Love, she said.

There's a hell of a lot of 'shoulds' flying around, half the time without us even realising it. I 'should' go to the gym, I 'should' eat more veggies, I 'should' have a white picket fence and be married with 2.3 children. And on it goes. It can be hard to stand tall and maintain your direction when you're standing there alone. It can be daunting to be the one whose path is different to everyone else around you. And undoubtedly, we could choose to listen to those 'shoulds'. It might feel temporarily more gratifying to fly under the radar or blend into the crowd. But your heart knows. Sometimes the journey isn't straightforward. Hell, sometimes we don't even know the direction we are heading in! But one thing I know for sure - I would rather take a chance on trying the things that whisper in my ear and ignite my soul than always wonder 'what if'. What's the worst that can happen? It doesn't work? I believe there are no mistakes. We are learning. Everything happens to help us on the next leg of our journey. It's what makes us who we are. Which means - hold your head up high. Listen to your heart and what it's telling you. If you are amidst turmoil and can't find the surface to take a breath, let alone listen to your heart, here are some wise words that someone once told me: 'Your body never lies. When you think about something, stop and see how it FEELS inside. It will tell you. If the body feels heavy and you're not too excited - that would be a 'not the path for me to walk down right now'. If the feeling is light, that's a yes'. Start at the start. It can be overwhelming, yes. But at the end of the day, you are responsible for making you happy. And who doesn't want to be happy? One person's happiness isn't the same as another. So let us not worry about what other people are doing with their lives and focus more on listening to what makes us feel good!

I LOVE my morning coffee. And to be frank, the pros it offers me far outweigh the cons. Firstly, it gets me out of bed and to my job. Kinda important. But more than that, it makes me happy. And if something as simple as a morning cup of coffee can make you feel good and brings you joy, then I am all for it! Do what brings you joy, no matter how small. It's all about the little things ;-)

I never really believed people when they told me how relaxing and therapeutic gardening was. Perhaps that was because I had a pretty consistent history of inadvertently murdering innocent plants, despite my best attempts. Recently, by some miracle, i have had success in the garden department. To the extent where - yes - I am seeing these little gems blossom before my eyes. Now I find myself excited to pull on my garden gloves and get covered in dirt. Turns out, it IS therapeutic. For me at least. I really didn’t see that shift in lifestyle hobbies coming....but here we are!I saw this in my garden this morning and felt pretty chuffed with my efforts and pretty impressed with nature. 

Gives me goosebumps and ignites my heart ;-) LOVE this!

Oh how I love animals. And this fuzzy furry woofer is no exception. Look at that FACE!! Freaking adorable. I literally ran into one of these bundles of joy a few weeks ago while tuning errands on a Saturday morning. Some poor innocent soul was going about their business, enjoying their morning coffee with their four legged friend. I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to meet this beauty (the dog, not the guy), and did a token ask of permission (which if I am honest, was really a rather empty request in my part - because very little was going to deter me from my mission of befriending this fur ball). Let me just say, it was simply a delight and totally worth approaching a stranger for:-) I WILL have one of these creatures of my own! How could you possibly see them and not burst out smiling??