Strength. “Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t. Rikki Rogers” Came across this quote this morning, and you know when something just lands ?! The importance of actually looking for situations that challenge us cannot be minimized ! We can only truly discover…

Daughters. “My mother wanted me to be her wings, to fly as she never quite had the courage to do. I love her for that. I love the fact that she wanted to give birth to her own wings.” – Erica Jong My baby girl turned 10 years old today Here’s to growing bigger, better…

Savoring. “Joy is the most vulnerable emotion we experience”. Brene Brown What is your capacity for joy ? I’m trying to plan at least one simple and purely joyful experience to look forward to everyday, and basically assuring myself that there’s at least one thing I’ll experience will be joyous in the near future. It…

Daydreaming the ideal. “The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination”. Albert Einstein Since having read Wayne W. Dyer’s book The Power of Intention, I’ve been offering myself some precious time on a daily basis to utilize my imagination to dream up my ideals ! My ideal day, the ideal outcome of a tricky situation, the…

Utopian world. “Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible”. – Dalai Lama Can you imagine a world in which the majority of people would do everything in their power to be as empathic, compassionate and kind, more often than not ? A world in which we wouldn’t be afraid to look at the news…

Please. ”If you live to please others, everyone will love you, except yourself”. Paulo Coelho We often place way too much value on other people’s opinion of us, and the opinion we have of ourselves is often way too harsh. Here’s to placing value on growth through self-love and self-appreciation ! Offering ourselves the same…

Those simple winks. “What is success ? It is being able to go to bed each night with your soul at peace”. – Paulo Coelho Ok so the link between the chosen quote and chosen image is slim, but I couldn’t help myself this morning. Look at him ! Really look !! Look at his…

The happiness access. What does your happiness look like ?What does it look like at work ?What does it look like in your relationships ?What does it look and feel like in your body ?What does it look like in your finances ?Do you believe it’s possible for you to achieve this happiness, that you’re…

Clearing. “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” Dr Seuss We usually have a choice when it comes to who has the privilege of walking by our side. It’s probably one of the most important choices we get and need to…

Slowing down. “Adopt the pace of nature, her secret is patience”. Ralph Waldo Emerson There are days like today, when I’m incapable of functioning as rapidly as I’d want. Seriously, I probably have around 15 things of varying degrees of urgency, listed on my “To do” list for today. And I figure that, considering my…