Milestone moments navigate us. We don't know what matters to us until experiences come along that offer us a way to get to one of them. Perhaps you're in a pursuit of knowledge, so want to achieve goals in the shape of qualifications and a career to match. Or maybe a family is something you're … Continue reading Choose Yourself.
One of the most painful emotions a human can undergo is not knowing whether to have hope or to simply give up. How long do you hold on for? What action(s) are specifically needed in order to have faith that things will "get better"? And...what if they don't last? Or worse, don't happen. Because when … Continue reading To Hope or Not to Hope? That is the Question ❔️
Isn't it ironic that, when we want to find ourselves, we choose to get lost in something - books, music, film, art, nature. There's something intrinsically valuable about letting go of everything inside just to see if you can trace what it is you lost along the way, using these endeavours like a compass. They … Continue reading How Societal Ideals Affect our Personal Realities 🗣
The internet is a cesspit of opinions, saturating the online world with contrasting views delineated as truths. To say things get confusing is an understatement. From the moment you have a burning personal question you desperately want to ask but aren't ready to share with your loved ones, you load up a tab, secretly enter … Continue reading Self-Love Begins with Acceptance 🫶
“When did emotions get this complicated?" "When did my needs from a relationship end up feeling this demanding?" "How can I get back to the person I used to be…before?" "What if I am seeing things as they really are, but I’m unable to action the correct response because I fear my judgement is skewed?” … Continue reading Living with PTSD in a Relationship ❤️🩹
Getting everything you want sounds great, right? Well-paying job, perfect family, beautiful big house, nice holidays etc. We can all agree that those things are something us western folk all align with so-called "happiness". After all, if things do get rough from time to time, it's probably nicer to mope in a fancy car than … Continue reading This is Why You Should Seek Wholeness Over Happiness 🙏
Admittedly, love is a complex and multilayered emotion. It's based on many fundamental factors; some internal and some external - all of them fluctuating courtesy of time, circumstance and the current level of introspection. With that in mind, this headline question isn't intended to crudely simplify that or create insecurities where there needn't be. Nevertheless, … Continue reading Can Brain Dominance Predict Romantic Success? 🧠💕
Sometimes, being strong looks like this: Other times, though, it looks like this: But we seem to forget that survival is a special type of strength, especially in the face of adversity. Friedrich Nietzsche once said, “To live is to suffer; to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.” and I've never understood … Continue reading This is True Strength 💪
Collecting books and reading them are two very separate hobbies. One is for a love of the bookshelf aesthetic (and to be the proud owner of a beautiful novel) and the other is to lose yourself in a different reality or learn something new. But have you ever wondered if there was a word for … Continue reading 6 Japanese Words Every Bibliophile Should Know 📚
As part of Vascular Disease Awareness Month, I want to grab your attention for a minute to discuss a rare condition that has changed my life, in the hope that it'll help others out there know what signs and symptoms to look out for should the same happen to them 🔎 🩸VENOUS THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME🩸"is … Continue reading The Bizarre Arm Pain that Could Indicate a Vascular Issue #VTOS
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