, exploring and taking over land and sea, living life on a knife edge, never knowing which day would be my last, […]
someone else’s quote #1
“And then I learned the spiritual journey had nothing to do with being nice. It is about being real, authentic. Having boundaries. Honoring my space first, others second. And in this space of self-care being nice just happened, it flowed not motivated by fear but by love.” Michelle Olak I found this quote a […]
learning from regret
Learning from regret is a theme that has been coming up in conversation for me recently. My biggest personal example of this is regret that I didn’t hold my daughter for longer the last time I saw her alive. She was reaching out for cuddles and I don’t even remember if I held her or […]