Why is nostalgia so painful? Do you find yourself longing for the past or past experiences that don’t seem obtainable anymore? I’ve had bouts of nostalgia in the past that seemed more painful than warm and fuzzy. It seems every time I’m low, I can’t help but look back on happier times (or at least […]
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This year I finally figured out how to self publish a children’s picture book on Amazon. I’d always wanted to create my own children’s book with illustrations in it but if I’m honest, the process always seemed too complicated. For example, I didn’t understand what programs to use or what ‘trim’ and ‘bleed’ meant. However,
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I’ve written a few times about why I think you should quit social media or at least ease off of it. Now I want to put together a list of reasons to quit social media after I’ve had the time to give it some real thought. I’ve often gone back and forth in my mind
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You’ve probably heard of the term ‘doomscrolling’ and there’s a good chance you have been a doomscroller yourself, especially in the last two years. Doomscrolling is the act of scrolling through predominantly bad news online. Bad news stories can be addictive and I’ll admit that I used to check the news every half an hour
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I find the idea of visualisation techniques for success really interesting because they don’t involve going to the gym or breaking much of a sweat in general and yet they can be incredibly helpful in achieving your goals. The idea is simple; visualise what you want to achieve over and over again until the scenario
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If you’ve ever wondered if affirmations work, you’ve probably read somewhere that you need to do them over and over again to get any real benefit from them. Telling yourself positive affirmations on a regular basis may seem a little awkward at first but there really is a lot of benefit to affirmations. In this
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TikTok is the latest social media app that every teenager has become glued to and its popularity only grew more because of the pandemic. Back in my day it was Facebook and YouTube and before them it was the prehistoric Myspace. TikTok has exploded in terms of users in the last couple of years but
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Searching for inspiration is kind of a paradox because most of the time is comes from nowhere. You might have the best idea for a drawing, writing a song or book when you least expect it. In fact, the best ideas usually come from random situations that have nothing to do with your creative endeavours
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When I was 17-years-old, social media meant jumping on Myspace.com to fiddle with your animated profile background and music that would play when someone landed on your page (yeah, anyone else remember that?) Occasionally you’d upload a photo and chat to a friend by posting a bulky-looking comment under a profile image. Basically, it was
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For the longest time I’ve understood that mess around me = anxiety and stress. It makes sense, if your environment is a pigsty, your head is going to be a reflection of that. It was only recently that I came across the ancient Chinese philosophy of Feng Shui which can be boiled down to the
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