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Fall in love with what you love

May 12, 2019June 10, 2015

Have you ever talked to someone who genuinely loves doing something? It could be an activity, a job, a hobby, etc. If so, you’ll recognise the sparkle in the eyes, the expanded heart, the positivity and passion that radiates from them. It is mega attractive being around someone who lives in this energy. As I start up my summer dance training this week — what I’m most stoked about right now!! — it’s gotten me thinking so much about doing things for the joy of it. For the simple joy and love that it brings you. These days we do things …

How to deal with the “Shoulds”

May 12, 2019June 3, 2015

A few of my friends are turning 30 this year and it’s been interesting talking to them and others who are approaching this age. One big thing that I have noticed come up with most people as they get older is all the “shoulds” — What we feel like we should have accomplished in life or where we should be by now. For instance… I should have better health by now. I should be working in my career of choice by now. I should be married by now. I should be having kids by now. I should be more experienced by …

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Sometimes you gotta let it go… Why perfectionism keeps us stuck

May 12, 2019April 1, 2015

I’m working on my wellness e-book this week and in the very final stages of editing and design (!!!) Coming to you soonly:) This e-book has been a labour of love and I thought I’d share the process of its development with you as I think it demonstrates something that happens to many of us. I’m talking about resistance. And namely striving for perfectionism. You see, I wrote my e-book rather quickly — over the course of just 4 days to be exact. That’s because I had carved out a long weekend for myself to hole up in the creative cave …

A birthday, my 2014 year in review + thoughts on living with intention

May 12, 2019January 22, 2015

Having a birthday that falls close after the new year is something that I get really excited about. I’m not sure whether it’s because I’m so forward-moving or perhaps because January has that “fresh start” feeling in the air, but my birthday always brings to mind the excitement and anticipation of a new start. This is the time when I get inspired to reflect and review the past year, celebrate how things went, what I want to do differently this time, how I want to spend my next year being a new, older (hopefully wiser!) self. In celebration of both my …

When Life Gets Crazy, Should We Forge Ahead or Put on the Brakes?

May 12, 2019December 11, 2014

Lately I have been feeling a lot like the energizer bunny… just going and going and going. In full transparency mode, over the past couple months I’ve picked up a very packed-to-the-brim schedule. Currently I’m working overtime (during our busiest season of the year!), am enrolled in a life coaching program, blogging several times per week in addition to developing this lovely website, as well as prepping for some MAJOR travel coming up soon this month. And that’s just the big stuff. When I leave from my day job, the work day doesn’t end there. I go home and start on …

Ode to creating space, dancing + a return to blogging

May 12, 2019November 24, 2014

Well… hello again. It feels a bit strange to be posting here after such a long time away. And while I can’t entirely wrap my head around the fact that it’s been 8 months (?!!) since my last post, I can tell you that the time away has brought to light so many gratifying insights and revelations. Let me backtrack a bit here. I left this blog in late March of this year, after a series of untimely events required me to shift gears and focus all my energy on work. I’ll admit I struggled a lot with stepping away and …