Welcome to version 4 of my latest post! Yes it has taken me that many times to finally find the right words to explain the past few months. You may have noticed that I have been a little absent for a good month or so and in my previous attempts of writing this post I listed the many reasons why. That was until I had this realisation that I don’t actually need to explain myself to anyone. It’s funny how we feel we have to justify ourselves to others about every decision we mak

Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. – Chief Seattle, Duwamish Who has fallen victim to the night time trap of not being able to sleep… “quickly” checking your phone and then finding yourself stuck in the endless rabbit hole of the internet? This was me a couple of nights ago but this time I stumbled across some absolute treasures of wisdom. S

Be like a tree. Stay grounded. Connect with your roots. Turn over a new leaf. Bend before you break. Enjoy your unique beauty. Keep growing. – Joanne Raptis I’m not embarrassed to admit that I’m a little obsessed with trees. I’m not a tree hugging hippy but I do appreciate their beauty and of course the fact that they keep us alive. Ever since I was a little girl I have always drawn little trees everywhere and now as an adult I have a tree tattoo. Hopefully at this point you

“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” It has been a whirlwind of a month and as we reach the end I am leaving behind what has been perhaps the most consistent part of my life for the last 7 years, my job. I recently accepted redundancy which triggered a roller coaster of emotions that inevitably left me feeling mentally exhausted. So why am I writing this post? Well this news has been a reminder to me that change is inevitable and we have to be open to

“Goodness is about character – integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people.” – Dennis Prager Integrity is a very personal term and is defined as “the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.” It is something that holds deep meaning and importance in both my husband and I’s life and something I hope to pass on to our children. Integrity isn’t something we put a lot of

“Everyone smiles in the same language.” George Carlin I was inspired to write about this post after watching the commonwealth games that just finished here where I live in beautiful QLD, Australia. I love watching the games not only for the incredible talent these athletes have (gymnastics is my favourite) but also because it’s a time when we get to celebrate people of every gender, socio-economic status, race, orientation or ability in the one place in harmony and peace. It

Happy Friday to all of the amazing souls reading this! Thank you to the amazing Anita from Discovering Your Happiness for yet another nomination for an award, The Mystery Blogger Award. Anita has become not only an incredible inspiration to me but also a friend and I could talk all day about her blog and why you should read it. What is the Mystery Blogger Award? “Mystery Blogger Award” is an award for amazing bloggers with ingenious posts. Their blog not only captivates; it i

“In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact.” Les Brown I am SO incredibly excited to be sharing this post tonight because as you have probably guessed I have been nominated for the Sunshine Blogger Award!! This is a pretty big deal for me, not only because of the recognition that my blog is making people happy but also because I was nominated by the beautiful Anita from discovering your happiness who was the

“In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” Abraham Lincoln When I turned 18 I was probably the most lost I have ever felt in life. I was confused, anxious, lonely and desperate for some guidance and acceptance as I felt like I was constantly failing. It wasnt until I met my now husband just before I turned 19 that things started falling into place for me and a lot of that was because I spoke to my doctor and discovered that I was su

When I am anxious it is because I am living in the future. When I am depressed it is because I am living in the past. – Author Unknown Does anyone else get the Sunday blues? Well it turns out there’s actually a word for it which is “Smonday” and is described as “The moment when Sunday stops feeling like Sunday and the anxiety of Monday kicks in.” So many people I talk to experience this and I was really startled when my 7-year-old son started getting upset on Sunday nights be

I am SO overwhelmed and incredibly grateful to be nominated for The Kind Blogger award by Danielle from The Preemie-Mummy. This is special to me because the award (which Danielle created by the way) means my blog is doing exactly what I had hoped it would, which is to create a little inspiration and positivity in people lives all around the world. Danielle wrote a description of two types of bloggers she has discovered and I want to share with everyone her description of the

“Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.” – Tony Robbins Following on from my post “6 Things That Made My January Extraordinary” I have decided that really reflecting on the previous months positives is quite therapeutic so here I am for February’s addition. The best text ever – You know when you get a random text message and it leaves you smiling for the rest of the day? Well I had the pleasure

“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.”—Maya Angelou I bet that if your bag got stolen you would never think that you would get everything back? Well neither did I and I’m also one of those naive people who thought “It’ll never happen to me” so when I had my bag stolen on Monday it was a complete shock and I star