“Outer beauty attracts, but inner beauty captivates.” Kate Angell Our superficial western culture honours the young and thin. It holds up the tall and full-lipped and the curvy as the epitome of sexy. But that’s a woefully shallow brand of attractiveness. That’s a standard that is only skin deep, lacking substance and depth; it misses … More Resilience

‘Life is full of unexpected and certainly unwanted twists and turns, but what makes us who we are is determined by the way we handle those situations. This is what separates us from those who achieve and those who allow others to control their fate.’ Jennifer Cruz Life is full of surprises and coincidence. Being … More Life’s Lessons

‘Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.’ Ovid When I was a child, I loved the summer. I loved not having to go to school, I loved staying up late and sleeping in and reading. I loved hanging out with friends, but mostly I loved having to doing nothing. As an … More Chill Time

‘Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.’Steve Jobs We are not here to be living other people’s life experiences, we are here to live our own unique life experience. When we allow others to compromise our values and vision, we start living their life experience, this is a clear indication … More Your Idea Of Life

“As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe A man who trusts himself comes to know the beauty of it – comes to know that the more you trust yourself, the more you bloom; the more you are in a state of let go and relaxation, the … More With Trust

  “I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence, but it comes from within. It is there all the time.” Anna Freud Think about this for a minute. I know that whenever I try to do something like moving something very heavy, and it seems that it will never move, the sound I … More Digging Deep

“Peace begins with a smile..” Mother Teresa Smile more. Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing. It sounds corney and old, but it is absolutely true. Often we don’t realise how sullen we are. Consciously making an effort to smile more – … More Remember To Smile

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one traveler, long I stoodAnd looked down one as far as I couldTo where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair,And having perhaps the better claimBecause it was grassy and wanted wear,Though as for that … More Your Path

‘Daily reminder if you happened to forget: you are amazing and capable of great things. Strive to do better for yourself.’ We have all been through situations with people we really care about who can sometimes make us feel that we are not as important as we know we really are. Do not fall in … More Just The Way You Are

“I have a deeply hidden and inarticulate desire for something beyond the daily life.” Virginia Woolf This is about stuff. Not just material stuff, but all sorts of stuff – intellectual, emotional, social. – all of our human stuff. When we collect some stuff, we, quite naturally, want more stuff. It is this desire for … More Dissatisfaction