life
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Do I make my own decisions, or do I let others make my decisions for me? How will I spend my Sunday afternoon? What do I charge for the work I do? Do I have for myself, my family, friends – the things I care about? Given that I am a chronic people pleaser, it’s…
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“Few things limit us more profoundly than our own beliefs about what we deserve, and few things liberate us more powerfully than daring to broaden our locus of possibility and self-permission for happiness. The stories we tell ourselves about what we are worthy or unworthy of — from the small luxuries of naps and watermelon…
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We’ve made it from day 31, to day 13. Incredibly – or maybe inevitably – whilst there’s still chaos going on around me, things don’t feel back to front anymore. It’s a strange feeling. I don’t have any sense of clarity about which way is ‘forward’ or what any path forward even looks like. Now…
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“Some of us ran so far away, during a period of survival, that we forgot to come back home to ourselves. Return home to yourself. You are safe now.” Lalah Delia Lalah Delia describes it perfectly; I ran away so far, for so long, that I forgot entirely about the mere existence of the person…
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My life thus far has been permeated with self-doubt. Even after 30 years, even the smallest success still comes as a surprise. When I say it that way it sounds modest; absolutely appropriate for a ‘nice girl’ like me. To expect great things for and from myself would surely be unthinkable. What more could I…
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“I think I could go to prison for love. I couldn’t harm other people, but I’m not sure there’s much I wouldn’t do… which I think any psychologist would suggest is a clear sign of sickness. But I think that’s normal, and they are the sick ones” Sofia Scarlett There’s so much to say about…
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“Our minds are all we have. They are all we have ever had. And they are all we can offer others. This might not be obvious, especially when there are aspects of your life that seem in need of improvement—when your goals are unrealised, or you are struggling to find a career, or you have…
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