birth. motherhood. career. relationships.

It’s a time of overwhelming excitement and fear, love and confusion, inspiration and worry. It can also be a time of intense re-evaluation and really discovering who we are.

Most of all, it’s a time of incredible opportunity to re-write the rules of your life in a way that supports who you want to be.

gratitude

803, 2017

Thank you, fearless girl

March 8th, 2017|Mindset|2 Comments

While contemplating what I could write about on #InternationalWomensDay, and trying to push aside self-doubt as I came across so many lofty, well-researched and socially-impactful articles, Fearless Girl and her standoff with the charging bull struck me.  
That girl exudes power and confidence. She’s standing up to challenges. She’s not worried about others’ opinion about what she thinks. That girl is […]

2701, 2017

My 2016 surprise

January 27th, 2017|Musings, Uncategorized|2 Comments

Since a week before 2016 ended, I’ve been looking for things to be grateful for about the past year. Ever since the stroke in 2011 and I realised I’m mortal, I’ve never wished time away, nor do I regret time I’ve spent. And practicing gratitude is good for the brain!

2016 challenged me though.

Between myriad personal, local and global intensely emotional […]

1402, 2015

Build up your heart

February 14th, 2015|Consciousness|0 Comments

Bleary-eyed from the boys bouncing on the bed in gratitude for the chocolate heart lollipops they discovered very early this morning, my husband asked my oldest son what he thought Valentine’s Day was about.
“It’s a day when we build up our hearts.”
Well. Mine nearly burst in my chest when I heard that.

I couldn’t get the thought out of my head […]