The path to freedom is not about chasing

I had a realisation the other day that struck like a lightning bolt, hot and furious, like only a moment of clarity and revelation could. The profundity of this truth boiled down to this: the truth will set you free. So simple, so cliche, yet so transformative. But this transformation will elude so many ofContinue reading “The path to freedom is not about chasing”

Are we listening?

Is maturing making decisions that a version of you 10 years down the road will benefit from and not just the version of you standing today? If it is, then somewhere along the way, to my awe and surprise, I have matured! Most of us believe making better choices for our future includes things likeContinue reading “Are we listening?”

Your season of success comes after the discomfort

As I huffed and puffed during my workout today, there was one thought that came to me that gave me just enough energy to push through. It was this: A season of success is always preceded by a season of discomfort, of growth, of stretching yourself beyond your current limits, of healing even deeper thanContinue reading “Your season of success comes after the discomfort”

I have been working on myself

Working and loving on myself is one of the hardest things I have embarked on but I had a moment in the past handful of weeks that let me know the fruits of my labour are not only happening but so damn worth it. For the first time, I was able to re-write a patternContinue reading “I have been working on myself”

Let these times activate you

Anybody else typically live under their rock, in their own little world, and doing their own little thing? That’s usually me, but every now and then I pop my head out and recently it has felt like there are a lot of things – let your imagination run wild – hitting the proverbial fan. Here’sContinue reading “Let these times activate you”

All it takes is putting one foot in front of the other

In case you feel like you’re the only one struggling, messy, lonely or sad right now – I need you to know that you are not alone. I’ve been there too, I am there too, and I will be there too again. Walking though the valley of despair, the desert of isolation, and the ragingContinue reading “All it takes is putting one foot in front of the other”

I may have grown older, but my heart has never gotten colder.

I often think reflect on how easy it is as we get older to become calloused, jaded, cynical and surly and honestly on my worst days I am all of those things rolled into one delightful ball of fury. Life can chew us up and spit us out, often with no mercy, and I canContinue reading “I may have grown older, but my heart has never gotten colder.”

I am turning my limitations into opportunities

I had a realization the other day, the kind that doesn’t quite sink in until you say it out loud. Here is what I said: My choice to only focus on what I can’t do, and the limitations I am experiencing, is keeping me from what I can do. It’s the reason(you could also sayContinue reading “I am turning my limitations into opportunities”

The greatest quesion I’ve asked myself

One of the greatest questions I’ve asked myself, that has allowed me to get to the core of my being, has been: Why? Why am I here?Why do I do what I do?Why do I care?Why am I so triggered?Why am I tolerating this? Cue my existential dread and the mental breakdown that only comesContinue reading “The greatest quesion I’ve asked myself”